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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
May. 03, 2012
Applicants:
William A. Walters, Mentor, OH (US);
Larry Crofoot, Perry, OH (US);
Inventors:
William A. Walters, Mentor, OH (US);
Larry Crofoot, Perry, OH (US);
Assignee:
Cardioinsight Technologies, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/64 (2006.01); H01R 13/645 (2006.01); H01R 12/70 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/6456 (2013.01); H01R 12/7005 (2013.01); H01R 13/64 (2013.01);
Abstract
Uniquely positioned slots are provided in the receptacle and uniquely positioned bosses are provided in the plug of a connector pair. These features are designed to prevent the plug from being inserted midspan and damaging the exposed contacts of the receptacle. The bosses may be located near outside corners of the plug, and may protrude sufficiently from the face of the plug to prevent the corners of the plug from being inserted into the receptacle, except when the bosses are aligned with the boss-receiving slots in the receptacle.