Patent · US Expired

Electric plug and electric plug socket

US7255587B2 · kind B2 · utility

6Cited by

12References

22Claims

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Assignee

Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH · DE

Inventors

Werner Boeck · Groß-Umstadt, DE
Ralf Schmidt · Nuremberg, DE
Guenter Feldmeier · Lorsch, DE
Martin Szelag · Emmelshausen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 4, 2005
Grant date	Aug 14, 2007
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 4, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01R24/64
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A plug (10) for connecting to a plug socket comprises a plug contact region (18) having one or more contacts for producing one or more electrical connections between the plug (10) and the plug socket. The plug also comprises a latch spring (32) having a first plug latching element (36) for connecting the plug (10) to a first socket latching element of the plug socket and a second plug latching element (38) for latching the plug (10) to a second socket latching element of the plug socket.

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