US3217319A
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Assignee: TE Connectivity Corp
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Filing: 1962-07-19
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Granted: 1965-11-09
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Expires: 1982-07-19
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Rueger Herman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 16:49
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R33/00; H01R33/05; H01R33/06; H02; H02B; H02B1/00; H02B1/015; H02B1/04; H02B1/044; F; F21; F21W; F21W2111/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
182 words
A HOUSING FOR CONTAINING ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS COMPRISING A PARTIALLY HOLLOW INSULATIVE BASE MEMBER, LATCHING MEANS EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY AND TRANSVERSELY OUTWARDLY FROM AN OUTER SURFACE OF SAID BASE MEMBER, CRADLE MEANS ON THE INSIDE OF SAID BASE MEMBER TO HOLD ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS THEREIN, ELECTRICAL TERMINALS TO BE ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO SAID ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND EXTENDING ALONG A PORTION OF SAID BASE MEMBER WHICH MAINTAINS THEM INSULATED FROM EACH OTHER, A HOLLOW CAP OF STIFFLY FLEXIBLE INSULATING MATERIAL HAVING ONE END CLOSED AND PROVIDED WITH A FLANGE, SAID CAP SLIDABLY ENGAGING SAID BASE MEMBER IN AN AXIAL DIRECTION TO ENCOMPASS THE OUTWARDLY EXTENDING ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND BEING PROVIDED WITH LATCHING OPENINGS TO RECEIVE SAID LATCHING MEANS TO LATCH SAID BASE MEMBER AND CAP TOGETHER, AN INTEGRAL FIN-LIKE MEMBERS TANGENTIALLY EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID CAP, SAID HOUSING BEING INSERTABLE WITHIN AN OPENING IN A SUPPORTING PANEL WITH SAID FIN-LIKE MEMBERS MOVED INWARD TOWARD THE AXIS OF SAID HOUSING DURING INSERTION THEREOF AND SAID FIN-LIKE MEMBERS MOVING BACK TOWARD THEIR NORMAL POSITION THEREBY ENGAGING ONE SIDE OF THE PANEL WHILE SAID FLANGE ENGAGES THE OTHER SIDE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
182 words
A HOUSING FOR CONTAINING ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS COMPRISING A PARTIALLY HOLLOW INSULATIVE BASE MEMBER, LATCHING MEANS EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY AND TRANSVERSELY OUTWARDLY FROM AN OUTER SURFACE OF SAID BASE MEMBER, CRADLE MEANS ON THE INSIDE OF SAID BASE MEMBER TO HOLD ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS THEREIN, ELECTRICAL TERMINALS TO BE ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO SAID ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND EXTENDING ALONG A PORTION OF SAID BASE MEMBER WHICH MAINTAINS THEM INSULATED FROM EACH OTHER, A HOLLOW CAP OF STIFFLY FLEXIBLE INSULATING MATERIAL HAVING ONE END CLOSED AND PROVIDED WITH A FLANGE, SAID CAP SLIDABLY ENGAGING SAID BASE MEMBER IN AN AXIAL DIRECTION TO ENCOMPASS THE OUTWARDLY EXTENDING ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND BEING PROVIDED WITH LATCHING OPENINGS TO RECEIVE SAID LATCHING MEANS TO LATCH SAID BASE MEMBER AND CAP TOGETHER, AN INTEGRAL FIN-LIKE MEMBERS TANGENTIALLY EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID CAP, SAID HOUSING BEING INSERTABLE WITHIN AN OPENING IN A SUPPORTING PANEL WITH SAID FIN-LIKE MEMBERS MOVED INWARD TOWARD THE AXIS OF SAID HOUSING DURING INSERTION THEREOF AND SAID FIN-LIKE MEMBERS MOVING BACK TOWARD THEIR NORMAL POSITION THEREBY ENGAGING ONE SIDE OF THE PANEL WHILE SAID FLANGE ENGAGES THE OTHER SIDE.
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