Electrical assembly with dual voltage electrical connector betwe

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1996-10-04

1998-02-10

Abrams, Neil

Electrical connectors

Alternatively connected

Coupling part

439956, H01R 2700

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057162255

ABSTRACT:
An electrical assembly for selectively supplying either 120 volts or 227 volts from a junction box to a high intensity discharge lamp fixture via a dual voltage ballast and a dual voltage electrical connector. The dual voltage electrical connector has dual operation capacity with input voltages of either 120 or 277 volts. The connector comprises a female connector having nine bores extending therethrough with female terminals fixedly coupled within four of the bores, and a male connector having nine bores extending therethrough with contact pins extending outwardly from four of these bores. When the connectors are coupled together in their first orientation, the male contact pin which conducts 120 volts of electricity engages the female terminal connected to a line wire. When the male and female connectors are manually rotated 180.degree. relative to one another into their second orientation, a different pin, which conducts 277 volts, engages the line wire terminal. A latching device is fixedly coupled to the two connectors for releasably coupling the two connectors together.

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