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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2021
Applicant:
Schneider Electric Usa, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Cristina Rosas Salazar, Andover, MA (US);
Brent W. De Geus, Andover, MA (US);
Rodney Powell, Andover, MA (US);
Salaheddine Faik, Andover, MA (US);
Gary A. Volesky, Andover, MA (US);
Assignee:
Schneider Electric USA, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/38 (2006.01); H01H 9/02 (2006.01); H01R 4/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 9/02 (2013.01); H01R 4/38 (2013.01); H01R 4/42 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electrical connector assembly can include a housing having a connection opening configured to receive a conductor, and a lug channel in communication with the connection opening. The assembly can also include one or more lug motion resistance features extending from at least one of the housing and the lug. The one or more lug motion resistance features are configured to resist motion of the lug toward the closed position to retain the lug in the open position.