Patents by Inventor Stefan Schnieder

Stefan Schnieder 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).

  • Interlocking device for plug connector housings
    Patent number: 7785131
    Abstract: The invention proposes an interlocking device for a two-part plug connector housing that is composed of two punched and bent one-piece interlocking elements in connection with an exchangeable actuating handle. In this case, the interlocking elements feature a clip-on side, by means of which they are engaged in the actuating handle, and an interlocking side that is realized in the form of a C-shaped spring element, rotably held on a pivot pin of the lower plug connector housing half and can be interlocked on a locking pin of the upper plug connector housing half.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Harting Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Albert Ferderer, Stefan Schnieder
  • INTERLOCKING DEVICE FOR PLUG CONNECTOR HOUSINGS
    Publication number: 20090311905
    Abstract: The invention proposes an interlocking device (10) for a two-part plug connector housing (3, 6) that is composed of two punched and bent one-piece interlocking elements (11) in connection with an exchangeable actuating handle (30). In this case, the interlocking elements (11) feature a clip-on side (23), by means of which they are engaged in the actuating handle (30), and an interlocking side (12) that is realized in the form of a C-shaped spring element (13), rotatably held on a pivot pin (4) of the lower plug connector housing half (3) and can be interlocked on a locking pin (7) of the upper plug connector housing half (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Albert Ferderer, Stefan Schnieder