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Plug-in electrical non-interchangeable connectors

US5000701A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 22, 1989
Grant dateMar 19, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 22, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R13/64
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The disclosed non-interchangeable plug-in electrical connector includes a first connection device bearing a series of break-away interference elements, to be broken away selectively; plug-in interference members are plugged into the second connection device, bearing interference elements which, in the preferred embodiment, are break-away elements to be removed selectively so as to become complementary to the retained interference elements of the first device; the plug-in interference members have break-away extensions that facilitate insertion of the interference members, the extensions then being broken away and serving in removal of selected break-away interference elements.

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