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US 5,632,655 AGranted
Electrical connector with replaceable male pins
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorJames S. DeMarco, Jr.
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Abstract
An electrical connector includes a first female insert having pin engagable ockets and a second female insert having pin engagable sockets. The first insert is in electrical connection with the second insert. The socket inserts are connected via connector pins which are configured to fit within the sockets and between the socket members. The connector pins function to electrically connect the socket inserts and may include a locking extension for locking the pins in the sockets of the female inserts. The connector may also include a protective disk disposed between the socket inserts which envelopes the connector pins and protects them from damage.
Claims19
An electrical connector, comprising:
- a first female insert including at least one socket;
- a second female insert including at least one socket and adapted to be in electrical connection with said first female insert;
- at least one removable connector means configured to slidably fit within said at least one socket of said first female insert and said at least one socket of said second female insert for electrically connecting said first and second female inserts;
- said at least one removable connector means having a first end abutting an interior surface of said at least one socket in said first female insert and a second end mating an interior surface of said at least one socket in said second female insert so as to form said electrical connection between said first and second female inserts;
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- locking means for locking said at least one removeable connector means in said connector said locking means comprising a spring-biased radial retention element and a cooperating connector recess.
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An electrical connector, comprising:
- a first female insert including at least one socket;
- a second female insert including at least one socket and adapted to be in electrical connection with said first female insert;
- at least one removable connector means configured to fit within said at least one socket of said first and second female inserts for electrically connecting said first and second female inserts;
- locking means for locking said connector means in said connector;
- protective means for protecting said at least one connector means from damage, said protective means being disposed between said first and said second female inserts and enveloping said at least one connector means;
- said protective means comprising a disk having cavities therein, at least one of said cavities adapted to enclose said at least one connector means;
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- said disk having a groove extending around the periphery thereof which intersects said cavities and said connector means having a groove around the periphery thereof adapted to be in alignment with said groove of said protective means, said locking means comprising a snap ring adapted to be placed into said groove of said protective means and engage said groove of said connector means for locking said connector means in said disk.
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An electrical connector, comprising:
- a first female insert including at least one socket;
- a second female insert including at least one socket and adapted to be in electrical connection with said first female insert;
- at least one removable connector means configured to fit within said at least one socket of said first and second female inserts for electrically connecting said first and second female inserts;
- locking means for locking said connector means in said connector;
- said at least one connecting means comprising at least one pin and said locking means comprising a resilient extension extending outwardly beyond the periphery of said at least one pin, said resilient extension being adapted to engage said at least one socket of said female inserts;
- said at least one pin including a recess, and said resilient extension being adapted to be compressed into said recess for facilitating the removal of said at least one pin from said socket and said at least one pin being adapted to extend outwardly from said recess for facilitating the locking of said at least one pin in said socket;
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- said recess having a spring therein and said resilient extension being biased outwardly by said spring.
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An electrical connector, comprising:
- a first female insert including at least one socket;
- a second female insert including at least one socket and adapted to be in electrical connection with said first female insert;
- at least one removable connector means configured to fit within said at least one socket of said first and second female inserts for electrically connecting said first and second female inserts;
- locking means for locking said connector means in said connector;
- said at least one connector means comprising at least one pin and said locking means comprising a resilient extension extending outwardly beyond the periphery of said at least one pin, said resilient extension being adapted to engage said at least one socket of at least one of said female inserts;
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- said at least one pin further comprising a first portion slidable within a second portion, said first portion being spring loaded and compressible, causing said at least one pin to be resilient.
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An electrical connection, comprising:
- a first female insert including at least one socket;
- a second female insert including at least one socket and adapted to be in electrical connection with said first female insert;
- at least one removable connector means configured to fit within said at least one socket of said first and second female inserts for electrically connecting said first and second female inserts;
- locking means for locking said connector means in said connector;
- protective means for protecting said at least one connector means from damage, said protective means being disposed between said first and said second female inserts and enveloping said at least one connector means;
- said protective means comprising a disk having cavities therein, at least one of said cavities adapted to enclose said at least one connector means;
- said at least one connector means comprising a pin having a threaded portion and said at least one cavity being threaded and adapted to engage said threaded portion;
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- said pin having an end with a portion configured to be engaged by a tool, said portion being substantially non-circular.
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An electrical connector, comprising:
- a first female insert including at least one socket;
- a second female insert including at least one socket and adapted to be in electrical connection with said first female insert;
- at least one removable connector means configured to fit within said at least one socket of said first and second female inserts for electrically connecting said first and second female inserts;
- locking means for locking said connector means in said connector;
- protective means for protecting said at least one connector means from damage, said protective means being disposed between said first and said second female inserts and enveloping said at least one connector means;
- said locking means comprising each socket in one of said inserts having means therein for securely engaging said at least one connector means;
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- said means for securely engaging comprising a spring loaded ring and said at least one connector means comprising a pin having a recess for engagement with said spring loaded ring.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.