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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2017
Applicant:
The Patent Store Llc, O'Fallon, MO (US);
Inventors:
L. Herbert King, Jr., Chesterfield, MO (US);
James Keevan, O'Fallon, MO (US);
William Hiner, O'Fallon, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Patent Store, LLC, Jefferson City, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/24 (2018.01); H01R 4/2433 (2018.01); H01R 43/01 (2006.01); H01R 4/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/2433 (2013.01); H01R 43/01 (2013.01); H01R 4/70 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for forming a blind connection between a first wire and a second wire where each of the wires are inserted into a sleeve with the first wire laterally inserted into the sleeve for positioning along the first wire and the second wire axially inserted through the sleeve and into engagement with a stop located outside the sleeve to ensure that the second wire is properly positioned in the sleeve before an unseen electrical connection is formed between the first wire and the second wire.