Dead front electrical connector for recharging electric vehicles

Info

Patent number: D348431
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 3, 1993
Date of Patent: Jul 5, 1994
Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated (Orange, CT)
Inventors: Ernest G. Hoffman (Middlefield, CT), Jerome E. Zimmermann (Southington, CT)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Joel Sincavage
Attorneys: Jerry M. Presson, David L. Tarnoff
Application Number: 0/5,496

Description

Description

FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of a dead front electrical connector for recharging electric vehicles showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view of the electrical connector shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the electrical connector shown in FIGS. 1-2;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view of the electrical connector shown in FIGS. 1-3;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the electrical connector shown in FIGS. 1-4;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the electrical connector shown in FIGS. 1-5;

FIG. 7 is a rear perspective view of an electrical connector showing a second embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 8 is a right side elevational view of the electrical connector shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of the electrical connector shown in FIGS. 7 and 8;

FIG. 10 is a rear elevational view of the electrical connector shown in FIGS. 7-9;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view of the electrical connector shown in FIGS. 7-10; and,

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view of the electrical connector shown in FIGS. 7-11.