Male electrical plug assembly with increased electrical creepage distance between contacts
US5417594A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 7, 1994 |
| Grant date | May 23, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/53
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A male electrical plug assembly includes an elongated body, terminal holder and terminal retainer made of an insulating material. The body has locating elements and locating passages aligned with the locating elements. The terminal holder fits over an opposite end portion of the body and has cavities formed thereon and slots defined therein aligned with the cavities. The cavities and slots are alignable with the locating passages and the locating elements. The male plug assembly also includes electrical terminals disposed in the cavities and elongated electrical contact elements mounted to the locating elements and extending through the locating passages of the body and through the slots and through the cavities of the terminal holder and through the terminals disposed in the cavities and into the terminal retainer.
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