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US3097902A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Quickly disconnectable electrical connector

Assignee: Bendix Corp
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Filing: 1959-12-17
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Granted: 1963-07-16
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Expires: 1979-12-17
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jr Walter F Hennessey

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 19:44
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/62; H01R13/629; H01R13/633; H01R13/58; H01R13/595; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49815; Y10T29/49822; Y10T29/53; Y10T29/53796; Y10T29/53839

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 170 words
A RELEASABLE CONNECTOR BETWEEN ALIGNED FIRST AND SECOND BODIES, COMPRISING CONFRONTING ATTACHING FORMATIONS ON THE FIRST AND SECOND BODIES, THE ATTACHING FORMATION ON THE FIRST BODY COMPRISING RADIALLY PROJECTING PINS THEREON, THE ATTACHING FORMATION ON THE SECOND BODY COMPRISING A ROTATABLE SLEEVE WITH A PLURALITY OF HELICAL GROOVES THEREIN, THE GROOVES BEING ADAPTED TO RECEIVE THE RADIAL PINS, AND, UPON ROTATION OF THE SLEEVE RELATIVE TO THE FIRST BODY TO DRAW THE BODIES TOGETHER IN OPERATIVE CONNECTED RELATIONSHIP AND TO MAINTAINER THEM IN SUCH CONDITION, AND POWER MEANS MOUNTED ON ON OF THE BODIES RAPIDLY TO ROTATE THE SLEEVE IN THE CONNECTOR PART-RELEASING DIRECTION, SAID POWER MEANS COMPRISING A LINEARLY EXPANSIBLE, EXPOSIVELY POWERED CARTRIDGE, MEANS FIXEDLY MOUNTED ON SAID ONE BODY FOR RESTRAINING EXPANSION OF SAID CARITRIDGE IN ONE DIRECTION, AND A THRUST MEMBER OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH SAID SLEEVE AND ADAPTED TO BE PROPELLED BY THE CARTRIDGE IN THE OTHER DIRECTION SO AS TO ROTATE THE SLEEVE RELATIVE TO SAID BODIES TO RELEASE THE SAME WHEN THE CARTRIDGE IS ENERGIZED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 170 words
A RELEASABLE CONNECTOR BETWEEN ALIGNED FIRST AND SECOND BODIES, COMPRISING CONFRONTING ATTACHING FORMATIONS ON THE FIRST AND SECOND BODIES, THE ATTACHING FORMATION ON THE FIRST BODY COMPRISING RADIALLY PROJECTING PINS THEREON, THE ATTACHING FORMATION ON THE SECOND BODY COMPRISING A ROTATABLE SLEEVE WITH A PLURALITY OF HELICAL GROOVES THEREIN, THE GROOVES BEING ADAPTED TO RECEIVE THE RADIAL PINS, AND, UPON ROTATION OF THE SLEEVE RELATIVE TO THE FIRST BODY TO DRAW THE BODIES TOGETHER IN OPERATIVE CONNECTED RELATIONSHIP AND TO MAINTAINER THEM IN SUCH CONDITION, AND POWER MEANS MOUNTED ON ON OF THE BODIES RAPIDLY TO ROTATE THE SLEEVE IN THE CONNECTOR PART-RELEASING DIRECTION, SAID POWER MEANS COMPRISING A LINEARLY EXPANSIBLE, EXPOSIVELY POWERED CARTRIDGE, MEANS FIXEDLY MOUNTED ON SAID ONE BODY FOR RESTRAINING EXPANSION OF SAID CARITRIDGE IN ONE DIRECTION, AND A THRUST MEMBER OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH SAID SLEEVE AND ADAPTED TO BE PROPELLED BY THE CARTRIDGE IN THE OTHER DIRECTION SO AS TO ROTATE THE SLEEVE RELATIVE TO SAID BODIES TO RELEASE THE SAME WHEN THE CARTRIDGE IS ENERGIZED.

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