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US3363219A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Electrical clamp having scraper contact

Assignee: AB Chance Co
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Filing: 1965-07-15
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Granted: 1968-01-09
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Expires: 1985-07-15
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 David C Hubbard
  • 👤 Odom James Thomas

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 03:03
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R4/00; H01R4/26; H01R11/00; H01R11/11; H01R11/12; H01R11/14; H01R11/15

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 127 words
AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR COMPRISING: A BODY HAVING A PAIR OF SPACED LEGS; AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE ANVIL ROTATABLY CARRIED BY ONE OF SAID LEGS; PRESSURE MEANS CARRIED BY THE OTHER OF SAID LEGS AND MOVABLE TOWARD THE ANVIL FOR CLAMPING A CONDUCTIVE COMPONENT BETWEEN THE PRESSURE MEANS AND THE ANVIL; AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE HANDLE RIGID WITH SAID ANVIL AND EXTENDING THEREFROM FOR ROTATING THE ANVIL, SAID HANDLE BEING PROVIDED WITH MEANS FOR COUPLING THE HANDLE WITH A CURRENT-CARRYING LINE; AND MEANS ON THE ANVIL FOR SCRUBBING SAID COMPONENT WHEN THE LATTER IS HELD BETWEEN THE PRESSURE MEANS AND THE ANVIL AND UPON ROTATION OF THE ANVIL BY THE HANDLE, WHEREBY TO PROVIDE A LOW RESISTANCE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION WITH SAID COMPONENT BY REMOVAL OF SURFACE OXIDES OR OTHER CONTAMINANTS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 127 words
AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR COMPRISING: A BODY HAVING A PAIR OF SPACED LEGS; AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE ANVIL ROTATABLY CARRIED BY ONE OF SAID LEGS; PRESSURE MEANS CARRIED BY THE OTHER OF SAID LEGS AND MOVABLE TOWARD THE ANVIL FOR CLAMPING A CONDUCTIVE COMPONENT BETWEEN THE PRESSURE MEANS AND THE ANVIL; AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE HANDLE RIGID WITH SAID ANVIL AND EXTENDING THEREFROM FOR ROTATING THE ANVIL, SAID HANDLE BEING PROVIDED WITH MEANS FOR COUPLING THE HANDLE WITH A CURRENT-CARRYING LINE; AND MEANS ON THE ANVIL FOR SCRUBBING SAID COMPONENT WHEN THE LATTER IS HELD BETWEEN THE PRESSURE MEANS AND THE ANVIL AND UPON ROTATION OF THE ANVIL BY THE HANDLE, WHEREBY TO PROVIDE A LOW RESISTANCE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION WITH SAID COMPONENT BY REMOVAL OF SURFACE OXIDES OR OTHER CONTAMINANTS.

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