US5360349A
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Power connector
Assignee: Amphenol Corp
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Filing: 1993-03-31
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Granted: 1994-11-01
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Expires: 2013-03-31
Abstract
Abstract A power connector includes interfitting male and female groups, the male group including a power lead and an apertured enclosure, and the female group including a housing for receiving the male group and power receptacles.
Inventors
- 👤 Daniel B. Provencher
- 👤 Luciano Spiridigliozzi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 13:18
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/71; H01R12/72; H01R12/722; H01R12/724; H01R12/73; H01R12/735; H01R12/737; H01R13/00; H01R13/44; H01R12/7005; H01R12/7011; H01R12/7064; H01R12/707; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S439/00; Y10S439/947
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
79 words
A power connector comprising a female group comprising a power conductor and a housing, said power conductor including a first contact portion, and a second contact portion, and a body portion therebetween, the portions being of metal and integral, and in which said first contact portion comprises a plurality of pins and said second contact portion comprises a receptacle, said housing including a male group receptor opening and a retention portion adapted to receive and hold said body portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
79 words
A power connector comprising a female group comprising a power conductor and a housing, said power conductor including a first contact portion, and a second contact portion, and a body portion therebetween, the portions being of metal and integral, and in which said first contact portion comprises a plurality of pins and said second contact portion comprises a receptacle, said housing including a male group receptor opening and a retention portion adapted to receive and hold said body portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
52 words
The power connector of claim 1 in which said receptacle comprises a plurality of leaves, at least one of said leaves being arranged to apply to an object in said receptacle a force oppositely directed from forces adapted to be applied to said object by at least one other of said leaves.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
69 words
The power connector of claim 2 in which said receptacle comprises three leaves in side-by-side relation, the intermediate one being of area larger than each of the two beside said intermediate one, the leaves being formed and arranged so that said intermediate one applies to an object between it and the other said two a force directed oppositely to forces exerted on said object by said other said two.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
85 words
The power connector of claim 1 which includes also a male group, said male group including a power supply conductor and a power supply conductor shield, said power supply conductor being positioned in said shield, and said shield being adapted to fit in said male group receptor opening and being relieved in openings through walls thereof to accommodate therethrough said contact portion for engagement thereby of said power supply conductor, said openings being of width therethrough less than the width of said power supply conductor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The power connector of claim 4 in which said power supply conductor is a blade and said second contact portion is a receptacle.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The power connector of claim 5 in which said shield is an insulating member around said blade and said openings are slots therethrough.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
47 words
The power connector of claim 6 in which are provided three said slots, two through a first wall of said shield, and one through an opposite wall of said shield, and in which said receptacle is trifurcated to provide leaves biased in opposing directions against said blade.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1997-10-31 | 1998-05-02 | 1998-11-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2001-10-31 | 2002-05-02 | 2002-11-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2005-10-31 | 2006-05-02 | 2006-11-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |