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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:
Oct. 09, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 05, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
John Philip Franey, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 1/738 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 1/738 ;
Abstract
A cap for protecting an electrical terminal from corrosion having a base which is insertable upon the terminal, a tapered section designed to guide and surround a mate to the terminal as it is being connected, and a removable top which protects the terminal before connection. The tapered section deforms during the connection operation to surround the mating terminal and seal the connection from corroding species.