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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162692 | Telecommunication connectors and apparatus for mounting the same A telecommunications assembly including: a connector housing; a bezel mounted on the connector housing, the bezel have a front face having an opening for receiving a plug, the opening having a recess for receiving a plug latch; a faceplate having a faceplate opening... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7803015 | Quick-mount relay apparatus and method of installation A relay socket may include an opening for insertion of a relay into the opening, and a plurality of integral locking members for attaching and locking the relay socket to at least one of a structure surface and a relay without the use of attachment hardware. ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7794273 | Cable connector assembly with improved fastening device A cable connector assembly (100) comprises an insulative housing (1), a plurality of contacts (2) received in the housing (1), a plurality of wires (3) electrically connecting to the contacts (2) and a fastening device (7... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7513794 | Clamp/plug connector for through-wall connection having wedge-shaped attachment A clamp/plug connector for through-wall connection includes a clamp housing of an insulating material. A locking element is provided for attaching the clamp housing to a wall. A pivotable actuation wedge is connected as a single piece to the locking element. ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7372693 | Data storage system with improved power supply installation mechanism A device fastens a plug of a power cord to a frame which is configured to support a power supply. The device includes a body configured to attach to an installation location of the frame and substantially hold the plug at the installation location of the frame when ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7338087 | Connector fitting A connector fitting for fixing a longitudinal body, for example, a cable, a hose, a pipe, a corrugated hose to a wall opening. The connector fitting includes a chuck, which penetrates the opening and includes slits that extend in an axial direction. The chuck is rad... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338317 | Panel-mounted connector A panel connector is provided for mounting in an aperture through the panel. The connector includes a housing with a front end dimensioned and configured to pass through the aperture in the panel. A resiliently deflectable clip is mounted to the housing and has a pa... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7329153 | Audio output device An audio output device (200) adapted for matching with a MP 3 player (100), comprises a cap (20) and an earphone assembly (30) connecting with the cap (20). The cap (20) has a body (21) and a connector (22) rec... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7311545 | Cable end connector assembly having locking member A cable end connector assembly (1) comprises an insulative housing (10), a plurality of contacts (20) received in the insulative housing, a plurality of cables (40) comprising a plurality of conductors (43, 44) electrically connect... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7182633 | Voice/data adapter kit An adapter kit (100) includes adapters (102) formed in adapter pairs to accommodate couplers and jacks of various sizes. The adapters (102) are secured to a spline (114) in a releasable manner. The spline (114) includes a central p... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179120 | Electrical connector having positioning mechanism According to an embodiment of the present invention, an LGA connector (10) for forming electrical connection between an LGA package and a circuit substrate includes a dielectric housing (20) defining a number of passages (2024) and a number of c... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7131864 | Bezel of modular jack A bezel of a modular jack is provided. The bezel for positioning different types of modular jacks includes a body, a first positioning device and a second positioning device. The body is used for containing therein a modular jack. The first positioning device is use... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7081013 | Structure of removable electrical connector For providing a removable electrical connector to be attached and removed easily without being damaged, a structure of the removable electrical connector has a receiving part, a pivoting part, an engaging and disengaging part, and a rotation allowing part. The remov... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077698 | Securing device for electrical connectors and application thereof A securing device for maintaining a first electrical connector in contact with a second electrical connector through at least one window of a panel, the second connector being arranged behind that panel, is disclosed. The securing device includes at least two clips ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6939177 | Connector for plural mating connectors having different shapes of interfaces A partition mechanism is arranged in a shell of a receptacle connector so that a connector interface defined by the shell is partitioned into two interface portions, one of which has a shape different from the other. Therefore a mating connector for the connector ca... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6767246 | Snap-in relay socket system A relay socket is attachable to a cutout in a panel. The relay socket includes a base, at least one rocker beam or heel element at one side of said base, and at least one active snap element at the opposite side of said base. The elements are constructed and arrange... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6752642 | Connector with retainer members to be attached to a panel, method of attaching the connector to the panel, and method of coupling the connector with another connector A connector with retainer members which is not broken even if elastic retainer pieces of the retainer members are excessively bent when the connector is attached to a panel. The connector with retainer members comprises an insulating housing proper having penetratio... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6616479 | Retention device for separable connection A retention device (1) for separable connection of the present invention includes a first member (10) and a second member (12) engageable with each other. The first member includes a base portion (14) and at least two elastic latches (16) extending from t... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6364699 | Cable connector assembly device with improved latching means A cable connector assembly device (100) includes a cable connector assembly (1) and a shroud (80) slidably covering the cable connector assembly. The cable connector assembly includes a pair of USB connectors (10), a pair of conductive latches (40) positi... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6361363 | Cable connector assembly device with improved latching means A cable connector assembly device (100) includes a cable connector assembly (1) and a shroud (80) slidably covering the cable connector assembly. The cable connector assembly includes a pair of USB connectors (10), a pair of conductive latches (40) positi... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6361362 | Arrangement with two half-plugs for securing in a wall The invention relates to an arrangement with two half-plugs for securing in a wall, in which the first half-plug (1) has two elastic arms (2,3) on opposite sides. It also has a stop (5) as far as which the half-plugs may be inserted into an aperture in th... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6179340 | Connection fitting with an attachment projection A connection fitting (1) for attaching tubes, corrugated hoses, pipes, cables or other oblong bodies (2), in an opening or hole (3) of a wall (4), of a housing is provided. In this, the connection fitting (1) has an attachment projection (5) that can be a... | 01/30/2001 |
| 5791943 | Reduced crosstalk modular outlet A modular outlet having reduced crosstalk is presented. The modular outlet of the present invention comprises a connector housing which supports a plurality of contacts and a termination cap mated to the housing for terminating a plurality of wires at one... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5692923 | Connector assembly This invention aims to settle an attaching state of a connector assembly by positively engaging a lock piece of the assembly with an apparatus m. In the connector assembly, a male housing 4 is provided on its side with a deformable lock piece 15, which is... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5626493 | Through-wall electrical connector An electrical connector housing fixable within an opening of a wall comprising an inner housing and an outer housing, the inner housing having a terminal receiving passageway therein, characterized in that in response to relative movement between the hous... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5588858 | Connector system with wedge and grommet retainer A connector system is provided wherein each connector (12, 16, FIG. 2 ) has a grommet retainer (102, 120) that retains a grommet (100, 114) at the rear of the connector, and wherein when the connectors are mated they securely hold a first connector within... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5525074 | Panel mounted connector A panel mounted connector removably mountable to an opening of a panel includes: a male connector (43); and a female connector (41) mated with the male connector. The female connector includes a female connector housing (45) formed with an engagement hood... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5482476 | Panel-mounted electrical connector An electrical connector attached to a door or body panel of an automobile for wiring electrical parts includes a body having a front opening and holding, in it, terminals capable of fitting with counterpart terminals, respectively. A pair of locking arms ... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5389015 | Connector To prevent disengagement of a connector from a predetermined position after installation, while ensuring an easy installation, arm stoppers are connected to a retainer by strap-like connection portions. An engagement hole is provided at each of opposite s... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5259788 | Connector for wiring in a vehicle Disclosed is a connector for wiring in a vehicle that incorporates: a connector body consisting of either a male or a female connector attached to a terminal end of a harness; engagement projections formed on the periphery of the connector body and engagi... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5154634 | Connector holding device A holding device (50) for securing two electrical articles (22,94) together includes a U-shaped leading end (52) having a pair of leg portions (54). The U-shaped end (52) and adjacent leg portions (60) define a spring means, adapted to be received in an a... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5125852 | Universal electrical connector jack There is provided an electrical connector jack which is adapted to readily be used with panels having various thicknesses. The jack has a pair of flexible stops in the form of ears extending therefrom which abut against one side of the panel. The flexibil... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5122076 | Data connector locking mechanism A hermaphroditic data connector is disclosed herein having latching members integrally connected to a connector body via a molded web of material thereby forming a hinge for the latching members. The forward end of the latching members include latching me... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5120076 | Method of evaluating data relating to a common subject A method of determining the winners of, for example, a game of skill in conjunction with a football or baseball game without the input of all the scores is provided. By the use of statistical sampling a small fraction of the remote players upload their sc... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5108308 | Pylon actuated locking eyelet Improved locking eyelets (2) for securing electrical components to a circuit board by support pylons. A surface-mount electrical connector (40) is anchored to a circuit board (60) by pylons (20) and eyelets (2) mounted at the tip of each pylon (20). Each ... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5044985 | Type of fixed sleeve for a cigarette lighter seat An improved type of fixed sleeve for an automobile cigarette lighter seat, having an improved structure which changes the fixed distance of installation to match the panel board thickness of various models of motor vehicles. The cigarette lighter seat wil... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5004430 | Panel mount electrical connector An electrical connector which has a plurality of electrical contacts for interconnecting a plurality of data or communication lines is panel mountable. The connector includes a front mating portion which is insertable from outside of the panel and latchab... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4907987 | Connector with barbed boardlock An electrical connector (20) for mounting to a printed circuit board (24) includes a boardlock (22) secured thereto by an interference fit. The boardlock (22) has a first portion (58) including means for securing the boardlock (22) to the connector housin... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4826455 | Terminal contact assembly A terminal contact assembly comprising a dielectric sleeve of flexible material having a midportion provided with a transverse integral partition wherein a keyway slot extends from an open end thereof communicating with a longitudinal slot in a defining w... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4789351 | Blind mating connector with snap ring insertion An electrical connector (10) comprised of intermating halves (12, 80) including snap rings (58, 150), a shroud (50) and sleeve (140) of geometries allowing blind-mating of the connector halves with both halves being readily snapped into block apertures (6... | 12/06/1988 |
