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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7568939 | Connecting system with direct plug connection A plug-in connector arrangement includes a terminal block containing a chamber in which are mounted a horizontal bus bar having a transverse wall, and a resilient contact having a fixed horizontal leg portion, an intermediate portion bent upwardly from the first leg... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7357662 | Electric terminal connector An electric terminal connector includes a shell, a bridge unit, and a cap. The shell has a compartment a first end, a second end and at least one biasing member. The bridge unit is received in the compartment of the shell, which has a base and at least one elastic r... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7281942 | Releasable wire connector A releasable wire connector has a housing and a cap slidably engaging one another and enclosing an electrical contact. The contact has inner and outer flexible fingers disposed opposite wire ports in the housing and cap. The fingers engage conductors inserted into t... | 10/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7249963 | Screwless connection frame terminal The invention relates to a screwless connection terminal having a contact part having a connection section to which a conductor can be electrically connected, a clamping spring, a metallic frame which surrounds the clamping spring and is designed to be inserted into... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7229313 | Electrical connector device An electrical connector device includes a housing defining holes for insertion of wires from different sources but of the same type, e.g. ground wires. The device includes a plurality of first retaining clips, each one being electrically connected to every other fir... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7213961 | Low voltage luminaire assembly A low-voltage luminaire assembly is provided with a transformer and a lamp holder, one or more of which have quick-release connections. Methods for installing and servicing the luminaire assembly are also provided. The luminaire assembly may also have a plurality of... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7118429 | Electrical contact with wire trap An electrical terminal including a body having a contact gripping element where the contact gripping element is resiliently biased or disposed in a channel. The contact gripping element is configured to exert a contact gripping force on an electrical conductor. Pref... | 10/10/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7011553 | Cable connector having a retainer which serves to hold a cable, to protect a connecting portion, and to prevent undesirable releasing of a contact In a connector to be connected to a cable having a core wire, a retainer is fitted into a rear portion of an insulator holding a contact. The core wire is crimped by a wire crimping barrel formed to the contact. The cable is clamped in cooperation with the retainer ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6974352 | Telecommunications jack assembly An electrical connector including a circuit board, a contact spring insert, and an insulation displacement terminal insert wherein the contact spring insert is positioned between the insulation displacement terminal insert and the circuit board. The insert assembly ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6962512 | Unit for connecting conductors to terminals A unit for quick connection of conductors to terminals has a body, at least two mechanical devices each formed and operative for a quick connection conductors to terminals, a body, at least two mechanical devices each formed and operative for a quick connection of o... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6783385 | Electrical connector for securing a wire to a contact An electrical connector includes a housing holding a contact. The housing has an opening configured to receive a wire to be joined with the contact. The electrical connector includes a clamping member held within the housing. The clamping member is movable between c... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6642625 | Sockets for "springed" semiconductor devices Temporary connections to spring contact elements extending from an electronic component such as a semiconductor device are made by urging the electronic component, consequently the ends of the spring contact elements, vertically against terminals of an in... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6254430 | Coaxial connector A connection part has at least two matingly interengaging contact pieces that electrically connect the central conductor of a coaxial cable without soldering or trimming. In the preferred embodiment, the connection part includes a bifurcated segment and a... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6210207 | Wire clamp, wire trap electrical connector An electrical connector including a wire clamp electrical connector portion and a wire trap electrical connector portion. The wire clamp portion includes a moving arm and a stationary arm where each arm has a respective contact end. An entrance exists bet... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6186822 | Lamp socket with a pull string switch A lamp socket with a pull string switch includes a socket body, a screw base, and a pull string switch combined in the socket body. The improved feature is two power lead protectors formed on an upper end surface of the socket body for separating two powe... | 02/13/2001 |
| 5632645 | Wire nut with self locking hot wire insert A new Wire Nut With Self Locking Hot Wire Insert for providing a connector which allows an electric wire to be safely removed from other wires for testing without disturbing the electrical bond needed by the branch wires. The inventive device includes an ... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5454730 | Plug-in connector A contact element of a plug-in connector in which the peeled portions of electric wires are inserted includes a substantially U-shaped conductive plate and a leaf-like spring member. The conductive plate is formed by bending and constituted by a proximal ... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5451172 | Connector for flat cables A connector for flat cables 10 comprises basically an insulating housing 20 and contacts 30. The housing 20 has a slot 26 for the insertion of the flat cable 50 and a number of passages 25 for insertion of contacts in communication with the above mentione... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5358423 | Connecting clip A clip for forming an electrical and mechanical connection at the junction of two rods to afford cathodic protection for said rods. The clip is electrically conductive and can have a sacrificial metal coating or metal insert.... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5348496 | Break-off key for releasing push-wire connection in wiring device A release key is detachably connected to a wiring device within easy access. After detachment from the wiring device, the key is insertable into a release passage in order to unlock and enable the removal of an uninsulated end portion of an electrical con... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5104338 | Cover device Cover device for a flat cable having an aperture in the insulation between the conductors. The cover device comprises two opposite arms, each having a first and second end. The arm are connected by a flexible cross member. This cross member is provided wi... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5102348 | Lamp socket switch power line fastening structure A lamp socket switch power line fastening structure, comprising a top cover attached to a lamp socket through sliding joint, wherein the lamp socket has a groove at the top divided into two branch grooves by a raised, pointed strip, two notches on said tw... | 04/07/1992 |
| 4973263 | Electrical splice assembly A sealed cable splice is disclosed for use in connecting electrically controlled sprinkler valves or other electrical or electronic devices to a control unit. A dual conductor polarity-keyed cable is stripped of its insulation at the end of the cable expo... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4936777 | Connector for turn-knob 3-way switched medium base lamp holders This invention is directed to an improved connector for turn-knob 3-way switched medium base lamp holders. By means of the improved structures forming the connecting holes, through which the electrical wires are inserted, to match the spring force of the ... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4927381 | Electrical push-pull connector An electrical push-pull connector which includes a housing (1) having a pair of slots (11 and 12) formed through a top surface thereof for insert of a pair of electrical leads (A and B). An insulation disc (2) is secured to the housing (1). A screwshell m... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4913661 | Neon electrode with plug-in connector A high voltage electrical connector for quickly connecting a stripped back electrical conductor with a neon electrode by plug-in means including a tubular glass insulated enclosure, a metal liner in the glass enclosure, and a metal connector telescopicall... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4892488 | Ignition cable termination assembly and method of making same A sealed electrical connection comprises a socket connector and an electrical connector plug assembly which includes a plurality of cable termination assemblies. The cable termination assemblies, which include either a conductive elastomeric terminal or a... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4824395 | Push-in wire connector A push-in wire connector for providing electrical connection between two or more conductors includes a housing defining an enclosure with a one-piece, conductive clip disposed in the housing. There are apertures in the housing to permit entry of the wires... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4729740 | Fluorescent ballast having integral connector An electrical ballast for use with fluorescent light fixtures includes a housing with side and endwalls. The endwalls have cutout portions therein for receiving an electrical connector. The electrical components which comprise the ballast are mounted on a... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4715826 | Circuit board connector An edge connector (1) comprises a housing (2) having an aperture (3) in which an edge (6) of a circuit board (7) is received. One or more connector pins (12) (13) extending from the housing each have a sharp-edged contact region (19), plated with a ductil... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4422701 | Electrical receptacles An outlet plug receptacle having a quick-wiring, stab-in, ground terminal arranged to receive a ground wire and grip the same, with the ground terminal being formed at least in part from the outlet plug mounting strap. Also disclosed is a snap-in, quick c... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4351581 | Trigger operated tool handle switch A trigger operated tool handle electrical switch in which each conductor wire connected to the switch is releasably secured therein by a spring-like retainer blade biased diagonally against the wire. Each retainer blade has a release arm for deactivating ... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4336418 | Laminated junction box module and laminated plug-in accessory modules selectively usable therewith A unitary rectangular junction box module composed of a back rectangular base block molded from non-conductive material and having parallel bus bars laid edgewise in its front face and arranged lengthwise of its opposite side walls, the opposite ends of t... | 06/22/1982 |
| 4166934 | Modular electrical switch/outlet assembly A modular electrical switch/outlet assembly is provided which contains an easy-to-wire wiring box which articulates contact pairs in the form of sockets for bayonet type prongs so that the wiring box will accept alternatively either an electrical outlet m... | 09/04/1979 |
| 4165443 | Power distribution system Electrical distribution means is disclosed including mounting boxes for modular switch and receptacle units with a bus plate array in the boxes for receiving the stripped ends of cable conductors and spring contacts for engaging modular switch and recepta... | 08/21/1979 |
| 3957338 | Electrical terminal connector with bowed and curved tines and serrations A curved tine terminal for inserting or snapping into a mounted position on a printed circuit board or other supporting surface to be securely retained therein, with the terminal being adapted to receive a plurality of electrical leads and having tines ar... | 05/18/1976 |
| 3945711 | Screwless connector or coupling for electric leads A screwless connector or coupling for electric leads, having a clamping spring located in an insulating material housing and retained therein, forming with a contact bridge at least one conductor clamping position, wherein the contact bridge and the clamp... | 03/23/1976 |
