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US3093432A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Molded electrical cord connector

Assignee: Honeywell Inc
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Filing: 1960-10-27
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Granted: 1963-06-11
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Expires: 1980-10-27
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 William R King

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 14:55
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/56; H01R13/562

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 271 words
IN A MOLDED PHOTOGRAPHIC SHUTTER CORD, A FIRST METALLIC CONTACT, A SECOND METALLIC CONTACT WHICH, WHEN PHYSICALLY POSITIONED IN COOPERATIVE RELATION WITH SAID FIRST CONTACT, FORMS AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR END TERMINAL, AN ELECTRICAL CORD HAVING A PAIR OF FLEXIBLE METALLIC CONDUCTORS ENCASED IN A FLEXIBLE INSULATING JACKET AND CONNECTED AT ONE END TO SAID FIRST AND SECOND METALLIC CONTACT MEMBERS RESPECTIVELY, CORD CRIMPING STRAIN RELIEF MEANS DIRECTLY MOUNTED ON SAID FLEXIBLE JACKET AND ENCIRCLING AND FIRMLY COMPRESSING SAID FLEXIBLE JACKET IN THE VICINITY OF SAID ONE END OF SAID METALLIC CONDUCTORS, A SOLID PLUG OF RESILIENT INSULATING MATERIAL MOLDED AROUND SAID ONE END OF SAID CORD, SAID STRAIN RELIEF MEANS, AND SAID FIRST AND SECOND CONTACTS, TO FIRMLY SURROUND SAID STRAIN RELIEF MEANS AND TO MOUNT AND HOLD SAID FIRST AND SECOND CONTACTS IN SAID COOPERATIVE RELATION TO FORM A MECHANICALLY STABLE CONNECTOR END TERMINAL HAVING PULLING STRAIN RELIEF FOR PULLING FORCES EXTENDING ALONG SAID ELECTRICAL CORD, AND A TAPERED FLEXIBLE SLEEVE OF INSULATING MATERIAL MOLDED AS AN INTEGRAL EXTENSION OF SAID SOLID PLUG, SAID SLEEVE HAVING AN INTERIOR DIMENSION MATCHING THE EXTERIOR DIMENSION OF SAID INSULATING JACKET TO THUS FIRMLY SURROUND AND GRIP SAID INSULATING JACKET TO PROVIDE PULLING STRAIN RELIEF FOR PULLING FORCES EXTENDING ALONG SAID ELECTRICAL CORD, SAID SLEEVE BEING PROVIDED WITH A PLURALITY OF RECTANGULAR SHAPED OPEN HOLES WHICH EXTEND COMPLETELY THROUGH SAID SLEEVE, SAID HOLES BEING GROUPED IN PAIRS OF HOLES WHICH ARE CIRCUMFERENTIALLY OPPOSITELY DISPOSED AND HAVE A HOLE LENGTH EQUAL TO APPROXIMATELY 90* OF THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF SAID SLEEVE, WITH ALTERNATE PAIRS OF SAID HOLES BEING AXIALLY DISPLACED AND BEING CIRCUMFERENTIALLY DISPLACED APPROXIMATELY 90*.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 271 words
IN A MOLDED PHOTOGRAPHIC SHUTTER CORD, A FIRST METALLIC CONTACT, A SECOND METALLIC CONTACT WHICH, WHEN PHYSICALLY POSITIONED IN COOPERATIVE RELATION WITH SAID FIRST CONTACT, FORMS AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR END TERMINAL, AN ELECTRICAL CORD HAVING A PAIR OF FLEXIBLE METALLIC CONDUCTORS ENCASED IN A FLEXIBLE INSULATING JACKET AND CONNECTED AT ONE END TO SAID FIRST AND SECOND METALLIC CONTACT MEMBERS RESPECTIVELY, CORD CRIMPING STRAIN RELIEF MEANS DIRECTLY MOUNTED ON SAID FLEXIBLE JACKET AND ENCIRCLING AND FIRMLY COMPRESSING SAID FLEXIBLE JACKET IN THE VICINITY OF SAID ONE END OF SAID METALLIC CONDUCTORS, A SOLID PLUG OF RESILIENT INSULATING MATERIAL MOLDED AROUND SAID ONE END OF SAID CORD, SAID STRAIN RELIEF MEANS, AND SAID FIRST AND SECOND CONTACTS, TO FIRMLY SURROUND SAID STRAIN RELIEF MEANS AND TO MOUNT AND HOLD SAID FIRST AND SECOND CONTACTS IN SAID COOPERATIVE RELATION TO FORM A MECHANICALLY STABLE CONNECTOR END TERMINAL HAVING PULLING STRAIN RELIEF FOR PULLING FORCES EXTENDING ALONG SAID ELECTRICAL CORD, AND A TAPERED FLEXIBLE SLEEVE OF INSULATING MATERIAL MOLDED AS AN INTEGRAL EXTENSION OF SAID SOLID PLUG, SAID SLEEVE HAVING AN INTERIOR DIMENSION MATCHING THE EXTERIOR DIMENSION OF SAID INSULATING JACKET TO THUS FIRMLY SURROUND AND GRIP SAID INSULATING JACKET TO PROVIDE PULLING STRAIN RELIEF FOR PULLING FORCES EXTENDING ALONG SAID ELECTRICAL CORD, SAID SLEEVE BEING PROVIDED WITH A PLURALITY OF RECTANGULAR SHAPED OPEN HOLES WHICH EXTEND COMPLETELY THROUGH SAID SLEEVE, SAID HOLES BEING GROUPED IN PAIRS OF HOLES WHICH ARE CIRCUMFERENTIALLY OPPOSITELY DISPOSED AND HAVE A HOLE LENGTH EQUAL TO APPROXIMATELY 90* OF THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF SAID SLEEVE, WITH ALTERNATE PAIRS OF SAID HOLES BEING AXIALLY DISPLACED AND BEING CIRCUMFERENTIALLY DISPLACED APPROXIMATELY 90*.

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