IL43565A - An electrical connector - Google Patents

An electrical connector

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Publication number
IL43565A
IL43565A IL43565A IL4356573A IL43565A IL 43565 A IL43565 A IL 43565A IL 43565 A IL43565 A IL 43565A IL 4356573 A IL4356573 A IL 4356573A IL 43565 A IL43565 A IL 43565A
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Israel
Prior art keywords
plug
receptacle
coupling
locking
receiving cavity
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IL43565A
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Bunker Ramo
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/627—Snap or like fastening
    • H01R13/6277—Snap or like fastening comprising annular latching means, e.g. ring snapping in an annular groove
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S411/00—Expanded, threaded, driven, headed, tool-deformed, or locked-threaded fastener
    • Y10S411/924—Coupled nut and bolt
    • Y10S411/949—Rachet and bolt-carried pawl

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  • Details Of Connecting Devices For Male And Female Coupling (AREA)
  • Connector Housings Or Holding Contact Members (AREA)
  • Connections Effected By Soldering, Adhesion, Or Permanent Deformation (AREA)
  • Coupling Device And Connection With Printed Circuit (AREA)

Claims (14)

1. · An electrical connector comprising: a plug and receptacle, said plug and receptacle each including a shell containing at least one insulated electrical contact, coupling means for coupling said plug and receptacle together with their contacts in mating engagement, said coupling means and one of said plug and receptacle providing surfaces which form a receiving cavity, and heat-activatable locking means disposed in said receiving cavity and made of a material which changes shape in response to application of a predetermined amount of heat thereto said change of shape of said locking means being chosen to cause said locking means to bear against said surfaces of said receiving cavity in a manner which rigidly locks said plug and receptacle together in coupled engagement.
2. The invention in accordance with Claim 1, wherein said material is a metallic alloy material chosen so that the application of cooling thereto after return to its original shape will produce sufficient relaxation to permit uncoupling of said plug and receptacle.
3. An electrical connector comprising: a plug and receptacle, said plug and receptacle each including a shell containing at least one insulated electrical contact, said plug and receptacle also including coupling means for coupling said plug and receptacle together with their contacts in mating engagement, said coupling means and one of said plug and receptacle providing surfaces which form a receiving cavity, and heat actlvatable locking means disposed in said receiving cavity and made of a metallic alloy material having the property that after being physicall deformed into an intermediate shape is returnable to an original shape by the application of heat, said intermediate and original shapes being chosen so that the return of said locking means to said original shape rigidly locks said plug and receptacle together in coupled engagement.
4. The invention in accordance with Claim 2, wherein said metallic alloy material is 55-Nitinol.
5. The inventio in accordanc with Claim 3, wherein said metallic alloy material is further chosen so that the applicatio of cooling thereto after return to its original shape will produce sufficient relaxation to permit uncoupling of said plug and receptacle.
6. The invention in accordance with Claim 3> wherein said coupling means includes an outer coupling ring captured on one of said plug and receptacle shells and capable of being coupled to the other shell.
7. The invention In accordance with Claim 6, wherein said coupling means is of the screw-thread type.
8. The invention in accordance with Claim 6 , wherein said coupling means is of the bayonet type.
9. The invention in accordance with Claim 1, wherein said receiving cavity is of annular shape and wherein said ■ ' k. · ■ ■'!■ ' '.' " ■ ■■¾ ' I.· . . V. locking means is of ring shape. .·','".'·■
10. The invention i accordance with Claim 2, Wherein the abutting surfaces of said cavity and locking means are serrated to provide for serrated engagement therebetween.
11. The invention in accordance with Claim lf wherein said locking means includes indicating means which exhibits an externally visible change when said locking means is
12. The invention in accordance with Claim 6, wherein said locking means also serves to captivate said coupling ring on one of said shells.
13. A method of locking a plug and receptacle in rigid coupled engagement, said method comprising: providing a plug and receptacle and coupling means therefor so that surface on said coupling means for a receiving cavity with surfaces of one of said plug and receptacle, coupling said plug and receptacle with said coupling means with a locking member disposed in said receiving cavity, /' said locking member being made of a metallic alloy material having the property that after being physically deformed into an intermediate shape is returnable to an original shape by the application of heat, and heating said locking member sufficiently to cause it to return to its original shape, said intermediate and original shapes being chosen so that the return of said locking member to said original shape causes said plug and receptacle to be locked togethe in rigid coupled engagement.
14. A method of locking a plug and receptacle in rigid coupled engagement followed by uncoupling thereof, said method comprisings providing a plug and receptacle and coupling means therefor so that surfaces on said coupling means form a receiving cavity with surfaces of one of said plug and receptacle, coupling said plug and receptacle with said coupling means with a locking member disposed in said receiving cavity, said locking member being made of a metallic alloy material having properties such that a ter being physically deformed into an intermediate shape is returnable to an original shape by the application of heat and which thereafter can be i relaxed by the application of cooling, heating said locking member sufficiently to cause it to return to its original shape, said intermediate and original shapes being chosen so that the return of said locking member to 3aid original shape causes said plug and receptacle to be rigidly locked together in coupled engagement, and uncoupling said plug and receptacle by cooling said locking member to causa sufficient relaxation thereof to permit said uncoupling. For the Applicants PARTNERS SC:CB
IL43565A 1972-11-28 1973-11-05 An electrical connector IL43565A (en)

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US31005872A 1972-11-28 1972-11-28

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IL43565A true IL43565A (en) 1976-05-31

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US (1) US3801954A (en)
JP (1) JPS4983895A (en)
CA (1) CA1005542A (en)
CH (1) CH574173A5 (en)
DE (1) DE2356676A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2208211A1 (en)
GB (1) GB1450962A (en)
IL (1) IL43565A (en)
IT (1) IT1001943B (en)
NL (1) NL7315972A (en)
SE (1) SE397441B (en)

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DE2356676A1 (en) 1974-05-30
IT1001943B (en) 1976-04-30
CH574173A5 (en) 1976-03-31
US3801954A (en) 1974-04-02
GB1450962A (en) 1976-09-29
CA1005542A (en) 1977-02-15
JPS4983895A (en) 1974-08-12
NL7315972A (en) 1974-05-30
FR2208211A1 (en) 1974-06-21
SE397441B (en) 1977-10-31
IL43565A0 (en) 1974-03-14

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