Electrical connectors – Adapted to cooperate with duplicate connector – Contact intermeshable with duplicate mating contact
Patent
1991-02-28
1992-06-30
Bradley, Paula A.
Electrical connectors
Adapted to cooperate with duplicate connector
Contact intermeshable with duplicate mating contact
439290, 439287, 439523, 439730, H01R 1328, H01R 1352
Patent
active
051258480
ABSTRACT:
An electrical connector assembly is formed of opposed hermaphroditically mating connectors, having two or more pairs of alternating male and female contact members. Each female contact member is carried by and disposed at the outer end of a linear elongated insulating member projecting from the end of the plug. The insulating members in cross-section are each in the configuration of a sector of a circle having a truncated central edge. The male contact members are disposed between the elongated insulating members. The elongated insulating members are so configured that when two of the connectors are mated together the elongated members will form a cylindrical shape. The connectors will mate together only in one orientation due to the fact that at least one of the elongated insulating members forms an arcuate part of the circumference of a circle that has a different length than at least one of the other elongated members. The connectors are protected from the environment in three separate ways, the position of the female contact within the elongated insulating members, a snap-in-place sleeve element that engages grooves on the outer surface of the plug members, and a shroud of heat shrinkable material.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3086188 (1963-04-01), Ross
patent: 3489987 (1970-01-01), Niskin
patent: 3594695 (1971-07-01), Wofford
patent: 4701133 (1987-10-01), Worth
patent: 4923413 (1990-05-01), Michaels
Bradley Paula A.
Tri-Clover, Inc.
LandOfFree
Environmentally sealed hermaphroditic electric connector does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Environmentally sealed hermaphroditic electric connector, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Environmentally sealed hermaphroditic electric connector will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1860156