US3315210A
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Thirteen traffic connector
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-06-26
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Granted: 1967-04-18
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Expires: 1984-06-26
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 John V Cull
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 03:44
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04Q; H04Q1/00; H04Q1/02; H04Q1/14; H04Q1/141; H01; H01R; H01R29/00; H04Q1/142; H01R13/00; H01R13/64
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
A TERMINAL CONNECTOR COMPRISING A DIELECTRIC BODY HAVING A PLURALITY OF AT LEAST FOUR OPENINGS EXTENDING THERETHROUGH, ARRANGED IN DIFFERENT ANGULAR POSITIONS WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER AND ADAPTED TO BE RECEIVED ON AN ARRAY OF FLAT FACED TERMINALS, SPRING CONTACT ASSEMBLIES RECEIVED IN SAID HOUSING FOR LIMITD FREE MOVEMENT AND FOR CONTACTING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE TERMINALS FOR CONNECTING CERTAIN OF EACH OF SAID TERMINALS TOGETHER, SAID SPRING CONTACT ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING TWO CLIPS HAVING LEGS TERMINATING IN OUTWARDLY FLARED END PORTIONS FOR GUIDING THE TERMINALS THERETHROUGH, SAID LEGS HAVING CURVED CENTRAL PORTIONS FOR LINE CONTACT WITH THE FLAT FACED TERMINALS, SAID OPENINGS AND THE SPRING CONTACT ASSEMBLIES ARE ORIENTATED IN PATTERNS FOR ASSOCIATION WITH AN ARRAY OF TERMINALS IN DIFFERENT ANGULAR POSITIONS FOR FORMING DIFFERENT CONNECTIONS BETWEEN TERMINALS DEPENDING UPON THE POSITIONING OF THE SPRING CONTACT ASSEMBLIES AND HOUSING IN RELATION TO THE TERMINALS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
A TERMINAL CONNECTOR COMPRISING A DIELECTRIC BODY HAVING A PLURALITY OF AT LEAST FOUR OPENINGS EXTENDING THERETHROUGH, ARRANGED IN DIFFERENT ANGULAR POSITIONS WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER AND ADAPTED TO BE RECEIVED ON AN ARRAY OF FLAT FACED TERMINALS, SPRING CONTACT ASSEMBLIES RECEIVED IN SAID HOUSING FOR LIMITD FREE MOVEMENT AND FOR CONTACTING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE TERMINALS FOR CONNECTING CERTAIN OF EACH OF SAID TERMINALS TOGETHER, SAID SPRING CONTACT ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING TWO CLIPS HAVING LEGS TERMINATING IN OUTWARDLY FLARED END PORTIONS FOR GUIDING THE TERMINALS THERETHROUGH, SAID LEGS HAVING CURVED CENTRAL PORTIONS FOR LINE CONTACT WITH THE FLAT FACED TERMINALS, SAID OPENINGS AND THE SPRING CONTACT ASSEMBLIES ARE ORIENTATED IN PATTERNS FOR ASSOCIATION WITH AN ARRAY OF TERMINALS IN DIFFERENT ANGULAR POSITIONS FOR FORMING DIFFERENT CONNECTIONS BETWEEN TERMINALS DEPENDING UPON THE POSITIONING OF THE SPRING CONTACT ASSEMBLIES AND HOUSING IN RELATION TO THE TERMINALS.
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