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US3190978A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Electrical connecting means with identical rotary connectors

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-01-15
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Granted: 1965-06-22
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Expires: 1982-01-15
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Karl L Huget

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 08:18
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R35/00; H01R35/04; H01R13/00; H01R13/62

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 372 words
AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTING MEANS FOR ESTABLISHING AN ELECTRICAL JUNCTION, SAID MEANS COMPRISING A FIRST CONNECTING PART AND A SECOND CONNECTING PART ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED TO SAID FIRST CONNECTING PART, EACH OF SAID PARTS HAVING A BODY PORTION, A CONNECTOR PORTION MOUNTED ON SAID BODY PORTION, THE CONNECTOR PORTIONS ON EACH OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND PARTS BEING MUTUALLY ENGAGEABLE WITH EACH OTHER, AND MEANS FOR ESTABLISHING AN ELECTRICAL JUNCTION RESPONSIVE TO CONNECTING SAID FIRST AND SECOND PARTS BY MUTUALLY ENGAGING THE RESPECTIVE CONNECTOR PORITONS ON EACH PART, EACH OF SAID CONNECTOR PORTIONS INCLUDING A FIRST PROJECTION HAVING ONE END CONNECTED TO SAID BODY PORTION AND THE OTHER END EXTENDING OUTWARD THEREFROM WITH A SOCKET LOCATED IN SAID OTHER END, A SECOND PROJECTION PARALLEL TO AND SPACED APART FROM SAID FIRST PROJECTION AND HAVING ONE END CONNECTED TO SAID BODY PORTION AND THE OTHER END EXTENDING OUTWARD THEREFROM THE SAME DISTANCE AS THE FIRST PROJECTION, A SHOULDER DISPOSED ON SAID SECOND PROJECTION AND EXTENDING TOWARD SAID FIRST PROJECTION, A PIN ON SAID SECOND PROJECTION AND EXTENDING AWAY FROM SAID FIRST PROJECTION, A DIAGONAL FACE ON SAID SHOULDER TERMINATING THE OUTWARD EXTENSION OF SAID SHOULDER FROM SAID BODY PORTION, SAID SHOULDER BEING SPACED FROM SAID FIRST PROJECTION A DISTANCE SLIGHTLY GREATER THAN THE WIDTH OF SAID SECOND PROJECTION PLUS THE LENGTH OF SAID PIN, WHEREBY THE SECOND PROJECTION AND PIN ON EACH ONE OF SAID PARTS IN INSERTABLE BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND PROJECTIONS ON THE OUTER ONE OF SAID PARTS, SAID FACE ON EACH OF SAID SHOULDERS BEING LOCATED OUTWARDLY OF SAID BODY PORTION A DISTANCE SUCH THAT THE PIN ON EACH OF SAID PARTS IS ALIGNABLE WITH THE SOCKET ON THE OTHER END OF SAID PARTS UPON THE FACES BEING BROUGHT INTO ENGAGEMENT WHEN THE SECOND PROJECTION OF EACH PART IS INSERTED BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND PROJECTION ON THE OTHER PART, WHEREBY SAID ELECTRICAL CONNECTING MEANS IS ASSEMBLED FROM SAID FIRST AND SECOND PARTS BY ALIGNING THE PIN ON EACH PART WITH THE SOCKET OF THE OTHER PART, MOVING THE PARTS LATERALLY TO INSERT EACH RESPECTIVE PIN IN THE SOCKET OF THE OTHER PART AND ROTATING THE PARTS RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER TO BRING THE RESPECTIVE SHOULDERS INTO ABUTTING RELATION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 372 words
AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTING MEANS FOR ESTABLISHING AN ELECTRICAL JUNCTION, SAID MEANS COMPRISING A FIRST CONNECTING PART AND A SECOND CONNECTING PART ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED TO SAID FIRST CONNECTING PART, EACH OF SAID PARTS HAVING A BODY PORTION, A CONNECTOR PORTION MOUNTED ON SAID BODY PORTION, THE CONNECTOR PORTIONS ON EACH OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND PARTS BEING MUTUALLY ENGAGEABLE WITH EACH OTHER, AND MEANS FOR ESTABLISHING AN ELECTRICAL JUNCTION RESPONSIVE TO CONNECTING SAID FIRST AND SECOND PARTS BY MUTUALLY ENGAGING THE RESPECTIVE CONNECTOR PORITONS ON EACH PART, EACH OF SAID CONNECTOR PORTIONS INCLUDING A FIRST PROJECTION HAVING ONE END CONNECTED TO SAID BODY PORTION AND THE OTHER END EXTENDING OUTWARD THEREFROM WITH A SOCKET LOCATED IN SAID OTHER END, A SECOND PROJECTION PARALLEL TO AND SPACED APART FROM SAID FIRST PROJECTION AND HAVING ONE END CONNECTED TO SAID BODY PORTION AND THE OTHER END EXTENDING OUTWARD THEREFROM THE SAME DISTANCE AS THE FIRST PROJECTION, A SHOULDER DISPOSED ON SAID SECOND PROJECTION AND EXTENDING TOWARD SAID FIRST PROJECTION, A PIN ON SAID SECOND PROJECTION AND EXTENDING AWAY FROM SAID FIRST PROJECTION, A DIAGONAL FACE ON SAID SHOULDER TERMINATING THE OUTWARD EXTENSION OF SAID SHOULDER FROM SAID BODY PORTION, SAID SHOULDER BEING SPACED FROM SAID FIRST PROJECTION A DISTANCE SLIGHTLY GREATER THAN THE WIDTH OF SAID SECOND PROJECTION PLUS THE LENGTH OF SAID PIN, WHEREBY THE SECOND PROJECTION AND PIN ON EACH ONE OF SAID PARTS IN INSERTABLE BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND PROJECTIONS ON THE OUTER ONE OF SAID PARTS, SAID FACE ON EACH OF SAID SHOULDERS BEING LOCATED OUTWARDLY OF SAID BODY PORTION A DISTANCE SUCH THAT THE PIN ON EACH OF SAID PARTS IS ALIGNABLE WITH THE SOCKET ON THE OTHER END OF SAID PARTS UPON THE FACES BEING BROUGHT INTO ENGAGEMENT WHEN THE SECOND PROJECTION OF EACH PART IS INSERTED BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND PROJECTION ON THE OTHER PART, WHEREBY SAID ELECTRICAL CONNECTING MEANS IS ASSEMBLED FROM SAID FIRST AND SECOND PARTS BY ALIGNING THE PIN ON EACH PART WITH THE SOCKET OF THE OTHER PART, MOVING THE PARTS LATERALLY TO INSERT EACH RESPECTIVE PIN IN THE SOCKET OF THE OTHER PART AND ROTATING THE PARTS RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER TO BRING THE RESPECTIVE SHOULDERS INTO ABUTTING RELATION.

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