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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7348505 | Shutter locking system for draw-out circuit breakers and method of assembly thereof A cassette for a draw-out circuit breaker apparatus is disclosed. The cassette comprises a base having a front edge and a back edge, the back edge defining a back plane, a set of shutters disposed at the back plane and configured to open and close, and a set of shut... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7255592 | Electrical wire connector A push-in wire connector for electrically interconnecting multiple wires together is disclosed to have a guide and lock element, which is mated with a conduction and retention element and assembled inside the enclosing space of an enclosing element. Multiple wire in... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7175460 | Sheathed cable for underground mining A sheathed cable for underground mining, comprising a flexible sheath (2) containing armouring (3) and receiving the electric conductors (4), a cable connector (30) being mounted on one end of the sheathed cable and comprising a one-part ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7140916 | Electrical connector having one or more electrical contact points An electrical connector having one or more electrical contacts for providing an electrical connection to an inserted pin is provided. The electrical connector includes a spring made of electrically conductive material and a loading element attached to the spring and... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6908347 | Compression type connector and the connecting structure thereof A compression type connector is constructed of a cap-like conductive toe-pin 1, a conductive pin 10 fitted and slidably supported within conductive toe-pin 1 and a coil spring 20 fitted on conductive pin 10 and repulsively urging t... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6878018 | Electrical connector An engagement portion 24 of a locking member 5, which is inserted through a locking member insertion hole 10 into a connector housing 2, is engaged with the connector housing 2. Additionally, a connector terminal 4 accommoda... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6756799 | Multi-meter test lead system A multi-meter test lead system has a probe having a pointed distal end and a proximal end couplable to supplemental electronic components. An outer sleeve has a distal end with a semi-cylindrical opening and a proximal end with a circular opening at the end and slot... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6746286 | Push-in wire connector A connector for connecting electrical conductors includes a housing, a generally rectangular electrically conductive busbar and a pressure spring. The housing defines an enclosure and a plurality of front ports which provide access to the enclosure. Receptacles form... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6315597 | Power connector for releasable engaged retention of a wire A power connector for receipt and releasable engagement with a wire to effect a transmitting power electrical connection to the wire. The power connector includes a connector housing having a wire insertion side with an opening for receiving the wire. A s... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6039582 | Discharge lamp ballast housing with solderless connectors A ballast housing (10) comprising a base (100), a cover (200), an input connector (300), and an output connector (400). Input connector (300) and output connector (400) serve as end-caps of the housing (10), and provide solderless connections between exte... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5045981 | Lighting system with easily replaceable bulbs and retrofitting cover A low-voltage light fixture to facilitate the insertion and removal of light bulbs, where the light bulb is inserted in a socket which is releasable secured to a carriage. The electrical contact to a pair of leads on the light bulb is made by a pair of ac... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4961712 | Mechanical and electrical connection between an extruded metal profile and a cast metal member The present invention relates to a mechanical and electrical connection between an extruded metal profile and a cast metal member. The cast member is provided with a peglike projection which is adapted to the interior configuration of the extruded profile... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4954090 | Electric connection box An electric connection box includes a pair of upper and lower cases connected together to provide a casing, one of the upper and lower cases having an electrically insulating housing. A wiring assembly is accommodated within the casing and includes an ele... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4822301 | CRT socket A contact plate is provided in obliquely opposing relation to a flange part of a high-voltage side discharge electrode disposed in a high-voltage chamber of a CRT socket. A movable urging member is movable into and away from a place where the urging membe... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4806120 | Electrical terminal The connector has a body part (4) of good electrical conductivity and which is of U-shaped cross section. A pair of wings (18) extend from one or both ends of the side walls (16) of the body part (4) and define a wire slot (20). The wings (18) are not con... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4768975 | Insulation displacement terminal An insulation displacement terminal comprises a base having a pair of integrally connected side plates and an integrally connected flex arm disposed between the side plates. The side plates have guide grooves formed in part by inwardly staggered legs. The... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4738633 | Device for making an electrically conductive contact to an insulated cable lead A device for making an electrically conductive contact to an insulated cable lead, comprising a holder for the cable lead which is to be contacted, and an electrically conductive perforation needle for penetrating the insulating jacket of the lead. In a p... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4641910 | Electrical contacts (a) Contacts having mounting sections with mounting surfaces which provide for improved mounting characteristics and which also may function as electrical energy transfer surfaces, the contacts being formed by tooling connected to the punch pad and die pa... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4557544 | Terminal for connecting a lead wire to a coil wire Electrical terminal for connecting a lead wire to a varnish insulated wire extending from a coil comprises first and second plate-like members in aligned spaced-apart relationship. The plate-like members are connected by spaced-apart straps extending betw... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4416500 | Screwless electrical terminal A screwless electrical terminal comprises a connector bar and a clamping cage embracing the bar and biassed by a spring to clamp a conductor between the bar and the cage bottom. The cage can be latched open for example by teeth on the rear of the cage eng... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4410228 | Spring-loaded terminal assembly An improved spring-loaded terminal assembly is disclosed of the type in which an insulating housing has a conductor-receiving aperture extending into a cavity defined by the housing and alignable with a corresponding aperture in a terminal mounted in the ... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4397514 | Self-clamping electrical connectors and terminal blocks A self-clamping electrical connector or terminal block is disclosed having one or more entrance passages for inserting a corresponding number of conductive cores of leads. A U-shaped metal guide member is mounted in the housing and a leaf spring part with... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4130336 | Binding post terminal A binding post terminal construction wherein the cylindrical body of the post terminates in an inwardly tapered annular shoulder, the end of the post having a conical recess therein, the post being divided into an opposing pair of tines by an arcuate slot... | 12/19/1978 |
| 4062613 | Connecting device A battery terminal connecting device comprises a socket which is provided on its external surface with a thread which allows attachment of an outer element provided with a threaded hole which matches the thread of the socket. The socket is provided on its... | 12/13/1977 |
| 3976349 | Electrical socket Electrical socket device includes a threaded shell having inwardly projecting protuberances in the shell for cleaning the threaded base of the lamp when screwed into the socket. A resiliently mounted center contact arranged at the bottom of the socket has... | 08/24/1976 |
| 3937548 | Device for splicing wire This invention relates to a device for splicing two wires together whereby such splice can be disconnected and the device reused. More particularly the invention provides a single elongated housing of insulating material and a one piece contact strip enca... | 02/10/1976 |
