US5863223A
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Plug arrangement for a plurality of individual plugs
Assignee: Covidien Deutschland GmbH
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Filing: 1996-11-12
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Granted: 1999-01-26
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Expires: 2016-11-12
Abstract
Abstract A plug arrangement for a plurality of individual plugs with individual hongs and each having at least one contact pin, with the individual plugs being connectable in a holder into a uniformly manipulatable plug, wherein the individual housing of each individual plug is surrounded by a cylindrical sleeve, rectangular in cross section, which is open at one end for insertion and has in an end wall on the opposite side, an opening to allow at least one contact of individual plug to pass through. The plug arrangement is especially usable for medical equipment in conjunction with body electrodes. Adaptation to different plug bushings from different equipment manufacturers is made possible by using sleeves with different wall thicknesses. In addition, a required colored marking of the individual plugs can be provided by using sleeves of different colors, so that individual plugs can all be made the same color.
Inventors
- 👤 Werner Arnold
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 09:34
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/46; H01R13/514; H01R13/502; H01R13/506; H01R2107/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
A plug arrangement, comprising: a plurality of individual plugs with individual housings, each plug having at least one contact pin, whereby said individual plugs are connectable in a holder to form a uniformly manipulatable plug, wherein said individual housing of each said individual plug is surrounded by a cylindrical sleeve with said sleeve being formed to surround only a single plug, said sleeve having an external contour that is rectangular in cross section, said sleeve being open at one end for insertion of said contact pin and having in an end wall on an opposite end an opening to allow at least one contact pin of said individual plug to pass through.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
112 words
A plug arrangement, comprising: a plurality of individual plugs with individual housings, each plug having at least one contact pin, whereby said individual plugs are connectable in a holder to form a uniformly manipulatable plug, wherein said individual housing of each said individual plug is surrounded by a cylindrical sleeve with said sleeve being formed to surround only a single plug, said sleeve having an external contour that is rectangular in cross section, said sleeve being open at one end for insertion of said contact pin and having in an end wall on an opposite end an opening to allow at least one contact pin of said individual plug to pass through.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A plug arrangement according to claim 1 wherein said sleeve is lockable on said individual housing of said individual plug.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A plug arrangement according to claim 1 wherein walls of said sleeves surrounding said individual plugs have different thicknesses.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
A plug arrangement according to claim 1 wherein each said individual plug has two contact pins and said rectangular external contour of said sleeve is comprised of large and small jacket sides.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A plug arrangement according to claim 4 wherein said individual plugs are inserted into said holder with a large side of each of said surroundings sleeve jackets abutting one another.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
A plug arrangement according to claim 1 wherein said sleeves of said plug arrangement are made of material of different colors.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
A plug arrangement according to claim 6 wherein said individual plugs of said plug arrangement are made the same color.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
A plug arrangement according to claim 4 wherein said plurality of individual plugs are assembled into a compact block wherein said plugs are arranged adjacent to and abutting one another at said large jacket sides of said sleeves.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
130 words
A plug arrangement, comprising: a plurality of individual plugs with individual housings, each plug having at least one contact pin, whereby said individual plugs are connectable in a holder to form a uniformly manipulatable plug, wherein said individual housing of each said individual plug is surrounded by a cylindrical sleeve comprised of jackets having an external contour that is rectangular in cross section, and said sleeve being open at one end for insertion of said contact pin and having in an end wall on an opposite end an opening to allow at least one contact pin of said individual plug to pass through, and wherein said sleeve has a recess in a side of one of said jackets into which a locking projection of said individual plug can be snapped.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
130 words
A plug arrangement, comprising: a plurality of individual plugs with individual housings, each plug having at least one contact pin, whereby said individual plugs are connectable in a holder to form a uniformly manipulatable plug, wherein said individual housing of each said individual plug is surrounded by a cylindrical sleeve comprised of jackets having an external contour that is rectangular in cross section, and said sleeve being open at one end for insertion of said contact pin and having in an end wall on an opposite end an opening to allow at least one contact pin of said individual plug to pass through, and wherein said sleeve has a recess in a side of one of said jackets into which a locking projection of said individual plug can be snapped.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
A plug arrangement according to claim 9 wherein said locking projection is made in the shape of a barb.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
A plug arrangement according to claim 9 wherein a recess is formed by a window in which a locking means of said holder can engage from outside.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
35 words
A plug arrangement according to claim 11 wherein a wall in the vicinity of said window is sloped so that an area of said window is larger on the outside than that on the inside.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
A plug arrangement according to claim 9, wherein said sleeve has a first recess located on a small jacket side of said sleeve.
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