US Patent Issued to WINCHESTER INTERCONNECT on Sept. 8 for "Breakaway power connector" (Connecticut Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,731,931, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to WINCHESTER INTERCONNECT Corp. (Norwalk, Conn.).

"Breakaway power connector" was invented by John E. Benham (Torrington, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A breakaway power connector. The breakaway power connector includes a panel mount connector and a plug connector configured to mate with the panel mount connector. The plug connector and the panel mount connector are configured such that when the plug connector is fully mated with the panel mount connector i) the minimum lateral force needed to laterally unmate the plug connector from the panel mount connector is X pounds (lbs) and ii) the ...