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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:
Jun. 23, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2007
Applicant:
Peter A. Waltz, Bristol, NH (US);
Inventor:
Peter A. Waltz, Bristol, NH (US);
Assignee:
FCI Americas Technology, Inc., Carson City, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 11/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electrical connector including a connector body having a plurality of conductor receiving areas; a plurality of set screws connected to the connector body for clamping conductors against the connector body in the conductor receiving areas; a seal casing on the connector body; and a valve on the connector body and in communication with at least one of the conductor receiving areas. The valve is configured to allow gas from inside the at least one conductor receiving area to vent out of the electrical connector.