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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. 25, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael J. Stockel, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Gregg E. Laukhuf, Bryan, OH (US);
Assignee:
Dekko Engineering, Inc., Butler, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/60 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/60 ;
Abstract
An electrical receptacle including at least one conductor member having at least one folded segment oriented to define a receiving socket and a housing having at least one lateral support feature, the at least one folded segment insertable into a corresponding one of the at least one lateral support features along an insertion axis, the at least one lateral support feature supporting the at least one folded segment in a direction transverse to the insertion axis, the housing including at least one blade opening, the at least one blade opening being disposed proximate to at least one of the receiving sockets.