US1956966A

US1956966A - Electrical swiveled connecter

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Publication number: US1956966A
Application number: US610933A
Authority: US
Inventors: Jesse J Tromanhauser
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1932-05-12
Filing date: 1932-05-12
Publication date: 1934-05-01
Anticipated expiration: 1951-05-01

Description

J. J. TROMANHAUSER 66 ELECTRICAL SWIVELED CONNECTER 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed May 12, 1932 Invcnlor J5me, 1/. flama/rhauaer y 1, 1934-. J. JIQTROMANHAUSER ,966

ELECTRICAL SWIVELED OONNECTER Filed May 12. 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor Patented May 1, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

2 Claims.

This invention appertains to new and useful particularly to a connecter permitting both swiveled connection and hinged connection.

The principal object of this invention is to provide a universal connecter, that is, a connecter permitting universal connection and movement not otherwise available in conventional connecters.

Other important objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to the reader of the following specification.

In the drawings:-

Figure 1 represents a side elevational view of the connecter.

Fig. 2 represents a side elevational view of the connecter in angular position.

Fig. 3 represents a longitudinal sectional view through the connecter.

Fig. 4 represents an end elevational view of one of the swivel members.

Fig. 5 represents an end elevational view of the other swivel member.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, it can be seen that numeral 5 represents an elongated dl-EIECtTlC body having a cavity 6 therein, and further provided with a pair of longitudinally extending bores 78, these bores being lined with copper tubes 9-10. These bores 7-8 communicate the recess 6 with the recessed portion 11, the recess 11 receiving the intermediate body portion 12 which is provided with lateral ears 1313 interlapping the portions 14-14 of the body 5.

Extending diametrically through ears l4-14 in body 5 is the di-electric pin 15 which pivotally connects through ears 13-13 the di-electrie section 16 to the body 5. This di-electric section 16 is provided with a pair of longitudinally extending bores 17--17.

The body section 16 has a pair of connecter strips 18-18 disposed through the bores 17-17 therein and these strips, which are of conductive material, have extensions 19 for contact with the sleeves 20. (See Figure 3).

Slidable in the tubes 9 and 10 are the brushes 21 at the opposite ends thereof, certain of the brushes wiping against the sleeve 20 while others of the brushes wipe against the conductor element 22 and conductor ring 23 on the swivel disk 24.

This swivel disk 24 is secured to the swivel disk 25 by screws 26-25". The screw 27 has'one conductor 28 of a cable 29 secured thereto, while the conductor element 22 has the other conductor ele- Now referring to the brushes 21, it will be found that a pair of these brushes are provided at the ends of the tubes 9 and 10 and in each tube there is a compressible coiled spring 33 interposed between the corresponding brushes 21-21 for urging the same apart and against their corresponding sleeves 20 or element 22 or annulus 23.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specific terms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, size and materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:-

1. A connecter comprising a di-electric body divided into a pair of sections, a di-electric pin,

interlapping portions on the sections through which the pin is disposed for hingedly connecting the sections together, a pair of conductorsleeves on the pin, connecter strips in one of the sections, each engaged at one end with a corresponding sleeve, the other section being provided with a pair of bores, each having a brush therein for engaging a corresponding sleeve, a rotatable member in one end of the last mentioned section, current collective means between the said rotatable member and the brushes in the said bores, and means on the said rotatable member whereby a conductor cord can be attached to the said current collective means.

2. A connecter comprising apair of di-electric bodies, said bodies being hingedly connected together, a di-electric pin employed in the said hinged connection, spaced electrical conducting sleeves on the said pin, one of said bodies having a recess in one-end thereof, said last mentioned body having bores communicating said recess with each of the sleeves on said pin, a pair of brushes in each of said bores, and a spring interposed between said brushes to project the same in opposite directions, one of said brushes in each bore contacting with one of the sleeves on the pin, a rotatable member in said recess having a circular contact adapted to contact with one of the remaining brushes in one of said bores, a contact on the rotatable member, for engagement with the remaining brush in the other bore, and a pair of connecters on the other body section engaging the sleeves and means whereby conductors can be connected to the contacts on the rotatable member.

JESSE J. TROMANHAUSER.