R.a. Phillips Industries, Inc.

Stephen M Howard

Male/female connector assembly for connecting electrical conductors

A connector assembly is disclosed and claimed. The male connector comprises at least one conductive terminal held by a male plug body including a head portion and a gripping portion, the head portion including a plurality of raised elements extending radially outward from the head portion. The female connector comprises at least one mating conductive terminal held by a female plug body including a receiving portion and a gripping portion, the receiving portion adapted to receive the head portion of the male connector and including a plurality of recessed areas adapted to interlock with the raised elements of the head portion. The male plug body is preferably made from a substantially rigid plastic and the female plug body is made from a flexible plastic.

An electrical plug ( ) comprising a body ( ) having an end ( ) carrying a plurality of first ones of corresponding pairs of male ( ) and female ( ) electrical connection moieties. The plug includes a sleeve ( ) axially extending from the body end outwardly from the moieties. The sleeve is defined by an outer periphery and an end ( ) spaced apart from the body end. Integrally molded with the sleeve is a circumferential flange ( ) extending radially from the outer periphery of the sleeve at the sleeve end.

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The Colony, TX, United States of America

Stephen M Howard