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US 7,731,516 B2Granted
Connector system for engaging a portion of a plug within a receptacle
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsFerdinand Puttinger, Reinhold Bruestle, Weston Blaine Griffin, Warren Lee, Douglas Glenn Wildes
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Abstract
An cable connector system is provided. A receptacle for the connector system includes a pair of opposing compression plates and at least one rotatable member configured to move the opposing compression plates as the rotatable member rotates. The compression plates cause contact with a portion of the plug inserted therebetween.
Claims20
A receptacle for a connector system having a plug, the receptacle comprising:
- at least one rotatable member configured to have a cavity;
- and
- a pair of opposing compression plates located at least partially within the cavity, the at least one rotatable member configured to move the opposing compression plates as the rotatable member rotates, the compression plates causing contact with a portion of the plug inserted between the compression plates.
A connector system comprising:
- a plug portion having a connection member;
- and
- a receptacle portion configured to engage the plug portion, the receptacle portion having rotationally actuated contact plates located within a housing, the contact plates movable to engage the connection member of the plug portion between the contact plates when the housing is at least partially rotated.
An ultrasound system comprising:
- a control portion having an umbilical cable connected thereto, the umbilical cable having a receptacle providing high signal count communication, the receptacle having a rotational actuating mechanism configured to have a cavity and a pair of opposing compression plates located at least partially within the cavity;
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- an ultrasound probe having a probe cable connected thereto, the probe cable having a plug, and wherein interconnection of the umbilical cable with the probe cable via the receptacle and plug is actuated by the rotational actuating mechanism of the receptacle such that the compression plates engage a connection member of the plug between the compression plates.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.