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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. 24, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2011
Applicants:
Nigel Greig, New Market, NZ;
William James Sim, New Market, NZ;
Edward Scholten, New Market, NZ;
Brendon David Midgley, New Market, NZ;
Roy Moody, New Market, NZ;
Inventors:
Nigel Greig, New Market, NZ;
William James Sim, New Market, NZ;
Edward Scholten, New Market, NZ;
Brendon David Midgley, New Market, NZ;
Roy Moody, New Market, NZ;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 11/30 (2006.01); H01R 13/62 (2006.01); H01R 27/00 (2006.01); B64D 11/06 (2006.01); H01R 13/703 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/6205 (2013.01); B64D 11/0624 (2014.12); H01R 27/00 (2013.01); H01R 13/7037 (2013.01);
Abstract
A magnetic electrical connector is provided which has particular application to use in vehicles or aircraft to prevent damage due to passenger movement. The connector includes a socket having a housing with a front face, a plurality of conductor contact regions provided on the front face, and a magnet provided in the housing to physically retain a plug in connection with the socket in use.