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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:
Feb. 25, 1986
Filed:
Oct. 31, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
David W Rupnik, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
Assignee:
AMP Incorporated, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
339 65 ; 339 / ; 3391 / ; 3391 / ;
Abstract
A plug and socket assembly (20, 31) includes a guide member for guiding a plug (20) through a panel aperture into a receptacle (31) comprises a face plate (12) having a generally rectangular plug admitting orifice (13) therein and a channel section base portion (14) outstanding perpendicularly from one side of the face plate (12) and extending completely through the thickness thereof to define a lower edge portion of the orifice. An apron (15) outstands perpendicularly from an upper edge portion of the orifice (13) to overlie the center of the channel and latch admitting openings (16, 16') extend between the channel side walls and the apron (15).