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US 12,525,739 B2Granted
Moisture resistant seal for electrical cable assemblies
AssigneeDSM&T Company, Inc.
InventorSergio Corona
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Abstract
An electrical connector including a linear locking device, which is provided as a weatherproof structure for connecting and disconnecting an electrical cable quickly and easily but comprises a robust structure that will not disconnect easily. The electrical connector is resistant to breakage and is keyed for quick connection without the need to look at the connector to make a secure connection.
Claims27
A weatherproof electrical connector comprising:
- a first connector having first and second ends, the first end formed as an insertion section, the insertion section having:
- an end face having a plurality of cavities;
- a plurality of electrically conductive receptacles positioned within said plurality of cavities;
- a second connector having first and second ends, the first end formed as a cavity for receiving said insertion section, the cavity having a plurality of protrusions positioned therein and corresponding to said plurality of cavities in said end face of said insertion section, wherein each of said plurality of protrusions is provided with an end face with an opening provided therein, and a pin for engaging with a corresponding electrically conductive receptacle in the plurality of cavities in the end face of said first connector;
- said first connector having a locking member formed as an arm and having a protrusion at a distal end of said arm;
- said second connector having an undercut positioned thereon that is adapted to interact with the protrusion such that when the first and second connectors are fully seated with each other, the protrusion interacts with said undercut to prevent said first and second connectors from being pulled apart;
- said arm including an area adapted to receive a force at a proximal end of said arm such the distal end of said arm is adapted to disengage with the undercut so that the first and second connectors can be disengaged with each other;
- a raised section provided adjacent to the proximal end of said arm, said raised section formed as a rigid material and extending radially outward from and exterior surface of the first connector to prevent accidental disengagement of said arm from the undercut.
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A weatherproof electrical connector comprising:
- a first connector having a first end formed as an insertion section, the insertion section having an end face with a plurality of cavities formed therein;
- a second connector having a first end formed as a cavity for receiving said insertion section, the cavity having a plurality of protrusions positioned therein corresponding to said plurality of cavities;
- wherein each of said plurality of protrusions is provided with an end face with an opening provided therein;
- a pin provided in each of the plurality of cavities or each of the openings, and an electrically conductive receptacle provided in each of the plurality of cavities or each of the openings, wherein the pin and receptacles are designed to interact with each other to form an electrical connection;
- said first connector having a locking member formed as an arm and having a protrusion at a distal end of said arm;
- said second connector having an undercut positioned thereon that is adapted to interact with the protrusion such that when the first and second connectors are fully seated with each other, the protrusion interacts with said undercut to prevent said first and second connectors from being pulled apart;
- said arm including an area adapted to receive a force at a proximal end of said arm such the distal end of said arm is adapted to disengage with the undercut so that the first and second connectors can be disengaged with each other;
- a raised section provided adjacent to the proximal end of said arm, said raised section formed as a rigid material and extending radially outward from and exterior surface of the first connector to prevent accidental disengagement of said arm from the undercut.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.