EP0924805A3 - Contact device - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0924805A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: contact device; contact
Prior art date: 1997-12-17
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP98250379A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP0924805B1 (en

EP0924805A2 (en

Inventor

Reinhard Lotz

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH

Original Assignee

Thomas and Betts Corp

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1997-12-17

Filing date

1998-10-28

Publication date

1999-11-10

1998-10-28 Application filed by Thomas and Betts Corp filed Critical Thomas and Betts Corp

1999-06-23 Publication of EP0924805A2 publication Critical patent/EP0924805A2/en

1999-11-10 Publication of EP0924805A3 publication Critical patent/EP0924805A3/en

2004-07-14 Application granted granted Critical

2004-07-14 Publication of EP0924805B1 publication Critical patent/EP0924805B1/en

2018-10-28 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- 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
- H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
- H01R13/52—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
- H01R13/5224—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases for medical use
- 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
- H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
- H01R13/52—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
- H01R13/523—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases for use under water
- 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

EP98250379A 1997-12-17 1998-10-28 Contact device Expired - Lifetime EP0924805B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE29722919U		1997-12-17
DE29722919U DE29722919U1 (en)	1997-12-17	1997-12-17	Contact device

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0924805A2 EP0924805A2 (en)	1999-06-23
EP0924805A3 true EP0924805A3 (en)	1999-11-10
EP0924805B1 EP0924805B1 (en)	2004-07-14

Family

ID=8050550

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP98250379A Expired - Lifetime EP0924805B1 (en)	1997-12-17	1998-10-28	Contact device

Country Status (3)

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EP (1)	EP0924805B1 (en)
CA (1)	CA2255532A1 (en)
DE (2)	DE29722919U1 (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

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CN110808486B (en) *	2019-11-13	2021-05-07	江苏浴普太阳能有限公司	Compressor wiring assembly device of air energy water heater

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4997392A (en) *	1989-11-06	1991-03-05	Motorola, Inc.	Waterproof external connector
JPH09147968A (en) *	1995-11-21	1997-06-06	Sumitomo Wiring Syst Ltd	Seal structure of terminal metal fitting
US5645438A (en) *	1995-01-20	1997-07-08	Ocean Design, Inc.	Underwater-mateable connector for high pressure application

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US2858518A (en) *	1957-05-01	1958-10-28	Gen Dynamics Corp	Fluid tight electrical connection
US3657681A (en) *	1969-05-29	1972-04-18	Deep Oil Technology Inc	Self-purging multi-contact electrical connector
US3678441A (en) *	1970-02-26	1972-07-18	Itt	Electrical connector interfacial seals
US4045107A (en) *	1975-08-22	1977-08-30	Walker-Hall-Sears, Inc.	Multi-contact connectors with identical contacts
DE4134613A1 (en) *	1990-10-23	1992-04-30	Grote & Hartmann	Multipole electrical plug connector - has sealing ring providing watertight seal between assembled socket and plug housings
DE4408652C2 (en) *	1994-03-15	1997-11-27	Gisewsky Karl Robert Dipl Ing	Cable connector

1997
- 1997-12-17 DE DE29722919U patent/DE29722919U1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
1998
- 1998-10-28 DE DE69825025T patent/DE69825025T2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-10-28 EP EP98250379A patent/EP0924805B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-12-07 CA CA002255532A patent/CA2255532A1/en not_active Abandoned

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4997392A (en) *	1989-11-06	1991-03-05	Motorola, Inc.	Waterproof external connector
US5645438A (en) *	1995-01-20	1997-07-08	Ocean Design, Inc.	Underwater-mateable connector for high pressure application
JPH09147968A (en) *	1995-11-21	1997-06-06	Sumitomo Wiring Syst Ltd	Seal structure of terminal metal fitting

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 097, no. 010 31 October 1997 (1997-10-31) *

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Publication number	Publication date
CA2255532A1 (en)	1999-06-17
EP0924805B1 (en)	2004-07-14
DE69825025T2 (en)	2005-07-21
DE29722919U1 (en)	1998-02-19
DE69825025D1 (en)	2004-08-19
EP0924805A2 (en)	1999-06-23

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