Electrical adapter
US6471532B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 1, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R25/164
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An adapter for distributing electrical energy has an insulating housing and a plurality of electrical contacts with each contact having at least three radially extending electrically conductive arms terminating near respective ports within the housing. The insulating housing is formed of first and second matable housing portions with each portion having two sets of alignable recesses. Each recess receives a portion of one electrically conductive arm. The first housing portion also has a set of centrally located cavities each aligned with corresponding first housing portion recesses to receive the third conductive arm of a corresponding contact whereby, one arm of each contact may be introduced into each cavity with the other two arms seated in corresponding recesses, and the second housing portion mated to the first housing portion capturing the contacts therein. Optionally, the housing further includes a receptacle terminal accepting port array and each electrical contact includes a fourth radially extending arm. The fourth arm of each contact extends to the receptacle terminal accepting port array. In this case, three of the conductive arms comprise relatively flat coplanar elong…
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