The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2008
Keith Edwin Miller, Manheim, PA (US);
William David Irwin, Elizabethtown, PA (US);
Timothy M. Beck, York Haven, PA (US);
Navin Kanjibhai Patel, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
Keith Edwin Miller, Manheim, PA (US);
William David Irwin, Elizabethtown, PA (US);
Timothy M. Beck, York Haven, PA (US);
Navin Kanjibhai Patel, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
A plug connector for use with a receptacle. The plug connector and receptacle combination may prevent more than one use of the single use plug connector, thereby necessitating disposal of the plug connector and associated, disposable, specialized instrumentation to which the plug connector is connected. The plug connector may be keyed and otherwise identified to the receptacle by shape, tactile indicia and visual indicia so that it cannot be mistakenly used with a different receptacle, while providing proper orientation for rapid assembly. When designed for single use or limited multiple use, the insertion of the plug connector into the receptacle moves a jumper contact in the plug connector from a first position to a second position where it is captured. The receptacle and plug connector may include an interface for a light pipe and a light path that illuminates the plug connector to facilitate assembly and disassembly in areas in which light is limited, such as operating rooms, as well as communicating information to the user.