Lighted electrical connector

- Woodhead Industries, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a rear and upper right perspective view of a lighted electrical connector showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the electrical connector of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view of the electrical connector of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view of the electrical connector of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the electrical connector of FIG. 1, the left side view being a mirror image of the right side view;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the electrical connector of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a rear and upper right perspective view of a lighted electrical connector showing a second embodiment of the design;

FIG. 8 is a plan view of the electric connector of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a front elevation view of the electrical connector of FIG. 7, the rear elevation view being identical to FIG. 3 except for the coupling nut;

FIG. 10 is a right side view of the electrical connector of FIG. 7 , the left side view being a mirror image of the right side view;

FIG. 11 is a bottom view of the electrical connector of FIG. 1;

FIG. 12 is a front and upper left perspective view of the electrical connector of FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 13 is a front and upper left perspective view of the first embodiment.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D222263 October 1971 De Sio
D281416 November 19, 1985 Buscher et al.
D291303 August 11, 1987 Wood et al.
D324034 February 18, 1992 Williams
2000318 May 1935 Cannon
2502302 April 1945 Arson
3484735 December 1969 Fanelli
4364624 December 21, 1982 Williams
5026301 June 25, 1991 Balyasny et al.
5062807 November 5, 1991 Guss, III
Foreign Patent Documents
3637191 September 1987 DEX
2195841 April 1988 GBX
Other references
  • RM cord plug on pp. 1-8 of Switchcraft Catalog C90, copyright 1989. Located in examiner's office. Escha Bauelement GmbH catalog p. 6. Elwika catalog-2 pages. Series 718 catalog page. Vaudeha-Elecktro GmbH catalog page. Lumberg catalog--2 pages. Connectors on front cover of LEMOUSA, INC. catalog. Connectors on p. 87 of HHSmith Cat. 820. 1983.
Patent History
Patent number: D342054
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 16, 1991
Date of Patent: Dec 7, 1993
Assignee: Woodhead Industries, Inc. (Northbrook, IL)
Inventor: Bradley G. Woodman (Chicago, IL)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Joel Sincavage
Law Firm: Emrich & Dithmar
Application Number: 7/746,510
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: 13/146