US PATENT SUBCLASS 174 / 17.08
.~.~.~ With electric connector


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174 /   HD   ELECTRICITY: CONDUCTORS AND INSULATORS

8  DF  WITH FLUIDS OR VACUUM {12}
17 R  DF  .~ Boxes and housings {7}
17.05  DF  .~.~ Hermetic sealed envelope type (e.g., with exhaust stem) {3}
17.08.~.~.~ With electric connector


DEFINITION

Classification: 174/17.08

(under subclass 17.05) Subject matter in which the box,

housing or envelope has an electrical connector combined therewith for connecting a lead-in conductor of the box, housing or envelope to an external conductor, or where the envelope, box or housing has a portion thereof formed as to be at least a part of an electrical connector.

(1) Note. This subclass includes hermetically sealed envelopes such as used for electric lamp, electric space discharge devices and similar devices which are provided with a screw type or plug type base as well as boxes, housings and envelopes where the lead-in conductors are either shaped so as to form electrical connectors or are of sufficient rigidity to form contacts (usually plug type contacts) subject to the limitations of (2) Note. It also includes devices where a portion of the enclosing wall of the envelope is shaped so as to form an electrical connector.

(2) Note. This subclass provides for the structure of the box, housing or envelope with connector structure where significant structure of the housing, box or receptacle is recited in addition to that necessary to support or mount the electrical connector. See section 17.5 of the class definition of this class (174). See Class 439, Electrical, Connectors, appropriate subclasses for electrical connector structure.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

50.52+, for other hermetically sealed envelopes, boxes and housings in this class which are provided with an electrical connector.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS 313, Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices,

318.01+, and the subclasses specified in the Notes thereto for electric lamps and electric space discharge devices which have a hermetically sealed envelope with an electrical connector (e.g., base) thereon or formed as a part thereof.