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Hermaphroditic electrical connector

Granted 16 Jun 1998 · no office action yet

Assignee: Tri-Star Electronics International, Inc.

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Inventors: Gary D. Burns, Edward Rudoy, Leslie Laszlo Kerek · Examiner: Alan P. Douglas · AU 291 · TC 2900

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filed 21 Aug 1996
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US D395282
granted 16 Jun 1998

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top plan view of…

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of one-half of an hermaphroditic electrical connector;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the connector half shown in FIG. 1, the opposite side being a mirror image;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the connector half shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the other one-half of the hermaphroditic electrical connector which is arranged to mate with the connector half shown in FIG. 1, the opposite side being a mirror image;

FIG. 5 is an end view looking into the open end of the connector half shown in FIGS. 1 or 4;

FIG. 6 is an end view of the connector half of FIGS. 1 or 4, looking at the end opposite to that shown in FIG. 5; and,

FIG. 7 is side elevational view of the connector halves in an assembled condition.

The connector halves are shown separately in FIGS. 1-4 for clarity of illustration only.

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