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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177566 | Electrical connection apparatus for conductive contacts, in particular blade contacts A connector apparatus connects the flat electrical conductors of a photovoltaic panel with a plurality of insulated electrical output conductors, respectively. The terminal portions of the flat conductors are bent into electrical engagement with corresponding blade ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7658643 | Connector fastening arrangement for printed circuit boards A connector fastening arrangement locks a connector housing to a printed circuit board, thereby to effect engagement between a resilient contact on the housing and a corresponding electrical element on the adjacent top surface of the printed circuit board. A rotary ... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7566234 | Connector apparatus with code means A connector block arrangement includes a first connector block housing having a row of first contacts, a second connector block housing having a row of second contacts in engagement with the first contacts when the connector block housings are in a connected conditi... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7540109 | Humane trap for small animals An humane trap for small animals, such as cats, includes a housing having rigid bottom, top, side, front and rear end walls which cooperate to define an animal-receiving chamber, the front end wall being guided for vertical movement between opened and closed positio... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7507869 | Method for extracting oil from plant material Metal hydride compounds, which are prepared by mixing together from about 1 to about 10 parts by molecular weight of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of silicon, aluminum, tin, and zinc; from about 1 to about 3 parts by molecular weight of an al... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7507093 | Electrical module An electrical module connecting arrangement includes a male lug projection integral with a first module and arranged for insertion within an opening contained in a second module, which opening includes an entrance portion having cross-sectional dimensions less than ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7503119 | Tool for stripping cables A compact insulation stripping tool includes a U-shaped tool body to which are pivotally connected a pair of clamping jaws that pivot about parallel spaced pivot axes, thereby to clamp an insulated conductor within clamping recesses contained in the extremities of t... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7500588 | Tin tag dispensing and nailing tool An improved tin tag dispensing and nailing tool includes an operating member that is adapted for connection with a roofer's nailing gun, which operating member is guided by a pair of spaced vertical guide rods for vertical sliding displacement relative to the tool h... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7491084 | Connector system for tapping off branch lines from continuous conductors A connector system includes a plurality of conductor piercing units supported by a frame for vertical displacement between upper disconnected and lower connected positions relative to a plurality of parallel spaced insulated conductors supported in a horizontal plan... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7407406 | Connector tap-off arrangement for continuous conductors A connector arrangement for tapping off current from a plurality of insulated input conductors includes a rectangular base member having a horizontal planar upper surface provided with a plurality of parallel seats receiving the insulated conductors, a frame mounted... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7407407 | Tap-off connecting arrangement for multi-conductor cables A connector arrangement for connecting the insulated conductors of a flat cable with an output load includes insulation-piercing contacts that extend upwardly from the horizontal upper surface of the rectangular base member of a connector housing. When a housing cov... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7408766 | Mounting and connecting means for electrical components A power supply system for supplying electrical power to at least one load includes a base plate, a support rail and a power supply module fastened to the base plate, at least one bus bar module, and a rail mounting device for mounting the bus bar module on the suppo... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7408110 | Housing containing a passage for an electrical conductor A sealed electrical junction box includes a sectional housing containing a chamber and having an end wall that contains at least one access passage in which is mounted a sealing bush containing a longitudinal through bore. An annular internal sealing rib on the acce... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7404735 | Junction box including connectors and surrounding housings A junction box assembly includes a support board, a connector supported at one end by the support board, a separate tubular guide sleeve arranged concentrically about the connector, and a cover having an open bottom chamber receiving the connector, and a top wall co... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7369059 | Electrical apparatus having status indicating means An electrical power distribution device such as a junction box or the like includes a status indicator that also serves not only to indicate the status of energization of a connector mounted in a first housing opening, but also to illuminate a translucent indicia-be... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367852 | Connecting and switching arrangement A terminal block connecting arrangement includes a first terminal block having a first electrical contact, an electrical device having a second electrical contact, a test terminal block arranged between the electrical apparatus and the first terminal block for displ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7347716 | Connector arrangement for multi-conductor cables A connector arrangement for connecting the insulated conductors of a flat cable with a plurality of tap-off branch conductors includes a plurality of insulation-piercing contacts that extend upwardly from the horizontal upper surface of the rectangular base member o... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347015 | Conductor marking device with receiving pockets A marking device for identifying an electrical conductor includes a planar generally annular marker body containing at least one opening for receiving the conductor, and a plurality of coplanar outwardly extending portions containing mutually isolated pockets for re... | 03/25/2008 |
| D560082 | Stackable round table | 01/22/2008 |
| 7241165 | Electrical connector for flat cables and contact element therefor A sectional electrical connector for flat cables includes separable lower and upper horizontal sections formed from a relatively hard synthetic plastic material, at least one electrical contact having a horizontal bus bar portion mounted in the lower section, and a ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 6234528 | Impact energy absorption modulating means A system for modulatable absorption of energy from an automobile vehicle steering column comprises a steering shaft mounted in a body-tube connected to a support assembly fixed to the chassis of the vehicle. The system for modulatable absorption of energy... | 05/22/2001 |
