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Electrical connector apparatus

Assignee: Magic Chef Inc
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Filing: 1962-11-01
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Granted: 1965-05-18
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Expires: 1982-11-01
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Howard J Tenniswood

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 13:34
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/62; H01R13/629; H01R13/631; H01R13/64

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 141 words
ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR APPAATUS COMPRISING A FIRST ELEMENT HAVING A CAVITY FORMED THEREIN, THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID CAVITY DEFINING A FIRST TURNCATED PYRAMID; A SECOND ELEMENT HAVING A PROJECTION, THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID PROJECTION DEFINING A SECOND TRUNCATED PYRAMID ADAPTED TO BE INSERTED INTO AND MATE WITH SAID CAVITY, MEANS SUPPORTING SAID ELEMENTS TO ALLOW RELATIVE LATERAL CENTERING MOVEMENTS BETWEEN SAID PROJECTION AND SAID CAVITY COMPRISING FLAME MEANS ON ONE OF SAID ELEMENTS EXTENDING NORMALLY WITH RESPECT TO THE DIRECTION O INSERTION AND BEARING SURFACE MENS ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SAID FLANGE MEANS AND CONFINE MOVEMENT OF SAID FLANGE MEANS IN SAID NORMAL DIRECTION; AN ELECTRICAL PLUG MEANS SUPPORTED BY ONE OF SAID ELEMENTS; AND AN ELECTRICAL SOCKET MEANS SUPPORTED BY THE OTHER OF SAID ELEMENTS AND POSITIONED TO RECEIVE SAID PLUG MEANS WHEN SAID PROJECTION IS INSERTED INTO SAID CAVITY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 141 words
ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR APPAATUS COMPRISING A FIRST ELEMENT HAVING A CAVITY FORMED THEREIN, THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID CAVITY DEFINING A FIRST TURNCATED PYRAMID; A SECOND ELEMENT HAVING A PROJECTION, THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID PROJECTION DEFINING A SECOND TRUNCATED PYRAMID ADAPTED TO BE INSERTED INTO AND MATE WITH SAID CAVITY, MEANS SUPPORTING SAID ELEMENTS TO ALLOW RELATIVE LATERAL CENTERING MOVEMENTS BETWEEN SAID PROJECTION AND SAID CAVITY COMPRISING FLAME MEANS ON ONE OF SAID ELEMENTS EXTENDING NORMALLY WITH RESPECT TO THE DIRECTION O INSERTION AND BEARING SURFACE MENS ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SAID FLANGE MEANS AND CONFINE MOVEMENT OF SAID FLANGE MEANS IN SAID NORMAL DIRECTION; AN ELECTRICAL PLUG MEANS SUPPORTED BY ONE OF SAID ELEMENTS; AND AN ELECTRICAL SOCKET MEANS SUPPORTED BY THE OTHER OF SAID ELEMENTS AND POSITIONED TO RECEIVE SAID PLUG MEANS WHEN SAID PROJECTION IS INSERTED INTO SAID CAVITY.

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