H01R 13/71
Contact members of coupling parts operating as switch
Official title: Contact members of coupling parts operating as switch {, e.g. linear or rotational movement required after mechanical engagement of coupling part to establish electrical connection}
H01R13/71 (Contact members of coupling parts operating as switch) appears on 237 US grants and 184 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01R- Granted patents
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- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Locking electrical contact device with switch27 Jan 2026US 12,537,341 B2Hubbell Incorporated
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- Switch device for hazardous voltage interlockloop26 Feb 2026US 2026/0058418 A1HARTING Electric Stiftung & Co. KG
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Safe, rechargeable, battery-containing power pack and method276US 5,160,879 ACurtis Manufacturing Company, Inc. · 1992
- Connector incorporating a contact pad surface on a plane parallel to a longitudinal axis117US 6,932,517 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2005
- Electrical outlet fixture recessible in a housing93US 6,530,806 B22003
- Electrical connector with enclosed internal switch82US 4,772,215 AHubbell Incorporated · 1988
- Safe electrical connector67US 3,971,619 A1976