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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8152543 | Cord securing cover for an electrical outlet An outlet cover for an electrical outlet which prevents unintentional disconnection of an electrical plug from the electrical outlet. The outlet cover includes a plate having at least one opening sized and positioned to receive the electrical plug and a lid hingedly... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8021174 | Cord securing cover for an electrical outlet An outlet cover for an electrical outlet which prevents unintentional disconnection of an electrical plug of an electrical cord from the electrical outlet. The outlet cover includes a plate having at least one opening sized and positioned to receive the electrical p... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7950936 | Electrical connector configured with pivotal cover member An electrical connector adapted for being mounted on a printed circuit board includes a base member loaded with a plurality of contacts therein and defining a mounting face confronting with the printed circuit board on which the base member is mounted, a cover membe... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7841876 | Low profile modular jack having spring-biased cover Provided is an electrical connector including an insulative base defining a mounting face thereof. A plurality of terminals are secured in said insulative base and each has a contacting section projecting upwards thereof. A detachable cover is pivotally assembled on... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7803002 | Hub The present invention is available in hub technique field and provides a hub, which comprises a circuit board, a plug coupled to the circuit board, an upper cover and a bottom cover. The upper cover and the bottom cover cooperatively package the circuit board therei... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7744388 | Electrical connector having a protective door element An electrical connector including a housing having a socket shaped to at least partially receive a mating plug; a plurality of electrically conductive contact elements at least partially extending into said socket for effecting electrical connection with correspondi... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7575450 | Electrical connector assembly An electrical connector assembly, such as for use with a tractor-trailer, comprises a socket and a plug. The plug can comprise a resilient seal configured to surround mating electrical terminals on the socket and the plug. A coupler can be configured to retain the p... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7544074 | Electrical plug connector assembly having a defined plug-in sequence The present invention relates to an electrical plug connector assembly comprising a first connector (2), a second connector (29), a third connector (3) and a fourth connector (33). The first and the second connector (2, 29) form a ... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7431594 | Telescoping weather resistant box A weather resistant telescoping enclosure for enclosing a receptacle or other device is provided that comprises a telescoping cover over an enclosed base portion and an irregularly shaped cutout on its mounting surface that permits positioning of the base portion ov... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7371129 | Elevated height electrical connector An electrical connector includes first and second connector bodies which are arranged to first be positioned together, and then separated once electrical contacts have been inserted in at least one of the first and second connector bodies. During, after, or both dur... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371102 | Lock structure of connector In a connector lock structure 1 provided at female and male connectors which can be fitted together, the female connector 2 has an engagement portion 14, and a slide lock member 13 is supported on the male connector 3 so as to move... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364444 | Shuttered electrical connector socket A shuttered electrical connector for receiving an electrical plug, the plug having a hinged tail for lockingly engaging with the connector, is disclosed. The connector includes: a body 20 defining a socket having 22 an open mouth 24; a central s... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357652 | Modular wiring system with locking elements A modular wiring system comprising a functional unit and a wiring unit. There is also a system for coupling the functional unit to the wiring unit in a rotational manner. This system can be formed from at least one locking prong comprised of electrically conductive ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347703 | Safety device to make electrical plugs difficult to remove from electrical outlets A safety device created to make the electrical plugs difficult to remove from the electrical outlets, wherein is made with a non conductor material and it has a flat and thin main body, which has notches that allow the connectors of the plug to go across the device ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7331792 | Trailer tow connector assembly An electrical connector including a first connector portion and a second connector portion. Each of the first and second connector interfaces includes several terminals. At least a portion of the terminals of the first connector interface are electrically coupled to... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331826 | Electric disk brake The present invention provides an electric disk brake which enables an operation for wiring the harness to be easily conducted without the risk of lowering production efficiency. A caliper body-side connector 26 which, together with a harness-side connector | 02/19/2008 |
| 7316071 | Position measuring system A position measuring system having a housing with a wall, the wall having an opening and including a deformation. A measurement device accommodated in the housing, the measurement device detects and/or processes measurement values and outputs a position-dependent me... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7302299 | Electrical connector to terminate, insulate and environmentally isolate a temporary cardiac pacing wire A connector device, for a temporary cardiac pacing wire, includes a conductive adaptor and a cover section which completely electrically insulates the adaptor and environmentally isolates it. The conductive adaptor comprises a contact receiving end having an apertur... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7281957 | Communications connector with flexible printed circuit board A communications connector with a flexible printed circuit board is provided. The flexible printed circuit board is electronically and mechanically connected to the plug interface contacts of the jack near the plug/jack interface, in order to provide effective cross... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7258493 | Keyed fibre optic connector A keying system for providing selective interconnection between a receptacle socket and a connector plug terminating an optic fibre, the connector plug adapted for insertion into the receptacle socket. The keying system comprises a raised boss configured to one of a... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258556 | Spring loaded cover for electrical connector An electrical connector that includes a connector element having a housing with an open end and a cover pivotally coupled to the housing and movable between a first position in which the cover closes the open end of the housing and a second position in which the cov... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7223109 | Replacement RJ45 latch A replacement latch for a male RJ45 plug is presented. The replacement latch includes a housing and a latch within the housing, wherein the latch includes: a substantially U-shaped component having a middle section that joins a first arm of the U-shaped component to... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7207826 | Plug fastening device A plug fastening device applied to a socket-forming side having a first fixing portion is provided. The plug fastening device includes a fixing member and a binding member. The fixing member has at least one first coupling portion, and a second fixing portion for be... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7201590 | Water-resistant electric connector assembly A water-resistant electric connector assembly includes a first electric connector, which is provided with a coupling member and conductive terminals arranged on the inside, and a second electric connector, which has a coupling portion for fastening to the coupling m... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7189085 | Outdoor set of plug and socket An outdoor set of plug and socket comprises a control box, a plug and a socket box having at least a socket provided with a movable cover. The top surface of the plug is further provided with an uprightly erected wall having at least a retaining flange to be engaged... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7167207 | Cradle apparatus for camera The cradle apparatus for a camera facilitates satisfactory engagement and disengagement of a camera connector, ready locking of a camera in a state in which connectors are connected, and minimization of the dustiness of the connector of the cradle is to be provided.... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7152874 | Gas generator for air bag and air bag apparatus A gas generator for an air bag is provided with a porous tube member, in which a portion opposing the ejecting direction of a flame and the like generated due to an activation of an ignition unit stored in an inner cylindrical member is formed as a flame-preventing ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7140893 | Light source device for medical endoscope A light source device for a medical endoscope system comprises a lamp unit including a xenon lamp and a heat sink, with fins, certain ones of which form electrodes, a lamp housing into which the lamp unit is removably which is provided with first power electrodes an... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7140903 | Connector restraint device Electrical plug restricting apparatus includes a male inlet connector fixable to an electrical equipment chassis, a restraint device attachable to the connector and including a plug supporting base, the base having apertures therethrough, and at least one plug secur... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7121866 | Electric connecter There is described an electric connector (2) having an insulating casing (4) defining a number of cavities housing respective electric terminals and having axes parallel to a first direction (A) in which the connector (2) is coupled to a complem... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7114968 | Plastic gate for electrical outlets The electrical outlet with safety guard prevents children from inserting improper conductors, such as hairpins or paper clips, into the outlet. The outlet has an outlet body, a plurality of sockets within the body, a plurality of resilient gates pivotally attached t... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108530 | Card fitting mechanism having a plurality of card receiving portions and yet capable of being reduced in size In a card fitting mechanism for receiving a card fitted thereto, a plurality of card receiving portions are arranged parallel to one another. Each of the card receiving portions is adapted to receive the card. A guiding member is disposed between adjacent ones of th... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7105093 | Processing set and methods for processing and treating a biological fluid Apparatus, systems and methods are disclosed for treating a biological fluid with light. A container of biological fluid is introduced into a fluid treatment chamber where it is contacted with light provided by one or more light sources in proximity to the fluid tre... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097469 | Contact insert cartridge for plugs of tractor/trailer jumper cables A cartridge for removably connecting to a cable that electrically connects a tow vehicle to a towed vehicle is provided. The cartridge includes a body having a first end and a second end and a plurality of openings extending from the first end to the second end. The... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7077706 | Cover for terminal screws of a receptacle A cover for terminal screws of a receptacle, which has plug holes with a positive and a negative pole connected with terminal screws with a power line, is composed of a pivotal column, a locking hook and a cover case. The pivotal column is fixed on a sidewall of the... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7070439 | Package with lock mechanism A package with lock mechanism has: a package body to be slidably inserted into a cage and to be releasably locked by the cage; a slide member that is slidably attached to the package body, the slide member allowing the package body to be released from the locking by... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7056143 | Electronic device having removable processor assembly and method of operating same An electronic device having a processor assembly. The electronic device comprising a first device connectable to the processor assembly a socket assembly adapted to receive the processor assembly, the socket assembly comprising an actuator operable to secure the pro... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7045727 | Socket assembly with a cord sorter A socket assembly with a cord sorter includes a multi-socket unit and a sorter. The multi-socket unit provides a plurality of sockets for engaging with respective plugs leading respective cords. The sorter is used to provide a gathering structure for collect the cor... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7041905 | Electrical plug safety cover A removable cover that has two safety prongs, for electrical power cords. A replacement outlet cover is also provided that has corresponding side slots to receive the safety prongs. When the cover is inserted into the outlet, the safety prongs engage the side slots,... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7037141 | Communication socket having a channel transversely defined in the body and a plug identifying member securely received in the channel A communication socket includes a body having a channel transversally defined in the body. A plug identifying member with a U shape has a shaft, and two sliding bars formed at two opposed ends of the shaft and perpendicular to the shaft. Each sliding bar has a free ... | 05/02/2006 |
