Electrical plug connector

• US 5,080,608 A
• Filed: 06/06/1990
• Issued: 01/14/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: William J. Rouse, William W. Yarnton
• Original Assignee: William J. Rouse, William W. Yarnton
• Inventors: Rouse, William J., Yarnton, William W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Howell, Daniel W.
• Assistant Examiner(s): DAULTON, JULIE
• Application Number:
  US07/534,201
• Time in Patent Office: 587 Days
• Field of Search: 439/445, 439/449, 439/606, 439/450-452, 439/456-461, 439/465, 439/470, 439/660, 439/686, 439/687, 439/689-696
• US Class Current: 439/457
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6392 for extension cord

Abstract

Electrical conductor cord connections including male and female connectors. The male cord connector has fixed prongs protruding in parallel from a face on the body of the connector. A conductor cord is connected to the prongs internally of the body, the connections are covered and the cord held by an end cap fastened to the body with the conductor cord emerging from the body in the same direction as, and parallel to, the prongs. A notch has been provided in the body to allow the conductor to be forced to a right angled location for wall receptacle installation of the male prongs. The female connector has a similar body but with the male prongs being replaced by receptacles, the end cap and notch again being provided. A connection using the above male and female connectors ensure an inseparable connection when tension is put on the electrical conductor cords attached thereto.

Claims

1. A male cord end for an electrical conductor cord comprising in combination:

a unitary male prong body;

male prongs passing through said body and fixed thereto;

prong terminals attached to the prongs to receive the electrical cord conductors;

a tapered peripheral edge on the prong body to cooperatively engage a tapered female receptacle body;

the male prong body being parallel to a longitudinal axis of the male prongs;

a cord channel integrally mounted on said male prong body parallel to the longitudinal axis of the male prongs;

an electrical cord engaging notch in a portion of the cord channel furthest from the prong body mounting and adapted to enable a right angle bend of the cord away from the prong body to permit the male cord end to be received in a wall receptacle;

an end cap releasably attached to the male prong body and attached cord channel comprising a second cord channel extending from the prong body mounted cord channel to the terminals of the male prongs and formed by two similar halves each with a cooperating continuous groove;

said similar halves being united by a threaded fastener, a cord clamp, a second fastener carrying said cord clamp and releasably fixing said end cap to said male prong body.

2. A male end for an electrical conductor cord comprising:

a unitary male prong body having an end face;

male prongs mounted in said body and emerging in parallel from said body member end face and having terminals attached thereto to receive the electrical conductors of the cord;

removable end cover means in the form of a flat end plate on a prong body end opposite said prong body end face and fastened to said male prong body;

a cord channel integrally jointed to said unitary male prong body;

said cord channel being parallel to said body member and terminating in a plane containing said end face to hold the cord so that it emerges from the cord channel in a direction parallel to said male prongs;

wherein said removable end cover means has a protrusion means for clamping a portion of the electrical cord, and said removable end cover means is secured to said unitary male prong body with mounting screws.

3. A male end for an electrical conductor cord as claimed in claim 2 further including an electrical cord engaging notch in said cord channel at said body member end face to accept the electrical conductor cord in a right angle relationship to said prongs to enable reception of said prongs in a wall plug.

4. A male end for an electrical conductor cord as claimed in claims 2 or 3 wherein the cord channel integral joint between the male prong body and the cord channel has a recess at the end opposite said body end face near the terminals to receive said portion of the electrical cord for clamping.

5. A male end for an electrical conductor cord as claimed in claim 4 wherein said protrusion means clamps said portion of the electrical cord into said recess.

6. A male end for an electrical conductor cord as claimed in claims 2 or 3 further including a tapered peripheral edge on the prong body to cooperatively engage a tapered female receptacle body.