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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8079865 | Systems and methods of coupling electrical conductors Systems and methods are provided for coupling a plurality of electrical conductors, such as wires. A connector is provided including a plurality of bores or channels formed into a preferably unitary connector body, wherein at least a portion of one or more of the bo... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7892016 | Electrical wire connector An electrical wire connector. In a housing is disposed metal bushings in which wires are inserted. The bushings are embedded in the insulation cap for permanent placement. The bushings are connected via a bridge to carry current from bushing to bushing. The insulati... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7722382 | Wire retention connector system A wire retaining connector, connector system and method of connecting wires to connectors to reduce or eliminate unintentional wire disconnection from wire connectors, including disconnection of poke-in connectors. The connectors and connector systems include a conn... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7341473 | Contact element and additional conduction chamber for a plug or socket A contact (1) for a plug or socket of a quick-connect plug connection, the contact (1) being held mounted in a contact holder (2) having a region for press-fit gripping a conductor, a wire holder (7) having at least one wire seat (7.1 | 03/11/2008 |
| 7329142 | Compression snap electrical connector An electrical connector has a connector body with a bore and a cap through which a stranded insulated conductor is threaded. A ridge in the external surface of the cap engages with at least one groove in the bore to secure the conductor in place. Preferably, there a... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7303429 | Terminal and connector using the same A terminal and a connector using the same are provided. The terminal includes a contact portion having a number of contact protrusions for making electrical contact with terminal portions of a cable; a support portion connected to the contact portion via a connectio... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7270547 | Adapter for car radios An adapter for electrical connections of a car radio has a plastic part containing integrated electrical plug-in connection arrangement and mechanically fixable to a car component that does not have any electrical connection with the adapter. ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7226308 | Compression snap electrical connector An electrical connector has a connector body with a bore and a cap through which a stranded insulated conductor is threaded. A ridge in the external surface of the cap engages with at least one groove in the bore to secure the conductor in place. Preferably, there a... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7186132 | Electrical and electronic connector with blade closed by lever The electrical connector has a housing with blades and multiple holes extending into the housing. A blade passes vertically through a snug slot in the housing and has holes with a keyhole shape. A first lever extends from a living hinge of the top of the housing and... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7150659 | Method for electrically contacting a cable, cable connector and connector terminal block The cable connector for making an electrical contact with a cable (1) having a cable conductor (2), comprises a guiding means (4) for receiving one end (1a) of the cable (1) in an initial state (O), a contact element (6 | 12/19/2006 |
| 7137845 | Plug connector A plug connector consisting of a female plug and a male plug comprises a plurality of signal contacts that are combined into an assembly, and a plurality of power contacts that likewise are combined into an assembly. The power contact assembly has a housing provided... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7109429 | Switch assembly A switch assembly has a base, a cover and multiple conductive slices. The base has an extending board and multiple inserting recesses. The inserting recesses are formed in the extending board and each have two mounting posts and an inserting hole. The mounting posts... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7074071 | Plug connector A plug connector consisting of a female plug and a male plug comprises a plurality of signal contacts that are combined into an assembly, and a plurality of power contacts that likewise are combined into an assembly. The power contact assembly has a housing provided... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7066750 | Connection piece for a fluid line A connection member for a fluid line (2) defining a fluid duct (5) with stranded signal conductors (7a and 7b) in the wall (4) thereof for the transmission of electrical signals. The connection member has a female soc... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7043833 | Method of making an angled conductor electrical connector A method of manufacturing an angled conductor electrical connector including extruding a metal member having a channel therein; and bending the metal member such that the channel forms two angled conductor receiving areas. Each conductor receiving area has a channel... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040906 | Connection structure between bus bars and relay terminals A connection structure is between bus bars and relay terminals in an electrical connection box to be mounted on an automobile. Each bus bar is produced by punching an aluminum-based metal plate into a desired circuit configuration. An end of each bus bar is bent so ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7037114 | Low profile electro-mechanical connector The present invention is related to a flexible circuit connector as well as a system using the connector. The present invention further includes an electrical case comprising part of the flexible circuit connection system. Various embodiments of each the flexible ci... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6966793 | Electrical connector having a cover for registering cables with contacts An electrical connector is provided that includes a plurality of contacts having cable engaging ends that are configured to engage respective conductors in corresponding cables. The electrical connector includes a housing that holds the contacts parallel to one anot... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6957972 | Electrical connector An electrical connector includes a plug which is designed as a threaded sleeve for screwing on a union nut or for screwing into a stationary housing component of an electronic device. The external thread of the threaded sleeve has at least one threadless area provid... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6938338 | Method of making an electronic contact Microelectronic contacts, such as flexible, tab-like, cantilever contacts, are provided with asperities disposed in a regular pattern. Each asperity has a sharp feature at its tip remote from the surface of the contact. As mating microelectronic elements are engaged... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6932641 | Plug structure A plug structure has a base defining a plurality of slots formed therein, a plurality of contacts arranged in the slots, a connection member defining a plurality of slits formed in a front thereof, and a plurality of conduction cords receiving in the slits. The conn... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931727 | Method of connecting multi conductor cable connector This invention is an electrical connection method for connecting multiple conductor cable, ideally flat flexible cable. The method involves using an actuator for pressing the cable against multiple contacts in a base, each of which contacts has a sharp edge for remo... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6756250 | Dynamic contact orienting universal circuit grabber The invention is an electrical connection system that releasably connects the circuit paths of a flexible conductive circuit to a printed circuit board having a corresponding row of contacts, without the need for soldering, crimping or welding operations, or extensi... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6676436 | Cable connector A cable connector having a cable receiving part for holding at least one cable end and a contact part configured to secure the cable end in the cable receiving part such that it is mechanically pretensioned after connection. A clamping device may be assoc... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6394833 | Flat flexible cable connector This invention results from the realization that a multiple conductor cable connector can be made more compact than previously available connectors by using a more narrow contact for each conductor in the cable, can be made more convenient by enabling all... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6375489 | Dynamic contact orientating universal circuit grabber The invention is an electrical connector that provides a connection system that releasably connects the circuit paths of a flexible conductive circuit to a printed circuit board having a corresponding row of contacts, without the need for soldering, crimp... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6312280 | Flexible circuit board connector having insulation removal mechanism An improved connector establishes an electrical connection between an external conductor and a planar conductor of an insulated flexible circuit board, utilizing an automatically deployed cutting mechanism for removing insulative material overlying the fl... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6280229 | Plug connector The invention relates to a plug connector comprising an insulation displacement contact carrier which accommodates insulation displacement contacts, and a plug contact carrier which accommodates plug contacts. The plug connector further comprises a housin... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6261117 | Device for connecting at least two sheathed conductive wires The device comprises a casing, with a passage for introduction of an end portion of the sheathed wires, a catch for receiving the said end portions in the casing, a clip (12) arranged to be introduced into the casing transversely to the sheathes, with at ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6176730 | Electrical connection cable and manufacturing method thereof An electrical connection cable manufacturing method includes the steps of (1) providing a first insulator defining a plurality of channels for receiving and retaining conductive pins, a tail section of each pin having a sharpened edge; (2) providing a sec... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6068525 | Electrical connector for connecting electrical conductors Electrical connector for connecting electrical conductors (12) having an insulating covering (14), which comprise: a receiver element (2) with two primary edges (8) in the shape of an arcute angle, with wings (10) emerging from each of said edges, which c... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6036532 | Electrical connector which strips insulation from an insulated conductor This invention relates to a detachable connecting terminal which connects an electric conductor in the form of a wire or strand with an electroconductive contact bar, wherein a pivotedly positioned terminal disk in the housing forces the conductor against... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5842893 | Electrical connector for connecting electrical conductors Electrical connector for connecting electrical conductors having insulating covering (14), which comprises: a receiver element (2) with edges (9) in the shape of an acute angle and with wings (10) to partially enclose the conductors (12); a wedge element ... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5769654 | Press-connecting terminal A press-connecting terminal to which an insulated wire is press-connected. A pair of press-connecting blades are formed on opposite sides of the press-connecting terminal, and are arranged alternately at a predetermined interval. Each of the press-connect... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5681179 | Modular extension cord system The present invention uses molded components to receive the ends of electrical zip cord. Elongated contact pins which are molded into the components are inserted axially into the ends of the stranded conductors at the end of the zip cord making positive e... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5417581 | Flat insulation displacement terminal for electrical connectors An electrical connector includes a dielectric housing having a terminal-receiving passageway. An insulation displacement terminal is received in the passageway for terminating an insulated wire extending into the passageway. The wire includes an electrica... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5321593 | Strip lighting system using light emitting diodes A flexible lighting strip for producing a chasing light effect comprising: an insulated three conductor wire Light Emitting Diodes mounted by the memory of the wire insulation and oriented in such a manner that a four channel chase effect may be achieved with ... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5095413 | Electric lamp assembly and method An electrical assembly of low voltage lamps is disclosed wherein the individual low voltage lamps have rigid lamp leads removably insertable into individual ones of a plurality of electrically conductive socket members which are retained in electrical con... | 03/10/1992 |
| 4859205 | Strain relief for flat cable termination Relief against torque for a terminal terminated to an end portion of a flat conductor cable is provided by a low height rearward section of a metal member having opposed sections forwardly of a cable-receiving end having a transverse cable-receiving slot.... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4842545 | Cable connector In a connector for a flat conductor strip cable which consists of a two-part housing in which the cable is engaged by compression, one of the housing parts has a cavity with a cable support surface disposed at a first acute angle with respet to the direct... | 06/27/1989 |
