Patent ID: 7070417
Filing Date: 2006-07-04
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A breakable connector for connecting a vehicle to a power source, the breakable connector comprising: a first fitting including a body having a radially extending flange and a plurality of radially extending and axially spaced apart ribs, the fitting further including one of a plurality of electrical sockets and a plurality of current-carrying pins coupled to the body; and a second fitting including a body having a receptacle for matingly receiving a portion of the first fitting, the second fitting body being coupled to the other of the plurality of current-carrying pins and the plurality of electrical sockets, the flange engaging a first portion of the receptacle, the ribs engaging a second portion of the receptacle spaced apart from the first portion and the current-carrying pins conducting electricity to the electrical sockets when the first fitting is coupled to the second fitting, the first and second fittings being separable from one another when placed under a predetermined tensile force.