Visual indicators having common cathode leads, and an electrical connector using same
US6439922B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 19, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/7177
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A lighting device (50, 60) includes a pair of illuminating members (42, 62) arranged side-by-side. The illuminating members have separate anodes (44, 64), and a common cathode (46, 66) that is shared by the illuminating members. In one embodiment, the common cathode (66) has the same cross-sectional shape as each of the anodes (64). In another embodiment, the common cathode includes a pair of individual cathodes (46) that are soldered together. The lighting device is mountable in an electrical connector housing such that the pair of illuminating members is associated with a pair of adjacent electrical receptacles in the housing.
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