US3173734A
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Electrical connector
Assignee: TE Connectivity Corp
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Filing: 1962-06-18
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Granted: 1965-03-16
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Expires: 1982-06-18
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Ronald G Hartwell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 23:42
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/46; H01R13/516; H01R13/518; H01R13/02; H01R13/28; H01R13/514; H01R13/58; H01R13/595; H01R13/64
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
AN INSULATING MODULE HAVING A PLURALITY OF CAVITIES EXTENDING THERETHROUGH, CONTACT TERMINALS IN SAID CAVITIES, SAID MODULE BEING MATABLE WITH AN IDENTICAL MODULE AND HAVING A MATING END PORTION WHICH INTERFITS WITH SAID IDENTICAL MODULE, SAID MODULE HAVING A FIRST UNIVERSAL SELF ALIGNING MEANS AT THE EXTREME END OF SAID MATING END PORTION, SAID FIRST SELF ALIGNING MEANS COMPRISING SURFACES ON SAID MATING END WHICH ARE INTERENGAGEABLE WITH COMPLEMENTARY SURFACES ON SAID IDENTICAL MODULE WITHIN A RELATIVELY WIDE RANGE OF MODULE MISALIGNMENT, AND A SECOND SELF ALIGNING MEANS IN SAID MATING END PORTION RECESSED FROM SAID FIRST SELF ALIGNING MEANS, SAID SECOND SELF ALIGNING MEANS COMPRISING SURFACES WHICH ARE INTERENGAGEABLE WITH COMPLEMENTARY SURFACES ON SAID IDENTICAL MODULE WITHIN A RELATIVELY NARROW RANGE OF MODULE MISALIGNMENT, SAID CONTACT TERMINALS BEING RECESSED FROM SAID SECOND SELF-ALIGNING MEANS WHEREBY, SAID MODULE CAN BE MOUNTED IN A CONNECTOR WITH SAID RELATIVELY WIDE RANGE
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
149 words
AN INSULATING MODULE HAVING A PLURALITY OF CAVITIES EXTENDING THERETHROUGH, CONTACT TERMINALS IN SAID CAVITIES, SAID MODULE BEING MATABLE WITH AN IDENTICAL MODULE AND HAVING A MATING END PORTION WHICH INTERFITS WITH SAID IDENTICAL MODULE, SAID MODULE HAVING A FIRST UNIVERSAL SELF ALIGNING MEANS AT THE EXTREME END OF SAID MATING END PORTION, SAID FIRST SELF ALIGNING MEANS COMPRISING SURFACES ON SAID MATING END WHICH ARE INTERENGAGEABLE WITH COMPLEMENTARY SURFACES ON SAID IDENTICAL MODULE WITHIN A RELATIVELY WIDE RANGE OF MODULE MISALIGNMENT, AND A SECOND SELF ALIGNING MEANS IN SAID MATING END PORTION RECESSED FROM SAID FIRST SELF ALIGNING MEANS, SAID SECOND SELF ALIGNING MEANS COMPRISING SURFACES WHICH ARE INTERENGAGEABLE WITH COMPLEMENTARY SURFACES ON SAID IDENTICAL MODULE WITHIN A RELATIVELY NARROW RANGE OF MODULE MISALIGNMENT, SAID CONTACT TERMINALS BEING RECESSED FROM SAID SECOND SELF-ALIGNING MEANS WHEREBY, SAID MODULE CAN BE MOUNTED IN A CONNECTOR WITH SAID RELATIVELY WIDE RANGE
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