Dead front electrical connector for charging electric cars

Info

Patent number: D350332
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 30, 1993
Date of Patent: Sep 6, 1994
Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated (Orange, CT)
Inventor: Ernest G. Hoffman (Middlefield, CT)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Joel Sincavage
Attorneys: Jerry M. Presson, David L. Tarnoff
Application Number: 0/7,891

Description

Description

FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of a dead front electrical connector for charging electric cars showing the first embodiment of my new design. The broken line showing the electrical cable throughout the drawing figures is included for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of a dead front electrical connector for charging electric cars shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view of the dead front electrical connector for charging electric cars shown in FIGS. 1-2;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of the dead front electrical connector for charging electric cars shown in FIGS. 1-3;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view of the dead front electrical connector for charging electric cars shown in FIGS. 1-4;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the dead front electrical connector for charging electric cars shown in FIGS. 1-5;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the dead front electrical connector for charging electric cars shown in FIGS. 1-6;

FIG. 8 is a rear perspective view of a dead front electrical connector for charging electric cars showing a second embodiment of my new design;

FIG. 9 is a front perspective view of a dead front electrical connector for charging electric cars shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a right side elevational view of the dead front electrical connector for charging electric cars shown in FIGS. 8 and 9;

FIG. 11 is a front elevational view of the dead front electrical connector for charging electric cars shown in FIGS. 8-10;

FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view of the dead front electrical connector for charging electric cars shown in FIGS. 8-11;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view of the dead front electrical connector for charging electric cars shown in FIGS. 8-12;

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view of the dead front electrical connector for charging electric cars shown in FIGS. 8-13;

FIG. 15 is a rear perspective view of a dead front electrical connector for charging electric cars showing a third embodiment of my new design which is substantially identical to the first embodiment except for a modified handle;

FIG. 16 is a rear perspective view of a dead front electrical connector for charging electric cars shown in FIG. 15 viewed along line 16--16;

FIG. 17 is a rear perspective view of a dead front electrical connector for charging electric cars showing a fourth embodiment of my new design which is substantially identical to the second embodiment except for a modified handle;

FIG. 18 is a rear perspective view of a dead front electrical connector for charging electric cars shown in FIG. 17 viewed along line 18--18; and,

FIG. 19 is a front perspective view of a dead front electrical connector for charging electric cars showing a fifth embodiment of my new design which is substantially identical to the first embodiment except for the appearance of the top edge.