Positive locking electrical plug
CA 2047575 A1 · Owner: Hubbell Incorporated · Inventors: Hoffman, Ernest G.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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Abstract of the Disclosure A male electrical connector with positive locking prongs and shielded blade protection. The connector comprises a plug body, a plurality of curved blades extending therefrom, a cover rotatably coupled to the plug body, and a shield carrying locking prongs and axially slidably coupled to the blades and plug body. The cover carries a set of cams and the shield carries a set of cam followers, rotation of the cover relative to the shield camming the shield and its locking prongs axially towards the plug body and out of locking engagement with slots in a female receptacle. In a first embodiment the cover, encloses a cable clamping assembly while in a second, embodiment …
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Why it's free to use
- Filed July 23, 1991. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 23, 2011.
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