US3249908A
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Connecting device
Assignee: TE Connectivity Corp
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Filing: 1962-06-12
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Granted: 1966-05-03
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Expires: 1982-06-12
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Glenwood A Fuller
- 👤 Carl F Vieser
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 17:57
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R4/00; H01R4/28; H01R4/50; H01R12/00; H01R12/50; H01R12/51; H01R12/55; H01R12/58; H01R4/24; H01R4/2491; H01R4/5016; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/306; H05K3/308; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49204
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
191 words
A CONNECTING DEVICE INCLUDING A POST MEMBER AND SLEEVE MEMBER OF DEFORMATION RESISTANT CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL EACH HAVING TAPERED PORTIONS: ONE OF THE MEMBERS INCLUDING A SERIES OF SERRATIONS, THE SAID POST AND SLEEVE MEMBERS BEING ADAPTED FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE POST MEMBER BEING WEDGED IN SAID SLEEVE AGAINST ONE OR MORE CONDUCTORS TO BE TERMINATED SUCH THAT THE SAID SERRATIONS BITE INTO THE ONE OR MORE CONDUCTORS TO PROVIDE A LOW RESISTANCE STABLE INTERFACE WITH THE MEMBER CARRYING SAID SERRATIONS, THE SLEEVE MEMBER HAVING A TAPER IN ITS TAPERED PORTION LARGER THAN THE TAPER OF THE TAPERED PORTION OF THE POST MEMBER TO DEFINE A SPACE BETWEEN THE POST MEMBER AND SLEEVE MEMBER WHEN THE POST MEMBER IS ENGAGED WITHIN THE SLEEVE MEMBER, WHICH SPACE INCREASES FROM ONE END OF THE MEMBERS TOWARD THE POINT OF ENTRY OF THE ONE OR MORE CONDUCTORS SUCH THAT THE ONE OR MORE CONDUCTORS ARE DEFORMED IN A TAPERING CONFIGURATION BETWEEN THE OUTSIDE SURFACE OF THE POST MEMBER AND INSIDE SURFACE OF THE SLEEVE MEMBER IN A SENSE OF TAPER LIKE THAT OF THE SAID MEMBER AND TO PROVIDE A STRAIN RELIEF FOR SAID CONDUCTORS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
191 words
A CONNECTING DEVICE INCLUDING A POST MEMBER AND SLEEVE MEMBER OF DEFORMATION RESISTANT CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL EACH HAVING TAPERED PORTIONS: ONE OF THE MEMBERS INCLUDING A SERIES OF SERRATIONS, THE SAID POST AND SLEEVE MEMBERS BEING ADAPTED FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE POST MEMBER BEING WEDGED IN SAID SLEEVE AGAINST ONE OR MORE CONDUCTORS TO BE TERMINATED SUCH THAT THE SAID SERRATIONS BITE INTO THE ONE OR MORE CONDUCTORS TO PROVIDE A LOW RESISTANCE STABLE INTERFACE WITH THE MEMBER CARRYING SAID SERRATIONS, THE SLEEVE MEMBER HAVING A TAPER IN ITS TAPERED PORTION LARGER THAN THE TAPER OF THE TAPERED PORTION OF THE POST MEMBER TO DEFINE A SPACE BETWEEN THE POST MEMBER AND SLEEVE MEMBER WHEN THE POST MEMBER IS ENGAGED WITHIN THE SLEEVE MEMBER, WHICH SPACE INCREASES FROM ONE END OF THE MEMBERS TOWARD THE POINT OF ENTRY OF THE ONE OR MORE CONDUCTORS SUCH THAT THE ONE OR MORE CONDUCTORS ARE DEFORMED IN A TAPERING CONFIGURATION BETWEEN THE OUTSIDE SURFACE OF THE POST MEMBER AND INSIDE SURFACE OF THE SLEEVE MEMBER IN A SENSE OF TAPER LIKE THAT OF THE SAID MEMBER AND TO PROVIDE A STRAIN RELIEF FOR SAID CONDUCTORS.
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