Electrical connection system with safety interlock
First Claim
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1. An electrical connection including:
- a) a first component carrying a first pair of electrical connector elements;
b) a second component releasably mated with the first component and carrying a second pair of electrical connector elements engaged with the first pair of electrical connector elements;
c) a shorting element for electrically shorting the first pair of electrical connector elements;
d) a safety latch element selectively receivable in a latch position for moving the shorting element to a non-shorting position when the second component is mated with the first component; and
,e) lock means actuated by the safety latch element for preventing separation of the first and second components while the safety latch element is in the latch position.
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Abstract
An electrical connection system comprises a first component carrying a pair of male connector elements releasably mated with a pair of female connector elements carried by a second connector component. A shorting clip is associated with the first component for providing an electrical short between the male connector elements. A safety latch is selectively receivable in a latch position for moving the shorting clip to a non-shorting position when the first component is mated with the second component and a lock element is arranged to be actuated by the safety latch to prevent separation of the first and second components while the safety latch is in the latch position.
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17 Claims
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1. An electrical connection including:
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a) a first component carrying a first pair of electrical connector elements; b) a second component releasably mated with the first component and carrying a second pair of electrical connector elements engaged with the first pair of electrical connector elements; c) a shorting element for electrically shorting the first pair of electrical connector elements; d) a safety latch element selectively receivable in a latch position for moving the shorting element to a non-shorting position when the second component is mated with the first component; and
,e) lock means actuated by the safety latch element for preventing separation of the first and second components while the safety latch element is in the latch position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electrical connection including:
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a) a first component carrying a male connector element; b) a second component releasably mated with the first component and carrying a female connector element engaged with the male connector element; c) a shorting element biased for electrically connecting the male connector element to a first electrical potential; d) a safety latch element selectively positionable in a latch position when the second component is mated with the first component; e) means on said safety latch element for selectively urging said shorting element against said bias and electrically disconnecting said male connector element from said first electrical potential when in said latch position; and
,f) lock means actuated by the safety latch element for preventing separation of the first and second components while the safety latch element is in the latch position. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An electrical connection including:
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a) a first component carrying a first electrical connector element; b) a second component releasably mounted with the first component and carrying a second electrical connector element engaged with the first electrical connector element; c) a shorting element for electrically connecting the first electrical connector element to a first electrical potential; d) a safety latch element selectively receivable in a latch position for moving the shorting element to disconnect the first electrical connector from the first electrical potential when the second component is mated with the first component; and e) lock means actuated by the safety latch element for preventing separation of the first and second components while the safety latch is in the latch position.
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