Electrical connector with flexible blade shaped handle

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8246376
APP PUB NO 20110097920A1
SERIAL NO

12986101

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The flexible electrical connector is designed to facilitate electrical connections between a power receiving device, such as an at least partially electric vehicle, and a power supplying device, such as an electric vehicle charging station. The flexible electrical connector has a blade shaped housing attached to a power cord that extends to the power supplying device. The blade shaped housing has a substantially rigid end portion with an electrical interface configured to detachably mate with a corresponding electrical interface on the power receiving device. The blade shaped housing also has a handle portion made of a substantially flexible material such which is configured to flex about the rigid end portion along an arc in a single plane. As such, the flexible handle can absorb impacts it receives rather than transferring them to the rigid and breakable electrical interface components.

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CHARGE PEAK LTDC/O TERRACAP MANAGEMENT INC 502-100 SHEPPARD AVENUE EAST TORONTO ONTARIO M2N 6N5

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Amit, Gad San Mateo, US 76 1695
Etgar, Inbal San Francisco, US 34 500
Harber, Chadwick John San Francisco, US 40 707
Massucco, Mike Oakland, US 2 37

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