ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,531,373, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Neutrik AG (Schaan, Liechtenstein).
"Unlocking element and electrical plug-in provided therewith" was invented by Stefan Fritsch (Ubersaxen, Austria).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An unlocking element (17) for electrical plug-in connections, for acting on an elastically deflectable or displaceable locking arm (16) of a locking arrangement (16, 17). The unlocking element (17) has at least one actuating tab (21), configured to be touched by a user and is coated with or produced from electrically insulating plastic. The center point (Z) of the actuating tab (21) and a longitudinal center axis (L) ...