US PATENT SUBCLASS 439 / 296
WITH COUPLING MOVEMENT-ACTUATING MEANS OR RETAINING MEANS IN ADDITION TO CONTACT OF COUPLING PART

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439 /   HD   ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS

296WITH COUPLING MOVEMENT-ACTUATING MEANS OR RETAINING MEANS IN ADDITION TO CONTACT OF COUPLING PART {15}
297  DF  .~> With guiding means for removable automobile radio or record player {1}
299  DF  .~> With coupling part retained in connection with mating part by presence of distinct coupling part {1}
301  DF  .~> Retaining means requiring destruction of element before separation {1}
304  DF  .~> Including lock for retaining means (e.g., key or combination lock or requiring "special" tool) {2}
310  DF  .~> Retaining means with distinct movement-actuating means to move coupling part axially {1}
312  DF  .~> Coupling part with relatively pivotable concentric movement-actuating or retaining ring {3}
324  DF  .~> Male contact pin with blockable retaining means at tip, e.g., Modrey
325  DF  .~> Coupling part for receiving edge of planar board moving parallel to plane {2}
329  DF  .~> For direct connection to a flexible tape or printed circuit board
330  DF  .~> For dual inline package (DIP) {1}
332  DF  .~> Bayonet coupling part movable about its axis {4}
338  DF  .~> Including movement of coupling part about axis {2}
342  DF  .~> Including compound movement of coupling part {1}
344  DF  .~> Having push-pull contacts spaced along only one planar side wall transverse to longitudinal engagement axis (e.g., telephone jack or plug)
345  DF  .~> Retaining means {14}

DEFINITION

Classification: 439/296

WITH COUPLING MOVEMENT-ACTUATING MEANS OR RETAINING MEANS IN ADDITION TO CONTACT OF COUPLING PART:

(under the class definition) Electrical connector comprising a coupling part* having (a) separate means to forcibly bring interfitting or matching parts of the coupling part and a mating part* interfitting therewith, i.e., to effect electrical connection; or (b) means separate from the current carrying components of the coupling part and a mating part to maintain the interengagement of such parts, the parts being operable independently of or in addition to the coupling motion, i.e., to maintain electrical connection.

(1) Note. This and the indented subclasses provide only for a device of the "coupling part* type, i.e., a device having a base or body, usually of insulation, carrying an electrical contact and constituting and connector which requires some complementary connector with a matching or interfitting conductive element. This does not include a mere binding post, clip, cord or cable terminal or the like involving only the immediate connection between a wire, cable or bus bar and some other conductive part.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

116+, for an uninterrupted support rail or uninterrupted contact with coupling movement-actuating means in addition to contact of coupling part.

144, for an electrical connector having a contact preventer or retractable cover part that is movable about an axis, combined with retaining means.

152+, for an electrical connector with a coupling separator.

449+, for means to prevent force on a conductor from being transmitted to an electrical connector.