Dead front electrical connector for recharging electric vehicles

- Hubbell Incorporated
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Description

FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of a dead front electrical connector for recharging electric vehicles showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view of the electrical connector shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the electrical connector shown in FIGS. 1-2;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view of the electrical connector shown in FIGS. 1-3;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the electrical connector shown in FIGS. 1-4; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the electrical connector shown in FIGS. 1-5 .

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Other references
  • "Infrastructure-EV Charging Meter," Green Car Journal, Nov. 1992, p. 124.
Patent History
Patent number: D350331
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 3, 1993
Date of Patent: Sep 6, 1994
Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated (Orange, CT)
Inventors: Ernest G. Hoffman (Middlefield, CT), Jerome E. Zimmermann (Southington, CT)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Joel Sincavage
Attorneys: Jerry M. Presson, David L. Tarnoff
Application Number: 0/5,495
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Connector, Conductor Or Housing Therefor (10) (D13/133)