Patents by Inventor Rudolf MASTEL
Rudolf MASTEL has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11955746Abstract: A protective cover element for mounting on a contact blade of a blade contact of an electrical plug-and-socket connector projecting out of an insulating material, as well as to an electrical plug-and-socket connector with at least one such protective cover element.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbHInventor: Rudolf Mastel
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Publication number: 20240097379Abstract: A carrier plate in the form of a flat plate having a first main surface and a second main surface facing away from the first main surface, these main surfaces being the surface sides of the plate having the largest surface area, and having first detent elements to which an electrical plug connector, having second detent elements, with its second detent elements is affixable via form-fit interlocking of the first detent elements with the second detent elements. Further relates an arrangement is provided having such a carrier plate and at least two electrical plug connectors, each of which has second detent elements. Also, an arrangement is provided having two such carrier plates and a plug connector as well as a mating plug connector, each of which has second detent elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbHInventors: Rudolf MASTEL, Cord-Henrik LICHT, Torben OBERHOMMERT
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Publication number: 20240097356Abstract: A contact piece for a contact insert of a plug connector, the contact piece having a base section, a contact pin connection, and a conductor receptacle with a conductor seating section for clamping an electrical conductor with the aid of a clamping spring. The conductor seating section being bent away from the base section and fixed on the base section and/or the contact pin connection with the aid of a support contour.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbHInventor: Rudolf MASTEL
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Publication number: 20240097355Abstract: A single-pole or multipole plug connector includes an insulating housing and a contact insert having a conductor receptacle. The insulating housing has a conductor insertion guide channel for guiding the electrical conductor to the conductor receptacle and a contact pin insertion guide channel for guiding the contact pin to the contact pin connection. The conductor insertion guide channel and the contact pin insertion guide channel being oriented so as to run at an angle to each other. A cover housing part is arranged on the main housing part such that the conductor insertion guide channel runs in parallel to a mounting direction of the contact insert and the contact pin insertion guide channel perpendicularly thereto. The mounting direction of the contact insert being predefined by a mounting opening of the main housing part which may be closed with the cover housing part.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbHInventor: Rudolf MASTEL
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Patent number: 11916359Abstract: A mounting rail adapter for fastening at least one electrical assembly to a mounting rail. The mounting rail adapter has mounting rail fastening elements that fasten the mounting rail adapter to the mounting rail and an assembly fastening region that is configured to fasten the at least one electrical assembly. In the assembly fastening region, at least one assembly fastening element is provided, at which the electrical assembly can be fastened to the mounting rail adapter. The at least one assembly fastening element forms a pivot bearing element to form a pivot joint between the electrical assembly and the mounting rail adapter.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbHInventors: Cord-Henrik Licht, Rudolf Mastel, Florian Schenk
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Publication number: 20230335924Abstract: A contact insert for a conductor connection terminal having a bus bar piece and a clamping spring having a clamping leg with a clamping edge for connecting an electrical conductor. The clamping edge of the clamping leg and the bus bar piece form a clamping point for the electrical conductor to be connected. At least two lateral webs are arranged on the clamping spring on mutually opposite sides of the clamping spring. The free ends of the lateral webs are connected to one another by a transverse web, and the lateral webs and the transverse web form a circumferentially closed aperture on the clamping spring. The bus bar piece extends between the lateral webs, at least when a clamping point is closed, and the bus bar piece passes through the circumferentially closed aperture at least twice.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicant: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbHInventors: Rudolf MASTEL, Marcel LIEBSCHER
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Publication number: 20230291144Abstract: A housing of an electrical plug connector, which has the following features: at least one plug chamber, accessible from a plug face of the plug connector, into which a mating plug connector designed as the mating piece for the plug connector may be inserted; four circumferential walls, which surround at least the plug chamber on the circumferential side and extend in parallel to an insertion direction, in which the mating plug connector may be inserted into the plug chamber; at least one elastically resilient locking tab is formed on at least one circumferential wall for the purpose of locking the mating plug connector on the plug connector; the at least one locking tab is designed as a material tongue separated from the material of the circumferential wall by cutaway sections on both sides. An electrical plug connector is also provided, which includes the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbHInventors: Torben OBERHOMMERT, Rudolf MASTEL
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Patent number: 11605910Abstract: A set formed of a conductor connection element and a fastening element for fastening the conductor connection element to another component, wherein the conductor connection element has an insulating housing with a conductor insertion opening for inserting an electrical conductor in a direction of conductor insertion, and wherein the fastening element has a connecting arrangement by means of which the fastening element can be fastened to the conductor connection element in a positive-locking manner. The connecting arrangement is configured to allow a fastening of the fastening element to the conductor connection element in multiple different discrete spatial orientations relative to the direction of conductor insertion.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2021Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbHInventors: Henning Meier, Rudolf Mastel
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Publication number: 20220328996Abstract: A protective cover element for mounting on a contact blade of a blade contact of an electrical plug-and-socket connector projecting out of an insulating material, as well as to an electrical plug-and-socket connector with at least one such protective cover element.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Applicant: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbHInventor: Rudolf MASTEL
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Patent number: 11228139Abstract: A plug connector of an electrical plug connection, the electrical plug connection including a mating connector to which the plug connector can be plugged in a plug-in direction. The plug connector has a housing and electrical plug contacts, which are arranged at least partially in the housing and are arranged side by side in a series direction. A first housing wall of the housing, which is arranged parallel to a plane spanned by the plug-in direction and the series direction, adjoins a second housing wall. The normal of the second housing wall points approximately in the plug-in direction and is arranged at an angle to the first housing wall. A third housing wall adjoins the second housing wall. Some of the housing walls may include fastening elements formed as grooves or recesses by which functional elements, such as latches or coding elements, may be attached to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2020Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbHInventors: Rudolf Mastel, Marcel Pahl, Henning Meier, Philipp Ober-Woerder
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Publication number: 20210234293Abstract: A set formed of a conductor connection element and a fastening element for fastening the conductor connection element to another component, wherein the conductor connection element has an insulating housing with a conductor insertion opening for inserting an electrical conductor in a direction of conductor insertion, and wherein the fastening element has a connecting arrangement by means of which the fastening element can be fastened to the conductor connection element in a positive-locking manner. The connecting arrangement is configured to allow a fastening of the fastening element to the conductor connection element in multiple different discrete spatial orientations relative to the direction of conductor insertion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2021Publication date: July 29, 2021Applicant: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbHInventors: Henning MEIER, Rudolf MASTEL
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Publication number: 20210226423Abstract: A mounting rail adapter for fastening at least one electrical assembly to a mounting rail, wherein the mounting rail adapter has mounting rail fastening elements that are configured to fasten the mounting rail adapter to the mounting rail, wherein the mounting rail adapter has an assembly fastening region that is configured to fasten the at least one electrical assembly, wherein the mounting rail adapter has, in the assembly fastening region, at least one assembly fastening element, at which the electrical assembly can be fastened to the mounting rail adapter, whereby the assembly fastening element forms a pivot bearing element to form a pivot joint between the electrical assembly and the mounting rail adapter.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2021Publication date: July 22, 2021Applicant: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbHInventors: Cord-Henrik LICHT, Rudolf MASTEL, Florian SCHENK
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Patent number: 11005207Abstract: A plug-and-socket connector for an electrical plug-and-socket connection that has the plug-and-socket connector and a mating connector associated with the plug-and-socket connector as a mating part to which the plug-and-socket connector can be attached in a plug-in direction, wherein the plug-and-socket connector has a housing and multiple electrical plug-in contacts that are arranged at least partially in the housing and that are arranged side by side in a row direction, wherein a first housing wall of the housing, which is arranged parallel to a plane spanned by the plug-in direction and the row direction, adjoins a second housing wall of the housing, which faces in the plug-in direction and is arranged at an angle to the first housing wall.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2020Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbHInventors: Rudolf Mastel, Marcel Pahl, Henning Meier, Philipp Ober-Woerder
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Patent number: 10879630Abstract: A conductor connection terminal, having an insulating-material housing, a spring-force clamping connection point, which is disposed in the insulating-material housing and which has a clamping spring, and comprising a pivotably mounted actuating lever for actuating the clamping spring, wherein the actuating lever is movable from a closed position to an open position and vice versa, wherein the actuating lever has a driver element for deflecting a clamping leg of the clamping spring in order to open a clamping point of the conductor connection terminal, which clamping point is formed with the clamping leg, wherein the conductor connection terminal has at least one spring-holding element, which is not disposed on the actuating lever, for holding the clamping leg in the open position, such that the actuating lever is not loaded with the restoring force of the clamping spring when the clamping point is open.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbHInventor: Rudolf Mastel
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Publication number: 20200350722Abstract: A plug-and-socket connector for an electrical plug-and-socket connection that has the plug-and-socket connector and a mating connector associated with the plug-and-socket connector as a mating part to which the plug-and-socket connector can be attached in a plug-in direction, wherein the plug-and-socket connector has a housing and multiple electrical plug-in contacts that are arranged at least partially in the housing and that are arranged side by side in a row direction, wherein a first housing wall of the housing, which is arranged parallel to a plane spanned by the plug-in direction and the row direction, adjoins a second housing wall of the housing, which faces in the plug-in direction and is arranged at an angle to the first housing wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Applicant: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbHInventors: Rudolf MASTEL, Marcel PAHL, Henning MEIER, Philipp OBER-WOERDER
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Publication number: 20200350729Abstract: A plug connector of an electrical plug connection, which has the plug connector and a mating connector which is assigned to the plug connector as a counterpart and to which the plug connector can be plugged in a plug-in direction, wherein the plug connector has a housing and a plurality of electrical plug contacts, which are arranged at least partially in the housing and are arranged side by side in a series direction, wherein a first housing wall of the housing, which is arranged parallel to a plane spanned by the plug-in direction and the series direction, adjoins a second housing wall of the housing. The normal of the second housing wall points approximately in the plug-in direction and is arranged at an angle to the first housing wall, and a third housing wall of the housing adjoins the second housing wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Applicant: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbHInventors: Rudolf MASTEL, Marcel PAHL, Henning MEIER, Philipp OBER-WOERDER
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Patent number: 10665965Abstract: A conductor terminal having at least one insulating material housing; at least one contact insert arranged at least partially in the housing and having at least one contact piece and at least one clamping spring. The contact piece, together with the clamping spring, forms at least one conductor clamping point for an electrical conductor to be contacted via the conductor terminal, which electrical conductor can be acted upon by a spring force of the clamping spring. At least one actuating lever is pivotably supported in the housing for actuating the clamping spring. The actuating lever can be pivoted from a closed position to an open position and vice versa in relation to the housing and/or the contact piece and an electrical conductor inserted into the conductor terminal is not acted upon by the spring force of the clamping spring at the conductor clamping point at least in the open position.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbHInventors: Markus Lorenschat, Rudolf Mastel, Maria Glammeier
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Publication number: 20200153125Abstract: A conductor terminal having at least one insulating material housing; at least one contact insert arranged at least partially in the housing and having at least one contact piece and at least one clamping spring. The contact piece, together with the clamping spring, forms at least one conductor clamping point for an electrical conductor to be contacted via the conductor terminal, which electrical conductor can be acted upon by a spring force of the clamping spring. At least one actuating lever is pivotably supported in the housing for actuating the clamping spring. The actuating lever can be pivoted from a closed position to an open position and vice versa in relation to the housing and/or the contact piece and an electrical conductor inserted into the conductor terminal is not acted upon by the spring force of the clamping spring at the conductor clamping point at least in the open position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2018Publication date: May 14, 2020Applicant: WAGO VerwaltungsgesellschaftInventors: Markus LORENSCHAT, Rudolf MASTEL, Maria GLAMMEIER
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Publication number: 20190386407Abstract: A conductor connection terminal, having an insulating-material housing, a spring-force clamping connection point, which is disposed in the insulating-material housing and which has a clamping spring, and comprising a pivotably mounted actuating lever for actuating the clamping spring, wherein the actuating lever is movable from a closed position to an open position and vice versa, wherein the actuating lever has a driver element for deflecting a clamping leg of the clamping spring in order to open a clamping point of the conductor connection terminal, which clamping point is formed with the clamping leg, wherein the conductor connection terminal has at least one spring-holding element, which is not disposed on the actuating lever, for holding the clamping leg in the open position, such that the actuating lever is not loaded with the restoring force of the clamping spring when the clamping point is open.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Applicant: WAGO VERWALTUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBHInventor: Rudolf MASTEL
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Patent number: D853334Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2017Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbHInventor: Rudolf Mastel