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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2016
Applicant:
The United States of America As Represented BY the Adminstrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC (US);
Inventors:
Ivan I. Townsend, III, Cocoa, FL (US);
Robert P. Mueller, Cocoa Beach, FL (US);
Adam G. Dokos, Titusville, FL (US);
Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/40 (2006.01); H01R 13/52 (2006.01); H01R 13/447 (2006.01); H01R 13/533 (2006.01); F16L 55/24 (2006.01); F16L 55/115 (2006.01); H01R 13/639 (2006.01); H01R 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/52 (2013.01); F16L 55/115 (2013.01); F16L 55/24 (2013.01); H01R 13/447 (2013.01); H01R 13/5213 (2013.01); H01R 13/533 (2013.01); H01R 13/6392 (2013.01); H01R 13/005 (2013.01); H01R 13/5219 (2013.01);
Abstract
A debris exclusion and removal system for connectors which have a filament barrier configuration designed to clean connectors as they are mated together.