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EP 1337014 B1 20070516 - Plug

Title (en)

Plug

Title (de)

Stecker

Title (fr)

Fiche de contact

Publication

EP 1337014 B1 20070516 (DE)

Application

EP 02028317 A 20021217

Priority

DE 10206036 A 20020214

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1337014A2] The plug (10) has a housing (12) with at least one plug pin or socket and a sprung slip contact (14) connected to the pin or socket and protruding out of the housing. The slip contact has a free end within the housing for insertion into a housing opening and with an opening in it for a holding element (16). The holding element has a pin passing through the opening in the slip contact to hold the free end in the housing.

IPC 8 full level

H01R 39/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01R 39/18 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1337014 A2 20030820; EP 1337014 A3 20060322; EP 1337014 B1 20070516; AT E362668 T1 20070615; DE 10206036 A1 20030828; DE 50210155 D1 20070628; ES 2284772 T3 20071116

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 02028317 A 20021217; AT 02028317 T 20021217; DE 10206036 A 20020214; DE 50210155 T 20021217; ES 02028317 T 20021217