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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7850485 | Plug connector for front plate or back plate assembly A plug connector having a housing located at a plate opening in an operating position, and the plug connector contains wires and/or braids of a cable and electrical contacts. Assembly on the plate is realized by a flange plate attached to the outside of the housing ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7699649 | Electrical connecting module The invention relates to an electrical connecting module comprising at least one connector strip for electrically connecting wires and/or cables. The connector strip has at least one catch element and a rigid front panel. This front panel has at least one opening th... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7682188 | Fastening structure of signal connector The present invention relates to a fastening structure of signal connector, comprises: a connector main body, which is a round-column shaped member, an insert orifice is provided on a top end of the connector main body and a signal terminal is provided in the connec... | 03/23/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7268301 | Lid of fuel tank A lid of a fuel tank that includes a lid body constructed of a molded plastic and shaped and sized to be put in an opening formed in a wall of the fuel tank. The lid body has a first portion that is exposed to the interior of the fuel tank when the lid is put in the... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7214094 | Twist mount wiring receiver A wiring receiver (10) that may be mounted on a towing vehicle without the use of tools. The receiver (10) broadly comprises a plurality of terminals (22) for transferring signals from the towing vehicle to a towed vehicle, a main body (20 | 05/08/2007 |
| 7163333 | Connector assembly for a lamp on a pendent lamp A connector assembly has a holder, a socket, a plug, a connecting tube and a holding element. The holder has two notches. Each notch has a groove defined in one side of the notch. The connecting tube is securely attached to the plug and has multiple teeth formed res... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7094098 | Connector for apparatus Connection and disconnection between an apparatus and an electric wire are made by fitting an electric wire side housing in an apparatus side housing inside a mounting hole or removing the electric wire side housing from the apparatus side housing, so that the need ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7029325 | Triaxial connector adapter and method The present invention relates to a center conductor insulator with a tapered entry for use with a coaxial cable transmission line connector that provides guiding and centering of a center conductor pin within the connector. The present invention further relates to a... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6957979 | Latch with bail-type mounting The present invention is a pawl latch which is adapted to be mounted to a first member, such as a closure panel of drawer face plate for releasably retaining the closure panel against an enclosure. Such drawer is suitable for implementing an electronic module which ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6783395 | Triaxial connector adapter and method The present invention relates to a center conductor insulator with a tapered entry for use with a coaxial cable transmission line connector that provides guiding and centering of a center conductor pin within the connector. The present invention further relates to a... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6755665 | Connector insert for an output connector to transmit signal A connector for signal transmission includes an inner cap, a conductive part and an outer cap. The inner cap is made of hard insulation material with a cylindrical shape, providing a central inner hole, having a small sized fitting post at a front end thereof corres... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6679726 | Panel mounted electrical connector An electrical connector is provided for mounting through an aperture in a panel with floating movement between the connector and the panel. A connector housing includes a mating portion insertable from a first side of the panel, through the aperture, to a... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6609930 | Electric connector A plug-and-socket connection part for being fastened to a wall includes a contact housing, a guide sleeve extendable through a wall opening, a carrier, and a locking member. The locking member locks the guide sleeve, the contact housing, and the carrier t... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6589075 | Device for rapidly assembling lamp rod and lamp seat A device for rapidly assembling a lamp rod and a lamp seat comprises a lamp seat in a though hole aside a wire connecting box and a lamp rod inserted into the lamp seat. An extending portion is extended from the lamp seat to the though hole. The lamp seat... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6561848 | Triaxial connector adapter and method The present invention relates to a center conductor insulator with a tapered entry for use with a coaxial cable transmission line connector that provides guiding and centering of a center conductor pin within the connector. The present invention further r... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6471543 | Electrical connectors A connector (6) includes a device (11) for securing it to a bulkhead or panel (14) of an enclosure. The device comprises a steel retaining clip (11) which is pushed over each jackpost (9) of the connector (6) and engages in a slot (10). the clip retains t... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6394814 | Electrical plug-in connector for providing an electrical connection between two regions separated by a partition wall An electrical plug-in connector for electrically connecting two regions separated by a wall. The wall has an assembly hole with a reinforcement bead on a first wall side around the hole. The connector includes a connector part positioned on a second wall ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6193548 | Connector for a power supply A power supply connector includes a cable receptacle, a front bulkhead insulator and a rear bulkhead insulator. The bulkhead insulators are mounted on the cable receptacle and the power supply chassis. At least one O ring is disposed between the front and... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6179654 | Bumper mounted cord set A cord set including a housing and a coupling mechanism adapted to couple the housing to a structure. The cord set includes a first cord having a first end connectable to a power source and a second end connected to a plug. The cord set also includes a se... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6147299 | Device for improving shielding effectiveness of an electromagnetic interference enclosure A device for improving the shielding effectiveness of apertures used for mounting electrical component in an enclosure from Electromagnetic Interference (EMI). The device includes a hollow housing which contains and a disc with an aperture, where the disc... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6123578 | Combination electrical/mechanical mounting connector A mounting for precisely positioning a sensor on an apparatus while allowing removal and replacement without disturbing the precise positioning is shown. A single combination mechanical/electrical connector is used to fix a sensor in its mounting.... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6039602 | Bumper mounted cord set A cord set including a housing and a coupling mechanism adapted to couple the housing to a structure. The cord set includes a first cord having a first end connectable to a power source and a second end connected to a plug. The cord set also includes a se... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6019632 | Mount of electrical connector A mount of an electrical connector serves to firmly mount the connector on an electrical appliance. One connector body of the electrical connector is to be fixed to a circuit board of the electrical appliance and has a housing as its outer casing whose ma... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5967837 | Assembly for connecting an electric/electronic device to a printed circuit board An assembly for mounting an electric/electronic device (300) to a printed circuit board (PCB) (310) of an electronic system. The printed circuit board (310) is provided with first and second openings (311 and 312, respectively). The assembly includes a co... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5941730 | Connector installation structure for fuel tank An installation structure can carry out a work of attaching a connector (1) to a fuel tank with one touch without using a particular equipment or requiring a great space. A holding sleeve (24) is secured to a lid plate (22) of the fuel tank with the sleev... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5931695 | Retaining nut A retaining nut for securing an electrical connector to the surface of a an electrical panel or bulkhead. It has an annular ring having an upper surface, a lower surface and a central bore defining an inner periphery around an inside diameter of the ring.... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5893777 | Electrical connector mounting device for trailer chassis A mounting device for mounting an electrical connector to a trailer chassis for refrigerated containers comprises at least first and second clamp portions. Structure is provided for securing at least one of the clamp portions to the trailer chassis. Struc... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5632648 | Adapter fixing device An adapter fixing device configured to fix an adapter on a panel comprises an upper member held attached to the panel, a lower member coupled with the upper member for fixing therebetween the adapter, and an engaging device combining together the upper me... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5284448 | Electrical device, in particular a switching and control unit for motor vehicles In an electrical switching or control unit, several components are arranged, sealed, within a housing (24). A plug body (10) is accommodated in an aperture (14) of a collar-like front plate (13) which itself is fixed to the edge of the housing (24). The c... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5249981 | Multiple connector interface assembly Multiple connector interface assembly is used to connect cables to a peripheral device. The connector interface assembly includes a conductive body having a plurality of connector alignment slots. Mating female cable connectors are mounted on a printed ci... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5201673 | Wiring connection structure for a vehicle motor A wiring connection structure for a vehicle electric motor includes a plug member attached to a casing of the motor, and a socket member which is inserted into a support member fixed to the casing and is fitted into the plug member. The plug member includ... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5066247 | Electrical fitting for panel construction An electrical wiring system for use in construction of buildings consisting of fittings moulded of a dielectric material with internal circuitry and wire attachments that can be quickly and easily installed in round holes in panel materials of varying thi... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4906204 | Electrical connector with connector position assurance device An electrical connector comprises a male connector body having a rigid cantilevered lock arm which slides into a track portion of a female connector body. The female connector body as a flexible internal latch arm which has a lock projection which engages... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4899252 | Mounting for a control device An arrangement for mounting a control device in a control panel. The arrangement includes a solid flange having a cylinder which penetrates the control panel and is fixed by means of a holder. Locking bolts, arranged in the holder engage in corresponding ... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4863398 | Universal adapter for office wall panels An adapter for establishing electrical connections such as telephone or data line connections includes a face plate sized to fit through a corresponding aperture in a wall panel and a back plate larger than the aperture to abut the rear of the wall panel.... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4707046 | Safety breakaway electrical connector construction The invention provides a safety electrical connector construction in the form of electrical receptacles carried by a weatherproof housing on a front panel. The receptacles are of insulating material, with attached contactor pins having exposed exterior fa... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4703508 | Loudspeaker terminal strip A loudspeaker terminal strip has a generally cup-shaped, semi-cylindrical, extending portion that is press-fit into a hole formed in the wall of a speaker cabinet. The semi-cylindrical extending portion has a flat longitudinal plane formed on the cup-shap... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4580860 | Device for advancing and retracting single or multiple electrical connector halves in an electrical connector An electrical connection device for advancing single or multiple first connector halves into positive engagement with substantially aligned second connector halves wherein at least the connections for the first connector halves are inserted through a pane... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4525014 | Aircraft grounding receptacle A first embodiment of an aircraft grounding receptacle (10) comprises a connector portion and a tubular portion (18). The connector portion (12) includes an external thread (14) and a hexagonal portion (16). The tubular portion includes a reduced diameter... | 06/25/1985 |