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Multi-channel self-correcting connector

US4162816A · kind A · utility

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26Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 27, 1977
Grant dateJul 31, 1979
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 27, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R24/58
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Connector of the multi-channel type, comprising two ferrules, the angular orientation by which the conductive contacts are positioned opposite one another, provided by end surfaces, at which said contacts open, shaped in the form of a plane inclined at the same angle relative to a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, by which the two ferrules are automatically oriented angularly into a single matching position, when said end surfaces are in contact.

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