Electricity: conductors and insulators – Conduits – cables or conductors – Single duct conduits
Reexamination Certificate
2006-07-11
2006-07-11
Reichard, Dean A. (Department: 2831)
Electricity: conductors and insulators
Conduits, cables or conductors
Single duct conduits
C174S068300, C174S068100, C174S0720TR, C174S069000, C174S07100B, C174S068300, C439S092000, C439S587000, C439S320000, C439S557000, C439S535000, C439S567000, C439S142000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07075007
ABSTRACT:
An electrical connector that includes a connector body having an inlet end and an outlet end that slopes downwardly toward the outlet opening that is circumscribed by a complementary frustro conical outer snap-fit retaining ring mounted on the outlet end of the connector body. The outer frustro conical retaining ring is integrally formed from a blank of spring steel having integral locking and grounding tangs blanked or formed out of the plane of the blank. The connector assembly also includes an internal sleeve having inwardly formed spring fingers to secure an electrical conductor to the inlet end by a snap fit. In an alternate embodiment, a simple clamp arrangement is substituted for the internal snap fit sleeve for securing a wire conductor to the inlet end of the connector assembly. In another embodiment, the connector assembly includes a connector body having complementary body sections, one of which includes a leading end, with the complementary body sections defining a trailing end having multiple chambers for accommodating a wire conductor retaining sleeve within the respective chambers whereby multiple conductors can be secured to the connector body with a snap fit.
REFERENCES:
patent: 1483218 (1924-02-01), Fahnestock
patent: 1725883 (1929-08-01), Recker
patent: 1830250 (1931-11-01), Tiefenbacher
patent: 2156003 (1939-04-01), Tinnerman
patent: 2160353 (1939-05-01), Conners
patent: 2445663 (1948-07-01), Peters
patent: 2744769 (1956-05-01), Roeder et al.
patent: 2823932 (1958-02-01), Schigut
patent: 3183297 (1965-05-01), Curtiss
patent: 3436105 (1969-04-01), Miklya
patent: 3544705 (1970-12-01), Winston
patent: 3631738 (1972-01-01), Harper
patent: 3788582 (1974-01-01), Swanquist
patent: 3814467 (1974-06-01), Van Buren, Jr.
patent: 3858151 (1974-12-01), Paskert
patent: 3993333 (1976-11-01), Biswas
patent: 4012578 (1977-03-01), Moran et al.
patent: 4021604 (1977-05-01), Dola et al.
patent: 4032178 (1977-06-01), Neuroth
patent: 4248459 (1981-02-01), Pate et al.
patent: 4361302 (1982-11-01), Lass
patent: 4468535 (1984-08-01), Law
patent: 4619332 (1986-10-01), Sheehan
patent: 4621166 (1986-11-01), Neuroth
patent: 4626620 (1986-12-01), Plyler
patent: 4657212 (1987-04-01), Gilmore et al.
patent: 4711472 (1987-12-01), Schnell
patent: 4773280 (1988-09-01), Baumgarten
patent: 4880387 (1989-11-01), Stikeleather et al.
patent: 4981310 (1991-01-01), Belisaire
patent: 4990721 (1991-02-01), Sheehan
patent: 5132493 (1992-07-01), Sheehan
patent: 5171164 (1992-12-01), O'Neil et al.
patent: 5189258 (1993-02-01), Pratesi
patent: 5266050 (1993-11-01), O'Neil et al.
patent: 5342994 (1994-08-01), Pratesi
patent: 6043432 (2000-03-01), Gretz
patent: 6080933 (2000-06-01), Gretz
patent: 6114630 (2000-09-01), Gretz
patent: 6133529 (2000-10-01), Gretz
patent: 6335488 (2002-01-01), Gretz
patent: 6352439 (2002-03-01), Stark et al.
patent: 6355884 (2002-03-01), Gretz
patent: 6380483 (2002-04-01), Blake
patent: 6444907 (2002-09-01), Kiely
patent: 6476322 (2002-11-01), Dunne et al.
patent: 6555750 (2003-04-01), Kiely
patent: 6604400 (2003-08-01), Gretz
patent: 6670553 (2003-12-01), Gretz
patent: 6682355 (2004-01-01), Gretz
patent: 6737584 (2004-05-01), Kiely
patent: 6768057 (2004-07-01), Blake
patent: 6780029 (2004-08-01), Gretz
patent: 6849803 (2005-02-01), Gretz
patent: 6872886 (2005-03-01), Kiely
patent: 6860758 (2005-05-01), Kiely
Auray Delbert
Kiely Kenneth M.
Bridgeport Fittings, Inc.
Fattibene Arthur T.
Fattibene Paul A.
Fattibene & Fattibene
Harris Anton
LandOfFree
Snap fit electrical connector assembly with conical outer... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Snap fit electrical connector assembly with conical outer..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Snap fit electrical connector assembly with conical outer... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3533156