US3345604A
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Electrical connector
Assignee: TE Connectivity Corp
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Filing: 1966-04-08
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Granted: 1967-10-03
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Expires: 1986-04-08
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Henschen Homer Ernst
- 👤 Yeager Marvin Leo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 13:32
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/62; H01R13/629; H01R13/62933; H01R13/64
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
A KEYING SYSTEM FOR A MULTI-CONTACT ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR, SAID CONNECTOR COMPRISING A PAIR OF ENGAGEABLE SHELLS, ONE OF SAID SHELLS HAVING BOSS MEANS ON ITS EXTERNAL SURFACE AND THE OTHER ONE OF SAID SHELLS HAVING OPENING MEANS FOR RECEPTION OF SAID BOSS MEANS, SAID OPENING MEANS BEING LOCATED INWARDLY FROM THE MATING END OF SAID OTHER SHELL WHEREBY, SAID SHELLS CAN BE ENGAGED WITH EACH OTHER ONLY BY MOVING SAID SHELLS RELATIVELY TOWARDS EACH OTHER WHILE THEY WARE IN ALIGNED OFFSET RELATIONSHIP UNTIL SAID BOSS MEANS IS IN REGISTRY WITH SAID OPENING MEANS AND THEN MOVING SAID SHELLS LATERALLY AND INTO AXIAL ALIGNMENT WITH EACH OTHER TO MOVE SAID BOSS MEANS RELATIVELY INTO SAID OPENING MEANS, AND KEYING MEANS COMPRISIING A PROJECTION ON ONE OF SAID SHELLS AND A SECOND OPENING MEANS ON THE OTHER OF SAID SHELLS, SAID PROJECTION EXTENDING PARALLEL TO SAID BOSS MEANS, SAID PROJECTION AND SAID OPENING BEING SELECTIVELY POSITIONABLE IN ONE OF SEVERAL POSITIONS ON THEIR SHELLS WHEREBY ADJACENT CONNEC-
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-10-02 | 1971-04-03 | 1971-10-03 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-10-02 | 1975-04-03 | 1975-10-03 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-10-02 | 1979-04-03 | 1979-10-03 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |