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(43) Date of publication: 02.08.2017 Bulletin 2017/31 (21) Application number: 14902532.2 (22) Date of filing: 22.09.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H01R 13/11(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2014/056829 (87) International publication number: WO 2016/048271 (31.03.2016 Gazette 2016/13)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME (71) Applicant: Ideal Industries, Inc. Sycamore, IL 60178 (US)	(72) Inventors: DAVIES, Brian Acton, Massachusetts 01720 (US) YORK, Charles Townsend, Massachusetts 01469 (US) (74) Representative: Samson & Partner Patentanwälte mbB  Widenmayerstraße 6 80538 München 80538 München (DE)