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US3391380A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Jacks and plugs for electronic equipment

Assignee: Defense Electronics Inc
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Filing: 1965-07-28
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Granted: 1968-07-02
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Expires: 1985-07-28
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Walter C Robinson
  • 👤 Jr William A Nagel

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 15:49
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R9/00; H01R9/03; H01R9/05; H01R9/0521

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 134 words
PLUG AND JACK FOR SHIELDED CABLE CONNECTION IN HIGH FREQUENCY CIRCUITRY, EACH COMPRISING A RIGID, NONPLATED STAINLESS STEEL SLEEVE FOR DIRECT STEEL-TO-STEEL, TELESCOPING ENGAGEMENT WITH ONE ANOTHER, CONNECTING MEANS FOR COUPLING A SHEATH OF A CABLE, SHIELDING A CONDUCTOR THEREIN, ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF SAID STAINLESS STEEL SLEEVES, A COPPER-BEARING CONTACT MEMBER OF HIGHER ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY THAN STAINLESS STEEL WITHIN EACH SLEEVE, MEANS FOR CONNECTING A CONDUCTOR TO EACH SAID CONTACT MEMBER, INSULATING M EANS INTERPOSED BETWEEN EACH SAID CONTACT MEMBER AND SLEEVE, AND CONTACT-EFFECTING MEANS OF HIGHER CONDUCTIVITY MATERIAL THAN STAINLESS STEEL INTERMEDIATE THE PLUG AND JACK AND ENGAGING PORTIONS OF THE OUTER STAINLESS STEEL SURFACE OF THE PLUG AND THE INNER STAINLESS STEEL SURFACE OF THE JACK, WHEN THEY ARE IN ASSEMBLED RELATION, TO PROVIDE A SUPPLEMENTAL PATH OF HIGHER CONDUCTIVITY THEREBETWEEN.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 134 words
PLUG AND JACK FOR SHIELDED CABLE CONNECTION IN HIGH FREQUENCY CIRCUITRY, EACH COMPRISING A RIGID, NONPLATED STAINLESS STEEL SLEEVE FOR DIRECT STEEL-TO-STEEL, TELESCOPING ENGAGEMENT WITH ONE ANOTHER, CONNECTING MEANS FOR COUPLING A SHEATH OF A CABLE, SHIELDING A CONDUCTOR THEREIN, ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF SAID STAINLESS STEEL SLEEVES, A COPPER-BEARING CONTACT MEMBER OF HIGHER ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY THAN STAINLESS STEEL WITHIN EACH SLEEVE, MEANS FOR CONNECTING A CONDUCTOR TO EACH SAID CONTACT MEMBER, INSULATING M EANS INTERPOSED BETWEEN EACH SAID CONTACT MEMBER AND SLEEVE, AND CONTACT-EFFECTING MEANS OF HIGHER CONDUCTIVITY MATERIAL THAN STAINLESS STEEL INTERMEDIATE THE PLUG AND JACK AND ENGAGING PORTIONS OF THE OUTER STAINLESS STEEL SURFACE OF THE PLUG AND THE INNER STAINLESS STEEL SURFACE OF THE JACK, WHEN THEY ARE IN ASSEMBLED RELATION, TO PROVIDE A SUPPLEMENTAL PATH OF HIGHER CONDUCTIVITY THEREBETWEEN.

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