Electrical connector
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FIG. 1 is a first perspective view of the electrical connector in accordance with a first embodiment of our new design;
FIG. 2 is a second perspective view of the electrical connector illustrated in FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the electrical connector illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2;
FIG. 4 is a back elevational view of the electrical connector illustrated in FIGS. 1-3;
FIG. 5 is a top end plan view of the electrical connector illustrated in FIGS. 1-4 as viewed along its longitudinal axis in FIG. 3;
FIG. 6 is a bottom end plan view of the electrical connector illustrated in FIGS. 1-5 as viewed along its longitudinal axis in FIG. 3;
FIG. 7 is a left side elevational view of the electrical connector illustrated in FIGS. 1-6;
FIG. 8 is a right side elevational view of the electrical connector illustrated in FIGS. 1-7;
FIG. 9 is a first perspective view of the electrical connector with locking ring removed in accordance with a second embodiment of our new design;
FIG. 10 is a second perspective view of the electrical connector with locking ring removed illustrated in FIG. 9;
FIG. 11 is a front elevational view of the electrical connector with locking ring removed illustrated in FIGS. 9 and 10;
FIG. 12 is a back elevational view of the electrical connector with locking ring removed illustrated in FIGS. 9-12;
FIG. 13 is a top end plan view of the electrical connector with locking ring removed illustrated in FIGS. 9-12 as viewed along its longitudinal axis in FIG. 11;
FIG. 14 is a bottom end plan view of the electrical connector with locking ring removed illustrated in FIGS. 9-13 as viewed along its longitudinal axis in FIG. 11;
FIG. 15 is a left side elevational view of the electrical connector with locking ring removed illustrated in FIGS. 9-13; and,
FIG. 16 is a right side elevational view of the electrical connector with locking ring removed illustrated in FIGS. 9-14.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 26, 1997
Date of Patent: Mar 16, 1999
Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated (Orange, CT)
Inventors: Douglas A. Hopper (Maryville, IL), Michael J. Schinsky (St. Louis, MO)
Primary Examiner: Joel Sincavage
Attorneys: Jerry M. Presson, David L. Tarnoff, Thomas P. Hilliard
Application Number: 0/72,978
International Classification: 1303;
