US 12,537,341 B2 · Locking electrical contact device with switch

Abstract

An electrical connector assembly includes a first electrical contact device and a second electrical contact device. The first electrical contact device includes a plurality of conductors. The second electrical contact device includes a first portion, a second portion movable in a rotational and translational manner relative to the first portion, and an actuator movable between a first position and a second position. The first portion includes first electrical contacts, and the second portion includes electrical sockets. Each socket receives an associated conductor and includes a second electrical contact aligned with an associated first electrical contact. The second portion is biased away from the first portion. When the actuator is in the first position, the actuator inhibits translational movement of the second portion toward the first portion. When the actuator is in the second position, the second portion is movable toward the first portion to permit the second electrical contacts to engage the first electrical contacts.

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Dependent claims

An electrical connector assembly comprising:

a first electrical contact device;
a second electrical contact device selectively connected to the first electrical contact device along a connection axis, the second electrical contact device including a first portion and a second portion movable between a first device position and a second device position relative to the first portion, the second electrical contact device including at least one pin;
and
an actuator movable along an actuator axis between a first actuator position and a second actuator position, the actuator including,
a body extending along the actuator axis, and
at least one projection extending from the body in a first direction away from the actuator axis;
wherein, in the first actuator position, the at least one projection is configured to support the at least one pin in the first device position and limit movement of the second portion in at least one direction;
and
wherein, in the second actuator position, the at least one projection is configured to be spaced apart from the at least one pin in the second device position and permit movement of the second portion in the at least one direction.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Locking electrical contact device with switch

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