Heated connector for snow plow lighting system
US7959463B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 17, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R2201/26
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A pair of mating electrical connectors are disclosed that include at least one heat generating element to prevent the electrical connectors from becoming covered with ice or snow in cold climates and to also make the electrical connectors easier to separate or plug together in cold environments. When the mating electrical connectors are connected and energized, electricity will flow through the at least one electrical heat generating element generating heat within the electrical connectors. The amount of heat that is generated within the electrical connectors is sufficient to prevent snow and ice from forming on the exterior of the mating electrical connectors, even in very cold ambient weather conditions, and to ease the disconnection of the mated electrical connectors in such cold ambient weather conditions.
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