Patent · US Expired

Modular socket

US6881100B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 15, 2002
Grant dateApr 19, 2005
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Expiry dateJan 11, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R9/2408
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A socket for receiving a line of contact pins is formed of modules connected together. The modules have three, four or five pin receiving openings and are joined to one another by dovetail connectors to form an elongated body having the desired number of pin receiving openings. Contacts are provided in the pin receiving openings to electrically connect with the pins. The modules have a ledge on which rests a work surface.

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