HOUSING FOR AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR, ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH A HOUSING AND A METALLIC CONTACT ELEMENT, AND PROCESS FOR CONNECTING AN ELECTRICAL CABLE TO THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - Patent 0958637

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EP 0 958 637 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	24.11.1999 Bulletin 1999/47

(21)	Application number: 98900338.0

(22)	Date of filing: 28.01.1998

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H01R 4/ 24^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/IB1998/000105

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1998/034297 (06.08.1998 Gazette 1998/31)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FR GB

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Priority:

04.02.1997 DE 19971004155

(71)	Applicant: THE WHITAKER CORPORATION
	Wilmington, Delaware 19808 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	GERST, Michael D-67550 Worms (DE) GOEBEL, Franz D-64807 Dieburg (DE) KILZER, Johann D-63329 Egelsbach (DE) KNAPP, Horst D-64846 Gross-Zimmern (DE) KREUZER, Helmut D-64846 Gross-Zimmern (DE) WITTIG, Lutz D-63225 Langen (DE)

(74)	Representative: Heinz-Schäfer, Marion, et al
	AMP International Enterprises Limited AMPèrestrasse 3 9323 Steinach (SG) 9323 Steinach (SG) (CH)

(54)	HOUSING FOR AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR, ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH A HOUSING AND A METALLIC CONTACT ELEMENT, AND PROCESS FOR CONNECTING AN ELECTRICAL CABLE TO THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR