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Contact for plug

Patent D581367 Issued on November 25, 2008. Estimated Expiration Date:

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November 25, 2022. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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D539750

D560614

D561695

Inventors

Assignee

Omron Corporation

Application

No. 29298105 filed on 11/29/2007

US Classes:

D13/154Element or attachment

Examiners

Primary: Vinson, Brian N

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Harness, Dickey & Pierce

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a contact for plug, as shown and described.

Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front and left side perspective view of a contact for plug showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top, front and right side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom, rear and left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom, front and right side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Field of Search

Connector, conductor or housing therefor (10)

Linear array of identical repeating ports or contacts (i.e., in-line array)

Element or attachment

Cap, cover or boot

CASING OR ENCLOSURE NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED

Plug for domestic electric service (i.e., 120v or 220v type) (11)

Nonconducting pusher

Including handle for direct manual urge to separate

And also having resilient or spring-biased center contact

Plate-like body

Tube clamp

Having plural, laterally spaced, prongs or prong sockets

Crimped

Lamp or electron tube socket or base

With additional diverse sharp cutting edge

Threaded shaft or tube

Including provision to attach tether

Annular cutter

Having bayonet-coupling contact

Plug having screw-thread-coupling contact and also having resilient or spring-biased center contact

Lamp or electron tube socket or base

With plural contacts circularly disposed about guide opening or rodlike member, e.g., electron tube base

Coupling part comprising short circuiting cover or manipulatable supporting means

Contact engages conductor at axial location and engages insulation at second axial location to relieve stress at conductor to terminal joint

Combined with plural receptacles with each having internal screw-thread coupling contact

Resilient gripping of panel

Coupling part including panel engaging shoulder

Coil spring concentric with cable or conductor

Screw-thread operated

Having screw-thread-coupling contact

Conductor extending into panel opening

Resilient clamp

Combined with diverse type of coupling part

Cutting by stamped out tooth of sheath encircling crimped contact

Having mutilated, irregular, interrupted, or discontinuous contact thread

By stressing panel beyond elastic limit

Registered jack (RJ) plug or socket

Folded prongs

Fuse enclosed in plug of type having two or three prongs (i.e., standard-type plug used at wall outlets)

Fuse with flat coplanar blades or receiver for such fuse

Adapted to engage tapered post (e.g., storage battery terminal)

Resilient finger

Adapted to fit between opposing faces of mated connectors

Polarized

Single element cutting and connecting plural conductors

With distinct surface holding conductor in slot

Bare contact

Connector of the type having only concentric annular contacts or annular contact disposed concentrically about an axial contact

Retaining contact within distinct coupling part housing

With stress relieving means for conductor to terminal joint

With sealing to panel

Having bayonet-coupling contact

Bayonet-coupling contact comprises cylindrically-shaped ring or shell

Having slot edge for cutting

Having three or more circularly arranged contacts (e.g., base of vacuum tube)

Contact permanently secured to a conductor, e.g., crimped, soldered, etc.

Elongated member supporting connector at its extremity or member for interfitting with such an elongated member

COUPLING PART CONVERTIBLE TO DIFFERENT FORMAT BY SUBSTITUTION OF DIFFERENT CONTACT

With sealing to panel

Including plural female contacts

Having component (e.g., filter, capacitor, or diode, etc.) integral with or fitted into contact

Cylindrical fuse in cylindrical holder

Planar filter with openings for contacts

Plug having spaced, longitudinally engaging, prong-like contacts

Frangible element

Plural lamp or electron tube sockets

Relative movement of insulating parts alters contact pressure

Connector comprising or mating with tapered post, e.g., storage battery terminal

Coupling part secured to panel by stressing beyond elastic limit

Socket or printed circuit board (PCB) for the small component

Having three or more contacts (e.g., for three-way lamp)

Having coupling contact requiring successive relative motions in different directions to complete the coupling

Randomly manipulated implement

Screw-threaded center-contact type

WITH COMMONING MEANS FOR RETURN GROUND

Screw operated pivoted cutter

Adapted to engage liquid, granular or metallic wool conductor

Registered jack (RJ) plug or socket

Housing having plural registered jack (RJ) plugs or sockets

Sacrificial material

Right-angle connector on printed circuit board (PCB)

Registered jack (RJ) plug or socket

Coupling part comprises receptacle having internal screw-thread-coupling contact

Right-angle plug (wiring at right angle to plug prongs)

Having plural bayonet-coupling contacts

Combined with receptacle having internal bayonet-coupling contact

Wherein the receptacle is adapted to receive plug having spaced prong-like contacts

And including electrical contact for load bearing

With conductor inside handle or manipulating means

Including longitudinally threaded connector part to effect gripping of enlargement

CORROSION RESISTANT CONDUCTING MATERIAL OTHER THAN LEAD

Eccentric gripping means

Tubular passage receives contact

Comprising screw or screw operated means

Including lamp or electron tube socket

Combined with push-pull-coupling receptacle

Plug is an adapter (includes connector for second plug

Socket for dual inline package (DIP) or printed circuit board (PCB)

Including handle operated screw to effect gripping of overhead conductor

For attachment of connector to overhead conductor

INCLUDING HANDLE OR DISTINCT MANIPULATING MEANS

Having significant filtering

Cutting by peripheral end of sheath encircling crimped contact

Cutter piercing insulation parallel to conductor axis

Connector comprising pivoted spring biased clamp

With housing shield or metal shell

Right-angle connector

Plural receptacles with each having screw-thread-coupling contact

Single-contact connector for interposition between two plural-contact coupling parts (e.g., adaptor)

Coupling part including shell and assembly of contact and contact supporting insulator

Comprising screw, screw operated cutter, or screw means to move conductor against cutter

Hinged connector housing parts

INCLUDING OVERSTRESS PREVENTING MEANS

By gripping mating connector

Outlet receptacle mounting flange

Parallel or supplemental nonshielded path

Having spring biased contact

With means to deform or lock resilient means

Yoke

Coupling part supported by randomly manipulated appliance (e.g., electric iron)

With opposed, cooperating panel engaging member

Distinct clamp actuated by threaded connector part

Fuse removably held in holder for plug-in step

With shield surrounding housing

And multiple insulating components

Connection indicating provision

Having elongated slot for receiving edge of printed circuit board

INCLUDING OR FOR USE WITH COAXIAL CABLE

Having means for interconnecting outer conductors of three or more cables

Indicator light

For connection to rigid preformed panel circuit arrangement, e.g., PCB

ENERGY CELL SUBSTITUTION DEVICE INCLUDING PLURAL CONTACTS (E.G., JUMPER) OR WITH SUPPORT MEANS FOR ENERGY CELL

Supporting plural, independent coupling parts

Supporting means comprising face plate or closure member for outlet box

Adapted to connect to a battery

Stacked right-angle connector for use on printed circuit board (i.e., PCB)

Plural-contact coupling part comprises receptacle or plug

For ceiling box

Plural-contact coupling part

Conductive shielding material individually surrounding or interposed between mutually insulated contacts

Two or more plural-contact coupling parts combined in one integral unit

Screw threads pierce insulation

Plural fingers

PARALLEL OR SUPPLEMENTAL NONSHIELDED PATH

Coupling part

Receptacle having internal screw-thread-coupling contact combined with plug having spaced, longitudinally engaging, prong-like contacts

Hinged or flexed detent on insulation engaging to secure contact within coupling part housing

HAVING OR PROVIDING INDUCTIVE OR CAPACITIVE SHIELD

Plural contacts, each formed by slot between pair of fingers

Plug having surrounding screw-thread-coupling contact

Including plural prongs

Including longitudinally threaded connector part to effect gripping of conductor

To preformed panel circuit arrangement

Means comprising notched or apertured body

Drop cord attaching means, e.g., block or rosette

Nonuse covering means, e.g., connector storage means

Lamp or electron tube socket or base

Passing through insulation to make contact

Including bale or loop

With additional contacts comprising coupling part mating along axis normal to conductor

Finger

CABLE COMPOSED OF MUTUALLY INSULATED CONDUCTORS HAVING SEPARATELY CARRIED CONDUCTOR END TERMINALS

For direct simultaneous contact with plural battery or cell terminals

Pivotal

Receptacle having internal screw-thread-coupling contact

From different margins of contact

With sealing to panel

Comprising screw, screw operated cutter, or screw means to move conductor against cutter

Adapted to interconnect vehicles

Contacts within slot engage opposite sides of printed circuit board

Conductor clamping and shaping

By resilient member on panel

Resilient, coupling part encircling jacket

Distinct manipulating means; e.g., hot stick

Flexible suspension means, e.g., chain or strand

Having multipart insulating body

Spaced along longitudinal axis of engagement

Having elastic or heat shrunk cable grip

With opening encircling retaining collar

With additional contacts comprising coupling part mating along axis normal to conductor

Test probe

Ferrite (i.e., magnetic core)

Piercing means comprising end of screw

Conductor engaging slot extends through bight of contact

By pliant conductor encircling strap

Contact is portion of elongated channel

Coupling part housing hinged for coupling part assembly

Including contact cover or case

One coupling part of unit repositionable relative to another thereof

Having annular, push-pull-engaging contact concentrically disposed about longitudinal axis of engagement

For supporting connector

Resiliently biased

Coaxial cable

Receptacle adapted to bias contact and cause indirect gripping of mating contact

Providing direct contact between contacts of printed circuit board and different type conductors

Concentrically screw threaded collar

Laterally flexed finger on coupling part

U-shaped clamp

Resilient

Including provision to attach to stress bearing portion of conductor

Small component on printed circuit board (PCB) (e.g., 2- or 3-lead component, etc.) capacitor, resistor, or piezoelectric

Unit includes coupling part having screw-thread-coupling contact

Enlargement engaging means

Panel circuit arrangement

With means to transversely move conductor gripping means

Screw means to move conductor against cutter

Screw threads engage conductor

And including appurtenant means for supporting other structure

Comprising coupling part housing for enclosing fuse (includes outlet box or faceplate)

Flexibly tensioned strap

Screw threads formed on cylindrical or annular contact

Having laterally spaced prongs

Transverse conductor gripping screw, or with means to transversely move conductor gripping means

Longitudinally and laterally staggered contacts

Storage strip for a plurality of coupling parts

Crimped

JUMPER (OR SHORT CIRCUITING COUPLING PART)

Conductor sheath piercing

With stress relieving means for conductor to terminal joint

For connector mounted on printed circuit board (PCB)

Component on printed circuit board (PCB) in connection housing

To bridge post-type contacts

Also supporting mating part

Coaxial connector

For cable having three or more coaxial conductors

Contact engages conductor in at least two locations spaced along conductor axis

Rectilinearly moving operator

Nail like cutter

Plural cables to multicontact connector or single cable branching to plural connectors

Box with plural fuses (automobile power distribution box)

Unit includes three or more diverse types of coupling parts

Bared cable wrapped into U-shape about insertion projection

Having receptacle at each of parallel opposed surfaces or sides

Conductor gripped outside connector housing by distinct clamp

Longitudinally divided connector housing grips conductor

With securing by movement of coupling part in plane of panel

Unit includes plug having spaced, longitudinally engaging, prong-like contacts

With mating connection region formed by bared cable

WITH PROVISION TO ISOLATE CIRCUITRY BY SEVERANCE OF BRIDGING ELEMENT

Adapted to join cable conductors to different type conductors (e.g., to PCB conductors)

Movement about connective axis; e.g., bayonet

Insulation distorted by or to effect coupling action

Means to clamp

Comprising or for use with supporting panel

Resiliently interlocking coupling part with adjacent modular coupling part

COUPLING PART INCLUDING FLEXING INSULATION

With radially compressible cable grip

Distinct cable attached enlargement means

Including resilient securing

Adapted to be used with power measuring meter

Single conductive member having plural slots formed by three or more fingers for connecting plural conductors

FOR DUAL INLINE PACKAGE (DIP)

WITH STRESS RELIEVING MEANS FOR CONDUCTOR TO TERMINAL JOINT

Unit includes plural receptacles with each having bayonet-coupling contact

With common means securing plural conductors to separate contacts

Adapted to secure cables perpendicular to one another or a cable perpendicular to coupling axis

Insulation cutter

WITH OR HAVING FLEXIBLE GUARD OR SUPPORT FOR CABLE OR CONDUCTOR

Separate mutually insulated contacts on opposite longitudinal sides of slot

Plural detachable flanges

For use with tape cable

With means to cut off excess end of conductor

Termination circuit (usually with resistors)

Wherein the plug is combined with a plurality of the receptacles adapted to receive spaced-prong plug

Non-fuse excessive current preventer (e.g., varistor, PTC material or circuit breaker, etc.)

Coupling part for use between duplicate coupling parts (e.g., sandwiched between printed circuit boards)

Interfitting with channel or double rail

By pliant, conductor encircling strap

Connector (e.g., power plug, registered jack (RJ) plug, adapter, outlet box, etc.) with internal component (except fuse)

PLURAL CONTACTS DISPOSED INTERMEDIATE ENDS OF CABLE HAVING SHEATH ENCLOSING MUTUALLY INSULATED CONDUCTORS (E.G., SEISMIC TYPE CABLE)

For permanent attachment to panel, e.g., by welding

Flange on coupling part

More than one conductor in same slot

POWER MEASURING METER COUPLING PART

Contact member cutting to contact first conductor and contacting second conductor

With or for fuse

Unit includes receptacle for receiving plug having spaced, longitudinally engaging, prong-like contacts

For coupling to edge of printed circuit board or to coupling part secured to such edge

Pivoting cutter

WITH EXTERNAL CONDUCTOR OR CABLE EMBEDDED IN INSULATIVE SEALING MATERIAL

With shield, ground conductor or ground commoning means

Adapted to grip upon withdrawal of mating part

WITH FLACCID CONDUCTOR AND WITH ADDITIONAL CONNECTOR SPACED THEREALONG

Distinct indicia bearing member

Having screw-thread-coupling contact

For guiding side of movable panel, e.g., circuit board

Plug having cylindrical or annular contacts of substantially the same diameter (e.g., jack-type plug)

Plural slots for electrically interconnecting plural printed circuit boards

Sealing

Having only two duplicate contacts arranged bilaterally symmetric about longitudinal axis of engagement

WITH STORAGE MEANS FOR FLACCID CONDUCTOR

Resilient conductive means providing additional electrical path between mating outer shield members

Conductor gripped by or entirely within connector housing

Directly attached to panel by elongated fastener in tension (e.g., rivet, bolt or screw)

Lamp or electron tube socket or base

With additional contacts comprising coupling part mating along axis normal to conductor

Combined with plug having spaced, longitudinally engaging, prong-like contacts

Having crimpable metallic cable conductor grip

WITH VITREOUS-TYPE ENVELOPE (E.G., BASE OF LAMP OR VACUUM TUBE)

Having slot edge for cutting insulation

WITH PROVISION TO RESTRICT ENVIRONMENT EFFECTS

Pivoting cutter, pivoting means to operate cutter, or pivoting means to move conductor against cutter

Rodlike guide member extending in coupling direction or tubular passage for receiving rodlike guide member

INCLUDING OR FOR USE WITH TAPE CABLE

CONTACT COMPRISING CUTTER (SEVERING, PIERCING, ABRADING, SCRAPING, BREAKING OR TEARING)

Annular cutter

Piercing into support structure

WITH PROVISION TO DISSIPATE, REMOVE, OR BLOCK THE FLOW OF HEAT

Axially penetrating the elongated conductor

Including connector housing surrounding cable

Comprising detachable or adjustable flange

Having separate through-passageways for enabling securement of intermediate portion of conductors thereto

Connector (e.g., plug, socket, etc.) on printed circuit board (PCB) includes or covers additional component

Having means for electrically connecting shield of shielded cable to connector shield member

Universally or pivotally adjustable supporting elements

Lamp or electron tube socket or base

Distinct heat sink

INCLUDING VIBRATION CUSHIONING OR ABSORBING MEANS

Connector or contact secured to each end of double-ended envelope

ALIGNING MEANS FOR DUAL INLINE PACKAGE (DIP)

Outlet box

COMBINED WITH NONELECTRICAL FEATURE

Directly attached to panel by elongated fastener in tension (e.g., rivet, bolt or screw)

Curved conductor path

Having push-pull-engaging contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal engagement axis (e.g., telephone jack or plug)

WITH INDICATING OR IDENTIFYING PROVISION

For constrained pivotal or plural movement coupling

WITH SUPPORTING MEANS FOR COUPLING PART

Polarized

Coupling part or mating part extending into panel opening

Capacitive filter (i.e., filter, capacitor, diode adjacent each contact)

Having screw-threaded or screw-thread operated cable grip

Lamp socket or lamp base

Having resilient means engaging panel opening

Within rigid coupling part shell

To be engaged by suspension means

WITH CIRCUIT COMPONENT OR COMPRISING CONNECTOR WHICH FULLY ENCLOSES CIRCUIT COMPONENT

Having only push-pull-engaging contacts spaced along longitudinal axis of engagement (e.g., jack-type receptacle or plug)

And with third connector spaced therealong

WITH INSULATION OTHER THAN CONDUCTOR SHEATH

Molded connector body

Having polarizing means

Single cable end into dual rows of contacts

By key or guideway

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