Premold for a twist locking female connector
First Claim
1. A premold for a heavy duty electrical female connector, said premold including a molded cap and a molded core to receive a plurality cf female receptacles, said cap including a body, said body including a hollow;
- a cover; and
an opposite open end, said hollow extending substantially from inside said cover to said open end, a plurality of male pin openings in said cover, at least one of said openings being polarized, said core having a length substantially equal to the length of said hollow, said core shaped to fit snugly in said hollow of said cover, said core including a plurality of insets for supporting said plurality of electric female receptacles snugly between the inner periphery of said hollow of said cover and in said core insets, said female receptacles including at least a spaced apart inner and outer portion for receiving a male pin therebetween, at least one male pin, at least one said male pin including a flag-like projection, said core further including at least one recess to receive said at least one male pin when said at least one male pin is inserted through a cover opening, at least said cover openings;
said female receptacles; and
said male pin all rounded on a circular plane, and said male pins rotatable to engage said at least one flag-like portion beneath said cover.
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Abstract
A premold cap and core with its specific configuration saves labor and material in the making of heavy duty female connectors. The premold core and cap receive female receptacles that are crimped to lead cable. The premold then is cast into a female connector. The female receptacles are capped in place held in insets in the core. The cap is hollow and receives the core locking the female receptacles in place. The cap replaces the prior art fiber disk and presents polarized openings for polarized male pins with flag-like ends. The engaged male pins on a male connector are rotated so that the flag-like end are beneath the polarized openings and cannot be disengaged without rerotation of the connectors.
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20 Claims
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1. A premold for a heavy duty electrical female connector, said premold including a molded cap and a molded core to receive a plurality cf female receptacles, said cap including a body, said body including a hollow;
- a cover; and
an opposite open end, said hollow extending substantially from inside said cover to said open end, a plurality of male pin openings in said cover, at least one of said openings being polarized, said core having a length substantially equal to the length of said hollow, said core shaped to fit snugly in said hollow of said cover, said core including a plurality of insets for supporting said plurality of electric female receptacles snugly between the inner periphery of said hollow of said cover and in said core insets, said female receptacles including at least a spaced apart inner and outer portion for receiving a male pin therebetween, at least one male pin, at least one said male pin including a flag-like projection, said core further including at least one recess to receive said at least one male pin when said at least one male pin is inserted through a cover opening, at least said cover openings;
said female receptacles; and
said male pin all rounded on a circular plane, and said male pins rotatable to engage said at least one flag-like portion beneath said cover. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- a cover; and
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Current AssigneeFittings Acquisitions Mergers Co.
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Original AssigneeHeyco Stamped Products, Inc.
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InventorsSosinski, Charles W., Brown, Donald C., Hickey, Suzanne V.
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Primary Examiner(s)MCGLYNN, JOSEPH
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Application NumberUS07/944,468Time in Patent Office333 DaysField of Search439/337, 439/641, 439/644, 439/647, 439/704US Class Current439/337CPC Class CodesH01R 13/213 by bayonet connectionH01R 13/4364 Insertion of locking piece ...H01R 13/506 assembled by snap action of...H01R 13/64 Means for preventing incorr...H01R 24/86 Parallel contacts arranged ...
