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US3141724A
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Terminal connector
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-03-19
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Granted: 1964-07-21
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Expires: 1982-03-19
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Eugene B Raymond
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 14:49
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R11/00; H01R11/11; H01R35/00; H01R35/02; H01T; H01T13/00; H01T13/02; H01T13/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
198 words
A TERMINAL CONNECTOR FOR AN ELECTRODE OF A SPARKPLUG COMPRISING (A) A SUBSTANTIALLY SEMI-RIGID ELONGATED SLEEVE SPLIT LONGITUDINALLY ON ONE SIDE THEREOF TO PROVIDE OPPOSITE LONG EDGE PORTIONS, SAID SLEEVE ADAPTED TO EMBRACE AND HAVE PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH AN END PORTION OF SAID ELECTRODE, (B) A PROJECTION INTEGRALLY FORMED ON ONE OF SAID LONG EDGE PORTIONS AND EXTENDING CIRCUMFERENTIALLY WITH RESPECT TO SAID SLEEVE IN OVERLAPPING RELATION WITH RESPECT TO THE OUTER SURFACE OF THE OTHER LONG EDGE PORTION, (C) SAID PROJECTION PROVIDED WITH AN ELONGATED SLOT, (D) AND AN ELONGATED LATCH FINGER INTEGRALLY FORMED ON SAID OTHER LONG EDGE PORTION AND BENT OUTWARDLY OF THE SLEEVE AND SUBSTANTIALLY AT RIGHT ANGLES WITH RESPECT TO SAID OTHER LONG EDGE PORTION, TO PROJECT LATERALLY FROM SAID SLEEVE INTO AND THROUGH SAID SLOT WHEN SAID PROJECTION IS DISPOSED IN SAID OVERLAPPING RELATION WITH RESPECT TO SAID OUTER SURFACE OF THE OTHER LONG EDGE PORTION TO LATCH THE LONG EDGE PORTIONS OF THE SLEEVE TOGETHER, SAID SLOT BEING OF A WIDTH GREATER THAN THE THICKNESS OF SAID FINGER AND SO POSITIONED AS TO ALLOW CIRCUMFERENTIAL EXPANSION OF SAID SLEEVE WHEN THE LATTER IS PRESSED TO EMBRACE SAID PORTION OF SAID ELECTRODE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
198 words
A TERMINAL CONNECTOR FOR AN ELECTRODE OF A SPARKPLUG COMPRISING (A) A SUBSTANTIALLY SEMI-RIGID ELONGATED SLEEVE SPLIT LONGITUDINALLY ON ONE SIDE THEREOF TO PROVIDE OPPOSITE LONG EDGE PORTIONS, SAID SLEEVE ADAPTED TO EMBRACE AND HAVE PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH AN END PORTION OF SAID ELECTRODE, (B) A PROJECTION INTEGRALLY FORMED ON ONE OF SAID LONG EDGE PORTIONS AND EXTENDING CIRCUMFERENTIALLY WITH RESPECT TO SAID SLEEVE IN OVERLAPPING RELATION WITH RESPECT TO THE OUTER SURFACE OF THE OTHER LONG EDGE PORTION, (C) SAID PROJECTION PROVIDED WITH AN ELONGATED SLOT, (D) AND AN ELONGATED LATCH FINGER INTEGRALLY FORMED ON SAID OTHER LONG EDGE PORTION AND BENT OUTWARDLY OF THE SLEEVE AND SUBSTANTIALLY AT RIGHT ANGLES WITH RESPECT TO SAID OTHER LONG EDGE PORTION, TO PROJECT LATERALLY FROM SAID SLEEVE INTO AND THROUGH SAID SLOT WHEN SAID PROJECTION IS DISPOSED IN SAID OVERLAPPING RELATION WITH RESPECT TO SAID OUTER SURFACE OF THE OTHER LONG EDGE PORTION TO LATCH THE LONG EDGE PORTIONS OF THE SLEEVE TOGETHER, SAID SLOT BEING OF A WIDTH GREATER THAN THE THICKNESS OF SAID FINGER AND SO POSITIONED AS TO ALLOW CIRCUMFERENTIAL EXPANSION OF SAID SLEEVE WHEN THE LATTER IS PRESSED TO EMBRACE SAID PORTION OF SAID ELECTRODE.
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