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Electrical power connector system

US6276960A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 29, 2000
Grant dateAug 21, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 29, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R13/187
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A power connector system includes a female connector and a male connector. The female connector includes a female terminal in a female housing. The female terminal is in the form of a U-shaped channel defining a recess. A U-shaped contact member in the channel recess forms a second recess. The male connector includes a male terminal in a male housing. The male and female housings are releasably connected together with the male terminal extending into the recess in the contact member.

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