Connectors
US9373909B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignees
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 22, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 21, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/5224
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A connector includes a receptacle having a body defining apertures and having a mating face and socket contacts each defining an opening aligned with an aperture. The connector also includes a plug having an outer casing defining a cavity and having a mating end and contacts positioned within the cavity and coupled to the outer casing, each having a pin tip. The plug also includes a pin protection plate slidably coupled to the outer casing, enclosing at least a portion of each contact within the cavity, and defining pin guides each aligned with one of the contacts. When the mating end is aligned with the mating face and force is applied to the outer casing towards the body, the pin protection plate slides into the cavity and the pin tip of the contacts extends beyond the pin protection plate into a socket contact via one of the apertures.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.