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Rotatable pin connector
Assignee: Old Carco LLC
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Filing: 1996-08-20
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Granted: 1998-10-13
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Expires: 2016-08-20
Abstract
Abstract An electrical connector comprising a female member and a male member further comprising a pin connector body defining a plurality of cavities and a plurality of pins within the cavities, the pins rotatably mounted within the cavities.
Inventors
- 👤 Dean B. Clark
- 👤 Kenneth Hartwig
- 👤 Larry L. Neblett
- 👤 Thomas E. Zielinski
- 👤 David B. Hansen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 19:55
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/40; H01R13/42; H01R13/424; B; B60; B60L; B60L3/00; B60L3/0023; B60L3/0069; B60L3/04; B60L50/00; B60L50/50; B60L50/52; B60L53/00; B60L53/10; B60L53/14; B60L53/16; B60L2270/00; B60L2270/30; B60L2270/32; B60L2270/34; H01R13/46; H01R13/52; H01R13/5219; H01R13/527; H01R13/62; H01R13/629; H01R13/62933; H01R13/62938; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/60; Y02T10/70; Y02T10/7072; Y02T90/00; Y02T90/10; Y02T90/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
160 words
An electrical connector comprising: a female member; a male member, said male member being capable of being slidably received in said female member; said male member further comprising a pin connector body defining an outer seal fitted in an outer flange of said pin body, a plurality of cavities and said male member having a plurality of flexible fingers, and a plurality of pins within said cavities, said pins passing through said flexible fingers such that flat tabs on said pins project out of said male member, said pins further comprising annular collars, said annular collars mounted within said flexible finger for rotation of said pins and said tabs having securement members being integrally formed and extending substantially perpendicular from said tab, said pins being rotatable in said cavities such that said securement members can be positioned in a plurality of different orientations so that electrical connectors may be coupled with the securement members in a number of different positions.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
160 words
An electrical connector comprising: a female member; a male member, said male member being capable of being slidably received in said female member; said male member further comprising a pin connector body defining an outer seal fitted in an outer flange of said pin body, a plurality of cavities and said male member having a plurality of flexible fingers, and a plurality of pins within said cavities, said pins passing through said flexible fingers such that flat tabs on said pins project out of said male member, said pins further comprising annular collars, said annular collars mounted within said flexible finger for rotation of said pins and said tabs having securement members being integrally formed and extending substantially perpendicular from said tab, said pins being rotatable in said cavities such that said securement members can be positioned in a plurality of different orientations so that electrical connectors may be coupled with the securement members in a number of different positions.
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