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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:
May. 24, 1983
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1981
Noel Lee, Daly City, CA (US);
Andrew L Choy, San Francisco, CA (US);
Monster Cable Products, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector for effecting connection between a wire and a `banana` type socket includes an axially extending male pin divided by a slot(s) into radially expansible contact arm quadrants. A terminal fastener is mounted in threaded engagement on the pin for securing an electrical terminal between the terminal fastener and an annular portion of the pin. An expander element is also mounted in threaded engagement on the pin and includes an expander rod having a frusto conical tip portion that enters and engages a tapered internal bore of the pin to permit the contact arm quadrants to be forced outward to grip the smooth internal bore of the `banana` type socket.