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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7637766 | Photocontrol receptacle A receptacle assembly for a twist-lock photocontrol that is mounted on a luminaire housing. The assembly includes a receptacle and a spring clamp. The receptacle has a disc portion with a hub extending from the central portion of the back side, a perimeter side wall... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7530833 | Energy saving lamp holder The present invention is to provide an energy saving lamp holder, structurally comprising a body, a set of conducting spring leaves, a set of elastic articles, an anti-backspin guide plate and a positioning plate. When installing an energy saving bulb by inserting t... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7394664 | Fastening mechanism The present invention discloses a fastening mechanism, by which an expansion card can be mounted in the housing of an electronic apparatus. The fastening mechanism includes: a base disposed in the housing; a retention member having one side thereof pivotally connect... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7377825 | High-power electrical quick connector A quick connector assembly for high power electrical applications and method of manufacturing a high-power quick connector assembly are disclosed. The quick connector assembly has a first connector and a second connector constructed to form an electrical connection ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7258564 | Assembly-type female connector An assembly-type female connector is generally comprised of an internal frame body and a group of socket terminals. The internal frame body comprises a main body, a lateral cover, and an outer cover, wherein at least two first slots are formed on the outside of the ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7189095 | Lamp socket for two different types of lamps A lamp socket includes a socket having a bottom from which an outer wall and an inner wall extend. A base is engaged with the space defined by the inner wall and two first wires are connected with the base. Two flexible contact pieces each have a first end fixed to ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7165992 | Ceiling electrical connector assembly A connector assembly for interconnecting an overhead electric junction box and electric fixture, the connector assembly including a socket housing having first and second apertures, each aperture having a hook engaging end and a hook disengaging end, the socket hous... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7104828 | Bulb socket A bulb socket is used with a bulb having a base and two mounting legs each including an enlarged member and has a casing, a bracket and a compression tab. The casing is hollow and has an open bottom. The bracket is mounted in the open bottom of the casing and has tw... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7066758 | Electrical socket An electrical socket, in particular for explosion-prone areas, includes a socket insert, which is supported in a socket housing such that it is adapted to be rotated between off- and on-positions and in which a substantially pin-shaped locking element is supported s... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066772 | Plug connector An improved plug connector including a housing and a housing cover engaged to each other in a length direction i.e. axial direction of the plug. Since the engaging portion is not provided in the width direction of the plug, the dimension in the width direction of th... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6884103 | Secure lamp base and socket A lamp base and mating socket locking to prevent axial separation. A lamp base has a locking bridge with arms extending between pairs of contact pins spaced a distance from a surface of the lamp base forming a gap. The contact pins and locking bridge extend through ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6634902 | Purification lamp connector A first pair of axially extending terminals on a high voltage insulation plug designed to mount on an end of a gas discharge lamp are separated from each other by a wall that carries a second pair of axially extending terminals mounted on the wall spaced ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6297741 | Mechanism for retaining a removable element in a mounting structure A chip detector includes a probe having a locking portion and a housing that receives the probe. The housing comprises two lugs. The lugs engage a corresponding pair of slots defined in the locking portion when the probe is fully inserted in the housing. ... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6287136 | Electrical connector set A turn and lock electrical connector set including a receptacle having a recess, a plug including a projection for entering the recess and a seal located between the receptacle and the plug providing a fluid-tight seal between the receptacle and the plug ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6076941 | Connector assembly, in particular for making contact with a gas discharge lamp A connector assembly, in particular for making contact with gas discharge lamps, is specified which is safe in operation even with the lamp not having been introduced. The assembly has a housing made of a dielectric material, having a central contact and ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6045387 | Socket for two-pin lamps A socket for two-pin lamps, wherein the socket has a housing defining chambers for receiving contacts for the lamp pins and the housing has insertion openings for the lamp pins, and wherein the ends of the pins have heads which contact the contacts in the... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6010350 | Socket for turn-and-lock multipin electrical device An electrical device having a base from which extend two parallel connector pins each having a small-diameter shank and a large-diameter head is fittable with a socket having a housing formed with a transverse wall having front and back faces and having b... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5622514 | Coverless pin grid array socket An electrical socket (10) is disclosed for an electronic package (2) having an array of pins (4) wherein at least some of the pins are standoff pins each having a respective cross-sectional enlargement (6). The socket comprises a housing having a wall (12... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5542857 | Lamps and lamp holders in display lighting A lamp assembly comprises a lamp having a plurality of terminal pins projecting from a base, and a lamp holder having terminal contacts for engaging the pins. The lamp is first located in the holder by inserting the pins into respective openings in a base... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5234355 | Premold for a twist locking female connector A premold cap and core with its specific configuration saves labor and material in the making of heavy duty female connectors. The premold core and cap receive female receptacles that are crimped to lead cable. The premold then is cast into a female conne... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5046961 | Positive locking electrical plug A male electrical connector with positive locking prongs and shielded blade protection. The connector comprises a plug body, a plurality of curved blades extending therefrom, a cover rotatably coupled to the plug body, and a shield carrying locking prongs... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5029973 | Bayonet connector with optical, electrical or fluid uses An improved bayonet connector assembly includes a connector nut having a generally cylindrical tubular configuration with a bore extending axially therethrough. In one embodiment the inner surface of the bore includes at least one camming surface extendin... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4907985 | Safety twist lock connector for an extension power cord The twist lock connector of the invention includes an UL approved conventional twist to connect male and female mating ends of a pair of extension power cords for temporary supplying AC power to a work site or the like from a remote power source. The mati... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4256989 | Incandescent lamp with filament mounting means and socket adaptor An incandescent electric lamp having an envelope with a portion through which a pair of lead-in studs are brought out, the filament leads being connected to the studs. The lamp is sealed off in the area where the studs are located and an adaptor is provid... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4185881 | Electrical plug and socket arrangement The invention relates to an electrical plug and socket arrangement. There is disclosed a plug and socket arrangement for use as a general purpose domestic electrical power outlet. The socket has a rotatable pin receiving portion which is rotatable from a ... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4179180 | Safety electrical receptacle and plug therefor An interlocking electrical connector comprising a receptacle with a pair of arcuate slots with a U-shape and having a prong-receiving opening at one end and electrical contacts at the other end and a plug-in connector with a pair of corresponding U-shaped... | 12/18/1979 |
| 3971619 | Safe electrical connector A low cost, grounded electrical connector including an outlet receptacle and a plug that greatly reduces the possibility for injuries to children resulting from electrical connectors. The receptacle has electrical contacts that are offset from openings th... | 07/27/1976 |
| 3945702 | Twist-type electrical connector with safety interlock The present invention relates to a twist-type electrical connector having an improved interlock. In the connector, a plug and a receptacle are rotated angularly relative to each other to bring electrical contacts into engagement and to prevent accidental ... | 03/23/1976 |
| 3945708 | Electrical connector with premold A locking receptacle for electrical connectors includes a premold which holds the wire contacts in position and prevents insulation from overflowing into the contacts during molding. The premold is a cylindrical form of rigid high melting point thermoplas... | 03/23/1976 |