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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8075327 | Grid array connector with floating cover An electrical connector assembly includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts, a fastening mechanism, and a floating cover. The contacts are received in the insulative housing and have mating portions extending of the insulative housing. The fastening mechan... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8052443 | Connector mounting structure A bracket (30) includes a mounting piece (33) loosely movably supporting a connector (10) in a direction parallel with a plane intersecting a Z axis that is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the connector (10). The bracket (30) ha... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8033851 | Connector, board having the same, and electronic device having the same A connector includes: a signal pin provided at a front end thereof with a terminal contacting a terminal provided in an electronic component, and electrically conducting a board with the electronic component; and a housing the signal pin, wherein the housing include... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8025515 | Systems and methods for connecting a circuit board with a chassis Systems and methods for connecting a circuit board, such as a circuit board of a fan tray, with a chassis are described herein. Systems and methods for floating, aligning, centering, grounding and blind-mating a connector set are also described herein. ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7967624 | Cable assembly adapted to be mounted to panel A cable assembly for mounting to a panel, comprises a housing comprising a mating portion and a retaining portion extending rearward and outward from a rear end of the mating portion, the retaining portion has a receiving hole therein and a cutout communicated with ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7963785 | Floating connector for microwave surgical device A floating connector adapted for use with microwave surgical instruments is presented. The disclosure provides for the use of cost-effective and readily available non-floating connectors in a floating housing which can compensate for dimensional variations and misal... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7878830 | Electrical connector organizer An electrical connector assembly includes a housing, a receptacle and a receptacle contact. The housing has an interior chamber between a cable end and an interface of the housing. The interface is configured to receive a mating end of a mating electrical connector.... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7874858 | Connector A connector, comprises a plurality of metal terminals; and a connector housing including a box-like body portion for receiving the plurality of metal terminals, a tubular portion within which the body portion is disposed, and an interconnecting portion interconnecti... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7841879 | Floating-type connector A connector adapted to be connected to and disconnected from a mating object in a connecting/disconnecting direction, includes an alignment member, a rear housing coupled to the alignment member, and a front housing that is adapted to receive the mating object and i... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7798835 | Electronic connector with press-fitted terminals in a body floating on a support member An electronic connector includes at least one support member having a curved top portion, an insulated body disposed above the support member, having a lower part formed with a curved sliding groove for receiving the curved top portion of the support member such tha... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7749011 | Floating connector for microwave surgical device A floating connector adapted for use with microwave surgical instruments is presented. The disclosure provides for the use of cost-effective and readily available non-floating connectors in a floating housing which can compensate for dimensional variations and misal... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7713076 | Floating connector for microwave surgical device A floating connector adapted for use with microwave surgical instruments is presented. The disclosure provides for the use of cost-effective and readily available non-floating connectors in a floating housing which can compensate for dimensional variations and misal... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7708578 | Misalignment tolerant connector An electrical connector having a plug assembly and a socket assembly is described. The plug assembly includes a plug body and an outer barrel with an inner conductive receptacle electrically coupled to a first conductor in the plug body. The socket assembly includes... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7704089 | Modular slim connector A floating type electrical connecting device, comprises: first and second electrical connectors. The first electrical connector includes a first insulating housing, and a plurality of first conductive terminals. The first insulating housing has a first mating surfac... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7699633 | Positioning structure for USB connector An exemplary positioning structure is used for a USB connector assembled with an electronic device including a main body. The positioning structure includes a through hole defined in the main body, and a guiding portion configured on a periphery of an inner sidewall... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7674123 | Floating cable connector retention module Method and apparatus for securely positioning a cable connector plug for blind docking an electronic device or module with an electrical connector, for example within a rack for a computer system. A bracket includes a chip that is selectively securable to open and c... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7666014 | High density connector assembly having two-leveled contact interface A connector assembly (100) includes a first connector (10) and a mating second connector (30). Each connector includes a number of leadframes (21, 41) stacked one by one. Each leadframe has a first leadframe housing (211, 411) and ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7654843 | Connector assembly with internal seals and manufacturing method A medical device connector assembly and fabrication method are provided wherein the connector assembly includes a core element, a plurality of conductive members positioned along the core element, and a plurality of sealing members positioned between the conductive ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7628629 | Connector A connector for electrically connecting with a first circuit board and a second circuit board, the connector includes a female connector and a male connector. The female connector includes a housing, a moveable side electrode capable of moving in the housing and an ... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7628628 | Connector having floating structure A connector assembly having a floating structure includes a connector moveably mounted in a cradle housing. A part of this connector connects to and detaches from another connector facing, through a spacing, a connector-mounting window of the cradle housing. The con... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7614897 | Electrical connector system and method of assembly An electrical connector system and a method of assembly. The electrical connector system includes a frame, a connector, and a junction box. The connector is configured to be inserted into the frame. First and second sets of electrical contacts are engaged when the c... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7572135 | Connector A connector includes a female connector housing, that has a male terminal, and a male connector housing that has a female terminal for electrical connecting to the male terminal, and that is adapted to be fitted into the female connector. The male connector housing ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7544078 | Slantwise connecting base The present invention provides a slantwise connecting base for being connected to a control box having a first connection port. The slantwise connecting base includes a baseplate, a first circuit board and a second circuit board fixed to the baseplate. The baseplate... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7534123 | Movable connector A connector, being a connector where one portion of the housing protrudes, and where an electrical connection and mechanical fixation is achieved by the protruding portion being housed within a recessed portion of an opposing connector. The housing has a fixing port... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7530830 | Misalignment tolerant connector An electrical connector having a plug assembly and a socket assembly is described. The plug assembly includes a plug body and an outer barrel with an inner conductive receptacle electrically coupled to a first conductor in the plug body. The socket assembly includes... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7513786 | Connector, circuit board and electronic apparatus The present invention improves a buffer function of a connector (22) against impact from a plug (36). A connector that is connected with uniting to a plug has a first housing (an inner shell 24) that is connected to the plug and a second housing... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7507099 | Floating interface linkage In at least one embodiment, an interface assembly is provided which is capable of connecting with a receptor. The interface assembly includes a connector, a base, and a linkage set between the connector and base. The linkage can include a spring assembly and a cable... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7503787 | Electrical connector assembly having distortion-reduction mechanism An electrical connector assembly (1) includes a circuit substrate (3), a dielectric housing (4) and a number of conductive terminals (5) secured thereto seated on the circuit substrate, an integrated circuit package (6) mounted on ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7467961 | Electrical connector assembly with springs An electrical connector assembly (100) includes a top shell (11), a bottom shell (12) forming a bottom plate (32) defining a receiving room with the top shell, a connector module (51), a printed circuit board (PCB) (52) elec... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7458837 | Connector housing block, interface member and electronic device testing apparatus In a connector housing block 260 comprising an interface member 200 for electrically connecting a test head body 100 with sockets 320 in an electronic device testing apparatus, a connector housing 240 provided with a plurality of c... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7452226 | Plug-in connector A plug-in connector (10) for a control unit (100) of a window opener in a motor vehicle, including a box-like housing (1). The plug-in connector (10) includes a plurality of motor connections (2), situated in corresponding longitud... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7435121 | Input module and apparatus using the same An input module for use with an electronic device (for example, a PDA) is provided. The input module includes an adapter and an input device. The adapter includes an adjustment mechanism, and the input device includes a connection portion and a main body. When the i... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431613 | Electronic charging cup assembly The present invention provides an electronic charging cup assembly, including an electronic charging cup and charging cup holder. The electronic charging cup is provided with an embedded cell module and a button set, so that the cell module supplies sufficient power... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7422456 | Coaxial connector A coaxial connector to be connected to a mating connector includes a fixed assembly body and a movable assembly body connected to the fixed assembly body along an axial direction. The fixed assembly body includes a fixed side inner conductive body; a holding member ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419394 | Electrical system having withdrawable unit with maintained control and communication connection A connector arrangement for packaged electrical systems, such as motor control centers includes a component connector assembly mounted to component supports for providing network signals and control power to components on the support. A mating prewired connector ass... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7417848 | Multiple height, high density horizontal low voltage motor control center A reduced form factor component support is provided for motor control centers and similar packaged electrical systems. The reduced form factor component support may be used with smaller components, such as small motor starters, motor drives, and so forth. Electrical... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7404726 | Apparatus and method for floating connector capture An apparatus is disclosed that surrounds a connector and places it within the printer body in such away as to allow for the connector to float against the intrusion of a sliding can mounted with electronics and to set up and enable the printer. The problem solved is... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7402062 | System for replacing a battery pack A battery connector system includes a connector receptacle having a housing, the connector receptacle positioned on a battery pack having a positive battery lead and a negative battery lead, a first wire and a second wire coupled to the connector receptacle, the fir... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7396246 | Electrical connector A connector device includes a circuit unit having a first connector provided with a plurality of contacts. The circuit unit is moveable between a mating position and a final mating position. An electrical connector has a cover member and a second connector provided ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7393227 | Lampholder for double-ended lamp A socket (10) for a double-ended lamp has a housing (12); a compression spring (14) within the housing (12); a lamp connector (16) comprising a body (18) with a first portion (20) contained entirely within the housing... | 07/01/2008 |
