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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:
Apr. 25, 2000
Filed:
May. 04, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Allen Flanigan, San Jose, CA (US);
Vince Burkhart, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439315 ; 439911 ;
Abstract
The present invention generally provides a safety connector apparatus for making an electrical/power connection in an electrical/power system comprising an interlock cover disposed on a connecting end of a power cable, a housing disposed over a power connector, the housing having a cover receiving cavity and a switch adaptable to enable power transfer when the cover is safely and securely locked by the cover lock.