Rotatable pin connector

• US 5,820,409 A
• Filed: 08/20/1996
• Issued: 10/13/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Chrysler Corporation (Stellantis NV)
• Original Assignee: Chrysler Corporation (Stellantis NV)
• Inventors: Hartwig, Kenneth, Hansen, David B., Zielinski, Thomas E., Neblett, Larry L., Clark, Dean B.
• Primary Examiner(s): VU, HIEN D
• Application Number:
  US08/699,836
• Time in Patent Office: 784 Days
• Field of Search: 439/157, 439/372, 439/595, 439/692, 439/682, 439/685, 439/801
• US Class Current: 439/595
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2270/32 of electricity
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2270/34 of parts
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/0069 relating to the isolation, e.g. ground fault or leak current
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/04 Cutting off the power supply under fault conditions protective devices and circuit arrangements in general H01H; H02H
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/52 characterised by DC-motors
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/16 Connectors, e.g. plugs or sockets, specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/424 Securing in base or case composed of a plurality of insulating parts having at least one resilient insulating part
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/5219 Sealing means between coupling parts, e.g. interfacial seal
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/527 Flameproof cases H01R13/70 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/62938 Pivoting lever comprising own camming means
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 Plug-in electric vehicles

Abstract

An electrical connector comprising a female member and a male member further comprising a pin connector body defining a plurality of cavities and a plurality of pins within the cavities, the pins rotatably mounted within the cavities.

Claims

1. An electrical connector comprising:

a female member;

a male member, said male member being capable of being slidably received in said female member;

said male member further comprising a pin connector body defining an outer seal fitted in an outer flange of said pin body, a plurality of cavities and said male member having a plurality of flexible fingers, and a plurality of pins within said cavities, said pins passing through said flexible fingers such that flat tabs on said pins project out of said male member, said pins further comprising annular collars, said annular collars mounted within said flexible finger for rotation of said pins and said tabs having securement members being integrally formed and extending substantially perpendicular from said tab, said pins being rotatable in said cavities such that said securement members can be positioned in a plurality of different orientations so that electrical connectors may be coupled with the securement members in a number of different positions.