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US3145329A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Diode receptacle

Assignee: Sealectro Corp
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Filing: 1963-04-12
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Granted: 1964-08-18
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Expires: 1983-04-12
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Deakin Stanley Thomas
  • 👤 Albert E Powell

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 16:09
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/66; H01R13/6608; H01R13/6641; H01R24/00; H01R24/58; H01R2103/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 254 words
A DIODE RECEPTACLE PLUG COMPRISING: (1) AN ELONGATED CYLINDRICAL DOUBLE CONDUCTOR ADAPTED TO BE INSERTED LONGITUDINALLY INTO A PLUG HOLDER HAVING A PAIR OF AXIALLY SPACED CONTACT ELEMENTS THEREIN FOR CONNECTION TO AN EXTERNAL CIRCUIT, SAID DOUBLE CONDUCTOR INCLUDING A FIRST CONDUCTIVE HOLLOW MEMBER HAVING A PORTION FORMING THE FOWARD END OF SAID DOUBLE CONDUCTOR FOR PROVIDING A FIRST CONTACT ADAPTED TO MAKE CONTACT WITH ONE OF SAID CONTACT ELMENTS OF SAID PLUG HOLDER, (2) A SECOND CONDUCTIVE HOLLOW MEMBER AXIALLY ALIGNED WITH SAID FIRST MEMBER AND HAVING ITS FORWARD END DISPLACED FROM SAID FIRST CONTACT FOR PROVIDING A SECOND CONTACT DISPOSED ALONG THE LENGTH OF SAID ELONGATED DOUBLE CONDUCTOR ADAPTED TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE OTHER OF SAID CONTACT ELEMENTS OF SAID PLUG HOLDER, (3) AND AN INSULTOR BETWEEN SAID HOLLOW MEMBERS FOR INSULATING BETWEEN SAID CONTACTS, (4) A HANDLE MOUNTED AT THE REAR OF SAID DOUBLE CONDUCTOR TO BE HELD FOR INSERTING SAID DOUBLE CONDUCTOR INTO SAID PLUG HOLDER, (5) SAID MEMBERS AND HANDLE CONSTITUTING A UNITARY RECEPTACLE PLUG BODY, (6) A DIODE RECTIFIER WITHIN SAID PLUG BODY HAVING A CATHODE LEAD AND AN ANODE LEAD, (7) ONE OF SAID LEADS EXTENDING WITHIN SAID FIRST HOLLOW MEMBER AND BEING CONNECTED THERETO, (8) AND THE OTHER OF SAID LEADS BEING CONNECTED TO SAID SECOND HOLLOW MEMBER FOR PROVIDING A PREDETERMINED CONDUCTIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SAID DIODE RECTIFIER AND SAID FIRATR AND SECOND CONTACTS FOR FACILITATING THE REMOVAL AND INSERTION OF SAID DIODE RECTIFIER COMPONENT IN AN OPERATING CIRCUIT, A TEST CIRCUIT, AND THE LIKE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 254 words
A DIODE RECEPTACLE PLUG COMPRISING: (1) AN ELONGATED CYLINDRICAL DOUBLE CONDUCTOR ADAPTED TO BE INSERTED LONGITUDINALLY INTO A PLUG HOLDER HAVING A PAIR OF AXIALLY SPACED CONTACT ELEMENTS THEREIN FOR CONNECTION TO AN EXTERNAL CIRCUIT, SAID DOUBLE CONDUCTOR INCLUDING A FIRST CONDUCTIVE HOLLOW MEMBER HAVING A PORTION FORMING THE FOWARD END OF SAID DOUBLE CONDUCTOR FOR PROVIDING A FIRST CONTACT ADAPTED TO MAKE CONTACT WITH ONE OF SAID CONTACT ELMENTS OF SAID PLUG HOLDER, (2) A SECOND CONDUCTIVE HOLLOW MEMBER AXIALLY ALIGNED WITH SAID FIRST MEMBER AND HAVING ITS FORWARD END DISPLACED FROM SAID FIRST CONTACT FOR PROVIDING A SECOND CONTACT DISPOSED ALONG THE LENGTH OF SAID ELONGATED DOUBLE CONDUCTOR ADAPTED TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE OTHER OF SAID CONTACT ELEMENTS OF SAID PLUG HOLDER, (3) AND AN INSULTOR BETWEEN SAID HOLLOW MEMBERS FOR INSULATING BETWEEN SAID CONTACTS, (4) A HANDLE MOUNTED AT THE REAR OF SAID DOUBLE CONDUCTOR TO BE HELD FOR INSERTING SAID DOUBLE CONDUCTOR INTO SAID PLUG HOLDER, (5) SAID MEMBERS AND HANDLE CONSTITUTING A UNITARY RECEPTACLE PLUG BODY, (6) A DIODE RECTIFIER WITHIN SAID PLUG BODY HAVING A CATHODE LEAD AND AN ANODE LEAD, (7) ONE OF SAID LEADS EXTENDING WITHIN SAID FIRST HOLLOW MEMBER AND BEING CONNECTED THERETO, (8) AND THE OTHER OF SAID LEADS BEING CONNECTED TO SAID SECOND HOLLOW MEMBER FOR PROVIDING A PREDETERMINED CONDUCTIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SAID DIODE RECTIFIER AND SAID FIRATR AND SECOND CONTACTS FOR FACILITATING THE REMOVAL AND INSERTION OF SAID DIODE RECTIFIER COMPONENT IN AN OPERATING CIRCUIT, A TEST CIRCUIT, AND THE LIKE.

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