Electrical connector
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FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of an electrical connector according to a first embodiment of our new design, which is especially suitable for a male electrical connector;
FIG. 2 is a first side elevational view of the electrical connector of our new design as shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a second side elevational view of the electrical connector of our new design as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 ;
FIG. 4 is a left end elevational view of the electrical connector of our new design as shown in FIGS. 1-3;
FIG. 5 is a right end elevational view of the electrical connector of our new design as shown in FIGS. 1-4;
FIG. 6 is a rear perspective view of an electrical connector in accordance with a second embodiment of our new design, which is especially suitable for a female electrical connector;
FIG. 7 is a first side elevational view of the electrical connector of our new design as shown in FIG. 6;
FIG. 8 is a second side elevational view of the electrical connector of our new design as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7.
FIG. 9 is a left end elevational view of the electrical connector of our new design as shown in FIGS. 6-8; and,
FIG. 10 is a right end elevational view of the electrical connector of our new design as shown in FIGS. 6-7.
The broken lines showing of environment in the Figures is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design. The electrical connectors of the claimed design can be either a male or a female electrical connector.
| D238176 | December 1975 | Korman et al. |
| 3437980 | April 1969 | Smith |
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Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 16, 1996
Date of Patent: Mar 30, 1999
Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated (Orange, CT)
Inventors: Albert A. Pudims (Stratford, CT), Thomas J. Vigorito (Fairfield, CT), Alan G. Perlot (Cheshire, CT)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Lavone D. Tabor
Attorneys: Jerry M. Presson, David L. Tarnoff, Thomas P. Hilliard
Application Number: 0/59,789
International Classification: 1303;
