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Cap for an electrical connector

US6592396B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 12, 2001
Grant dateJul 15, 2003
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Expiry dateJan 12, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R13/5845
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A cap for covering an electrical connector has a hollow tube with an exterior that is reversely tapered relative to the interior of the hollow tube, which adapts the tube for manufacture by a tapered mold core pin and a tapered molding die cavity, and which adapts the tube to funnel an electrical cable along the hollow tube.

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