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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:
Nov. 26, 1991
Filed:
Jan. 17, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
George J Knox, Austin, TX (US);
Daniel F Cronch, Austin, TX (US);
Martin G Afflerbaugh, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439402 ; 439417 ;
Abstract
An electrical connector formed of a polyolefin is more compliant than the connectors formed of polycarbonate and therefor the cap and base are formed with interlocking wedging elements to resist separation of the cap from the base prior to closing the connector onto a plurality of wires for making a connection therebetween.