US 12,278,446 B2
Self-sealing electrical plug-and-socket assembly
Thomas Dale Peterson, Glendora, CA (US); and Daniel William Forthoffer, Birmingham, MI (US)
Assigned to R.A. Phillips Industries, Inc., Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by R.A. PHILLIPS INDUSTRIES, INC., Santa Fe Springs, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/889,169.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/234,655, filed on Aug. 18, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0055937 A1, Feb. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 13/52 (2006.01); H01R 13/631 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/5213 (2013.01) [H01R 13/5205 (2013.01); H01R 13/5219 (2013.01); H01R 13/631 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A plug-and-socket assembly comprising:
a plug configured to be electrically and mechanically coupled with a socket; and
a cover configured to be mounted over a portion of the plug and a portion of the socket, the cover comprising:
a flange forming a first opening at a proximal end of the cover and configured to be coupled to the socket;
a retaining portion forming a second opening at a distal end of the cover, and configured to secure a plug component between the flange and the retaining portion; and
a cover body extending from the flange to the retaining portion and forming a longitudinal opening extending from the first opening to the second opening, the longitudinal opening defining a separation at an exterior surface of the cover and extending continuously from the flange to the retaining portion to expose the plug to the outside when the plug is secured to the socket.