Patent · US Expired

Outlet accommodating out-of-specification plugs

US6869318B2 · kind B2 · utility

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8References
18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 3, 2003
Grant dateMar 22, 2005
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Expiry dateApr 3, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R13/33
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A telecommunications outlet includes: a housing that is shaped to receive a plug, the housing having a support disposed within the housing; and a first contact having a first end, a second end, and a bend section, the bend section is supported by the support, wherein the first contact includes a first reverse curve section disposed between the first end and the bend section.

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