Dead front electrical connector for recharging electric vehicles

- Hubbell Incorporated
Description

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

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view of the dead front electrical connector for recharging electric vehicles shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the dead front electrical connector for recharging electric vehicles shown in FIGS. 1-2;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the dead front electrical connector for recharging electric vehicles shown in FIGS. 2-3;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of the dead front electrical connector for recharging electric vehicles shown in FIGS. 1-4; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view of the dead front electrical connector for recharging electric vehicles shown in FIGS. 1-5.

The broken line showing in FIGS. 2, 3 and 6 is included for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D356543
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 6, 1993
Date of Patent: Mar 21, 1995
Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated (Orange, CT)
Inventor: Ernest G. Hoffman (Middlefield, CT)
Primary Examiner: Joel Sincavage
Attorneys: Jerry M. Presson, David L. Tarnoff
Application Number: 0/11,498
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