Patent ID: 9293858
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for securely connecting a plug having contacts comprising: a plug housing enclosing a multi-conductor cable and a circular disk contact carrier supporting male contact pins and including a cylindrical tube that extends beyond said contact carrier to form a skirt disposed radially outwardly of the contacts and a strain relief integrally-molded around the cable which extends laterally outwardly from the plug at a right angle and outwardly extending flanges having screw-receiving bores; a sealing O-ring disposed about the periphery of said contact carrier; and a plug screw extending through each bore, wherein each screw includes a proximal end and a distal end remote from said proximal end and a central section disposed between said distal and proximal ends, wherein said central section is sized to allow axial movement within the screw-receiving bore and a male thread on the proximal end that is adapted to engage a female thread on an upper portion of a socket retaining member that retains a socket on an electrical device by attaching to a stationary insert that is disposed within an electrical device housing.