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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 25, 1994
Donald J Mattis, Norwalk, CT (US);
Ali El-Haj, Trumbull, CT (US);
Casco Products Corporation, Bridgeport, CT (US);
Abstract
A cigar lighter receptacle construction includes a well part and a separate safety connector cartridge part adapted to be disconnectably carried at the rear of the well part. The parts have electrical connector structures forming engageable pairs of contactors. At least one pair of contactors is in the form of telescopic cup-like formations. There is further provided a bimetallic finger carried by the cartridge part, adapted to shunt the connector structures of the cartridge part in response to overheating of the well part. The arrangement is such that both the well part and the cartridge part are relatively simple sub-assemblies which can be manufactured at greatly reduced expense by virtue of the various assembly steps being carried out largely by automated equipment.