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Connector having a cylindrical body with a flange and an integral insert with a rectangular bore

US9046256B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 25, 2014
Grant dateJun 2, 2015
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Expiry dateFeb 25, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R33/94
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The connector for connecting the LED tube to the electrical supply holder has a pair of metal connector pins each of which has a pair of electrical contact in two bores of a circumferential array of bore to allow the LED tube to be inserted into the electrical supply holder in each of several positions 90° apart. In a second embodiment, the connector has a pair of metal connector pins each of which has a semi-cylindrical wall against which a pin of the LED tube contacts. In this embodiment, the LED tube may be turned up to 360°.

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