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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7938660 | Connector unit with a male connector having a control terminal with a switch A connector unit includes a male connector including a control plug terminal, a slide switch for moving the control plug terminal between a first position and a second position in a first direction, a return button protruding from the opening of the slide switch in ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7371093 | ZIF connection accessory and ZIF browser for an electronic probe A ZIF connector is mounted on a tiny PCB that carries damping components and flying leads that are connected or soldered to locations of interest on a PCB. There may be one or many of such ZIF connector/connection accessories in any particular test set-up. A ZIF bro... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371078 | Insert attachable to an insert magazine of a tray for holding an area array type electronic component to be tested To attain an object of providing an insert for holding wide-ranging kinds of area array type electronic components and realizing certain connection between external terminals of an area array type electronic component and connection terminals of a socket, and an ele... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7354305 | Area array device test adapter Methods and systems are provided for testing circuits having electronic devices. In one embodiment, an electronic device test adapter comprises a base interface section, at least one test interface section, and at least one flexible section. The base interface secti... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7270218 | Sealing device for elevator door A device moves a door seal for a displaceable door panel of an elevator car in an elevator installation with an elevator shaft having shaft doors. The movable door seal is arranged so that the door panel in a closed state is sealed off. The device includes an entrai... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7240427 | Pin contact and method and apparatus for its manufacture A pin contact for pressing into electrical engagement with a plated section in a hole in a circuit board. The contact includes a deformable portion for engaging the plated section with a feed-through portion and a terminal portion at opposite ends thereof. An end pa... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7081026 | Electrical device connecting a line to an electrode A device (1) electrically connects a connecting line (2) to an electrode (44), in particular a medical engineering skin electrode, with a contact member (3) for plug connection to a contact pin (43) of the electrode (44). Th... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7008252 | Terminal structure of a socket A terminal structure of a socket has two abutting contact surfaces on a terminal to form an acute angle to become a guiding mechanism to couple and contact with a pin of a chip easier and more accurately, and reduce faulty coupling of the pin and prevent the pin and... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6948963 | Securing device and method The connector is capable of securing a cord to an outlet, of securing extension cords, and/or of securing an extension cord to the cord of a power tool. The device may have a female receptacle and a male plug, only a female receptacle, or only a male plug. The femal... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6857889 | Vehicle body to chassis connection and method A connector assembly for communicating signals between a vehicle chassis and a matable vehicle body includes a first housing having a first contact mounted to one of the chassis and the body. A second housing is mounted to the other of the chassis or the body and is... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6568956 | Portable electric apparatus having a detachable power source A portable electric apparatus, such as a radio telephone, has a main apparatus unit and a detachable power source unit, such as a battery pack. The apparatus also has first and second externally operable fastening members having respective first and secon... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6042410 | Insert-force-free connector An insert-force-free connector in which very little inserting force is required between the connectors is provided. This insert-force-free connector includes a hinged connector having at least two housings movably connected by hinges keeping a predetermin... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5967850 | High-density electrical interconnect system Disclosed is an electrical connector, including a projection-type interconnect component comprising an electrically-insulative substrate having a plurality of holes formed therethrough and a plurality of discrete, electrically-insulative buttresses extend... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5831822 | Personal computer having quick-release cooling fan A tower computer includes a housing and an access panel which can be opened to provide access to the interior components of the housing. A cooling fan is mounted on the panel and is electrically coupled to an electrical plug which is also mounted on the p... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5788524 | Test clip with standard interface A test clip is described with contacts (50) for engaging leads (26) of an IC (integrated circuit) device, wherein the contacts have lower lead-contacting parts (56) arranged in a single row (62) at a predetermined lead spacing S, and have header pins (60)... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5571998 | Function switching device for information processing apparatus In a function switching device for an information processing apparatus, a function switching unit is mounted to a DIP switch. The DIP switch is arranged to face the mounting port-side edge of a printed circuit board, mounted in the information processing ... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5415560 | Test clip for IC device A test clip is provided for IC (integrated circuit) devices of the SOP (small outline package) type which effectively positions the clip on the IC device, which facilitates manufacture of test clips for IC devices of different lengths, and which simplifie... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5261832 | Socket for electric part A socket for an electric part has a socket body, and the socket body has a push-up spring for exerting an upward force to an electric part. A group of push-down contacts operated to be placed in pressure contact with a group of terminals of the electric p... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5076798 | Shutter mechanism of a contact in an IC socket A contact shutter mechanism in an IC socket has a socket body which has a plurality of contacts arranged in such a manner as to be able to contact with terminals of an IC package. A contact shutter member vertically movably disposed on the socket body is ... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5061197 | Multi-terminal electric connector requiring low insertion and removal force An electric connector requiring decreased insertion and withdrawal force, even when including groups of 20 to 40 terminals. The connector includes a male portion, a female portion into which the male portion fits, and a cam mechanism. With the cam mechani... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4981441 | Test clip for PLCC An electrical clip connector for a PLCC or the like comprises a plurality of electrical contacts for electrically connecting with respective leads of the PLCC, a main support body, and two pairs of oppositely disposed latching elements supported by the bo... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4824389 | Socket for electronic component A socket for an electronic component having conductors for making electrical connection, the socket comprising a base member, a plurality of resilient contacts that are mounted on the base member at contact support portions and have free contact ends for ... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4820901 | Quick releasable ground and rod clamp for welding A quick releasable clamp for welder's ground and rod connections, characterized by a thumb operable release lever releasing an adjustable toggle link, wherein the opposed jaws have toothed engagement buried into a work piece clamped by extended lever arms... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4801273 | Socket A socket is described having not only contactors secured to the socket body and electrically connected in an elastically pressed condition of these contactors to a given electrical part mounted but a slide cover slidably fitted to the socket body wherein ... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4749362 | Short-circuit-proof connector clip for a multiterminal circuit A connector clip, particularly useful in testing a dual in-line packaged (DIP) integrated circuit (IC), comprising a plurality of connector elements which are in contact with and serve to extend corresponding terminals of the IC, wherein at least one conn... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4744768 | Coupling connector A connector with a base having a plurality of contacts that are operable and which can be closed, with opposing sides resiliently forced against device terminals which force can be supplemented by further force provided by an actuator.... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4715823 | Plug-in socket assembly for integrated circuit package A Plug-in socket assembly for use with a semiconductor integrated circuit package has a plurality of contact elements mounted on a support member. The contact elements are each formed with a spring portion, an elongated arm portion merging out of the spri... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4362353 | Contact clip for connecting a ceramic substrate to a printed circuit board The present invention relates to a contact clip which may be attached to a ceramic or other type substrate and which may be plugged into a PCB and thereby provide electrical connections between the substrate and the conductive traces on the board. More pa... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4331371 | Electrical connector A zero insertion force type connector for connecting pins of an integrated circuit package, which comprised a housing having a plurality of recesses separated from each other by a partition, electrical contact terminals being mounted in the housing throug... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4269462 | Zero insertion force connector A zero insertion force connector wherein a central member supports a plurality of electrical contacts at a first end with the free ends thereof mounted in two side members pivotally coupled to such central member. The manipulation of first distal ends of ... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4268101 | Integral dome and collar electrical connector There is disclosed an electrical connector for fitting over an elongated axially projecting stem formed with an enlarged-in-diameter button and including a plastic dome jacketing an electrically conductive cap having an integral pair of oppositely dispose... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4210383 | Circuit test clamp A circuit test clamp for testing integrated circuit modules having a recess extending transversely across each body member exposing the conductive elements within them, and a projection extending outwardly from the eyelet disposed at one end of each condu... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4206960 | Electrical connector An electrical connector for engaging a terminal stud has first and second insulating spring arms each carrying a conductive metal contact with the metal contacts defining through holes for electrically contacting a shank of a terminal stud. The metal cont... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4204741 | Connector assembly for anode ring of cathode ray tube An improved anode connector assembly for a cathode ray tube gives maximum shielding against x-ray emissions, maximum resistance to high voltage tracking and securely fastens to a standard anode button to prevent accidental removal or displacement. The ass... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4200348 | Medical clip A medical clip, particularly for connecting a lead conductor to an electrode conventionally secured to the skin surface of an animal or human, and which electrode typically comprises a male projection of the button-type; the clip being of a generally V or... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4155614 | Connector assembly for anode button of a cathode ray tube An improved anode connector assembly for a cathode ray tube comprises a resilient rubber cap having a cavity receiving a U-shaped metal bracket which opens toward the outer end of the cavity. The bracket is interengaged with the cap against displacement r... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4116518 | Clip for paralleling packaged integrated circuit chips A clip having two body elements, each containing a plurality of parallel electrical contacts for simultaneously engaging like contact pins of stacked integrated circuit chips in order to electrically connect the contact pins in parallel. At least one of t... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4097104 | Electrical connection system An electrical connection system is disclosed for connecting two cable conductors to a thin metal plate. The system includes a contact member on the metal plate and a cable connector connected to the dual conductor cable. The contact member has a tunnel se... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4050758 | Zero insertion force connector An electrical connector in which two rows of resilient contacts are mounted in a connector housing which is adapted to receive therein conductors on an electrical component that are desired to be engaged by the contacts. The contacts have spring contactin... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4030796 | Electrical connector A single or multichannel electrical connector including a male connector having at least two prongs depending resiliently from a base, the prongs each having defined in the outer edge thereof a notch with at least one of the notches having at least one co... | 06/21/1977 |
