Universal bushing
AssigneeCooper Technology Company
InventorPedro Rivera Romano
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Abstract
A universal bushing is described herein. The universal bushing can include a base member and a first bushing member. The base member can include at least one outer portion and at least one inner wall that forms a first cavity, where the at least one inner wall has a perimeter that is substantially uniform along a first height of the at least one inner wall. The first bushing member can be removeably coupled to the base member and disposed within the first cavity, where the first bushing member includes at least one first wall having a first inner surface that forms a second cavity and a first outer surface, where the at least one first wall has a first inner perimeter that is substantially uniform along a second height of the at least one first wall, and where the first outer surface forms a first outer perimeter.
Claims19
A universal bushing, comprising:
- a base member comprising at least one outer portion and at least one inner wall that forms a first cavity, wherein the at least one inner wall has a perimeter that is substantially uniform along a first height of the at least one inner wall;
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- a first bushing member removeably coupled to the base member and disposed within the first cavity, wherein the first bushing member comprises at least one first wall having a first inner surface that forms a second cavity and a first outer surface, wherein the at least one first wall has a first inner perimeter that is substantially uniform along a second height of the at least one first wall, and wherein the first outer surface forms a first outer perimeter,
- wherein the first inner perimeter is less than the perimeter and the first outer perimeter,
- wherein the first outer perimeter is slightly less than the perimeter,
- wherein the first bushing member, once decoupled from the base member, is configured to recouple to the base member,
- wherein the base member and the first bushing member are made of an elastomeric material,
- wherein the first bushing member further comprises a first collar positioned at a first bottom end of the first bushing member and extending radially outward from the at least one first wall, and
- wherein the first bushing member further comprises a first handling feature that extends laterally from a distal end of the first collar, wherein the first handling feature has a smooth inner surface and a smooth outer surface.
An electrical connector, comprising:
- a housing comprising a receiving area and a passage that traverses the receiving area;
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- a universal bushing positioned within the receiving area, wherein the universal bushing comprises:
- a base member comprising at least one outer portion and at least one inner wall that forms a first cavity, wherein the at least one inner wall has a perimeter that is substantially uniform along a first height of the at least one inner wall;
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- a first bushing member removeably coupled to the base member and disposed within the first cavity, wherein the first bushing member comprises at least one first wall having a first inner surface that forms a second cavity and a first outer surface, wherein the at least one first wall has a first inner perimeter that is substantially uniform along a second height of the at least one first wall, and wherein the first outer surface forms a first outer perimeter,
- wherein the first inner perimeter is less than the perimeter and the first outer perimeter,
- wherein the first outer perimeter is slightly less than the perimeter,
- wherein the first bushing member, once decoupled from the base member, is configured to recouple to the base member,
- wherein the base member and the first bushing member are made of an elastomeric material,
- wherein the first bushing member further comprises a first collar positioned at a first bottom end of the first bushing member and extending radially outward from the at least one first wall, and
- wherein the first bushing member further comprises a first handling feature that extends laterally from a distal end of the first collar, wherein the first handling feature has a smooth inner surface and a smooth outer surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.