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Packaging system incorporating storage tubes for electrical connectors

US5279415A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 6, 1993
Grant dateJan 18, 1994
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Expiry dateApr 6, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R43/20
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A packaging system is disclosed for storing and handling electrical connectors and the like. The system employs a plurality of elongated connector-containing tubes. Each tube has an aperture therethrough near each opposite end thereof. The apertures are spaced longitudinally of the respective tubes so that a pair of assembly rods can be passed through the aligned apertures of a plurality of generally parallel juxtaposed tubes. The assembly rods hold the tubes in a generally stacked array and also act as stop rods to close-off the ends of the tubes. At least one aperture in each tube is enlarged relative to the rod passing therethrough for accommodating any variances in the spacing between the apertures in any particular tubes.

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