Electrical connectors – With insulation other than conductor sheath – Plural-contact coupling part
Reexamination Certificate
2000-11-17
2002-04-30
Nguyen, Khiem (Department: 2839)
Electrical connectors
With insulation other than conductor sheath
Plural-contact coupling part
C439S320000, C362S249070
Reexamination Certificate
active
06379190
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
1. Field of Invention
The present invention relates to a ropelight, and more particularly to a ropelight connector which facilitates the attachment between two ropelight together, so as to ensure the electrical connection therebetween to prevent a user from being electric shock thereof.
2. Description of Related Arts
Referring to
FIG. 1
, in order to connect two ropelights
10
together, a connector is used. The conventional connector for connecting two ropelights
10
together comprises a pair of first connecting members
11
each affixed to each end of the ropelight
10
and a second connecting member
12
detachably connected between two first connecting members
11
.
As shown in
FIG. 1
, the first connecting member
11
A comprises a pair of tubular conductors
111
A longitudinally extended through the first connecting member
11
A and electrically extended from two wires
13
A disposed in the ropelight
10
A respectively. The second connecting member
12
A comprises two pairs of rod-like terminals
121
A opposedly protruded therefrom wherein each pair of the terminals
121
A are adapted for inserting into the two tubular conductors
111
A of the first connecting member
11
in such a manner that the second connecting member
12
A is capable of connecting between the two first connecting members
11
A, so as to electrically connect two ropelights
10
A together.
However, the connector cannot securely connect two ropelights
10
A together. Since the engagement between the second connecting member
12
A and the first connecting member
11
A is the terminals
121
A and the tubular conductors
111
A, the engagement may easy to be detached, especially when a lateral force is applied on the ropelight
10
A. The unsafe connection of the ropelights will cause unwanted injury to a user, such as electric shock.
Moreover, the terminals
121
A are extended outwardly from the second connecting member
12
A, which do not have any protection from the second connecting member
12
A, the terminals
121
A will easily be damaged by an external force. Thus, the second connecting member
12
A becomes an individual part of the connector when it is detached from the first connecting member
11
A, such that the second connecting member
12
A is easy to loss.
SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
A main object of the present invention is to provide a ropelight connector which can facilitates the attachment of two ropelights.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a ropelight connector which can securely connect two ropelights together to ensure the electrical connection therebetween, so as to prevent a user from being electric shock from the ropelights.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a ropelight connector which comprises a locker for ensuring the attachment of the two ropelights.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a ropelight connector wherein the electrical terminals are well protected by a shelter so as to prevent the terminals from being damaged.
Accordingly, in order to accomplish the above objects, the present invention provides a ropelight connector for connecting a first ropelight and a second ropelight together, comprising:
a first connecting member having a first member head portion and a first member tail portion affixed to an end of the first ropelight wherein a pair of locking sockets is longitudinally formed on the first member head portion and a pair of tubular conductor, which are electrically extended from a pair of wires inside the first ropelight respectively, outwardly protruded from the first member head portion along the locking sockets respectively; and
a second connecting member comprising a second member head portion, a second member tail portion affixed to an end of the second ropelight, and a tubular shelter frame integrally extended from the second member head portion wherein a pair of conductive terminals, which are electrically connected to a pair of wires inside the second ropelight, are outwardly extended from the second member head portion and adapted for fittingly inserting into the locking sockets to engage with the tubular conductors respectively for securely connecting the second connecting member with the first connecting member, so as to electrically connecting the first and second ropelights together.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4812956 (1989-03-01), Chen
patent: 5934792 (1999-08-01), Camarota
Chan Raymond Y.
David and Raymond Patent Group
Nguyen Khiem
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