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EP 0901192 A3 20000517 - Plug contact

Title (en)

Plug contact

Title (de)

Kontakstecker

Title (fr)

Contact à fiche

Publication

EP 0901192 A3 20000517 (DE)

Application

EP 98115792 A 19980821

Priority

DE 19738654 A 19970904

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0901192A2] The contact plug (10) has knife contacts (12.1,12.2), releasably secured in an insulating housing (11), by insertion of a strip (14) integral with each knife contact in a corresponding pocket, or behind a corresponding retaining projection (20), provided by the insulating housing.

IPC 1-7

H01R 13/41

IPC 8 full level

H01R 13/41 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01R 13/41 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[X] EP 0596338 A2 19940511 - MOLEX INC [US]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0901192 A2 19990310; EP 0901192 A3 20000517; DE 19738654 A1 19990311

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 98115792 A 19980821; DE 19738654 A 19970904