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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7625228 | Anti-disengagement cord connect for a power tool Embodiments are disclosed of an anti-disengagement assembly for minimizing disengagement of an electrical extension cord from a power tool of the type that includes a housing and a motor therein, the assembly including an electrical plug module configured to engage ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7422343 | Illumination wiring arrangement for outdoor umbrella An outdoor umbrella includes an awning, a main frame, an illumination system, and an illumination wiring arrangement. The illumination wiring arrangement includes a first wiring unit including a connector plug provided at a first connector end of a first post of the... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7258304 | Cushioned grounding clamp The present invention is directed toward clamping apparatus and methods for holding an item to an electrically conductive structure. In one embodiment, the clamp includes a strap, a fastener, a cushion, and a conductive material. The strap provides the structural st... | 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 |
| 7186131 | Vibration isolated transducer connector A transducer including a transducer body, a sensor associated with the transducer body, an electrical connector assembly fastened to an end of the transducer body, and a vibration damper system disposed between the end of the transducer body and the electrical conne... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175443 | Electronic apparatus with connector of changeable attitude A connector is mounted on a printed circuit board in an enclosure. A member is interposed between the enclosure and the printed circuit board so as to hold the printed circuit board on the enclosure. The member allows change in the attitude of the printed circuit bo... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175456 | Anti-disengagement connect system for a power tool Embodiments are disclosed of an anti-disengagement assembly for minimizing disengagement of an electrical extension cord from a power tool of the type that includes a housing and a motor therein, the assembly including an electrical plug module configured to engage ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7121878 | Vibration resistant connector A vibration resistant connector is disclosed which includes an insulating body with two juxtaposed cavities extending through the middle of the insulating body for holding a plurality of conductive terminals, and a fixing sheet secured on the insulating body. The fi... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7090528 | System and method for stabilizing a mating A system and method for stabilizing a mating is provided. One embodiment comprises an apparatus for stabilizing a mating between signal connectors. The apparatus comprises a body operable to be coupled to a unit comprising a first signal connector, said body forming... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090376 | Power supply module for lamp tube assembly A lamp assembly includes a lamp having two electrodes, a power supply module formed with a clip for gripping the electrodes, a base body on which at least two power supply modules are intermittently disposed in series, and an insulating partition for insulating the ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7050296 | Retaining device for expansion cards A retaining device for expansion cards includes a retaining bracket (3) and a computer rear panel (4). The retaining bracket includes a pressing body (32), two operating arms (34) extending from respective opposite ends of the pressing bo... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6905224 | Container having clip type power-supply unit for lamp A container receives lamps each having a lamp tube and a conductive member. The container includes a container body exposing the lamp tube and covering the conductive member, and a clip type power-supply unit holding the conductive member in a clip-coupling manner s... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6381139 | Carrier for computer peripheral device A peripheral wrapper having a wrapper frame for enclosing the computer peripheral. The frame includes a first end for containing a connecting end of the computer peripheral. The wrapper includes a clip or gripping member attached to the frame near the sec... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6033248 | Light bulb socket structure A new POP-IN BULB for INSERTING AND REMOVING A LIGHT BULB WITHOUT NEED OF TWISTING AND SCREWING. The inventive device includes a cylindrical casing having an open upper end, a closed lower end and a cylindrical side wall therebetween. A pair of vertically... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5876235 | Connector mounting structure A connector mounting structure having a case mounted on the automatic transmission unit 20 for containing one or a multiplicity of connectors is disclosed, in which at least one vibration-absorbing elastic member is interposed in contact between the case ... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5491892 | Method and apparatus of mounting a package housing and ground strap A ground strap and vibration mount assembly (10) effectively mechanically isolates an electronic component from vibration while also providing an electrically conductive path to ground potential. The assembly (10) includes a vibration dampener (16) mounte... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5131867 | Anti-vibration electrical connector with stress relief An electrical connector is disclosed for mounting in an aperture in a panel or the like and includes a housing. A yieldable anti-vibration arm projects from the housing for engaging the panel when the connector is mounted in the aperture in the panel to p... | 07/21/1992 |
| 4776804 | Circuit board systems, connectors used therein, and methods for making the connectors and systems A circuit board system resiliently mounts a plurality of daughter boards with high circuit interconnection density on a mother board using pairs of mating connectors having welded contact members accommodated in novel arrangements in the respective connec... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4607751 | Antivibration guides for securing printed circuit cards An antivibration guide is disclosed for use in removably mounting printed circuit cards in metal racks. The guide is composed of plastic, having a U-shaped cross section for receiving and holding the P.C. card; and the guide includes at least a pair of vi... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4279458 | Releasing electrical connector A releasable electrical connector consisting of a connector plug mating with a corresponding connector receptacle which may be disconnected by a separating force applied to a surrounding operating sleeve and the connectorl receptacle. The operating sleeve... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4273404 | Resiliently supported electrical floor installation An electrical installation in a floor of a building for providing electrical power to telephones, computer terminals and other electrical equipment has a floor plate mounted substantially flush with the floor of the building. The installation comprises an... | 06/16/1981 |
| 3980878 | Vehicular signal lamp A vehicle signal lamp comprising a housing of generally cup-shaped configuration having an open end which is closed by a suitable lens member. The housing has two integral pads upon which a resilient member is mounted. The resilient member has two resilie... | 09/14/1976 |
| 3955872 | Shock resistant lamp support A shock resistant lamp support comprising a plastic lamp receiving socket having interengaging means thereon for receiving and holding a bulb in position, integral flexible portion extending from said socket portion, and having a sufficiently thin cross s... | 05/11/1976 |