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US3321729A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Rotatable electrical connector

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-10-22
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Granted: 1967-05-23
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Expires: 1984-10-22
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hermon E Phillips

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 15:00
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R39/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 276 words
A ROTATABLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR COMPRISING: A FIRST MEMBER FORMED OF MOLDED INSULATING MATERIAL AND HAVING A SURFACE WITH A PORTION EXTENDING AXIALLY THEREFROM, SAID EXTENSION PORTION HAVING A CYLINDRICAL SURFACE AND AN END SURFACE; ANNULAR BEARING MEANS HAVING RELATIVELY ROTATABLE INNER AND OUTER PARTS, SAID INNER BEARING MEANS PART BEING SEATED ON SAID CYLINDRICAL SURFACE WITH A FRICTION-FIT; SAID FIRST MEMBER HAVING A FIRST ELECTRICAL LEAD MOLDED THEREIN WITH ONE END THEREOF EXPOSED TO SAID CYLINDRICAL SURFACE AND CONTACTING SAID INNER BEARING MEANS PART; SAID FIRST MEMBER HAVING A SECOND ELECTRICAL LEAD MOLDED THEREIN WITH A FIRST END THEREOF EXPOSED TO SAID END SURFACE; SAID FIRST MEMBER HAVING FIRST MEANS MOLDED THEREIN FOR MAKING ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH THE OTHER ENDS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND LEADS, RESPECTIVELY; A SECOND MEMBER FORMED OF MOLDED INSULATING MATERIAL AND HAVING A CAVITY FORMED THEREIN DEFINING A CYLINDRICAL WALL AND A BOTTOM WALL; SAID FIRST MEMBER EXTENSION PORTION AND SAID BEARING MEANS BEING POSITIONED IN SAID CAVITY WITH SAID OUTER BEARING MEANS PART ENGAGING SAID CYLINDRICAL WALL WITH A FRICTIONFIT WHEREBY SAID FIRST AND SECOND MEMBERS ARE RELATIVELY ROTATABLE AND AXIAL SEPARATION OF SAID MEMBERS IS INHIBITED; SAID SECOND MEMBER HAVING A THIRD ELECTRICAL LEAD MOLDED THEREIN WITH ONE END THEREOF EXPOSED TO SAID CYLINDRICAL WALL AND CONTACTING SAID OUTER BEARING MEANS PART; SAID SECOND MEMBER HAVING A FOURTH ELECTRICAL LEAD MOLDED THEREIN WITH A FIRST END THEREOF EXPOSED TO SAID BOTTOM WALL; SAID SECOND MEMBER HAVING SECOND MEANS MOLDED THEREIN FOR MAKING ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH THE OTHER ENDS OF SAID THIRD AND FOURTH LEADS, RESPECTIVELY; AND ROTATABLE CONTACT MEANS CONNECTING SAID FIRST ENDS OF SAID SECOND AND FOURTH LEADS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 276 words
A ROTATABLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR COMPRISING: A FIRST MEMBER FORMED OF MOLDED INSULATING MATERIAL AND HAVING A SURFACE WITH A PORTION EXTENDING AXIALLY THEREFROM, SAID EXTENSION PORTION HAVING A CYLINDRICAL SURFACE AND AN END SURFACE; ANNULAR BEARING MEANS HAVING RELATIVELY ROTATABLE INNER AND OUTER PARTS, SAID INNER BEARING MEANS PART BEING SEATED ON SAID CYLINDRICAL SURFACE WITH A FRICTION-FIT; SAID FIRST MEMBER HAVING A FIRST ELECTRICAL LEAD MOLDED THEREIN WITH ONE END THEREOF EXPOSED TO SAID CYLINDRICAL SURFACE AND CONTACTING SAID INNER BEARING MEANS PART; SAID FIRST MEMBER HAVING A SECOND ELECTRICAL LEAD MOLDED THEREIN WITH A FIRST END THEREOF EXPOSED TO SAID END SURFACE; SAID FIRST MEMBER HAVING FIRST MEANS MOLDED THEREIN FOR MAKING ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH THE OTHER ENDS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND LEADS, RESPECTIVELY; A SECOND MEMBER FORMED OF MOLDED INSULATING MATERIAL AND HAVING A CAVITY FORMED THEREIN DEFINING A CYLINDRICAL WALL AND A BOTTOM WALL; SAID FIRST MEMBER EXTENSION PORTION AND SAID BEARING MEANS BEING POSITIONED IN SAID CAVITY WITH SAID OUTER BEARING MEANS PART ENGAGING SAID CYLINDRICAL WALL WITH A FRICTIONFIT WHEREBY SAID FIRST AND SECOND MEMBERS ARE RELATIVELY ROTATABLE AND AXIAL SEPARATION OF SAID MEMBERS IS INHIBITED; SAID SECOND MEMBER HAVING A THIRD ELECTRICAL LEAD MOLDED THEREIN WITH ONE END THEREOF EXPOSED TO SAID CYLINDRICAL WALL AND CONTACTING SAID OUTER BEARING MEANS PART; SAID SECOND MEMBER HAVING A FOURTH ELECTRICAL LEAD MOLDED THEREIN WITH A FIRST END THEREOF EXPOSED TO SAID BOTTOM WALL; SAID SECOND MEMBER HAVING SECOND MEANS MOLDED THEREIN FOR MAKING ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH THE OTHER ENDS OF SAID THIRD AND FOURTH LEADS, RESPECTIVELY; AND ROTATABLE CONTACT MEANS CONNECTING SAID FIRST ENDS OF SAID SECOND AND FOURTH LEADS.

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