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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7922509 | Surface mount electrical connector having insulated pin A surface mount header is shown which may be mounted to a surface of a printed circuit board, where pins project away from the board. Alternatively, the surface mount header may be connected to a surface of a printed circuit board with the pins projecting downwardly... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7318749 | Power connector with improved contacts A power connector (1) is connectable with a cable having a number of conductors and matable with a complementary connector for power transmission. The power connector includes an insulative housing (2) defining a receiving cavity (210), at least... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7301500 | Offset quasi-twin lead antenna The quasi-twin lead line includes a dielectric substrate having a first side and an opposite side. A top conductor trace is integral with the first side of the dielectric substrate. The top conductor trace has a top conductor axis, a top conductor length, and a top ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 6948962 | Flexible jumper receptacle A receptacle for providing electrical power to an electrical power plug comprises a circuit selector for selecting one of several electrical circuits available to supply the receptacle. The circuit selector is electrically connected to a power terminal assembly, ada... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6936942 | Motor for electric power steering apparatus A motor for an electric power steering apparatus can improve working efficiency, and can be reassembled without requiring any new or additional members. A bracket is disposed at an opening of a cylindrical bottomed frame. A stator with a stator winding is fixed to t... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6933638 | Electric motor having a reverse air flow cooling system An electric motor having a reverse air flow cooling system that eliminates the need to extend lead wires past the fan. The electric motor includes a fan positioned on the lead-end of the motor to move air through a housing of the electric motor in a direction genera... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6851961 | Power adapter The present invention discloses a power adapter for connecting an electric appliance to an AC main power. The power adapter includes an electrical device having at least two metal prongs in the power input/output end thereof, and a connector having at least two rece... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6630747 | Connector and control pattern change device, data change device and failed area determination device using this connector A connection mode of connector members is changed so that a control signal for the same control direction (e.g. fore and back direction) of a control member is output from different terminals (a terminal for an arm drive signal) and (a terminal for a swin... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6097117 | Electrical connector structure including integral resistive element for operating a motor at two speeds A connector structure 10 is provided for powering an electric motor 19. The connector structure 10 includes a connector body 12; a low speed terminal 14 in the body; a high speed terminal 16 in the body; and a ground terminal 18 in the body. The ground te... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6048219 | Voltage selection electrical connector An electrical connector for configuring the supply voltage of rotary electric machines, particularly electric motors, having a plurality of electrical windings. The connector includes an electrical terminal block mountable in a bell housing of the rotary ... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5716225 | Electrical assembly with dual voltage electrical connector between ballast and high intensity discharge lamp fixture An electrical assembly for selectively supplying either 120 volts or 227 volts from a junction box to a high intensity discharge lamp fixture via a dual voltage ballast and a dual voltage electrical connector. The dual voltage electrical connector has dua... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5381050 | Multi-position electrical connector and electrical devices incorporating same A plug and socket form a simple and compact electrical connector for selectively distributing an electrical signal along different paths. The plug and socket are symmetrically arranged so that they are engageable with each other in different positions to ... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5372522 | Twelve volt direct current adaptor A twelve volt DC adaptor plugs into any home electrical outlet so as to permit a conventionally wired home to be used in combination with a solar-powered system that provides continuous twelve volt direct current to the conventional wiring system. The dir... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5116232 | Double plug assembly A wall plug for use with a split circuit duplex wall outlet, including an indicator light to identify the split circuit and including switch means for selectively operating the wall plug on one or both of these two household circuits available at a standa... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5075615 | Combined recharging mount and stand for electric razors A recharging mount for cordless rechargeable electric razors which plugs directly into an electric power receptacle and provides a stand in which the electric razor can be stored and recharged. The recharging mount has a pair of opposite facing storage ca... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5063314 | Miswire-proof interconnecting terminal block Miswiring of a multivoltage compressor motor is prevented by the use of a phase barrier having integral jumper bars for connecting pins in the correct pattern for the chosen voltage. The phase barrier for the chosen voltage is placed on the pins extending... | 11/05/1991 |
| 4990099 | Keyed electrical connector with main and auxiliary electrical contacts A hermaphroditic or "genderless" electrical connector having a main housing and an auxiliary housing. The main housing contains primary electrical contacts while the auxiliary housing provides mechanical keying and, preferably, contains auxiliary electric... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4880391 | Apparatus for connecting multiple windings A terminal box assembly for use in a dynamoelectric machine adapted to be energized from an electrical power source and including a plurality of windings and each winding terminating in a corresponding lead wire. The lead wires are connectable to each oth... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4822288 | Pin panel circuit board assembly A terminal system is described for use with circuit boards, which enables the terminals to be subsequently interconnected using any of a variety of point-to-point wiring methods. Each terminal includes a sleeve with a plated-through hole, the upper portio... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4748355 | Electrical connector with a releasable load-control element for multi-connectable loads A universal motor connector unit is usable with different three phase and single phase motors for connecting the motors to different incoming voltages. The connector has a motor-mounted connector unit with 15 socket terminals and contacts in a fixed 3×5 ... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4671600 | Power feeder for electromagnetic valve Described herein is a power feeder for electromagnetic valves, comprising: a solenoid casing having male terminals for an exciting coil in a connecting section on one side wall thereof; a terminal plate having female terminals to be connected to said male... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4666223 | Switchable receptacle unit A switchable power tap wherein there is provided a housing mounting therein three electrically conductive members or plates. These three plates define the electrical outlet portion of the power tap, which outlet portion in the preferred embodiment compris... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4657334 | Pluggable electrical connector A modular telephone connector assembly (10) includes an electrical receptacle (22) having sockets (28). A face plate (42) is configured for mounting on a wall (20). A jack (48) extends from front surface (50) of the face plate (42) to its rear surface (44... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4607906 | Panel-mounted duplex electrical receptacle and power terminal strip A panel-mounted duplex electrical receptacle easily is ganged with another receptacle to form a power terminal strip of any desired length. Each receptacle is mounted with a snap action in a cutout formed in a panel. The receptacles are wired together by ... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4585286 | Universal electrical plug adapter An electrical adapter converts a three-prong male household plug to a three-prong male OSHA twistlock connector, and vice versa.... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4547689 | Rotary electric machine operable with changeable rated voltage A rotary electric machine the rated voltage of which is changeable by changing-over the connections of the connection terminals of its armature winding. The connection terminals are classified into those used as power input terminals which are connected d... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4518212 | Multiple pin electrical plug A multiple pin electrical plug having a variety of pin combinations of varying geometry is able to accept the several voltage outlet supplies of the major countries of the world. The multiple pin electrical plug is so arranged that pins (P1 to P7 inclusiv... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4464834 | Methods of use of distribution modules for multi-wire group interconnection in telephone or like multi-wire distribution systems Multi-wire group splicing in multi-wire telephone or like distribution systems, utilizing an at least three-sided distribution module (DM), the distribution module (DM) comprising an array of bridging slots (128, 130, 132, 134) in each of its sides (120, ... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4429935 | Multi-position electrical connector An electrical connector for use with an electric device including first and second winding sections. The connector comprises a plug including a plurality of outwardly extending blades and a socket defining a plurality of receptacles for receiving the blad... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4394549 | Electrical connector An electrical connector comprising a plug, a socket, and a switching mechanism. The plug includes a plurality of outwardly extending blades defining parallel blade axes, and the socket defines a plurality of receptacles for receiving the blades. The socke... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4297726 | Television receiver chassis adapted to be compatible with different tuner and cabinet configurations A chassis for a television receiver is provided which is adapted to operate in cooperation with any one of a number of electrical subsystems which perform similar functions but have differing signal and power requirements, such as tuners, receiver control... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4249813 | Fixture for electronic flash A fixture for an electronic flash includes a connection terminal which enables a synchronized flashlight illumination and another connection terminal which is used to transmit an electrical signal to a camera which is indicative of the completion of a cha... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4243285 | Clamp-plug type connector A combination clamp and plug type electrical connector comprising a longitudinally extended pair of electrically conductive jaws mounted for relative pivotal movement and protruding from a dielectric sleeve having slidably supported therein resilient mean... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4211962 | Brushless d-c motor A brushless d-c motor having an electric commutation circuit in which the motor and circuit are inter-connected by a mating connector is disclosed. The mating parts of the connector may be connected in two configurations. In one configuration, the motor r... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4191917 | Battery pack rechargeable in recessed or flush-type receptacles A relatively flat, rectangular, box-shaped, rechargeable, battery pack has a multi-positionable plug with prongs. The plug can be appropriately positioned for recharging the pack by insertion of the plug into either a European-type, deeply recessed recept... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4131805 | Line power cord adaptor A line power cord voltage-magnitude adaptor is described herein. In a particular embodiment of the present invention, the power plug, line cord, and adaptor plug are pre-assembled as one component of the electrical equipment system; various voltage requir... | 12/26/1978 |
| 4117258 | Modular electric light switch assembly A modular switch assembly provided with a permanently mounted female component including a pair of spaced electrical contact elements connected to a source of electrical power and a cover for receiving the prongs of a male component which electrically con... | 09/26/1978 |
| 3996546 | Plug for voltage adaptation A dual-voltage electric plug comprising an insulating hollow casing having an opening, a terminal fitting within the casing, said fitting including four conducting terminal pins extending towards the opening in the casing, which four terminal pins are res... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3983428 | Interchangeable connector means for electric motor operation on either of two supply voltages One half of a main motor winding and a shunting lead are connected between one side of a power source and two of the terminals of a three terminal plug-in receptacle; the other half of the main winding and a second shunting lead are connected at one end t... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3950071 | Multiple stab electrical connector A multiple stab connector for implementation in plug-in circuit breaker load centers, wherein the stab is formed from a single blank of conductive sheet metal stock, with sections of the stab stacked together for structural rigidity and enhanced current c... | 04/13/1976 |
