PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15750911
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-02
Publication Date: 2018-08
Patent Classification: ["439", "136000"]

Abstract:
This invention relates to an electrical connector ( 110 ). More specifically, the invention relates to a twist-lock electrical plug and socket connector for use in, amongst others, towing applications where a towed vehicle and a towing vehicle need to be electrically connected to one another. The electrical connector ( 110 ) includes a plug body ( 120 ), a socket body ( 132 ) to which the plug body ( 120 ) is connectible, a first locking body ( 142 ) comprising first locking formations ( 144 ) and being movably mounted on the plug body ( 120 ), and a second locking formation ( 146 ) on the socket body ( 132 ). Typically, the first or the second locking ( 144, 146 ) formation extends axially from the respective plug and socket bodies ( 120, 132 ) in the direction of respective first connecting ends thereof, and comprise free ends having a radially inwardly extending locking overhangs. Generally, the other of the first or the second locking formation ( 144, 146 ) is a protrusion extending radially from the other of the respective plug or socket body ( 120, 132 ) and at least partially about the circumference thereof, the radial protrusion having a first surface facing the first connecting and a second oppositely facing surface, such that with the plug and socket bodies ( 120, 132 ) connected and with the locking overhang extending beyond the radial protrusion, a twist action imparted between the first locking body ( 142 ) and the connected plug and socket bodies ( 120, 132 ) causes the locking overhang to engage the second surface of the radial protrusion thereby locking the connected plug and socket bodies ( 120, 132 ) to one another.

Claim (Index 5):
An electrical connector according to  claim 4 , wherein at least the first connecting end of the plug body is substantially tubular with a second end thereof defining an aperture through which a wire cable comprising a plurality of individual wires is receivable into the plug body, the individual wires being connectible to at least one of: (i) the electrical prongs of the first electrical connector; and (ii) the electrical prong receiving holes of the first electrical connector.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 43.0
- Percentile: 88.0
- Lexical Diversity: 3.17
- Patent Class: 439.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['12469701', '13135121', '14467596', '12317608', '12156244']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.771767150343912
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4803980298801957
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7426302382975404
- Mean Citation Score: 228.67183600000004
- Max Citation Score: 235.40198
- Similarity Product: 181.67753319329265

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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