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Stackable connector

US5551882A · kind A · utility

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22References
9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 22, 1995
Grant dateSep 3, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 22, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R31/00
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical connector (1) constructed to mate with a connector (1) of duplicate construction comprising: a front mating ring (3), multiple contacts (4) brushing respective concentric circuits (10) on a rotatable circuit board (9), said contacts (4) being connected to respective wires (16) of an electrical cable (17), a rear facing socket (28) receiving a front mating ring (3) of another, duplicate connector (1), and the front mating ring (3) and the rear facing socket (28) being connected electrically together.

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