Plug and socket connector for electric circuits
US4205890A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 22, 1978 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R2107/00
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A plug and socket connector for the electric circuits of towing and towed vehicles, incorporating 12 terminals. The connector consists of a plug half and a socket half, each half including a body and a pair of covers removably secured to the body, and a lid for the terminals. Each lid is movable to cover the terminals when the connector halves are disconnected and is movable to be retained in an open position when the connector halves are connected together. Shrouds are also provided for the terminals of each connector half and the covers for each said half are so arranged that they can be individually removed and replaced to allow for ready access to a selected side of a connector half. The covers are arranged whereby they can only be assembled in the correct position and they also serve as handgrips.
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