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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4877409 | Hinged electrical connector A hinged electrical connector comprises connector members (1, 2) mounted onto circuit boards (11a, 11a) and hingedly connected together by shafts (4) and recesses (6). Receptacle contact sections (8a) of receptacle contacts (8) in connector member (2) hav... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4865553 | Hinged connector A hinged electrical connector comprises a receptacle connector (RC) and a tab connector (TC) that are hingedly connected together by hinge members (3, 4, 5a, 6), the connectors having coplanar receptacle contact sections (12) of receptacle contacts (7) el... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4863388 | Rotating contact ZIF connector A two-piece rotating contact zero insertion force connector is used to interconnect printed circuit boards (daughter boards) to backplanes (mother boards), cables to panels or cables to cables. This is accomplished by rotating one-half of the mating conta... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4863387 | Printer circuit board separable connector A separable connector for mounting printed circuit boards which permits easy removal or swiveling for repair or replacement. The connector has a chassis or surface mounting header having a plurality of solder connections to interconnect with main circuits... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4862659 | Wall panel with accessible interior channels for laying in of cables A wall having an interior channel extending vertically along one and preferably both end edges thereof. This interior channel is closed by an openable door arrangement which can be hingedly moved into an open position so as to uncover one side of the chan... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4850882 | Rotatably mounted printed circuit board test support and connector The instant invention includes a two-portion printed circuit board support stand and connector wherein an elongate rotatable first portion accommodates a printed circuit board therewithin. A second stationary portion is electrically associatable with a de... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4846696 | Microwave stripline connector A microwave coupler device for connecting a first stripline conductor on one level to a second stripline conductor on another parallel level is described. The device includes a resiliently deformable electrically conductive member (preferably a metal-fill... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4839939 | Security hinge with improved structural integrity with the electrical wires located along the pivot axis of the knuckles An improved security hinge is provided in which security control wires pass through only one or two knuckles of a hinge whereby improved structural integrity of the hinge is achieved. Slots are cut through the body of the hinge which extend only part way ... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4755143 | Hingeable connector A hingeable connector assembly includes at least one female terminal mounted in a terminal mounting space formed in a female connector housing and at least one male terminal member mounted in a male connector housing. The female terminal and said male ter... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4715819 | Connector for printed board connection This invention discloses a connector for printed board connection comprising a first body having a plurality of first contacts to be connected with one printed wiring and a second body facing to the first contacts of the first body, in which the first bod... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4671582 | Combined, plug-in hinge pin and double-ended electrical connector for a hinged appliance door, with mating receptacle and connectors A hinge pin is described for an appliance door which combines the functions of a plug-in, mechanical hinge pin and bearing member for the door, adaptable for either right-hand or left-hand opening doors, with that of an electrical connector to bring power... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4657320 | Hingeable electrical connector An electrical connector assembly for first and second pivotally mounted circuit members includes a dielectric housing portion for each member, each portion having a plurality of terminal receiving cavities formed therein, with first and second sets of ter... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4652976 | Electronic equipment An electronic device capable of removably mounting a memory card used as an external memory to a printed circuit board having a circuit pattern formed thereon comprises a memory card holder, a guide member which pivots the holder and has a biasing force i... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4646383 | Synthetic resin spacer for connecting parallel plates at predetermined space In a synthetic resin spacer having two mounting portion (1, 2) for connecting plates (10A, 15) in spaced and parallel relation to each other, one mounting portion (1) is formed integrally with the other mounting portion (2) pivotably through a hinge porti... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4643508 | Direction-sensitive sensor A direction-sensitive sensor of the type which is particularly useful as a proximity sensor, is provided with a sensor part which is rotatively connected to a further sensor part via a rotary joint consisting of a bracket connection. The sensor parts are ... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4632475 | Hinged electrical connector An electrical connector comprises first and second dielectric housings each having cavities in which male and female electrical contacts are respectively secured, the male electrical contacts have male contact portions extending outwardly from the first h... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4573756 | Electrical interface arrangements An electrical interface arrangement enables a complex circuit board to be connected to an electrical test equipment to verify the correct operation of the circuit board or to identify malfunctions. The interface arrangement makes electrical contact with p... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4543800 | Refrigerator door hinge The door-mounted water and ice cube dispenser of a refrigerator is supplied with chilled water and electrical power by a water conveying conduit and a plurality of electrical conductors which together pass through a hollow pintle and socket portion of a l... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4450495 | Portable acoustic device A portable stereo system includes a body unit having a tape player and a hinge portion and loudspeaker units having matching hinge portions. The player and loudspeakers can be coupled by a hollow hinge shaft which doubles as a battery holder, and the enti... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4446584 | Heated toilet seat An apparatus for accommodating an electrical cord in a heated toilet seat having a toilet seat body and a base cover pivotally connected to each other, wherein an electrical cord adapted for electrical connection between a heater mounted within the toilet... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4445299 | Arrangement in doors The invention relates to an arrangement for obtaining an uninterrupted connection of an electric cable or the like between two elements pivotally hinged to each other, in particular, between a door frame element and a door connected thereto. The arrangeme... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4437716 | Electrified wall panel system A power distribution system for an open office, space dividing, wall panel system wherein electrical power is transferred from one space dividing wall panel to another through a connecting post cap. Each panel includes a terminal block at each upper corne... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4412711 | Two knuckle electrical hinge A hinge, preferably a two buckle hinge, for passing electric current between a door and frame through one or more concealed, tamperproof electrical wires includes a solid hinge pin that is disposed in the bores of adjacent hinge knuckles for providing rel... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4411454 | Underwater wellhead connector The invention pertains to apparatus for connecting to a wellhead structure. Lower and upper female bodies define first and second receptacles disposed generally in coaxially aligned, end-to-end, communicative relation. A male body is received in both rece... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4395610 | Pivotable multipole switch A switch for connecting a selected one of a plurality of multi-terminal connectors to a common connector comprises a pivotable printed circuit board having a planar array of parallel conductors on at least one side of the board extending to the edge of th... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4307438 | Hinged back panel input/output board A back panel input/output board for any back panel/plug-in board assembly, often in combination with a rack for holding the boards coupled to the back panel. The wires from the back panel connectors are connected to contact pins on a separate board which ... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4241965 | Electrical connector for power panel system A hinged electrical connector for connecting the electrical terminals of adjacent wall panels. The connector is provided with two relatively rigid housing parts which, adjacent their outer ends, are provided with a plug-like connector portion adapted for ... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4199206 | Wall panel with prewired power system A portable, prefabricated panel adapted to be connected with a plurality of similar panels to form a wall or partition structure. The panel is electrically prewired and includes electrical power blocks disposed adjacent the opposite lower corners of the p... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4168409 | Security hinge with sealed switch and operator concealed therein A security hinge construction includes a pair of hinge leaves each having at least one knuckle. An electric switch is fixedly mounted within one of the knuckles and a switch operating means is disposed within the other knuckle. The switch or electrical co... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4146281 | Articulated electrical extension device The device includes a fixed extension body member including an auxiliary electrical outlet plate at one end thereof adapted to be supported over a standard double electrical wall outlet, and an articulated arm member pivotally connected to the upper end o... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4140357 | Electric hinge A hinge for use with a swinging door provided with an electric lock or other electrically operated device or component therein in which the hinge is provided with chases and hollow hinge barrels sheathing a tubular collar which also serves as a hinge pin ... | 02/20/1979 |
| 4116514 | Security hinge A security hinge is disclosed which includes a pair of leaves, having respectively, at least a pair of spaced end knuckles and at least one immediate knuckle disposed therebetween. Each knuckle includes a central axial bore, the bores being aligned co-axi... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4096349 | Flexible connector for track lighting systems A flexible connector is disclosed for electrically and mechanically connecting the ends of diverging light tracks, the connector being characterized by its ability to be deformed or bent in any of a series of directions normal to the axis thereof and to m... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4018491 | Carrier for devices A carrier for making electrical connection with a microelectronic device without bonding the device to the carrier is disclosed. The carrier is designed to accommodate a device such as, but not limited to, a magnetic bubble domain memory chip. The circuit... | 04/19/1977 |
| 3992654 | Disconnect arm for electrical equipment A set of circuit boards are mounted side by side and electrical connection is made to terminal pads disposed along one edge of each circuit board by connectors which are carried by swing arms. The swing arms rotatably mount to a wire duct and each pivots ... | 11/16/1976 |
