Hermaphroditic electrical connector

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of one-half of an hermaphroditic electrical connector;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the connector half shown in FIG. 1, the opposite side being a mirror image;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the connector half shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the other one-half of the hermaphroditic electrical connector which is arranged to mate with the connector half shown in FIG. 1, the opposite side being a mirror image;

FIG. 5 is an end view looking into the open end of the connector half shown in FIGS. 1 or 4;

FIG. 6 is an end view of the connector half of FIGS. 1 or 4, looking at the end opposite to that shown in FIG. 5; and,

FIG. 7 is side elevational view of the connector halves in an assembled condition.

The connector halves are shown separately in FIGS. 1-4 for clarity of illustration only.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
2384267 September 1945 Andersen
2386177 October 1945 Andersen
4445741 May 1, 1984 Annoot
4842532 June 27, 1989 Krause
5125848 June 30, 1992 Zimmerly
5577928 November 26, 1996 Duclos
Patent History
Patent number: D395282
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 21, 1996
Date of Patent: Jun 16, 1998
Assignee: Tri-Star Electronics International, Inc. (El Segundo, CA)
Inventors: Edward Rudoy (Woodland Hills, CA), Leslie Laszlo Kerek (Los Angeles, CA), Gary D. Burns (Inver Grove Heights, MN)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Lavone D. Tabor
Attorney: Harold L. Jackson
Application Number: 0/58,703
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Connector, Conductor Or Housing Therefor (10) (D13/133)
International Classification: 1303;