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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2023
Applicant:
Winchester Interconnect Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Inventor:
John E. Benham, Torrington, CT (US);
Assignee:
WINCHESTER INTERCONNECT CORPORATION, Norwalk, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A breakaway power connector. The breakaway power connector includes a panel mount connector and a plug connector configured to mate with the panel mount connector. The plug connector and the panel mount connector are configured such that when the plug connector is fully mated with the panel mount connector i) the minimum lateral force needed to laterally unmate the plug connector from the panel mount connector is X pounds (lbs) and ii) the minimum axial force needed to axially unmate the plug connector from the panel mount connector is Y pounds (lbs), and X<Y.