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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7963812 | Wire termination apparatus and method An electrical termination and method comprising an element and a conductive member is disclosed. A wire is manually or tool-lessly securable in electrical communication with the conductive member. ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7909664 | Wire termination apparatus and method An electrical termination and method comprising an element and a conductive member is disclosed. A wire is manually or tool-lessly securable in electrical communication with the conductive member. ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7341479 | Protective cover for fastened electrical connectors A protective cover for securely housing at least one fastened electrical connector therein is provided. The protective cover comprises a top section and a bottom section moveably connected to one another, with the cover having a plurality of portals therein for rece... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7281946 | Hermetically sealed ceramic package A hermetically sealed package embodying the invention includes a base member having top and bottom surfaces. An electronic device having multiple electrodes is securely mounted on the top surface of the base member. The electrodes of the electronic device are made a... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7249963 | Screwless connection frame terminal The invention relates to a screwless connection terminal having a contact part having a connection section to which a conductor can be electrically connected, a clamping spring, a metallic frame which surrounds the clamping spring and is designed to be inserted into... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7198495 | Electrical bonding block with grounding lug The electrical bonding block with grounding lug includes a ground wire clamping chock which bears against the ground wire, clamping the ground wire between the chock and the ground wire passage. A ground wire clamp screw engages the chock to pull the chock tightly a... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7175485 | Drop in clamp for wiring terminations An improved clamp that can be inserted into a wiring device independent of a wiring termination assembly thereby reducing the complexity and cost of the manufacture of the wiring device. The clamp has a pair of legs spaced apart forming an opening to allow the wirin... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7150647 | In-line socket device and its fabricating method Disclosed is an in-line socket device and its fabricating method. The in-line socket device is covered with a cover shell, and has a movable safety cover connected with one end of the cover shell. The socket device is composed of a base and a base cover, in which on... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7138580 | Protective cover for fastened electrical connectors A protective cover for securely housing at least one fastened electrical connector. The protective cover includes a top section and a bottom section moveably connected to one another, with the cover having a plurality of portals therein for receiving a plurality of ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7128619 | Connector system and method for securing a cable in a connector system A connector system includes a member having a surface with an opening in the surface and an open end defined by one or more walls, where the walls include a first end attached to the surface and a second end having a notch. The connector system further includes a co... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7097518 | Contact terminal A contact terminal, by means of which an annular connector or two connectors may be gripped, is described. The contact terminal comprises a housing with a pivotally mounted terminal element which may be biased onto a contact face mounted on the housing at a contact ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6679737 | Removable clamp for network protector bus A removable clamp assembly for a network protector bus, the network bus having at least one opening therethrough. The clamp assembly is structured to couple the network protector bus to a vault bus. The clamp assembly includes a mounting bracket structure... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6676454 | Top-loading pad mount connector A top-loading pad mount electrical connector is provided with swing-away pressure pads for securing secondary conductors to the connector body. The swing-away pressure pads are frictionally engaged with threaded fasteners to pivot with the fastener betwee... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6347967 | Electrical connector An electrical connector for a threaded shaft includes first and second connector elements, each defining a respective partial-cylindrical threaded surface, a respective hinge element, and a respective tail. The hinge elements are coupled together at a hin... | 02/19/2002 |
| 5599211 | Terminal device A fixed terminal hingably supports a movable terminal of a terminal device. A terminal screw passes through a hole in the fixed terminal to engage a threaded hole in the movable terminal. A captivating device prevents the terminal screw from being withdra... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5493479 | Electronic equipment An electronic equipment, such as a car audio equipment, includes a console unit attached to an equipment body. The attaching mechanism includes an arm, a holder and first and second springs. The arm is attached so as to be rotated in the direction corresp... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5314360 | Terminal block A terminal block is described in which each pole comprises a screw clamp (12, 14, 16) with a conductor protection element (20, 24) and a plug contact (18). The contact blades (26, 28) of the plug contact (18) are formed in each instance as a one-piece she... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5192234 | Electrical terminal and a housing for electrical apparatus including such a terminal A terminal for electrical equipement in which a wire is held in a wire-insertion duct between a clamping element of a strip and another clamping element constituting the bottom of a cage that surrounds the strips. The wire is held by drive from a screw wi... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5114354 | Clamping device A clamping device for mechanically and electrically connecting a wire to an object having at least one flat surface. A U-shaped clamping member carries a threaded stud for securing the clamped object at least partially within the U-shaped member. The stud... | 05/19/1992 |
| 4735584 | Low voltage bushing terminal An electrical terminal includes first and second members having elongated complementary arcuate surfaces thereon movable toward and away from each other by a clamping member. The second member is pivotally supported at one end on the first member and is c... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4695920 | Isothermal cavity and spark gap protection assembly for input/output connection terminals for electronic modules An apparatus for creating a isothermal cavity about the terminal pin connector panel of an input/output module and a spark gap of least impedance to earth ground potential at the terminal pins to protect the circuitry of the module. In the preferred embod... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4601451 | Dual amplifier tap bracket or the like The invention contemplates a two-piece cable-clamp and bracket assembly especially suited for messenger-wire or the like suspension of two TV amplifier units, line extenders or the like from a single point along the suspension wire. The assembly is config... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4536049 | Cutting connector A cutting connector with two contact knives on its contact part that cut through the insulation on an electric conductor grasped between them to establish electric contact. A U-shaped bent piece pivots on one contact knife surrounding the contact knives a... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4325598 | Ground clamp for grounding coaxial cable The purpose of this invention is to provide a means for securing and grounding coaxial cable or a similar item. The design comprises a base plate and a grounding plate that incorporates a nest and penetrating prongs as an integral part and that includes a... | 04/20/1982 |
| 4175822 | Axial connection terminal The terminal is mounted in a block of insulating material (1). Its purpose is to connect an axially inserted end of a conductor wire (6) to some other electrical circuit (not shown) via a connection strip (4). The connection strip includes a bent down ton... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4090762 | Electrical terminal connection and method of making same A terminal connection which will accept electrical conductors of various sizes and provides oxide breaking, spring loading, and conductor confining and bundling features. A tab or finger on one of the terminal elements presses the conductor regardless of ... | 05/23/1978 |
| 4077696 | Electrical terminal An electrical terminal comprises a U-section body, a clamping screw substantially parallel to the base of the U, and a generally L-shaped clamping member loosely located and pivotable in the body and having one arm acted on by the clamping screw for pivot... | 03/07/1978 |
| 3985411 | Hinged ground clamp An electrical conduit grounding assembly includes a grounding cable parallel to and laterally offset from the conduit and a pair of longitudinally extending dihedral angle clamp members provided with longitudinally serrated confronting concave faces which... | 10/12/1976 |
| 3980381 | Cable connector An improved cable clamp of the hinged-jaw type is disclosed utilizing a male jaw having a C-shaped cross sectional configuration to enhance the spring action of the clamp. The female jaw includes a pocket for receiving the butt end of the clamp. This pock... | 09/14/1976 |
