公开(公告)号：US11476623B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-18

申请号：US17090335

申请日：2020-11-05

Applicant: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Inventor： Charles R Bragg ,  Ross Goldman

IPC: H01R24/64 ,  H01R31/00 ,  H01R13/502 ,  G06F1/26 ,  H01R13/66

Abstract: An electrical contact suitable for use within data connectivity applications in which both power and data are conveyed over the same pair of conductors is configured with a staggered profile geometry that isolates the location of high-current disconnects while maintaining a surface that remains free of electrical arcing and erosion. The electrical contact is designed with two points of contact, and the staggered geometry ensures that only one of the two points of contact is exposed to electrical arcing when the connector is disconnected while under power, thereby protecting the other point of contact from arc-related surface damage.

公开(公告)号：US20240063559A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-22

申请号：US17820257

申请日：2022-08-17

Applicant: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Inventor： Jeffrey A. Poulsen ,  Charles R Bragg

IPC: H01R4/2425

CPC classification number: H01R4/2425

Abstract: An insulation displacement contact (IDC) is capable of securely terminating wires having a wide range of diameters. The IDC is also designed to withstand repeated terminations of wires having diameters at the large end of the supported size range while remaining capable of securely terminating wires having diameters at the small end of the range. To these ends, the IDC comprises two or more distinct flex regions. At least one of the flex regions has an associated mechanical stop that limits the degree of deformation that can be applied to that region as a wire is being terminated on the IDC. If the diameter of the wire being terminated on the IDC is large enough to deflect the first flex region to the end of its deflection range, the mechanical stop is engaged, causing further deflection to be transferred to the next flex region.

公开(公告)号：US20230318240A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-05

申请号：US17707167

申请日：2022-03-29

Applicant: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Inventor： Charles R Bragg

IPC: H01R24/64 ,  H01R13/627 ,  H01R13/635

CPC classification number: H01R24/64 ,  H01R13/6271 ,  H01R13/635

Abstract: A cable connector is equipped with a torsion latching mechanism that offers a more positive retention within a jack and is less susceptible to accidental disengagement relative to cantilevered latches. The latching mechanism requires less displacement force to facilitate disengagement of the connector from the jack while maintaining a disengagement action that is familiar to users. The latching mechanism translates a downward pressure applied by the user to a torsion or twisting action that displaces the connector's latch and disengages the connector from the jack.

公开(公告)号：US12212097B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-28

申请号：US17707167

申请日：2022-03-29

Applicant: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Inventor： Charles R Bragg

IPC: H01R13/62 ,  H01R13/627

Abstract: A cable connector is equipped with a torsion latching mechanism that offers a more positive retention within a jack and is less susceptible to accidental disengagement relative to cantilevered latches. The latching mechanism requires less displacement force to facilitate disengagement of the connector from the jack while maintaining a disengagement action that is familiar to users. The latching mechanism translates a downward pressure applied by the user to a torsion or twisting action that displaces the connector's latch and disengages the connector from the jack.

公开(公告)号：US12149033B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-19

申请号：US17930167

申请日：2022-09-07

Applicant: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Inventor： Charles R Bragg ,  Ross Goldman

IPC: H01R24/64 ,  G06F1/26 ,  H01R13/502 ,  H01R13/66 ,  H01R31/00

Abstract: An electrical contact suitable for use within data connectivity applications in which both power and data are conveyed over the same pair of conductors is configured with a staggered profile geometry that isolates the location of high-current disconnects while maintaining a surface that remains free of electrical arcing and erosion. The electrical contact is designed with two points of contact, and the staggered geometry ensures that only one of the two points of contact is exposed to electrical arcing when the connector is disconnected while under power, thereby protecting the other point of contact from arc-related surface damage.

公开(公告)号：US20230144576A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-11

申请号：US17930167

申请日：2022-09-07

Applicant: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Inventor： Charles R Bragg ,  Ross Goldman

IPC: H01R24/64 ,  H01R31/00 ,  H01R13/502 ,  G06F1/26 ,  H01R13/66

CPC classification number: H01R24/64 ,  H01R31/005 ,  H01R13/502 ,  G06F1/266 ,  H01R13/66 ,  H01R2201/04

Abstract: An electrical contact suitable for use within data connectivity applications in which both power and data are conveyed over the same pair of conductors is configured with a staggered profile geometry that isolates the location of high-current disconnects while maintaining a surface that remains free of electrical arcing and erosion. The electrical contact is designed with two points of contact, and the staggered geometry ensures that only one of the two points of contact is exposed to electrical arcing when the connector is disconnected while under power, thereby protecting the other point of contact from arc-related surface damage.