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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8075326 | Junction box and contact element for photovoltaic modules A socket for a circuit board, comprising: a base having an opening area for introducing an electrical conductor of the circuit board, a contact element for electrically contacting a conductor of the circuit board, and an electrical output electrically connected to t... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7387521 | Connector assembly for end mounting panel members A connector assembly is secured to a panel member for electrically coupling with a second connector assembly secured to a second panel member. Each of the connector assemblies includes a contact having a first portion and a second portion disposed at a predetermined... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7371086 | Anti-unplugging unit and transmission cord The invention provides an anti-unplugging unit attached to a plug of a transmission cord and to be put in a jack of electronic or communications equipment with the plug for preventing unauthorized removal of the plug from the jack. The anti-unplugging unit includes ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7322851 | Coaxial cable connector A coaxial cable connector including a plurality of arms, each arm having: a lever, a gripper having inwardly extending teeth, the gripper being on an opposite side of a longitudinal axis of the coaxial cable connector from the lever, and a joint connecting the lever... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7300301 | Conductor head A quick-release conductor head for engaging a conductor, but capable of quickly releasing the conductor, if necessary. The quick-release conductor head includes a body for receiving the conductor, a latch pivotally connected to the body, a locking system for tempora... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7281945 | Structures of terminals and component-to-be-loaded To improve contact stability with respect to structures of terminals of a main body side apparatus and a component-to-be-loaded each having a terminal aiming for electric contact. To this end, there is provided terminal structures aiming for an electric conne... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7275953 | Wire comb A wire comb for mounting individual wires from multi-wire cables onto circuit boards that is mounted adjacent one or more ends of a circuit board to permit the individual wires to be spaced apart yet held in place during an over molding process; and to permit connec... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7249962 | Connector assembly A connector assembly for interconnecting an end of a cable comprising one or more twisted pair conductors, each of the conductors enveloped in an insulating covering, with the bifurcated contacts of a connecting block. The assembly comprises an insulated housing and... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7241185 | Integral bonding attachment An integral bonding attachment includes an insulated section of a conductive wire with an exposed, uninsulated section. A sleeve covers the insulated and uninsulated sections of the conductive wire, and the sleeve includes a flattened section encasing at least a por... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7217162 | Tabular terminal-use female terminal A tabular terminal-use female terminal in which a tabular terminal is inserted is provided, which tabular terminal-use female terminal includes: a pair of elastic holding pieces extending in an insertion direction of the tabular terminal; a holding portion provided ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7204721 | Connector The present invention relates to a connector (2), such as a modular connector, comprising a first locking device (4) arranged at the connector body (6), which first locking device is elongated, whose one end (8) is fixedly arranged at the... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7192303 | Quick connect device for electrical fixtures A device for connecting and supporting electrical fixtures includes a male electrical plug, a mating female electrical socket and a releasable latch assembly for both holding the plug in the socket and mechanically mounting the fixture on a supporting surface or an ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7128602 | Make first break last connection assembly A connection assembly permits a make first and break last connection for primary power. The assembly includes a first pair of connectors, a second pair of connectors, and a compliance element associated with one of the first pair of connectors. The compliance elemen... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7070456 | Battery connector This invention is related to a battery connector. The battery connector has an insulative housing (1) defining a plurality of cavities (11) for receiving a corresponding number of contacts (2). The contact has a flat-plate mounting base (21 | 07/04/2006 |
| 7048555 | Battery connector In a battery connector BC, after a contact member is fitted to a housing, an identical plane formed by a fitting bottom surface portion of a printed-wiring-board mounting portion of the contact member and a first housing outer wall surface is formed as a first print... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7011446 | Thermocouple junction box with isolated studs A thermocouple junction box for reducing EMF generated by a stud-and-cup configuration comprises a cup adapted to be electrically connected to a thermocouple sensing junction and a stud disposed, at least in part, within the cup, the stud being electrically isolated... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7001209 | Terminal structure and mounting part Terminal structures aiming for a electric connection when a battery pack 100 (component-to-be-laded) is loaded on a video camera 1 (main body side apparatus), wherein the video camera (main body side apparatus) has a main body side terminal 30, ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6974458 | Medical device with improved power plug connection A bipolar endoscopic device is provided having a detachable power cord with a plug capable of forming a sealed connection with the endoscopic device. The plug is connected at a back face of a movable guide member of the endoscopic device and can be oriented in diffe... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6932625 | Junction socket with a moveable contact piece A receptacle of this junction socket includes a resilient contact piece extended from a front wall, and bent twice inwardly in vicinities of top and bottom openings of the receptacle; a movable contact piece as a rear wall facing to the resilient contact piece, and ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6790093 | Connector apparatus for switch Selectively mounted on a mounting concavity (13) of a switch-side connector (10) having a switch terminal (14) projected therefrom is a first attachment (40) having a connector fit-on part (41) and a terminal insertion part (42 | 09/14/2004 |
| 6780038 | Multiple socket having rotatable receptacles A multiple socket having rotatable receptacles includes a plurality of sets of receptacles at a housing of the multiple socket, and a first conducting strap and a second conducting strap at an interior of the housing. At positions corresponding to positions of the r... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6692316 | High current terminal blade type sealed connection system A high current terminal blade connection system adapted for automotive environments, which provides environmental sealing includes a female connector and a male connector. The male connector includes a male power terminal having a contact blade and a mean... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6551143 | Battery connector The invention relates to a battery connector equipped with an insulating housing. Contacts are attached to the housing and are soldered to a circuit board. Each of the contacts has a flat-plate-form base part and a pair of side wall parts that rise from b... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6547578 | Multi-direction insertion socket with conductor structure A multi-direction insertion socket with its conductor structure permitting insertion of plugs from different directions at the same time essentially by having the conductor to contain a clamping part to restrict an inserted pin from a plug with the clampi... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6531666 | Receptacle with contact points for switch A receptacle will contact points for a switch includes a single-molded base to receive a receptacle with a few conducting metal plates therein. Each conducting metal plate has a portion extending outwardly as a connecting point with a ping, and a contact ... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6461178 | Electric connector and adapter arrangement An electric connector and adapter arrangement in which the housing of the electric connector defines a series of terminal chambers each having a top entrance and a front entrance, and the housing of the electric adapter has a plurality of vertical inserti... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6416340 | Single blade terminal power connector system A power connector system has a male member, a female member and a contact member. A cable is attached to the male member. The female member has a U-shaped channel. The contact member is U-shaped and is received in the channel. The side walls of the channe... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6309258 | Single pole cable connector A single-pole electrical connector includes an insulating sleeve and a retention ring positioned in the insulating sleeve. The retention ring defines an inner channel and a groove in a surface of the inner channel. The retention ring also includes a threa... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6213818 | Electrical terminal with multi-directional installation and self-tightening latch mechanism An electrical connector is provided comprising a frame and at least one set screw. The frame comprises a connector head having multiple intersecting conductor receiving passageways capable of receiving an electrical conductor in one of a plurality of dire... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6171126 | Battery receptacle connector A battery receptacle connector comprises a dielectric housing forming a number of parallel terminal receiving grooves with a terminal received in each groove. Adjacent grooves are spaced by a partition. The housing further defines first and second engagin... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6116932 | Connector device A connector device for signal interconnection and mechanical interconnection of a plurality of components, which comprises the first connector, having signal connection terminals, set at the first component, the second connector, having signal connection ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6109952 | Terminal connector assembly A terminal connector comprising a housing (10), a contact element (30), in the housing, said contact element having at least one clamped connection for connecting a conductor (50), and at least one connecting contact formed on the contact element, said co... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6095839 | Electrical connector A multi-directional electrical connector (20) includes an insulated housing (22) having an electrical contact (60) disposed in a first cavity portion (38) of a contact receiving cavity (36). A contact portion (70) of the contact (60) extends into a second... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6027353 | Connector A connector comprises a header and where multiple contacts are mounted in such a manner as to extend to the respective post part of the contacts and a socket where multiple contacts for electrically connecting to respective post parts of the header are mo... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5971784 | Electrical connector having dual directional mating A connector (24) is disclosed for electrically interconnecting a component (14) to circuitry within a cabinet (10), where the component is arranged to slide in and out of a bay (12) in the cabinet (10). The connector (24) is attached to the component (14)... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5847345 | Push button electrical switch A rotary contact push button electrical switch comprising a switch housing and separable independent base. The base is lockably connected to the housing by means of appropriately placed openings and tab means on the sides of the base. The housing has a th... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5603626 | Intermediate terminal for an electrical connection box In order to provide an intermediate terminal for an electrical connection box with an enhanced degree of freedom in terms of a tab inserting direction, an intermediate terminal having a column with hollow end portions and connecting spring portions (5g-5j... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5511995 | Direct current connector A connector includes a joint including a hollow plug with a first electrode formed on an internal surface and a second electrode formed on an external surface. The joint is connected with a transformer. A first housing defines a first hole, a second hole ... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5106319 | Battery cable termination The present invention relates to a new and improved battery cable termination having an auxiliary terminal extending from one end of the termination in coaxial relationship with the associated cable.... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5087208 | Movable telephone adapter A movable telephone adapter for connecting an exchange line to a telephone set, including two receptacle supports fastened in a base for holding a telephone receptacle in an opening on an upper cover which is attached to the base. The base has two retaini... | 02/11/1992 |
