公开(公告)号：EP0898797A4

公开(公告)日：1999-06-16

申请号：EP97921264

申请日：1997-04-15

申请人： PURINGTON KIM ,  POWERS JEFFREY ,  WRIGHT ROBERT J

发明人： PURINGTON KIM ,  POWERS JEFFREY ,  WRIGHT ROBERT J

IPC分类号： H01R13/22 ,  H01R13/627 ,  H01R35/00 ,  H01R39/00 ,  H01R39/64

CPC分类号： H01R24/30 ,  H01R13/08 ,  H01R13/6276 ,  H01R24/58 ,  H01R31/06 ,  H01R39/643 ,  H01R2103/00

摘要： A swiveling electrical connector (fig. 2) is described which includes a male assembly (100) and a female assembly (120) having a receptacle (158) for receiving the male assembly. A locking mechanism coupled to the female assembly locks the male and female assemblies together when the male assembly is inserted into the female assembly thereby providing electrical contact between conductors (106, 108, 110) in the male assembly and corresponding conductors (124, 126, 134) in the female assembly. The locking mechanism is operable to facilitate a quick release of the male assembly from the female assembly. The male and female assemblies rotate relative to each other when locked together.

公开(公告)号：EP1226632A4

公开(公告)日：2004-02-25

申请号：EP00932465

申请日：2000-05-15

申请人： PURINGTON KIM ,  POWERS JEFFREY ,  WRIGHT ROBERT J

发明人： PURINGTON KIM ,  POWERS JEFFREY ,  WRIGHT ROBERT J

IPC分类号： H01R13/627 ,  H01R24/58 ,  H01R39/64 ,  H01R39/00 ,  H01R21/22

CPC分类号： H01R24/70 ,  H01R13/08 ,  H01R13/6276 ,  H01R24/58 ,  H01R31/06 ,  H01R39/643 ,  H01R2103/00

摘要： 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.