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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2026
Filed:
May. 29, 2024
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
James Mayfield, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Timothy Fannin, Urbana, IA (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
A system may include a first connector side configured to engage with a second connector side, the first connector side comprising: an inner plug ring comprising a first set of first connector elements configured to engage a first set of second connector elements of the second connector side; and an outer plug ring comprising a set of contacts, wherein the set of contacts is configured to close a safety circuit with at least one of the first device or the second device when the first set of first connector elements engage the first set of second connector elements, whereupon disengaging the first connector side from the second connector side, the safety circuit is opened by a movement of at least one contact of the set of contacts before the first set of first connector elements disengage the first set of second connector elements.
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