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Packing element

Assignee: Mercedes Benz Group AG
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Filing: 1992-03-24
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Granted: 1994-01-18
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Expires: 2012-03-24
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Abstract

Abstract A protective packing element bears at its end 5 which is to be fixed on a wall opening a coupling piece which can be locked therein. The coupling piece is equipped with tongue-like locking elements and can be plugged onto a plug which itself can be plugged, for example, into an electrical plug-in connector located behind the wall opening. The locking elements have assigned to them deflection faces on the outer circumference of the plug. The plug and packing element end or coupling piece are inserted together into the wall opening. The locking elements of the coupling piece engage behind the wall opening in the course of insertion of the plug and are spread apart by the deflection faces during the further insertion of the plug. The locking elements eventually overrun the deflection faces and are secured in a spread-apart position.

Inventors

  • 👤 Marko Polic

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 22:40
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02G; H02G11/00; B; B60; B60R; B60R16/00; B60R16/02; B60R16/0207; B60R16/0215; B60R16/0222; H02G3/00; H02G3/02; H02G3/06; H02G3/0616; H02G3/0625; H02G3/0633

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 130 words
An arrangement comprising: a packing element with a connecting piece that has locking elements, the locking elements fixing the packing element in relation to a wall bushing of a space for holding a base for fixing a plug; a plug having deflection faces engageable behind the wall bushing, the deflection faces being formed by an end face which forms a wedge face of a cam formed on the outer circumference of the plug and extends in the direction of insertion of the plug; wherein the connecting piece includes a coupling piece connectable to the plug, the locking elements of the connecting piece being spreadable from one another over deflection faces assigned to the plug and engageable behind the wall bushing, the locking elements overrunning during further insertion of the plug.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 130 words
An arrangement comprising: a packing element with a connecting piece that has locking elements, the locking elements fixing the packing element in relation to a wall bushing of a space for holding a base for fixing a plug; a plug having deflection faces engageable behind the wall bushing, the deflection faces being formed by an end face which forms a wedge face of a cam formed on the outer circumference of the plug and extends in the direction of insertion of the plug; wherein the connecting piece includes a coupling piece connectable to the plug, the locking elements of the connecting piece being spreadable from one another over deflection faces assigned to the plug and engageable behind the wall bushing, the locking elements overrunning during further insertion of the plug.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 34 words
The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the locking elements are approximately conical and in a non-spread apart state protrude beyond at least an outer circumference and an inner circumference of the coupling piece.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1997-01-17 1997-07-19 1998-01-18 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 2001-01-17 2001-07-19 2002-01-18 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2005-01-17 2005-07-19 2006-01-18 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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