Electrical connectors – With contact preventer or retractable cover part – Movably mounted
Patent
1996-02-09
1998-09-01
Paumen, Gary F.
Electrical connectors
With contact preventer or retractable cover part
Movably mounted
439 35, 439206, 439651, 220242, H01R 13447
Patent
active
058001883
ABSTRACT:
A direct-connect trailer tow interconnector for connecting the electrical circuits of a tow vehicle with similar circuits of a trailer in which a one-piece shell socket accepts a standard trailer plug at one end and is compatible with the fitting of a tow vehicle harness at the other end. Pass-through conductors, each of which is made from a single metal blank, form terminals compatible with those of the trailer plug and also with those of the vehicle harness fitting. A cover is provided with a spring-loaded floating hinge to permit flat sealing protecting the interconnector from environmental hazards, and a flushing passage is formed through the cover to remove debris from the floating hinge.
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Barber Benjamin A.
Heydayat Kayvan
Joseph Pollak Corporation
Paumen Gary F.
Ta Tho D.
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