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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7568923 | Connector and connector assembly A connector has a first housing (1) and a second housing (2) with a receptacle (4) for receiving the first housing (1). A slider (3) having a cam groove (24) is mounted in the first housing (1) for movement normal to ... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7223919 | Flat flexible cable with integrated stiffener A flat flexible cable having conductive pathways laminated between a top and a bottom insulating layer and including an integrated stiffening element. The integrated stiffening element is laminated in between one of the top and bottom insulating layers and the condu... | 05/29/2007 |
| 6847523 | Computer system and chassis A computer system having electronic components housed in a central unit having a protective enclosure and a cover. The cover is moveable to provide access to electronic components housed in the central unit. The cover allows access to certain electronic components a... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6663397 | Electrical connector An electrical connector (1) mates with a complementary connector (2) for transmitting signals. The electrical connector includes a first shell (10), a first conductive contact (12) and a first insulative housing (11) sandwiched between the first shell and... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6496379 | PC board ejector assembly and method for use A PC board ejector assembly is provided for disengaging a first PC board from a second PC board in a computer chassis. The PC boards each includes at least one connector for connecting the first PC board to the second PC board. The chassis includes a divi... | 12/17/2002 |
| 5535100 | Snap-together/quick-release fastening assembly for supporting a circuit card A fastening assembly for mounting a main circuit card a fixedly spaced distance from a mounting wall, and for aligning a subsidiary connector of a subsidiary circuit card to a main connector mounted on a top surface of the main circuit card is provided. T... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5502622 | Retention clip to mount a handle to a circuit board A retaining clip to retain a circuit board insertion/extraction handle on a circuit board. The present invention is a retaining clip which is part of a circuit board inserter and extractor apparatus particularly suited for use with circuit boards utilizin... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5478252 | Disconnectable male connector for communications networks The invention concerns a disconnectable male connector for a communications network including connecting means between wires (43) corresponding to the lines of a communications cable (44) and the terminals of a female connector which are connected to the ... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5350308 | Elastomeric electrical connector An elastic device that provides solderless, pressure contact, electrical connections between leads or leads and terminals at an interface. The elastic device comprises elastomeric material, such as silicone rubber, and has electrical conductive, compressi... | 09/27/1994 |
| 4522458 | Electrical connector assembly having a force actuated releasing arrangement A frangible pin (15) extends radially between interfitted first and second shell portions (21, 26) comprising an electrical connector assembly, the pin having a cross-sectional area sized to shear upon application of an external force so that the shells c... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4184731 | Electrical connector for use inside a tube such as an ejector tube The present invention relates to an electrical connector designed for use inside a tube such as an ejector tube for the expulsion of bodies from the tube, whereby the electrical connector is ejected from the tube together with the respective body, such as... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4099818 | Non-explosive initiator Movement of a first output member is initiated relative to a second member on a non-explosive basis. A wire holds a pair of members in a first relationship until disintegrated by electrical current. The first members retain a second member in a first rela... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4047464 | Umbilical cord breaker An improved device for breaking the connection between an electric control system and a missile by separating a control cable or umbilical cord joining the missile to its launcher housing during launch. A plurality of continuous, flexible conductors are p... | 09/13/1977 |
