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US 11,952,839 B2Granted
Electrical connector
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsMatthew Lommen, Jeffrey R. Hochstatter, Amanda G. Harrison
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Abstract
Connectors may include a first part and a second part that are adapted to be locked together. The first and second parts may include compatible features that provide one or more connections, such as electrical and hydraulic connections, when the first and second part are secured together.
Claims18
A connector comprising:
- a first portion comprising a first protrusion;
- and
- a second portion, the first portion receivable into the second portion, the second portion comprising:
- a first slot extending along a length of the second portion by a first amount;
- and
- a second slot extending along the length of the second portion by a second amount less than the first amount, the first protrusion receivable into the first slot when the first portion is received into the second portion, the first portion fully receivable into the second portion to form a completed connection,
- wherein the first portion comprises a plurality of openings formed at a first end of the first portion, wherein the second portion comprises a plurality of pins at a first end of the second portion, wherein each of the plurality of pins is received into a corresponding one of the plurality of openings when the completed connection is made.
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A multicoupler comprising:
- a first body part comprising:
- a plurality of first apertures;
- and
- a first plug of an electrical connector disposed in one of the plurality of first apertures, the first plug comprising a protrusion;
- a second body part comprising:
- a plurality of second apertures;
- and
- a first receptacle of the electrical connector disposed in one of the plurality of second apertures, the first receptacle comprising:
- a first slot;
- and
- a second slot angularly offset from the first slot, the first plug receivable into the first receptacle and the protrusion received into the first slot when the first body part is aligned with the second body part.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.