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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. 20, 1981
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ronald S Narozny, Panorama City, CA (US);
Robert P Wyss, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Thomas & Betts Corporation, Raritan, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
339 / ; 3391 / ;
Abstract
The invention teaches the incorporation of passages in a fully enclosed cable connector, through which an electrical probe can be inserted to engage the electrical contacts therein permitting the related electrical circuits to be checked. The passages are placed in the connector body or cover and are probeable from one or both sides so that the contacts can be engaged regardless of the position of the connector with respect to its mounting or the cable position or the incorporation of cable strain reliefs.