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Electrical connector with a contact holder having transverse openings to receive fasteners

US10950968B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Eaton Intelligent Power Limited · IE

Inventors

James Douglas Fair · Fayetteville, US
Eric Cheney · Portland, US
Vinod Manohar Shet · Bengaluru, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 21, 2019
Grant date	Mar 16, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 21, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01R13/635
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A receptacle and/or a plug of an electrical connector includes a proximal body portion defining transverse alignment slots extending through a side of the proximal body portion for contacts. A plug of an electrical connector includes a safety disk. The safety disk includes a hollow stem having at least one prong slidably inserted through a groove and captured within a central axial passage of a housing.

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