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Female, male electrical connector and electrical connection using this female and/or male electrical connector

US8496503B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 29, 2008
Grant dateJul 30, 2013
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Expiry dateAug 30, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R13/052
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A female electrical connector including at least a distal wiring part configured to be connected to an electric cable and at least a proximal connection part including an opening in an overall shape of a ring directed along a central axis, the ring configured to collaborate with an appendage belonging to a male electrical connector directed along a central axis so as to allow the two connectors to be electrically connected via a plurality of tabs connected to the ring, each tab including a base attached to the ring and a head distant from the ring and that comes into contact with the appendage, and at least one retaining tab in the shape of a claw and at least one electrical connection tab in the shape of a vane, the claw having a base of a width greater than or equal to the width of its head and the vane having a base of a width less than the width of its head.

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