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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. 15, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 03, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Karl-Erik Leeb, Lillebo, SE;
Assignee:
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Stockholm, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439577 ; 219209 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and device for functional protection of connectors where a heat-emitting means heats contact pins while certain selected parts of the pins are preferably covered with heat-insulating material (12) which furthermore can be contamination- and gas-tight. In this way contamination of the contact pins and condensation of moisture is counteracted which leads to a longer life because of less corrosion and leakage currents being prevented. These problems are specially common in connectors for electronic constructions which are cooled with exterior air and/or are used outdoors.