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Means for connecting electrical conductors

Assignee: ABB Installation Products Inc
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Filing: 1961-08-01
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Granted: 1965-10-19
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Expires: 1981-08-01
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hedstrom Lars

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 01:25
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/50; H01R12/59; H01R12/65; H01R12/67; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/32; H05K3/325; H05K3/326; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/11; H05K1/118; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/05; H05K2201/055; H05K2201/09; H05K2201/09009; H05K2201/091; H05K2201/09209; H05K2201/095; H05K2201/096; H05K2201/10; H05K2201/10227; H05K2201/10295; H05K2201/10303; H05K2201/10431; H05K2201/1059; H05K2203/00; H05K2203/11; H05K2203/1189; H05K3/22; H05K3/28; H05K3/281; H05K3/306

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 110 words
AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AN END PORTION OF AN INSULATED FLAT CONDUCTOR CABLE HAVING A PLURALITY OF THIN, RIBBON-LIKE DUCTILE CONDUCTOR ELEMENTS IMBEDDED THEREIN, A RELATIVELY THICK POLYETHYLENE PLASTIC SHEET WITH SUBSTANTIALLY CONTINUOUS SURFACS SUPERIMPOSED ON THE OPPOSITE SIDES OF AN END PORTION OF SAID CABLE IN ABUTTING LAMINATED RELATION THEREWITH, AND MEANS SECURING SAID PLASTIC SHEETS ON SAID CABLE END PORTION WITH THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID PLASTIC SHEET BEING EXPOSED, WHEREBY SAID CABLE END PORTION IS ADAPTED TO BE IMPALED ON A PLURALITY OF PIN-LIKE CONDUCTIVE TERMINAL MEMBERS AS A UNIT IN FRICTIONALLY HELD RELATION THEREWITH TO ESTABLISH A LOW-RESISTANCE CONNECTION WITH THE CONDUCTOR ELEMENTS EMBEDDED IN SAID CABLE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 110 words
AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AN END PORTION OF AN INSULATED FLAT CONDUCTOR CABLE HAVING A PLURALITY OF THIN, RIBBON-LIKE DUCTILE CONDUCTOR ELEMENTS IMBEDDED THEREIN, A RELATIVELY THICK POLYETHYLENE PLASTIC SHEET WITH SUBSTANTIALLY CONTINUOUS SURFACS SUPERIMPOSED ON THE OPPOSITE SIDES OF AN END PORTION OF SAID CABLE IN ABUTTING LAMINATED RELATION THEREWITH, AND MEANS SECURING SAID PLASTIC SHEETS ON SAID CABLE END PORTION WITH THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID PLASTIC SHEET BEING EXPOSED, WHEREBY SAID CABLE END PORTION IS ADAPTED TO BE IMPALED ON A PLURALITY OF PIN-LIKE CONDUCTIVE TERMINAL MEMBERS AS A UNIT IN FRICTIONALLY HELD RELATION THEREWITH TO ESTABLISH A LOW-RESISTANCE CONNECTION WITH THE CONDUCTOR ELEMENTS EMBEDDED IN SAID CABLE.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-10-18 1969-04-19 1969-10-19 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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