US 12,149,019 B2
Pin and sleeve device with features to facilitate easier assembly
Darius Bobelis, Hauppauge, NY (US); and Gaurav Surana, Farmingdale, NY (US)
Assigned to Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc., Melville, NY (US)
Appl. No. 17/285,231
Filed by LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO., INC., Melville, NY (US)
PCT Filed Oct. 16, 2018, PCT No. PCT/US2018/055973
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 14, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/081052, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 23, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0376517 A1, Dec. 2, 2021
Int. Cl. H01R 13/502 (2006.01); H01R 24/86 (2011.01); H01R 105/00 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/502 (2013.01) [H01R 24/86 (2013.01); H01R 2105/00 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electrical pin and sleeve device comprising:
an outer housing;
a contact carrier positioned at least partially within the outer housing, the contact carrier including a plurality of holes;
a body member positioned at least partially within the outer housing and coupled to the contact carrier;
a plurality of electrical contacts including a ground contact and at least one phase contact, each of the plurality of electrical contacts being positioned within a respective one of the plurality of holes in the contact carrier;
wherein each of the ground contact and the at least one phase contact includes a unique key that is different from the key of the other contacts; and
wherein the plurality of holes each include a complementary unique key configured to receive a respective one of the plurality of electrical contacts so that during assembly, the unique keys on the contacts and the corresponding complementary unique key in the holes ensure that the ground contact and the at least one phase contact are insertable only into the respective hole.