US3124404A
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Electrical male connector
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Filing: —
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Granted: 1964-03-10
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Expires: 1981-03-10
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
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Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 04:32
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/44; H01R13/447; H01R13/453; H01R13/4532
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
191 words
AN ELECTRICAL MALE CONNECTOR COMPRISING A TUBULAR CENTRAL UNIT HAVING AN OPEN FORWARD END, A WAFER DISC THREADABLY ENGAGING THE OPEN END OF SAID CENTRAL UNIT, A SERIES OF ELECTRICAL CONTACT PINS SUPPORTED BY AND EXTENDING FORWARDLY OF SAID WAFER DISC, ELECTRICAL LEADS CONNECTED TO THE REARWARD ENDS OF SAID CONTACT PINS, A BASE HOUSING ASSEMBLY HAVING A CLOSED FRONTAL WALL AND A SERIES OF LONGITUDINAL GROOVES IN ITS SIDE WALL THEREOF THERE BEING A SERIES OF BORES IN SAID FRONTAL WALL, SAID BASE HOUSING BEING SLIDABLY AND NON-ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID CENTRAL UNIT, SAID BORES RECEIVING THE FORWARDLY EXTENDING CONTACT PINS SLIDABLY THEREIN, A COLLAR ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID BASE HOUSING, THERE BEING AN ANNULAR GROOVE ON THE INNER PERIPHERAL WALL OF SAID COLLAR, AND MEANS CARRIED BY SAID CENTRAL UNIT AND COACTING WITH SAID GROOVE TO LIMIT THE SLIDING MOVEMENT OF SAID CENTRAL UNIT ON SAID BASE HOUSING WHEREBY WHEN SAID BASE HOUSING IS MOVED REARWARDLY SAID CONTACT PINS ARE REALIGNED BY SAID BORES IN SAID CLOSED FRONTAL WALL AND HOUSED IN SAID BASE HOUSING AND WHEN SAID BASE HOUSING ASSEMBLY IS MOVED FORWARDLY, SAID CONTACT PINS ARE EXPOSED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
191 words
AN ELECTRICAL MALE CONNECTOR COMPRISING A TUBULAR CENTRAL UNIT HAVING AN OPEN FORWARD END, A WAFER DISC THREADABLY ENGAGING THE OPEN END OF SAID CENTRAL UNIT, A SERIES OF ELECTRICAL CONTACT PINS SUPPORTED BY AND EXTENDING FORWARDLY OF SAID WAFER DISC, ELECTRICAL LEADS CONNECTED TO THE REARWARD ENDS OF SAID CONTACT PINS, A BASE HOUSING ASSEMBLY HAVING A CLOSED FRONTAL WALL AND A SERIES OF LONGITUDINAL GROOVES IN ITS SIDE WALL THEREOF THERE BEING A SERIES OF BORES IN SAID FRONTAL WALL, SAID BASE HOUSING BEING SLIDABLY AND NON-ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID CENTRAL UNIT, SAID BORES RECEIVING THE FORWARDLY EXTENDING CONTACT PINS SLIDABLY THEREIN, A COLLAR ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID BASE HOUSING, THERE BEING AN ANNULAR GROOVE ON THE INNER PERIPHERAL WALL OF SAID COLLAR, AND MEANS CARRIED BY SAID CENTRAL UNIT AND COACTING WITH SAID GROOVE TO LIMIT THE SLIDING MOVEMENT OF SAID CENTRAL UNIT ON SAID BASE HOUSING WHEREBY WHEN SAID BASE HOUSING IS MOVED REARWARDLY SAID CONTACT PINS ARE REALIGNED BY SAID BORES IN SAID CLOSED FRONTAL WALL AND HOUSED IN SAID BASE HOUSING AND WHEN SAID BASE HOUSING ASSEMBLY IS MOVED FORWARDLY, SAID CONTACT PINS ARE EXPOSED.
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