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US8979593B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8979593-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313894882-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | May 15, 2013 |
| Priority date | May 15, 2012 |
| Publication date | Mar 17, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2015 |
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An electrical connector includes a metal shell and two terminal seats, the two terminal seats and the metal shell together define a mating slot. Each terminal seat having a first end portion and an opposite second end portion, the terminal seat including a housing, a metal frame and a plurality of terminals. The metal frame includes a bottom plate and two side plates. Each side plate includes a pivoting portion, each terminal seat is pivoted to the metal shell via the pivoting portions. The pivoting portion is positioned between the first end portion and the second end portion. The plurality of terminals are embedded in and fixed to the housing, each terminal includes a contact portion and a soldering portion, the contact portion extends into the mating slot, and the soldering portion is positioned at the first end portion.
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What is claimed is: 1. An electrical connector, comprising: a metal shell; two terminal seats, each terminal seat including a first end portion and a second end portion opposite the first end portion, a housing and a metal frame embedded in and fixed to the housing, the metal frame including a bottom plate and two side plates, each side plate including a pivoting portion, the pivoting portions being positioned between the first end portion and the second end portion, each termin…
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Electricity · mapped topic
- H01R12/73Primary
Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
- H01R13/502Primary
Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8979593B2 cover?
- An electrical connector includes a metal shell and two terminal seats, the two terminal seats and the metal shell together define a mating slot. Each terminal seat having a first end portion and an opposite second end portion, the terminal seat including a housing, a metal frame and a plurality of terminals. The metal frame includes a bottom plate and two side plates. Each side plate includes a…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Molex Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H01R12/73. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
- What related patents are in patentsdb?
- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).