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High current male and female power connector assembly

  • US 6,309,231 B1
  • Filed: 09/02/1999
  • Issued: 10/30/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/02/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A male connector for insertion into a female connector having at least one key, said male connector comprising:

  • an electrically non-conductive outer sleeve having a large diameter entry bore for receiving the female connector, said sleeve having an L-shaped slot for receiving the at least one key via a first leg of said L-shaped slot, such that upon rotation of said male connector and said female connector relative to each other, said at least one key enters a second leg of said L-shaped slot, said second leg being perpendicular to said first leg, thereby locking said male and female connectors;

    an electrically energizable inner sleeve; and

    a biased electrically non-conductive plunger positioned radially inwardly said inner sleeve for preventing unauthorized access from said outer sleeve to said inner sleeve and adapted to move in response to a longitudinally directed force by the female connector from a first position to a second position for electrically connecting the female connector to said energizable inner sleeve.

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