Multiple plug arrangement with a plurality of individual plugs
US5741160A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 12, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R2201/12
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multiple plug arrangement with a plurality of individual plugs with essentially rectangular plug housings and with a holder that receives the plug housings arranged side by side and flush, the holder being closable on its top by a lid, a bottom opposite lid, and side walls connecting the bottom and lid with one another to form a rectangular cylinder being open at its ends, with the holder holding the individual plugs in position in the axial direction by a form fit that is both simple to manufacture and easy to handle, wherein the plug housings have, on their jacket sides pointing toward the bottom of holder, a window-like recess, and where the bottom is provided with projections matching window-like recesses, and where the closed lid holds the plug housings in an active engagement of the window-like recess of plug housing and projection of the bottom.
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