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US3133777A
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Quick detachable coupling
Assignee: Cannon Electric Co
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Filing: 1962-08-16
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Granted: 1964-05-19
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Expires: 1982-08-16
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jack W Anhalt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-22 19:42
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/62; H01R13/627; H01R13/6271; H01R13/64; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S285/00; Y10S285/921; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/45; Y10T24/45225; Y10T24/45602; Y10T24/45775; Y10T24/45785
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
199 words
A QUICK DETACHABLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR COUPLING COMPRISING AN ANNULAR RECEPTACLE MEMBER, A BORE FORMED IN SAID RECEPTACLE MEMBER, AN ELECTRICAL CONTACT TERMINAL MOUNTED IN SAID RECEPTACLE MEMBER AND HAVING A PORTION OF SAID TERMINAL IN SAID BORE, AT LEAST ONE LATCHING ELEMENT EXTENDING RADIALLY FROM THE EXTERNAL SURFACE OF SAID RECEPTACLE MEMBER, AN ANNULAR PLUG ELEMENT ADAPTED TO MATE WITHIN SAID BORE AND AN ELECTRICAL CONTACT TERMINAL MOUNTED IN SAID PLUG ELEMENT AND ADAPTED TO PHYSICALLY AND ELECTRICALLY ENGAGE SAID ELECTRICAL CONTACT OF SAID RECEPTACLE MEMBER, A SLEEVE ROTATIONALLY MOUNTED ON SAID PLUG ELEMENT AND HAVING AT LEAST ONE RETENTION RECESS FORMED IN SAID SLEEVE ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SAID LATCHING ELEMENT, SAID SLEEVE HAVING AN OVAL CROSS SECTION WITH A MINOR DIAMETER AND A MAJOR DIAMETER AND POSSESSING PHYSICAL RESILIENCY AND FLEXIBILITY WHEREBY THE MAJOR DIAMETER MAY BE REDUCED BY EXTERNAL PRESSURE AND THE MINOR DIAMETER INCREASED AND UPON CESSATION OF PRESSURE THE SLEEVE RETURNS TO ITS ORIGINAL DIAMETERS, THE ANNULAR RECEPTACLE BEING INSERTABLE IN SAID SLEEVE, AND THE RECESS BEING LOCATED AT THE GENERAL TANGENT OF THE MINOR DIAMETER WHEREBY TO NORMALLY BUT RELEASABLY RETAIN THE LATCHING ELEMENT WITHIN THE RECESS TO HOLD THE RECEPTACLE IN THE SLEEVE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
199 words
A QUICK DETACHABLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR COUPLING COMPRISING AN ANNULAR RECEPTACLE MEMBER, A BORE FORMED IN SAID RECEPTACLE MEMBER, AN ELECTRICAL CONTACT TERMINAL MOUNTED IN SAID RECEPTACLE MEMBER AND HAVING A PORTION OF SAID TERMINAL IN SAID BORE, AT LEAST ONE LATCHING ELEMENT EXTENDING RADIALLY FROM THE EXTERNAL SURFACE OF SAID RECEPTACLE MEMBER, AN ANNULAR PLUG ELEMENT ADAPTED TO MATE WITHIN SAID BORE AND AN ELECTRICAL CONTACT TERMINAL MOUNTED IN SAID PLUG ELEMENT AND ADAPTED TO PHYSICALLY AND ELECTRICALLY ENGAGE SAID ELECTRICAL CONTACT OF SAID RECEPTACLE MEMBER, A SLEEVE ROTATIONALLY MOUNTED ON SAID PLUG ELEMENT AND HAVING AT LEAST ONE RETENTION RECESS FORMED IN SAID SLEEVE ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SAID LATCHING ELEMENT, SAID SLEEVE HAVING AN OVAL CROSS SECTION WITH A MINOR DIAMETER AND A MAJOR DIAMETER AND POSSESSING PHYSICAL RESILIENCY AND FLEXIBILITY WHEREBY THE MAJOR DIAMETER MAY BE REDUCED BY EXTERNAL PRESSURE AND THE MINOR DIAMETER INCREASED AND UPON CESSATION OF PRESSURE THE SLEEVE RETURNS TO ITS ORIGINAL DIAMETERS, THE ANNULAR RECEPTACLE BEING INSERTABLE IN SAID SLEEVE, AND THE RECESS BEING LOCATED AT THE GENERAL TANGENT OF THE MINOR DIAMETER WHEREBY TO NORMALLY BUT RELEASABLY RETAIN THE LATCHING ELEMENT WITHIN THE RECESS TO HOLD THE RECEPTACLE IN THE SLEEVE.
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