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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5026305 | Connector for reed switch or similar electrical component Connector for a reed switch comprises a cylindrical connector body having two stamped and formed contact members thereon. One of the contact members has a wire receiving slot adjacent to a first end of the switch body for one of the switch leads. The othe... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4837926 | Work holder for electrical connectors Work holder for holding electrical connectors during insertion of terminals into cavities in the connector comprises a positioning fixture and a clamping member. The connector is clamped between one face of the positioning fixture and the clamping member.... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4835858 | Method and apparatus for assembling electrical harnesses An electrical harness comprising a plurality of harness subassemblies is assembled by locating the subassembly leading ends of all of the subassemblies in a staging zone. The subassemblies are moved in succession along a transporting path which extends aw... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4819476 | Tooling for forming machines having improved guidance, tool mounting, and pilot pin systems Tooling system for a forming machine has a continuous guide passageway in which first and second tooling assemblies are contained for movement towards and away from each other. The passageway has passageway surfaces which serve as bearing and guiding surf... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4809576 | Scrap removal system for stamping and forming machine and sensor apparatus for detecting movement between conveyor belts A scrap removal system is disclosed for a stamping and forming machine in which strip material is fed in a vertical plane through a tooling assembly having punches and dies therein so that holes are punched in the strip when the punches move through the s... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4797112 | Wire holders and harnesses incorporating wire holders Wire holder for holding discrete wires in side-by-side parallel coplanar aligned relationship comprises a rectangular frame having oppositely-facing major surfaces and oppositely-facing minor surfaces. Side-by-side wire-receiving cavities extend into one ... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4778396 | Electrical connector having compliant posts and improved insertion characteristics Electrical connector assembly comprises an insulating housing having terminals in terminal-receiving cavities in the housing. The terminals have post portions which extend from a mounting face, the post portions being intended for insertion into plated ho... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4753145 | Feeding and shearing apparatus for strip material A bell crank type strip feeding apparatus is disclosed in which one arm of the bell crank is coupled to an actuator and the other arm has a feed pawl thereon for feeding the strip. The actuator is a crank pin which is moved along a circular path about a f... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4742746 | Reworking and sizing of flat conductor cable A flat multiconductor cable has a reworked and sized portion in which the span tolerance (distance between the outside conductors in the cable) is substantially reduced as compared to the unsized portion of the cable. An apparatus is also disclosed for re... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4699593 | Connector having contact modules for a substrate such as an IC chip carrier Connector for a substrate such as an IC chip carrier comprises a housing assembly which in turn comprises a housing frame and a plurality of contact modules on the frame. Each module has a group of contact members therein. The contact members are located ... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4651413 | Wire jig intended for use in a harness-making machine or the like Wire jig intended for use in a wire processing machine comprises a plurality of wire clamps in side-by-side aligned positions forming a stack. The stack is supported on a frame and the individual clamps are movable laterally from the stack in a direction ... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4646392 | Bundle ties produced by the use of two part bundle tie material Continuous strip material for bundle ties comprises two identical sections. The material is ladder-like in form and each section comprises a side piece and rung parts extending from the side pieces. The rung parts are coupled by a coupling system to form ... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4645285 | Sealed insulation displacement connector A sealed insulation displacement connector comprises a first housing member in which is located an electrical terminal having a slotted insulation displacement section, and a second housing member in which an elastomeric body of sufficient rigidity is dis... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4645279 | Chip carrier socket having improved contact terminals Chip carrier socket has contact terminals therein comprising a web portion and first and second arms extending from the web. The first arm has a contact portion adjacent its free end for contacting a pad on a chip carrier and the second arm has a bearing ... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4642872 | Terminal feeding and insertion device Apparatus for feeding a strip of articles and severing the leading article from the strip comprises a cylindrical surface having a helical feeding thread thereon which is dimensioned to enter gaps in the strip of articles being fed. The strip is fed along... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4633228 | Entry error elimination for data systems Switch assembly, such as a keyboard switch assembly, comprises a plurality of polled conductors, a plurality of scanned conductors, and switch sites, each of which has an associated scanned conductor and polled conductor adjacent thereto. When a switch at... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4630875 | Chip carrier socket which requires low insertion force for the chip carrier Chip carrier socket 2 comprises a socket body 24 having a rectangular base 30 and walls 34 extending normally from the edges 32 of the base. The walls can be pivotally moved inwardly of the recess which is defined by the walls after a chip carrier 12 has ... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4623220 | Laser to fiber connection A device for optically coupling a fiber to a solid state laser is taught. Briefly stated, a fiber is held by a pedestal or holder and, after alignment between the fiber and the laser, the holder is attached to the same mounting platform upon which the las... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4596436 | Electrical connector housing assembly comprising housing frame containing housing modules Electrical connector housing assembly 2 comprises a frame 26 which contains a plurality of individual housing modules 28, 30, 32 which are received in openings 34, 35 in the frame. The modules each have contact-receiving cavities 46, 70 in which contact t... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4592611 | Electrical connector intended for use in confined areas Electrical connector assembly intended for use in confined spaces comprises first and second housings which, when mated, from an L-shaped structure. The first housing has an integral radially extending collar and latch arms on its external surface by mean... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4580868 | Keying system for electrical connectors First and second connector housings are keyed to each other by means of identical parts which can serve as either keys or keyway plugs. The identical parts are produced as a continuous strip comprising a carrier strip from which the parts extend at spaced... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4580863 | Electrical contact socket which is manufactured with simplified tooling Electrical contact socket comprises a flat face having a circular opening therein adjacent to one edge of the face. Diametric slots extend from the opening parallel to the one edge and have blind ends. Contact flanges extend from the periphery of the open... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4575932 | Hand tool for terminating wires in a connector A hand tool of generally known kind and having a reciprocable ram mounted in a tool frame which defines a guideway for a connector extending transversely of the ram path. The ram has a wire pusher adapted to push a wire into a contact in the connector and... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4576032 | Crimping press capable of crimping terminals onto a range of wire sizes Crimping press comprises an anvil and a die which is movable towards and away from the anvil. The anvil is moved by a rotating shaft having a crank-type coupling to the die. The shaft is capable of limited movement in the direction of movement of the die ... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4561178 | Apparatus for installing connectors on flat cable having automatic connector delivery system and selective orientation feature for the connectors Apparatus for installing connectors on flat cables comprises an applicator having an application zone and a staging zone which is adjacent to the application zone. A turntable is provided in the staging zone which has a connector-receiving recess. Connect... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561709 | Membrane type circuit having improved tail Membrane type circuit comprises an insulating support having terminal sites thereon and circuit conductors extending between and among the terminal sites. A tail extends from the support and the conductors extend onto the tail and have output terminals on... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4559702 | Harness making machine having improved wire jig Harness making machine comprises an indexible conveyer having wire jigs thereon for holding wires in parallel relationship with the wire ends extending to one side of the conveyer. Each of the wire jigs comprises a plurality of individual wire clamps stac... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4557544 | Terminal for connecting a lead wire to a coil wire Electrical terminal for connecting a lead wire to a varnish insulated wire extending from a coil comprises first and second plate-like members in aligned spaced-apart relationship. The plate-like members are connected by spaced-apart straps extending betw... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4555156 | Electrical connector assembly having mating and unmating removable keys Electrical connector assembly comprises first and second housing assemblies containing first and second terminals. The terminals are of the type which are mated by locating a plug terminal in offset parallel relationship to a socket and then moving the te... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4549343 | Applicator for installing two part connector assemblies in cables Apparatus for installing connectors on cables is disclosed. Each connector comprises a connector housing having a conductor receiving end and terminals therein which receive wires and establish contact therewith. A cover or closure is provided which is as... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4438998 | Modular plug-dial modular jack adaptor A modular plug-dual modular jack adaptor is disclosed. The adaptor is comprised of a two piece molded housing having a plurality of one piece uninsulated conductor members therein, which can engage directly with the contacts in other modular jacks and plu... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4425484 | Encoded keyboard switch An encoded keyboard switch comprises a plurality of key positions. Each key position has first and second membrane switches associated therewith. The first switch is immediately beneath the key top and the second switch is beneath the first switch. The fi... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4421375 | Flag-type terminal having insulation displacement wire connection Flag-type terminal comprises a contact portion and a wire connecting portion. The wire connecting portion has a pair of spaced apart plate-like members connected at one end by integral straps. The plate-like members have aligned wire-receiving slots. Each... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4417115 | Switch actuating assembly having improved cams and plural modes A switch actuating assembly for a keyboard switch comprises a frame and plunger slideably mounted on the frame. The plunger has an integral deflectable camming arm extending parallel to the frame from its upper end. The camming arm engages a cam on the fr... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4413871 | Earth connection connector having provision for an electrical component Electrical connector for connecting a ground conductor to a through conductor comprises an insulating housing on which is mounted a through conductor terminal having a wire receiving slot. The through conductor terminal is integral with a first tap conduc... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4409734 | Harness making apparatus and method Electrical harness manufacturing apparatus comprises wire feeding means for feeding wires along a wire feed path through upstream and downstream (relative to the direction of wire feed) wire guides. The guides have opposed ends which are adjacent to each ... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4408824 | Wire-in-slot terminal Electrical contact terminal comprises an elongated metal strip which has been folded along a medial transverse fold line to form two side-by-side arms. A wire-receiving slot is provided at the fold. The arms have parallel portions adjacent to the fold and... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4409450 | Double pole membrane switch having preferred sequence closing feature Membrane switch device comprises first and second parallel insulating supports having opposed first and second surfaces. A first surface central contact and a peripheral contact are provided on the first surface, the peripheral contact extending around an... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4409582 | Electrical fuse and method of making same Electrical fuse comprises an insulating body having a pair of coplanar blades extending from one end thereof. The blades have portions which are supported in the body and a fuse metal link is contained in the insulating body and extends between the suppor... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4406511 | Flat cable connector strain relief A removable strain relief for flat multi-conductor cable connectors is disclosed. The strain relief comprises a rigid body portion having at least two cable-retaining ears extending therefrom which engage openings in a flat cable inserted into the connect... | 09/27/1983 |
