Electrical wire protective cover
US-9496641-B2 · Nov 15, 2016 · US
Connector with entrance restricting portions in a receptacle to prevent damage to tabs in the receptacle
US9065199B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9065199-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313974091-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Aug 23, 2013 |
| Priority date | Sep 6, 2012 |
| Publication date | Jun 23, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 23, 2015 |
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Entrance restricting portions ( 30, 31, 32 ) project in a receptacle ( 100 ) and are arranged in a width direction at each of opposite sides of a plurality of tabs ( 20, 21 ) in a height direction. Drop-in spaces ( 3 A- 3 E) are formed at an inner side of the entrance restricting portions ( 30, 31 ) and ( 32 ) adjacently arranged at the substantially opposite sides of the tabs ( 20, 21 ). When a spherical surface of a spherical body ( 201 ) inserted into the receptacle ( 10 ) contacts the front ends of a plurality of entrance restricting portions ( 30, 31, 32 ), a top ( 202 ) on a central axis of the spherical body ( 201 ) is offset from the tabs ( 20, 21 ).
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What is claimed is: 1. A connector, comprising: a receptacle with opposite front and rear ends, a back wall and a peripheral wall projecting forward in a rear to front direction from a front surface of the back wall; tabs mounted through the back wall and projecting forward in the receptacle, the tabs being in at least one row in a width direction that is normal to the rear to front direction; and at least three entrance restricting portions being arranged in the width directi…
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- What does patent US9065199B2 cover?
- Entrance restricting portions ( 30, 31, 32 ) project in a receptacle ( 100 ) and are arranged in a width direction at each of opposite sides of a plurality of tabs ( 20, 21 ) in a height direction. Drop-in spaces ( 3 A- 3 E) are formed at an inner side of the entrance restricting portions ( 30, 31 ) and ( 32 ) adjacently arranged at the substantially opposite sides of the tabs ( 20, 21 ). When …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Sumitomo Wiring Systems
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H01R13/56. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jun 23 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).