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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2023
Hubbell Incorporated, Shelton, CT (US);
John Brower, Fairfield, CT (US);
Zhenhong Li, Cheshire, CT (US);
Hubbell Incorporated, Shelton, CT (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector including at least one locking member movably engageable with at least one locking feature provided on a second electrical connector, at least one latch rotatably movable between a locked position for preventing movement of the at least one locking member and an unlocked position for allowing movement of the at least one locking member and a sensor for sensing a voltage level on the electrical connector, wherein when the voltage level is sensed to be above a defined level, the at least one latch is moved to the locked position and when the voltage level is sensed to be below the defined level the at least one latch is moved to the unlocked position.