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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8025524 | Piercing connector for continuous flexible bus A continuous flexible bus comprises, for example, a plurality of metal clad flexible conductors. A device, such as a switch for example, is connected to the continuous flexible bus. In order to connect the device to the continuous flexible bus, at least one piercing... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7922516 | Piercing connector for continuous flexible bus A continuous flexible bus comprises, for example, a plurality of metal clad flexible conductors. A device, such as a switch for example, is connected to the continuous flexible bus. In order to connect the device to the continuous flexible bus, at least one piercing... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7309263 | Combination wedge tap connector An electrical connector assembly for a utility power transmission system includes a first conductive member having a first hook portion and a first base wedge portion with the first hook portion extending from the first wedge portion and is adapted to engage a main ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7232775 | Connector body for a lead attachment retrofit arrangement A retrofit arrangement for attacking an electrical lead to a terminal has a body consisting of a conductive central portion and a non-conductive portion substantially surrounding the central portion. ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7131856 | Intermeshing insulation-piercing elements for an insulation-piercing connector An electrical connector includes a first jaw having a first set of insulation-piercing elements and a second jaw having a second set of insulation-piercing elements. The first and second sets of insulation-piercing elements are arranged such that at least one row of... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7115000 | Connection device for signal wire A connection device for a signal wire includes at least one electrically conducting plate, at least one first holding member mounted on a first side of the electrically conducting plate, at least one second holding member mounted on a second side of the electrically... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7014513 | Weathertight electrical connector A weathertight connector for electrical connectors having multiple connection chambers. Compression seals are used for each connection chamber. ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6676458 | Structure and method for connecting terminal and electric wire A tubular wire connecting portion (5), into which a core wire portion (3) of an electric wire (2) is insertable, is formed on a terminal (1). A core wire engagement portion (7) is formed in a circumferential wall of the wire connecting portion (5) to inte... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6533605 | Bottom plate fixing device for a switchgear cabinet A bottom plate fixing device for a switchgear cabinet, whereby an edge of at least one bottom plate is placed on a support flange of a bottom frame of the switchboard cabinet and is preloaded by at least one fastening clip. The clip has two parallel legs ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6450842 | Terminal connector and method of fabrication A forged terminal body receives a resin knob assembled without pre-positioning. Anti-slip projections on the terminal body penetrate the knob during assembly to resist torque during connection. The anti-slip projections have asymmetric triangular cross se... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6347959 | Bracket for attaching interior equipment A base member is attached to an interior wall member which covers an inner face of a vehicle body panel. A first power supply wire is arranged between the vehicle body panel and the interior wall member. A first terminal is provided on a leading end of th... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6146187 | Screwless terminal block A screwless-type terminal block comprising a housing, a clamping member in the housing, a PCB conductive pin, and an actuating member. The housing defines a first opening for receiving therein a wire end and a second opening through which extends the actu... | 11/14/2000 |
| 5816844 | Insulation displacing electrical connector An electrical connector for establishing an electrical connection to an electrical conductor. The connector includes a connector body with a cylindrical hull or recess for receiving the electrical conductor with an insulating layer. A contact screw is pos... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5769656 | Wound wire terminal assembly A wound wire terminal assembly for replacing spade terminals in joining wires, particularly in air conditioning compressor and fan motor relays. The wound wire terminal assembly includes a primary wire connector constructed of wound wire for receiving a m... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5630737 | Junction connector for permanently connecting electrical cables This invention relates to a junction connector for permanently connecting electric cables, wherein its sleeve comprises a bore passing longitudinally therethrough, a part of the wall of this bore, extending over an angle at the center greater than 180°, ... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5499931 | Electrical-conducting structure of a lighting fixture The invention relates to an improved lamp conducting structure, and more particularly to a lamp conducting structure design allowing for easy assembly with power wires of different thickness. A lower part of the lamp has a cylindrical body with an externa... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5398014 | Core having earth contacting A core for an ignition coil comprises a core element formed as a core stack with a plurality of laminations and having a mounting bore with an insulating layer, a connecting element for connecting the core element to a holder and inserted in the mounting ... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5314359 | Battery cable terminal A battery cable terminal for electrical connection with a terminal post of an electrical storage battery has an internally threaded, apertured platform electrically attached to and overlying a ring of preferably usual clamping formation so that a screw re... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5266057 | Electronic power distribution device An electronic power distributor is provided. The distributor is a cylindrical base unit shaped like a hockey puck which contains a top surface, bottom and side circular surfaces. In the top surface, there are a number of holes which extend into the base u... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5238424 | In-line extension cord An extension cord (2) has an electrical cord (6) with an asymmetrical cross section (8) and one or more modular sockets (4). The electrical cord has a plurality of electrical conductors (12) extending throughout its length and a plug at one end. The modul... | 08/24/1993 |
| 4971573 | Electrical connection device providing integral strain relief The invention provides for an electrical connection device wherein the portion of the device making the electrical contact is part of but spaced apart from the point of mechanical retention of the wire to which an electrical contact is made. More particul... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4968272 | Protective conductor connector A protective conductor connector for an electrical terminal having a housing mounted on the leg portion of a support rail is characterized by a slider provided between the terminal clamping screw and the rail. The slider is arranged within a terminal carr... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4968268 | Electric wire connecting device An electric wire connecting device for connecting an electric wire or TV antenna feeder wire to a receptacle or terminals only by the tightening action of the device which passes a blade provided within the connecting device through the insulation cover l... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4875876 | Electrical connector for overlapped conductors An electrical connector for connecting overlapped conductors is disclosed. The connector is similar to connectors of the clam shell type haivng a pair of compressibly-movable hingedly-connected ends which accommodate the conductors therebetween. The ends ... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4840580 | Connector arrangement for a lead for an implantable stimulation device A connector arrangement for a lead for an implantable stimulation device, such as a heart pacemaker, has a receptacle in which a proximal end of a lead is received and a fixing element which is disposed tangentially relative to the proximal end of the lea... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4802863 | Device for electrical connection of two components This invention concerns a device for establishing an electrically conductive connection between flat areas of two components which are made of metal with a substantially non-conductive coating and are held together by a nut and bolt through aligned boreho... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4776808 | Ground contactor A ground contactor couples to the space between the pipe fitting used in the electrical supply conduit. The contactor consists of a knife-edge contacting surface having a screw thread adjustment located at the surface. The screw thread is a pointed screw ... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4767354 | Self-stripping electrical connector A self-stripping electrical connector has a grounded bar formed with at least one threaded bore, a dielectric lower support part secured to the bar over the bore and formed with two adjacent outwardly open lower guide passages, a pair of electrically cond... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4688877 | Solderless coaxial connector An assembly is provided for releasably joining a semi-rigid coaxial cable to a coaxial connector. The assembly includes an outer clamping sleeve which slides over and compresses an inner clamping sleeve against the cable. The inner clamping sleeve include... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4550965 | Connector assembly for insulated cable A cable connector assembly for sealably connecting the conductive sheath of an insulated cable. The connector assembly comprises a conductive member having insulation piercing contacts. The conductive member includes a spring element which is formed to pr... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4446332 | Wire connector A solderless connector for insulation coated wire conductors includes an elongated nonconductive body member having a plurality of conductor receiving channels formed along its length. A support member including an annular conductive member is adapted for... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4270827 | Battery cable connector This invention relates to a battery terminal particularly for batteries commonly used in motor vehicles and having terminals in the form of cylindrical lugs; more particularly the battery terminal is of the type having a cap which fits over a battery lug ... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4269465 | Splice connector for aluminum wire The present invention relates to a connector for electrically joining two aluminum wires, end to end, and further to mechanically retain such wires against pull-out. More particularly, the invention teaches extruding an aluminum tube having a first longit... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4247159 | Electrical connector for use in establishing tap connections An electrical connector for use in making tap connections to conductors, comprises a two part (1, 2) housing carrying two contact member arrangements (8, 9, 12) and a bolt (3) by which the housing parts (1, 2) can be urged together thereby to close the co... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4153322 | Keyhole grounding clamp A lightweight, grounding clamp assembly utilizes a grounding stud for rigid mounting on an electrical device and incorporates nondeformable, stud-engaging bight which renders the assembly capable of safely conducting extremely high fault currents in the o... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4146289 | Wire clamp assembly There is disclosed a wire clamp assembly which includes a screw member and washer or clamping member in mounted relation on the screw member, and adapted to provide a terminal assembly for a terminal block or the like. The washer or clamping member compri... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4146290 | Electrical connector An electrical connector comprising a metal body provided with a bore extending longitudinally therethrough, and at least one opening or window directly intersecting the bore above a base surface of the body. A screw means having a relatively large diamete... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4090762 | Electrical terminal connection and method of making same A terminal connection which will accept electrical conductors of various sizes and provides oxide breaking, spring loading, and conductor confining and bundling features. A tab or finger on one of the terminal elements presses the conductor regardless of ... | 05/23/1978 |
| 4077691 | Contact device Contact device for achieving an electric conducting connection between a metallic plate and another metallic object, for instance between a plug-in unit and a rack, where a connection plate fastened to the metallic plate has on one side edges known per se... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4057312 | Connecting device at a bus bar A connecting device for connecting an electric wire to a bus bar, with a groove between two walls which form together a U-shaped section, characterized in that, a connecting piece has two inwardly sloping connecting surfaces to be pressed towards the edge... | 11/08/1977 |
