Title:
SWIVELING ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2000072408
Kind Code:
A9
Abstract:
A swiveling electrical connector (560) is described. A male assembly (500) has three conductors (504, 508, 510) electrically isolated from each other. A first one of the three conductors in the male assembly includes a cylindrical surface. A female assembly (520) has three conductors (524, 526, 532) electrically isolated from each other and a receptacle for receiving the male assembly. A first one of the three conductors in the female assembly has a clip (536) assembly extending therefrom for contacting the cylindrical surface of the first conductor in the male assembly. A locking mechanism is coupled to the female assembly for locking the male and female assemblies together when the male assembly is inserted into the female assembly thereby providing electrical contact between the male assembly conductors and the female assembly conductors. The male and female assemblies rotate relative to each other when locked together, the clip assembly in the female assembly maintaining contact with the first conductor in the male assembly while the male and female assemblies rotate relative to each other.
Inventors:
PURINGTON KIM (US)
POWERS JEFFREY (US)
WRIGHT ROBERT (US)
POWERS JEFFREY (US)
WRIGHT ROBERT (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2000/013380
Publication Date:
June 21, 2001
Filing Date:
May 15, 2000
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PURINGTON KIM (US)
POWERS JEFFREY (US)
WRIGHT ROBERT (US)
POWERS JEFFREY (US)
WRIGHT ROBERT (US)
International Classes:
H01R13/627; H01R24/58; H01R39/64; (IPC1-7): H01R39/00
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