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Appliance connector

Assignee: TDK Micronas GmbH
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Filing: 1965-03-08
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Granted: 1967-08-08
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Expires: 1985-03-08
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Daniel B Miller

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 17:08
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R24/00; H01R24/20; H01R2103/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 276 words
A FEMALE APPLIANCE CONNECTOR COMPRISING: A BODY OF THERMOSETTING PLASTIC MATERIAL, SAID BODY COMPRISING: IDENTICAL HALF PARTS, EACH HALF PART INCLUDING OPPOSITE SIDES, A PAIR OF RECCESSES FOR CONTACT RECEPTACLES AT ONE END OF SAID BODY PART, SAID RECCESSES BEING SEPARATED BY A WALL EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY IN SAID BODY PART, A PLURALITY OF PARTITIONS IN EACH SAID RECEPTACLE RECESS DISPOSED NORMAL TO SAID WALL, A HOLE AT THE INNER END OF SAID WALL FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD RECCESSES DISPOSED ABOUT SAID HOLE WITH SAID FIRST AND SECOND RECESS BEING ON ONE SIDE OF SAID HOLE AND SAID THIRD RECESS BEING ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE THEREOF, A FIRST PARTITION DIVIDING SAID FIRST AND SECOND RECESSES, SECOND AND THIRD PARTITIONS DEFINING SAID THIRD RECESS ON TWO SIDES THEROF, ALL SAID PARTITIONS BEING NORMAL TO SAID WALL AND EXTENDING TOWARD SAID WALL FROM SAID OPPOSITE SIDES, A SEMI-CONICAL RECESS HAVING A CONVEX SHAPED SURFACE OF LARGE RADIUS AT THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID BODY PART WITH THE WIDE END OF SAID SEMI-CONICAL RECESS BEING AT THE END OF SAID BODY PART, SAID SECOND PARTITION PROTRUDING PARTIALLY INTO THE NARROW END OF SAID SEMI-CONICAL RECESS, A CYLINDRICAL CAVITY DISPOSED ADJACENT ONE SIDE OF SAID SEMI-CONICAL RECESS, A CYLINDRICAL MEMBER ADAPTED TO FIT INTO THE CYLINDRICAL CAVITY OF THE MATING HALF PART DISPOSED ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID SEMI-CONICAL RECESS MEANS TO FASTEN TOGETHER SAID BODY PARTS WITH SAID CONTACT RECEPTACLES AND SAID LEAD WIRES THEREIN WHEREBY SAID LEAD WIRES ARE CLAMPED BETWEEN SAID THREE PARTITIONS AND SAID THREE RECESSES ADJACENT THERETO TO FORM STRAIN RELIEF MEANS FOR SAID LEAD WIRES BETWEEN SAID CONTACT RECEPTACLE RECESSES AND SAID CONICAL RECESS.

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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) 1970-08-07 1971-02-06 1971-08-08 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-08-07 1975-02-06 1975-08-08 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-08-07 1979-02-06 1979-08-08 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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