Patents by Inventor Reinhard Noltig

Reinhard Noltig 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).

  • Patent number: 7507093
    Abstract: An electrical module connecting arrangement includes a male lug projection integral with a first module and arranged for insertion within an opening contained in a second module, which opening includes an entrance portion having cross-sectional dimensions less than those of the lug projection, and an enlarged chamber portion of greater dimensions, thereby to define a transition wall surface. The male lug projection is formed from a suitable non-resilient compressible synthetic plastic material, such as a polyamide, that is so operable that a first section of the projection is compressed within the opening entrance portion, and a second section subsequently expands, after a delay, within the enlarged chamber portion and engages the transition wall, thereby to lock the two modules together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Hock, Reinhard Noltig, Konrad Tobergte
  • Publication number: 20080003875
    Abstract: An electrical module connecting arrangement includes a male lug projection integral with a first module and arranged for insertion within an opening contained in a second module, which opening includes an entrance portion having cross-sectional dimensions less than those of the lug projection, and an enlarged chamber portion of greater dimensions, thereby to define a transition wall surface. The male lug projection is formed from a suitable non-resilient compressible synthetic plastic material, such as a polyamide, that is so operable that a first section of the projection is compressed within the opening entrance portion, and a second section subsequently expands, after a delay, within the enlarged chamber portion and engages the transition wall, thereby to lock the two modules together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas Hock, Reinhard Noltig, Konrad Tobergte