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US3277424A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Fluid-proof connector

Assignee: Winsco Instr & Controls Compan
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Filing: 1965-09-27
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Granted: 1966-10-04
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Expires: 1985-09-27
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Arthur L Nelson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 22:14
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/46; H01R13/52; H01R13/523; H01R13/64

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 239 words
A FLUID-PROOF CONNECTOR COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: AN ELONGATED PLUG HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA THROUGHOUT ITS LENGTH; A PLUG CONTACT HAVING AT LEAST A PORTION OF ITS SURFACE EXPOSED IN AN AREA INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS OF SAID PLUG; A SOCKET BODY HAVING AN ELONGATED SOCKET OF UNIFORM CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA THROUGHOUT ITS LENGTH CORRESPONDING SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA OF SAID PLUG SO THAT SAID PLUG IS RECEIVABLE IN SAID SOCKET WITH SUBSTANTIALLY ITS ENTIRE SURFACE AREA IN SNUG ENGAGEMENT WITH THE INTERIOR WALL OF SAID SOCKET; AND A SOCKET CONTACT HAVING AT LEAST A PORTION OF ITS SURFACE EXPOSED IN AN AREA OF SAID INTERIOR WALL INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS OF SAID SOCKET, SAID SOCKET HAVING COMMUNICATION TO THE EXTERIOR OF SAID SOCKET BODY AT A PORTION OTHER THAN THE END OF SAID SOCKET INTO WHICH SAID PLUG IS INSERTED SO THAT WHEN SAID PLUG IS INSERTED UNDERWATER, WATER IS URGED OUT OF SAID SOCKET WHEN SAID PLUG IS INSERTED A SUFFICIENT DISTANCE TO EFFECT ELECTRICAL ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN SAID PLUG CONTACT AND SAID SOCKET CONTACT, EXTERIOR WALL SURFACES OF SAID PLUG ON EITHER SIDE OF SAID PLUG CONTACT BEING IN SNUG CIRCUMFERENTIAL ENGAGEMENT WITH INTERIOR WALL PORTIONS OF SAID SOCKET ON EITHER SIDE OF SAID SOCKET CONTACT AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE INTERMEDIATE POSITIONING OF SAID PLUG AND SOCKET CONTACTS SO THAT NO VOIDS RESULT ON EITHER SIDE OF SAID CONTACTS AND SAID ELECTRICAL CONNECTION IS INSULATED FROM WATER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 239 words
A FLUID-PROOF CONNECTOR COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: AN ELONGATED PLUG HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA THROUGHOUT ITS LENGTH; A PLUG CONTACT HAVING AT LEAST A PORTION OF ITS SURFACE EXPOSED IN AN AREA INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS OF SAID PLUG; A SOCKET BODY HAVING AN ELONGATED SOCKET OF UNIFORM CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA THROUGHOUT ITS LENGTH CORRESPONDING SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA OF SAID PLUG SO THAT SAID PLUG IS RECEIVABLE IN SAID SOCKET WITH SUBSTANTIALLY ITS ENTIRE SURFACE AREA IN SNUG ENGAGEMENT WITH THE INTERIOR WALL OF SAID SOCKET; AND A SOCKET CONTACT HAVING AT LEAST A PORTION OF ITS SURFACE EXPOSED IN AN AREA OF SAID INTERIOR WALL INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS OF SAID SOCKET, SAID SOCKET HAVING COMMUNICATION TO THE EXTERIOR OF SAID SOCKET BODY AT A PORTION OTHER THAN THE END OF SAID SOCKET INTO WHICH SAID PLUG IS INSERTED SO THAT WHEN SAID PLUG IS INSERTED UNDERWATER, WATER IS URGED OUT OF SAID SOCKET WHEN SAID PLUG IS INSERTED A SUFFICIENT DISTANCE TO EFFECT ELECTRICAL ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN SAID PLUG CONTACT AND SAID SOCKET CONTACT, EXTERIOR WALL SURFACES OF SAID PLUG ON EITHER SIDE OF SAID PLUG CONTACT BEING IN SNUG CIRCUMFERENTIAL ENGAGEMENT WITH INTERIOR WALL PORTIONS OF SAID SOCKET ON EITHER SIDE OF SAID SOCKET CONTACT AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE INTERMEDIATE POSITIONING OF SAID PLUG AND SOCKET CONTACTS SO THAT NO VOIDS RESULT ON EITHER SIDE OF SAID CONTACTS AND SAID ELECTRICAL CONNECTION IS INSULATED FROM WATER.

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