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Electrical connector with funnel cap

CA 2176431 C · Owner: Sandor, John L. · Inventors: Sandor, John L.

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An electrical connector is disclosed for securing an end of an electrical cord to an electrical device or cord connector. The electrical connector preferably has a pair of housing halves, a contact retainer body with integral front face and a funnel cap. The funnel cap retains the blade assembly or terminals within the contact retainer body and funnels the wiring of the electrical cord into the contact retainer body for connection with the terminals of the electrical connector. The funnel cap is first releasably coupled to the contact retainer body by a tight-fit such as a pressfit or a snap-fit during wiring of the electrical connector, and then positively retained to the contact retainer …

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  • Filed May 13, 1996 and granted September 29, 1998. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 13, 2016.
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FiledMay 13, 1996
GrantedSeptember 29, 1998
Term endedMay 13, 2016
Patent numberCA 2176431 C
Classification (IPC)H01R13/46 +2 more

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1997199920012003200520072009201120132015Application filedMay 13, 1996Patent grantedSep 29, 1998Term endedMay 13, 2016

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