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US 2026/0142384 A1Published application
Universal connector
AssigneeIDEAL Industries, Inc.
InventorsDouglas A. Sanford, Sushil N. Keswani
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Abstract
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for universal electrical connection. Each universal electrical connector may connect to a plurality of other identical universal electrical connectors. Conductors may be physically and electrically attached to each universal electrical connector. Accordingly, the universal electrical connector may electrically connect any number of conductors (e.g., wires) using multiple identical universal electrical connectors.
Claims20
An electrical connector comprising:
- a conductive body comprising:
- a stem;
- and
- a first contact and a second contact extending from the stem, the first contact configured to electrically contact a first different contact of a first another electrical connector, and the second contact configured to electrically contact a second different contact of a second another electrical connector;
- and
- a housing including an insulating material and being configured to enclose at least a portion of the conductive body and to electrically insulate the enclosed portion of the conductive body such that the electrical connector is configured to be installed and detached from the another electrical connector even while electric charge is present.
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A universal connector system comprising:
- a first electrical connector comprising:
- a first conductive body comprising:
- a first stem;
- a first contact extending from the first stem at a first end thereof and proximate to a first side thereof;
- and
- a second contact extending from the first stem at the first end thereof and proximate to a second side thereof substantially opposed to the first side thereof;
- and
- a first insulator housing enclosing a portion of the first conductive body and configured to engage at least one other housing;
- and
- a second electrical connector substantially identical to the first electrical connector comprising:
- a second conductive body comprising:
- a second stem;
- a third contact extending from the second stem at a first end thereof and proximate to a first side thereof such that when the first electrical connector and second electrical connector are installed together, the first contact electrically contacts the third contact effecting an electrical connection between the first conductive body and second conductive body;
- and
- a fourth contact extending from the second stem at the first end thereof and proximate to a second side thereof substantially opposed to the first side thereof;
- and
- a second insulator housing enclosing at least a portion of the second conductive body and configured to such that when the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector are installed together, the first insulator housing engages the second insulator housing.
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A universal connector system comprising:
- a plurality of substantially identical electrical connectors engaged with each other, each of the plurality of substantially identical electrical connectors configured to engage with and electrically connect to a first engaged electrical connector and a second engaged electrical connector, each of the plurality of substantially identical connectors comprising:
- a conductive body comprising:
- a stem;
- a first contact extending from a first end of the stem and configured to electrically contact a first another contact of the first engaged electrical connector;
- and
- a second contact extending from the first end of the stem and configured to electrically contact a second another contact of the second engaged electrical connector;
- and
- a housing enclosing at least a portion of the conductive body.
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An electrical connector comprising:
- a conductive body comprising:
- a stem;
- and
- a first contact and a second contact extending from the stem, the first contact being mechanically configured to be a plug and to contact a first different contact of a first another electrical connector, the second contact being mechanically configured to be a socket of complementary configuration to the plug and to electrically contact a second different contact of a second another electrical connector;
- and
- a housing including an insulating material, the housing being configured to enclose at least a portion of the conductive body and electrically insulate the enclosed portion of the conductive body such that the electrical connector is configured to be installed and detached from the first another electrical connector even while electrical charge is present.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.