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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8070506 | Connector for use in terminating communications cables A connector for use in terminating communications cables including electrical contacts (42) arranged to receive wires (30) of a communications cable (60), at least one cover (12, 22) pivotally connected with the connector and having wire-... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7985094 | Connector block Connector block for electrically connecting a plurality of insulated conductors of a first data cable to corresponding insulated conductors of a second data cable, including first and second opposed rows of insulation displacement contacts (IDCs) extending out of a ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7942689 | Electrical connector assembly and method An electrical connector assembly for forming insulation displacement connections with conductors in small wires includes a wire carrier and a base. Pierce points on the base are slid along opposed walls in a slot in the carrier to align small tips on the ends of the... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7845968 | Electrical connector assembly and method An electrical connector assembly for forming insulation displacement connections with conductors in small wires includes a wire carrier and a base. Pierce points on the base are slid along opposed walls in a slot in the carrier to align small tips on the ends of the... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7815462 | Connector and method of terminating electric leads to a connector An electric plug having a first connection region, a second connection region, and a contact carrier. The first connection region, having at least one vertical contact, is provided for connecting at least one electrical conductor, while the second connection region ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7806718 | Electrical connectors and methods of connecting An electrical connector and method of making an electrical connection wherein the connector includes a housing having an upper portion and a lower portion rotatable relative to each other, a chamber, a cavity configured to receive a first wire, and a first conductiv... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7794267 | Card edge connector with IDC wire termination A card edge connector and a card edge assembly that utilizes the individual card end connectors are disclosed. The card edge connectors have slotted insulation displacement terminals to connect to wires. Each electrical connector has a housing with first mounting pr... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7758372 | Conductor with simplified assembly for multi-conductor cable The invention concerns a connector designed to be fitted to a multi-conductor cable and which comprises at least one socket, a cable grip formed by a portion connected to the socket and a free portion articulated on the connected portion, and assembly means. The ass... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7753716 | Cap for telecommunications cross connect block An electrical connector assembly for terminating first and second electrical wires, the electrical connector assembly comprising a housing including a compartment for receiving first and second IDC elements and a cap movably mounted to the housing to cover the compa... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7658639 | Terminal block The optical reduction of openings (12) in insulating housings (2) of terminal blocks (1) and an external characterization (23) of said series terminals, is achieved by terminal blocks being provided with conductor connection elements (... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7632133 | Cross connect terminal block A cross connect terminal block, comprising: a base; at least one set of terminals disposed in the base, the terminal having a first end and a second end, the first end being used for connecting with a first set of wires and the second end being used for connecting w... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7559790 | Electrical plug module An electrical plug module includes a first housing and a second housing. The first housing has terminal contacts and insulation displacement contacts arranged therein. Each of the insulation displacement contacts is electrically connected to one of the terminal cont... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7547226 | Wire connectors for surge protectors and other electrical components A wire-connection apparatus for connecting wire to an electrical component having a terminal comprising a pair of contact members having a pair of adjacent edges is disclosed. The wire-connection apparatus comprises a wire-holding member connected for pivotal motion... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7540759 | Environmentally sealed terminating device and sealing gel A terminating device for terminating subscriber wiring to pairs of insulation displacement type conductive contacts includes a protective sealing gel disposed within the terminating device. The gel encapsulates the conductive contacts and is characterized by a dynam... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7540760 | Communication jack structure A communication jack structure is adapted for the configuration of a plurality of wires. The communication jack structure includes a base and a terminal pressing member. The base has two rows of piercing terminals, and the terminal pressing member has plural rows of... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7530836 | Cap for telecommunications cross connect block An electrical connector assembly for terminating first and second electrical wires, the electrical connector assembly comprising a housing including a compartment for receiving first and second IDC elements and a cap movably mounted to the housing to cover the compa... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7481666 | Insulation displacement terminal connecting device There is described an insulation displacement terminal connecting device with adjacent insulation displacement terminal connectors is created, its swivel joint levers forming a stepped separating plane. This allows an arrangement of the contact openings to be achiev... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7462060 | Cable connector A closing lever is provided for housing-shaped cable connectors having an upper and a lower component on one of the housing components. This closing lever operates to close both housing components in conjunction with a cam on the other housing component. This config... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462061 | Connector for locate wires A connector for locate wires employs a platform which has a plurality of angularly spaced wire apertures. A conductive wire stripper member has a plurality of slots corresponding to said apertures and is angularly positionable between closed and open positions. Loca... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7458840 | Cap configured to removably connect to an insulation displacement connector block A cap including a width and configured to removably connect to an insulation displacement connector (IDC) block includes a body and a projection extending from the body. The projection is configured to engage with an aperture in the IDC block. At least one of the bo... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7448900 | Wires connection device A wires connection device includes a body having a chamber defined in a top thereof and a sidewall of the chamber includes a through hole through which a sub-wire extends. A groove is defined in the top of the body and communicates with the through hole via a recess... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7413465 | Insulation displacement system An insulation-displacement assembly is disclosed. The insulation-displacement assembly includes a first insulation-displacement terminal (IDT) adapted to receive in a mating configuration a second IDT, the first IDT including a first plate that includes: a base edge... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7402074 | Floodlight featuring dual bracket with integral strap tensioning and wire splicing A bracket mounted product, such as a floodlight, is provided having a dual latch bracket with integral strap tensioning and wire splicing for mounting on tubing or another suitable mounting structure, featuring a mounting arrangement and a splicing latch arrangement... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7399197 | Connector assembly for housing insulation displacement elements An electrical connector for terminating at least one electrical conductor comprises a housing including a cavity for receiving at least a first IDC element, a cap including a pivot portion and a cover portion, wherein the pivot portion is pivotally mounted to the ho... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7371245 | Transobturator introducer system for sling suspension system An introducer device comprising: an introducer needle having a proximal end and a distal end and a handle having a needle receiving end. The handle can be adapted to receive said distal end of said introducer needle such that said introducer needle is selectably det... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7357661 | Pressure coupling connector Provided is a pressure coupling connector which can decrease the number of components for coping with various electric wire diameters, prevent problems due to difference in product kind, and reduce the stock. The pressure coupling connector includes a wire holding b... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347718 | Connector means for electrical apparatus, particularly plugs A connector arrangement includes a housing containing at least one open-topped chamber in which is mounted a stationary upwardly-directed knife device, and a rectangular carrier member arranged for downward insertion within the chamber, thereby to displace an insula... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347717 | Insulation displacement system An insulation-displacement system that comprises a first insulation-displacement terminal (IDT) adapted to receive in a mating configuration a second IDT. The first IDT comprises a first plate that includes a base edge, and a slot configured to receive an electrical... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344404 | Electrical connecting device An electrical connecting device with a housing, with terminals for insulated conductors, with at least one conductor bar, with at least two actuating elements and with at least two insulation piercing elements, the actuating elements being arranged to be able to tur... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7335050 | Electrical connector for use in connecting wires An electrical connector having a housing with a chamber and at least one wire receiving passageway for receiving two or more wires into the chamber. An engagement member is configured to be rotatable within the chamber. The engagement member is configured to fractur... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335049 | Connector assembly for housing insulation displacement elements An electrical connector for terminating at least one electrical conductor comprises a first side and a second side each comprising a housing including a cavity for receiving at least a first IDC element, a cap including a pivot portion and a cover portion, where the... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331814 | Apparatus configured to attach to an electrical connector block An apparatus is configured to releasably attach to an access cover of an insulation displacement connector block. The apparatus is adapted to engage with the insulation displacement connector block to form at least a part of a securing mechanism for securing the acc... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322848 | Paperless picking system A paperless picking system for use in a product distribution center includes multiple bays of product supports and operator interfaces, at least one of which is at the bays. The product supports include case flow racks, pallet racks and/or product shelving. The oper... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320616 | Insulation displacement connector assembly and system adapted for surface mounting on printed circuit board and method of using same There is provided an insulation displacement connector (IDC) assembly having a main body defining at least one wire channel. The main body has at least one substantially flat surface to which a vacuum nozzle can be affixed in order to pickup the IDC assembly. The ID... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7309252 | Low profile surface mount connector A low profile connector assembly comprises at least one contact having a surface mount portion and a wire engagement portion extending from the surface mount portion, and a housing insertable over the at least one contact and retained to the at least one contact. Th... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309249 | Connector for joining two conductors The invention relates to a connector for joining two conductors, including a first semi-housing and a second semi-housing that can be moved from a position in which said second semi-housing is in a pre-locked state with the first semi-housing into a final locked pos... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303426 | Bridging connector A stackable bridging connector having a pair of contact members, each comprising a first termination end and a second termination end and a connector having a pair of wire receiving passages. The first termination end is dimensioned to be received in a pair of recei... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7281941 | Stripping and contact device for an insulation displacement connector A stripping and contact device for an insulation displacement connector is provided. The device has a body which has a cavity therein sized to receive an unstripped end of insulated electrical cable. A lid is pivotally connected to a body and moves around an axis of... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281959 | Contactor equipped with box terminals A contactor includes an upper housing part (2), connecting bars (8) that are fixed in the upper housing part, a front housing cover and box terminals (20) that are located in terminal housings. To simplify the connection technique for the contac... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7275952 | Hinged electrical connector A hinged electrical connector is disclosed. The connector includes an arcuate lid portion and an arcuate connector housing portion hingedly attached to the lid portion. The lid portion includes a wire alignment structure to retain one or more wires in a compact fash... | 10/02/2007 |
