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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:
Aug. 18, 1987
Filed:
Apr. 16, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lester T Toy, Fremont, CA (US);
Daniel Magay, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Raychem Corporation, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439874 ; 29859 ; 29860 ; 174 / ;
Abstract
A heat activatable sealing piston comprising a cylinder of polymeric material radially expandable on application of heat. The piston can be incorporated into thermal actuators of various types. In a preferred embodiment, the sealing piston is used in an electrical connector, together with a gas generating means to force solder between an electrical conductor inserted into the connector and the walls of the tubular connector.