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US3304392A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Space saving electrical terminal

Assignee: Commander Electrical Equipment Inc
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Filing: 1965-02-11
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Granted: 1967-02-14
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Expires: 1985-02-11
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Eduard W Isler

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 16:42
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R4/00; H01R4/28; H01R4/48; H01R4/4854; H01R4/4863; H01R4/4872

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 259 words
A THERMAL OVERLOAD DEVICE, COMPRISING A SWITCH UNIT HAVING A HOUSING WITH A PAIR OF TERMINAL RECESSES IN OPPOSITE SIDE WALLS OF THE HOUSING AND HAVING TERMINAL MOUNTING PROTRUSIONS WITHIN THE RECESSES, SAID SWITCH UNIT HAVING A HEAT SENSITIVE SWITCH MEANS AND MEANS TO SECURE THE SWITCH MEANS WITHIN THE HOUSING, A PAIR OF TERMINAL UNITS, ONE IN EACH RECESS AND EACH TERMINAL UNIT INCLUDING A MOUNTING FRAME HELD IN FIXED RELATION WITHIN THE CORRESPONDING RECESS BY COOPERATIVE INTERLOCKING ENGAGEMENTS WITH THE PROTRUSIONS, EACH MOUNTING FRAME HAVING A CONDUCTIVE SUPPORT WALL AT ONE END OF THE RECESS AND AN ALIGNED TERMINAL WALL AT THE OPPOSITE END, EACH UNIT FURTHER INCLUDING A MOVABLE TERMINAL CLAMP HAVING CONNECTED INNER AND OUTER WALLS ON OPPOSITE OF THE TERMINAL WALL IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE SUPPORT WALL AND THE TERMINAL WALL, THE OUTER WALL BEING ADAPTED TO TIGHTLY CLAMP A LEAD BETWEEN THE TERMINAL WALL AND THE OUTER WALL BY MOVING OF THE CLAMP TOWARD THE SUPPORT WALL, A HEATING UNIT INCLUDING A HEATING ELEMENT LOCATED WITHIN A COVER HAVING FLANGES ALIGNED WITH THE RECESSES AND RESTING UPON THE CORRESPONDING CONDUCTIVE SUPPORT WALLS, EACH FLANGE INCLUDING A METALLIC PORTION CONNECTED TO THE HEATING ELEMENT AND ENGAGING THE CONDUCTIVE SUPPORT WALL, AND SECUREMENT MEANS SECURED TO THE FLANGES AND TO THE CORRESPONDING INNER WALL OF THE TERMINAL CLAMP AND MOVABLE TO DRAW THE TERMINAL CLAMP TOWARD THE CORRESPONDING FLANGE TO TIGHTLY CLAMP THE HEATING UNIT TO THE SUPPORT WALL AND TO HOLD THE TERMINAL CLAMP IN LEAD CLAMPING ENGAGEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE TERMINAL WALL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 259 words
A THERMAL OVERLOAD DEVICE, COMPRISING A SWITCH UNIT HAVING A HOUSING WITH A PAIR OF TERMINAL RECESSES IN OPPOSITE SIDE WALLS OF THE HOUSING AND HAVING TERMINAL MOUNTING PROTRUSIONS WITHIN THE RECESSES, SAID SWITCH UNIT HAVING A HEAT SENSITIVE SWITCH MEANS AND MEANS TO SECURE THE SWITCH MEANS WITHIN THE HOUSING, A PAIR OF TERMINAL UNITS, ONE IN EACH RECESS AND EACH TERMINAL UNIT INCLUDING A MOUNTING FRAME HELD IN FIXED RELATION WITHIN THE CORRESPONDING RECESS BY COOPERATIVE INTERLOCKING ENGAGEMENTS WITH THE PROTRUSIONS, EACH MOUNTING FRAME HAVING A CONDUCTIVE SUPPORT WALL AT ONE END OF THE RECESS AND AN ALIGNED TERMINAL WALL AT THE OPPOSITE END, EACH UNIT FURTHER INCLUDING A MOVABLE TERMINAL CLAMP HAVING CONNECTED INNER AND OUTER WALLS ON OPPOSITE OF THE TERMINAL WALL IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE SUPPORT WALL AND THE TERMINAL WALL, THE OUTER WALL BEING ADAPTED TO TIGHTLY CLAMP A LEAD BETWEEN THE TERMINAL WALL AND THE OUTER WALL BY MOVING OF THE CLAMP TOWARD THE SUPPORT WALL, A HEATING UNIT INCLUDING A HEATING ELEMENT LOCATED WITHIN A COVER HAVING FLANGES ALIGNED WITH THE RECESSES AND RESTING UPON THE CORRESPONDING CONDUCTIVE SUPPORT WALLS, EACH FLANGE INCLUDING A METALLIC PORTION CONNECTED TO THE HEATING ELEMENT AND ENGAGING THE CONDUCTIVE SUPPORT WALL, AND SECUREMENT MEANS SECURED TO THE FLANGES AND TO THE CORRESPONDING INNER WALL OF THE TERMINAL CLAMP AND MOVABLE TO DRAW THE TERMINAL CLAMP TOWARD THE CORRESPONDING FLANGE TO TIGHTLY CLAMP THE HEATING UNIT TO THE SUPPORT WALL AND TO HOLD THE TERMINAL CLAMP IN LEAD CLAMPING ENGAGEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE TERMINAL WALL.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-02-13 1970-08-15 1971-02-14 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-02-13 1974-08-15 1975-02-14 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-02-13 1978-08-15 1979-02-14 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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