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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162689 | Clamping device for connecting a conductor without stripping the insulation Disclosed is a clamping device for connecting a conductor without stripping the insulation. Said clamping device comprises a housing (14) and an actuating part (22 which is movably mounted therein and is provided with a duct (26) accommodating t... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7806719 | Module having terminals for actuators and/or sensors A module having terminals for actuators and sensors includes a lower portion having at least one recess configured to receive a shape-coded ribbon cable, and an upper housing portion configured to receive a circuit board and to be disposed on the lower portion via a... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7604498 | Insulation-displacement connector An insulation-displacement connector includes a base member defining first and second sides. The first side is configured to guide and secure a first cable in a first direction and the second side is configured to guide a second cable in a second direction substanti... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7402075 | Terminal block with two modes of terminating a wire A wire termination block includes at least one conductive contact; and a body having a base portion and a driving portion, the driving portion having a plurality of apertures for receiving wires and being operable in at least two driving modes to terminate and coupl... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7351093 | Connector A connector, to which a flat band cable having a plurality of conductive channels is connected at one side, and a counterpart connector is connected at another side, is disclosed. The connector includes an electrically insulative block and a contact member that is i... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7234961 | Connector arrangement including insulated conductor tap-off means An electrical connector arrangement taps off electrical current from a plurality of coplanar parallel input insulated conductors and supplies the same to a plurality of output conductors, respectively. A rectangular base member is provided having a horizontal upper ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7223116 | Insulation piercing connecting device An insulation piercing connector (2) is held inside a base body (1), and a closing element (3) is guided inside said base body. The closing element can be transferred into a closed position at least from one open position, in which a conductor (... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7175467 | Low profile insulation displacement connector A lamp and switch assembly with an insulation displacement connector as an insulating base with a pair of wire receiving groups standing walls straddle each of the groups. A pair of insulation displacement connector members has a fixed end secured to the base and a ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7140905 | Quick wire connect angle plug An electrical plug includes a first portion and a second portion that is matable with the first portion. The second portion has a channel for receiving a wire. The first portion includes at least one prong having a bifurcated contact. The bifurcated contact can pier... | 11/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7134904 | Terminal unit for putting a lead into contact with a printed circuit board A terminal unit with a housing and a cover is described, a cable receiving opening for a terminal module being provided in the cover. Contact members are arranged in the housing and held pivotably on the housing. The contact members have contacts which make electric... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7112085 | Low profile insulation displacement connector A lamp and switch assembly with an insulation displacement connector as an insulating base with a pair of wire receiving groups standing walls straddle each of the groups. A pair of insulation displacement connector members has a fixed end secured to the base and a ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7097513 | Telecommunication connector A telecommunications connector system for connecting to a mating telecommunications jack includes a housing that is configured to provide a contact chamber, a carrier configured to receive a plurality of insulated conductive lines, and electrically-conductive contac... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090530 | Quick connect electrical box The quick connect electrical box comprises a first member having side walls and a back wall defining an interior and an exterior. The back wall has an opening configured to receive an electrical wire and a slot configured to receive a removing device. The first memb... | 08/15/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7059890 | Device for contacting an electrical conductor The invention relates to a device for contacting an electrical conductor, having a base body (1), having a closing element (2) with a receptacle area (3) for receiving the conductor, having an insulation piercing connector (4) held in the... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7044772 | Electrical connector and cable assembly An electrical connector and cable assembly includes a flat flexible cable having a plurality of parallel conductors with insulation around and between the conductor. The insulation has at least one opening therethrough between a pair of adjacent conductors. A plural... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7026559 | Switch with insulation displacement connectors A switch has insulation displacement connectors on a connector portion of the switch body. Such an insulation displacement connector has two tines with an open-ended slot for receiving a wire transverse to the slot. When the wire is pushed along the length of the sl... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6918784 | Insulation displacement connector device with displaceable closing element An insulation displacement connector device includes a base body, with a cutting clamp mounted on the base body and a closing element which may be displaced relative to the base body. The base body including an operating volume into which an operating tool may be in... | 07/19/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6749456 | Insulation piercing connector An electrical connector includes a housing having at least one wire insertion channel for electrical wires to be inserted therein. An upper terminal in the channel has a sharp edge for piercing into the insulation of each wire and electrically contacting the conduct... | 06/15/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6364695 | Flat circuitry connector and method of connecting flat circuitries using the same Flat circuitries 8, 9 are inserted into a connector body 15. At this time, a metal terminal 19 interposed between the two flat circuitries 8, 9 is held between the flat circuitry 8 and a press member 26 actuated by inserting the flat circuitry 9 into the ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6264496 | Electrical components An electrical receptacle for electrical connection to insulated electrical conductors comprises a dielectric housing (12) including a first housing section (22) and a second housing section (24); first and second electrical contact members (38, 40) dispos... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6247959 | Modular plug assembly A modular plug assembly is provided which includes a modular plug body, and an insulation displacement connector (IDC), having a terminal body and a terminal strip. The assembly is formed to engage a wire, including a multi-conductor wire, and be inserted... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6200157 | Plug for connection of an electro-fluidic converter A plug for connection of an electro-fluidic converter provided with electrical plug contacts projecting from a converter housing, the plug has a plug housing, electrical counter contacts to the plug contacts of the converter and accommodated in the plug h... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6196861 | Connector with interlocking jaws A connector of the kind comprising at least two jaws made of a conductive material, which are mounted so that they can move one with respect to the other between two positions, one an open position and the other a closed position and which, each having at... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6159035 | Connector assembly having means for penetrating the insulation and establishing electrical connection with the wires A connector assembly for penetrating the insulation and establishing electrical connection with insulated electrical wires or conductors, thereby eliminating the need to strip the insulation away from the insulated wires, including a pair of matable housi... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6152760 | Pivoting wire carrier for aerial drop wire and terminal therefor Connector (10) including a wire carrier (14) for terminating a wire (18) to a terminal (60) affixed in housing (12) through insulation displacement. Terminal (60) includes reinforced beam portions (64) along either side of IDC slot (62) for stiffening the... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6146186 | Insulation-displacement connector This connector comprises: a conducting piece which has a slot intended to accommodate the cable to be connected and which is fitted into an insulating casing having an opening allowing insertion of a cable; means allowing the cable to be stripped locally, thes... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6083035 | Power cable tap connector with cable-sealing gaskets A connector (10,200,300) for termination to a multiconductor cable (12,306) along a length thereof and including a housing (20,202,302) and a cover (22,204,304) securable to each other around the cable. The housing contains a plurality of contacts (60,220... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6080006 | Insulated connector for electrical conductors The connector includes a cover with wire-receiving bores therein, each bore having a reduced width inner portion for a partial segregation of inserted wires of different sizes and an alignment thereof with slotted blades which are sized to accommodate the... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6067702 | Stator manufacturing and testing method and apparatus Stator coils having lead wires inserted into temporary wire clamps (36) at a winding station are electrically tested before the coil lead wires are removed from the temporary clamps. In one aspect, the clamps each include a jaw (54) formed with a wire-eng... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6065996 | Connector with a stripping slit for electrical wire A connector comprises a casing (2) inside which is mounted a conducting piece (9) having a slit (10) for retaining an electrical wire (16). Mounted so as to pivot inside this casing is a cage (8) having a cavity (13) for the engagement of a maneuvering ro... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6022240 | Power cable tap connector A connector (10,200,300) for termination to a multiconductor cable (12,306) along a length thereof at a point remote from an end thereof, such as after installation of the cable within a premises, and including a housing (20,202,302) and a cover (22,204,3... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5975938 | Quick connect electrical connector for multi conductor insulated cable wiring An electrical connector is provided which has a body having a opening therein sized to receive an unstripped end of insulated electrical cable of the type having at least two individually insulated conductors which are encased in an outer sheath. A pair o... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5924888 | Electrical plug An electrical plug for connecting an electrical cable such as an electrical heating cable to an electrical power outlet. Contained within the housing of the plug are first and second contact members which comprise a first prong and a second prong, respect... | 07/20/1999 |
