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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2013
David Wayne Leadingham, Bradenton, FL (US);
Drew Robert Johnson, Palmetto, FL (US);
Randy John Fette, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Ralph Emerson Welch, Bradenton, FL (US);
David Wayne Leadingham, Bradenton, FL (US);
Drew Robert Johnson, Palmetto, FL (US);
Randy John Fette, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Ralph Emerson Welch, Bradenton, FL (US);
Illinois Tool Works, Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
An aircraft ground power connector for use in an aircraft ground power support system providing electrical power from a ground power unit through a ground power cable to the ground power receptacle of a parked aircraft. The axis of the portion of the connector housing which engages the aircraft ground power receptacle is angled relative to the axis of the portion of the housing which receives the ground power cable to minimize mechanical stress on the aircraft ground power receptacle when the connector is installed therein and to render the connector easier to insert and remove from the aircraft receptacle. Additionally, the ground power connector includes a capacitor connected to an electrical circuit within the connector supplying do voltage to the aircraft ground power receptacle to mitigate momentary voltage drops at the receptacle resulting from momentary surges in current demand by the aircraft.