Louvered contact electrical connector
AssigneeThe Whitaker Corporation
InventorsGlenn E. Bennett, Michael Furbacher, Robert K. Grebe, Dennis E. Petrie
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Abstract
An electrical connector comprises a generally cylindrical tube member (10) having a tube wall (12) and an electrically conductive body (22) having a plurality of louvers (24) in a generally tubular array. The body and the tube member are nested one within the other, with the louvers having respective sides (28) projecting away from the tube wall for engagement with a complementary connector. The body and the tube member are secured against relative axial movement in at least one direction by at least one extruded projection (40) of the tube wall.
Claims19
An electrical connector comprising:
- an electrically conductive body including a pair of spaced, annular bands having a common central axis, a plurality of annularly spaced louvers extending between the bands and having respective sides projecting radially inwardly of the bands for engagement with a complementary connector, the body being disposed within a tube member having a tube wall, the body being secured against withdrawal from the tube member in at least one axial direction by a first projection set comprising at least one radially inwardly extruded projection of the tube wall.
An electrical connector comprising:
- an electrically conductive body including a pair of spaced, annular bands having a common central axis, a plurality of annularly spaced louvers extending between the bands and having respective sides projecting radially inwardly of the bands for engagement with a complementary connector, the body having axially spaced apart ends defining a body length, the body being disposed within a tube member having a tube wall and a radially inner surface extending axially for a tube length which is greater than the body length, the body being secured against withdrawal from the tube member in at least one axial direction by a first projection set comprising at least one radially inward projection of the radially inner surface which is formed by an extrusion of the tube wall inwardly beyond the inner surface.
An electrical connector comprising:
- a generally cylindrical tube member having a tube wall, and an electrically conductive body having a plurality of louvers in a generally tubular array, the body being nested within the tube member, the louvers having respective sides projecting away from the tube wall for engagement with a complementary connector, the body and the tube member being secured against relative axial movement in at least one direction by a first projection set comprising at least one extruded projection of the tube wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.