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Multi-prong electrical connector

Assignee: GT Schjeldahl Co
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Filing: 1963-04-03
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Granted: 1966-08-02
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Expires: 1983-04-03
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Sr Walter A Gammel

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 04:07
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/71; H01R12/72; H01R12/722; H01R12/724

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 280 words
AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR COMPRISING A PREFORMED INSULATING BODY HAVING A FIRST OUTER FACE AND A SECOND OUTER FACE ANGULARLY DISPOSED RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER, SAID BODY HAVING AN L-SHAPED CAVITY THEREIN AND FORMING A FIRST INNER FACE SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL WITH SAID FIRST OUTER FACE AND FALLING SHORT OF SAID SECOND OUTER FACE, AND A SECOND INNER FACE DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID FIRST OUTER FACE AND DISPOSED CLOSER TO SAID FIRST OUTER FACE THAN SAID FIRST INNER FACE, AND EXTENDING UP TO SAID SECOND OUTER FACE, SAID FIRST INNER FACE BEING FORMED WITH GROOVES SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL WITH ONE ANOTHER AND EXTENDING IN A DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL TO SAID SECOND OUTER FACE, SAID BODY FURTHER HAVING HOLES FORMED THEREIN COMMUNICATING WITH SAID GROOVES AND EXTENDING THROUGH SAID FIRST OUTER FACE, SAID SECOND INNER FACE BEING FORMED WITH GROOVES SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL WITH ONE ANOTHER AND EXTENDING IN A DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL TO SAID SECOND OUTER FACE, SAID BODY FURTHER HAVING HOLES FORMED THEREIN COMMUNICATING WITH SAID LAST-NAMED GROOVES AND EXTENDING THROUGH SAID FIRST OUTER FACE, FIRST CONNECTOR ELEMENTS EACH HAVING TWO LEGS ANGULARLY DISPOSED RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER, ONE OF SAID LEGS OF EACH CONNECTOR ELEMENT BEING DISPOSED IN ONE OF SAID GROOVES AND THE OTHER OF SAID LEGS EXTENDING THROUGH THE HOLE COMMUNICATING THEREWITH, SECOND SIMILARLY CONSTRUCTED CONNECTOR ELEMENTS HAVING ANGULARLY DISPOSED LEGS WITH ONE LEG OF EACH CONNECTOR ELEMENT DISPOSED IN ONE OF THE GROOVES IN SAID SECOND INNER FACE AND THE OTHER OF THE LEGS OF EACH OF SAID SECOND CONNECTORS EXTENDING THROUGH THE HOLE COMMUNICATING THEREWITH, TERMINAL MEANS ON SAID LEGS AND INSULATING MEANS DISPOSED IN SAID CAVITY FOR ENCLOSING SAID LEGS AND HOLDING THE SAME IN POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 280 words
AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR COMPRISING A PREFORMED INSULATING BODY HAVING A FIRST OUTER FACE AND A SECOND OUTER FACE ANGULARLY DISPOSED RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER, SAID BODY HAVING AN L-SHAPED CAVITY THEREIN AND FORMING A FIRST INNER FACE SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL WITH SAID FIRST OUTER FACE AND FALLING SHORT OF SAID SECOND OUTER FACE, AND A SECOND INNER FACE DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID FIRST OUTER FACE AND DISPOSED CLOSER TO SAID FIRST OUTER FACE THAN SAID FIRST INNER FACE, AND EXTENDING UP TO SAID SECOND OUTER FACE, SAID FIRST INNER FACE BEING FORMED WITH GROOVES SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL WITH ONE ANOTHER AND EXTENDING IN A DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL TO SAID SECOND OUTER FACE, SAID BODY FURTHER HAVING HOLES FORMED THEREIN COMMUNICATING WITH SAID GROOVES AND EXTENDING THROUGH SAID FIRST OUTER FACE, SAID SECOND INNER FACE BEING FORMED WITH GROOVES SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL WITH ONE ANOTHER AND EXTENDING IN A DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL TO SAID SECOND OUTER FACE, SAID BODY FURTHER HAVING HOLES FORMED THEREIN COMMUNICATING WITH SAID LAST-NAMED GROOVES AND EXTENDING THROUGH SAID FIRST OUTER FACE, FIRST CONNECTOR ELEMENTS EACH HAVING TWO LEGS ANGULARLY DISPOSED RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER, ONE OF SAID LEGS OF EACH CONNECTOR ELEMENT BEING DISPOSED IN ONE OF SAID GROOVES AND THE OTHER OF SAID LEGS EXTENDING THROUGH THE HOLE COMMUNICATING THEREWITH, SECOND SIMILARLY CONSTRUCTED CONNECTOR ELEMENTS HAVING ANGULARLY DISPOSED LEGS WITH ONE LEG OF EACH CONNECTOR ELEMENT DISPOSED IN ONE OF THE GROOVES IN SAID SECOND INNER FACE AND THE OTHER OF THE LEGS OF EACH OF SAID SECOND CONNECTORS EXTENDING THROUGH THE HOLE COMMUNICATING THEREWITH, TERMINAL MEANS ON SAID LEGS AND INSULATING MEANS DISPOSED IN SAID CAVITY FOR ENCLOSING SAID LEGS AND HOLDING THE SAME IN POSITION.

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