Patents by Inventor Charles Thomas Crain

Charles Thomas Crain 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).

  • Delatching connector including extension member
    Patent number: 8747141
    Abstract: A connector includes a body configured to latchingly connect to a complementary connector element in a latching direction and an arm projecting from the body at an angle to the axis. The arm is configured to shift from a first position with its distal end a first distance from the axis to a second position with its distal end a second distance from the axis, and the body is removable from the complementary connector element when the arm is in the second position. The connector includes a force redirection element connected to the body and an extension member in contact with the force redirection element. The force redirection element is configured such that when a force is applied to the extension member in a direction opposite the latching direction, the arm is shifted from the first position toward the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina
    Inventor: Charles Thomas Crain
  • DELATCHING CONNECTOR INCLUDING EXTENSION MEMBER
    Publication number: 20140038448
    Abstract: A connector includes a body configured to latchingly connect to a complementary connector element in a latching direction and an arm projecting from the body at an angle to the axis. The arm is configured to shift from a first position with its distal end a first distance from the axis to a second position with its distal end a second distance from the axis, and the body is removable from the complementary connector element when the arm is in the second position. The connector includes a force redirection element connected to the body and an extension member in contact with the force redirection element. The force redirection element is configured such that when a force is applied to the extension member in a direction opposite the latching direction, the arm is shifted from the first position toward the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina
    Inventor: Charles Thomas Crain
  • Delatching connector including extension member
    Patent number: 8556645
    Abstract: A connector includes a body configured to latchingly connect to a complementary connector element in a latching direction and an arm projecting from the body at an angle to the axis. The arm is configured to shift from a first position with its distal end a first distance from the axis to a second position with its distal end a second distance from the axis, and the body is removable from the complementary connector element when the arm is in the second position. The connector includes a force redirection element connected to the body and an extension member in contact with the force redirection element. The force redirection element is configured such that when a force is applied to the extension member in a direction opposite the latching direction, the arm is shifted from the first position toward the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina
    Inventor: Charles Thomas Crain
  • DELATCHING CONNECTOR INCLUDING EXTENSION MEMBER
    Publication number: 20130189871
    Abstract: A connector includes a body configured to latchingly connect to a complementary connector element in a latching direction and an arm projecting from the body at an angle to the axis. The arm is configured to shift from a first position with its distal end a first distance from the axis to a second position with its distal end a second distance from the axis, and the body is removable from the complementary connector element when the arm is in the second position. The connector includes a force redirection element connected to the body and an extension member in contact with the force redirection element. The force redirection element is configured such that when a force is applied to the extension member in a direction opposite the latching direction, the arm is shifted from the first position toward the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Inventor: Charles Thomas Crain