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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8035955 | Cord protector for power tools A power tool having a housing, a motor disposed in the housing, a power cord connected to the motor, and a cord protector operably engaging the power cord. The cord protector comprising a spring member coupled to the housing on a first end and engaging the power cor... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7934943 | Strain relief boot for a connector and cable assembly A connector assembly is provided for terminating an end portion of a cable that includes a conductor. The connector assembly includes a housing and a contact held by the housing. The contact is configured to be connected to the conductor of the cable. A cover is con... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7789696 | Waterproof case for electrical apparatus A drawing part of a cable 3 in a waterproof case for an electrical apparatus is sealed. On an outer circumferential part of the cable 3, a first bushing member 2a and a second bushing member 2b are formed by injection moldin... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7766690 | Connector assembly having a plurality of discrete components A connector assembly includes a boot body, a contact housing, and a contact. The boot body extends between a boot coupling end and a boot back end. The back end receives a cable that includes a conductor. The boot body defines an internal chamber. The contact housin... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7727003 | Cord protector for power tools A power tool having a housing, a motor disposed in the housing, a power cord connected to the motor, and a cord protector operably engaging the power cord. The cord protector comprising at least one elastically-deformable biasing member engaging the power cord and e... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7544083 | Electric plug An object is to provide an electric plug that can be pulled out silently and easily with one hand even from a power socket not secured without requiring any special device in or around a plug body. A front surface part and a back surface part to which the first fing... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7396251 | Cable assembly with improved stress relief A cable assembly includes a pair of cover halves which are mated with each other, and together define a receiving space, and a rib inwardly extending from inner surface of the cover halves, a cable with a stress relief integrally molded thereon, each cover half incl... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7364469 | Electrical connector for use with NATO equipment A NATO slave connector may include a 2-conductor cable designed to permit a maximum current draw of about 35 amperes. The connector may also include: a connection end adapted to connect to a military vehicle's 24 volt battery NATO slave receptacle; a cable end adapt... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7351094 | Connector A grommet (30) has a wire pull-out part (32) that extends at an angle to a direction in which a female housing (10) fits to a mating male housing (90). Wires pulled out from the female housing (10) are inserted into the electric wi... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7326075 | Remote release of a cable connector An apparatus for remotely releasing a connector, e.g., an RJ-45 connector, is described. Embodiments of the invention allow a user to release a cable comprising a connector from a connector jack when the connector jack is difficult to reach. The invention may be par... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316575 | Casing termination for electronic casing and method for its manufacture The invention relates to a casing termination for an electronic casing, particularly sensor casing, with several contact elements for contacting a circuit received in an electronic casing, with a connecting cable having several conductors in each case connected to t... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7291046 | Electrical contact assembly Embodiments of the present invention provide an electrical contact assembly that includes a main body, contact legs, and an interlocking member. The main body is configured to receive and retain a wire. The contact legs are configured to mate with a mating structure... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288000 | Buffer structure for power cord connector A buffer structure for a power cord connector is disclosed. The buffer structure comprises a main body, a plurality of slits and a coating layer. The main body covers on an exterior of a power cord at a connecting end to an electronic apparatus. The plurality of sli... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7261586 | Cord sleeve, and device provided therewith An electric hand power tool has a housing, a drive motor, a power cord extending to an outside from the housing and supplying energy to the drive motor, wherein the power cord has an exit region with a cord sleeve that tubularly clasps the power cord and is provided... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7241163 | Cable restraint Disclosed is cable restraint including a flexible and resilient cable retainer including a cable retaining body and a plurality of cable grips, the body and grips defining a cable cavity that is contoured to partially house a cable, a tie down portion extending from... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7223112 | Communication connector to optimize crosstalk A connector for a communications system provides desired levels of crosstalk by controlling the positions and lengths of the wires. The connector has an internal chamber opening on the rear end of the plug housing and defined by housing walls. A plurality of slots e... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7198507 | Handgrip device for coaxial cable and coaxial cable assembly including handgrip device A handgrip device for a coaxial cable includes a first longitudinal section having an inner wall defining a first channel extending therethrough for receiving a connector of a coaxial cable. The first channel has generally a first diameter. A second longitudinal sec... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7163424 | Housing for a thin active probe A housing for a thin active probe has two identical molded housing-halves that when assembled form a cavity that encloses the chassis upon which is carried the active circuitry of the probe. The parts exhibit complementary self-symmetry about a longitudinal axis, su... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7147505 | Connector assembly with strain relief member a connector assembly comprises an electrical connector (1); a cable assembly comprising a cable (2) having a connecting portion (22) electrically connecting with the electrical connector and a strain relief member (5) circumferentially fi... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144279 | Electrical connector including viewing windows and associated methods An electrical connector for electrical cables may include an electrically conductive body, a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) insulating cover, and windows aligned with cable end viewing openings in the conductive body. The electrically conductive body may have spaced ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137846 | Power cord A power cord that includes a plug body supporting an electric wire and including a connecting part, a protecting tube coupled to the plug body, and a movement regulating protrusion formed on the electric wire preventing the protecting tube from separating from the c... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7118427 | Electrical connector including removable tether and cap assemblies and associated methods An electrical connector includes a respective removable fastener inlet closure cap for each tubular fastener inlet, and a respective flexible tether having a proximal end removably connected adjacent a corresponding tubular fastener inlet and a distal end integrally... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7101217 | Shield connector A terminal metal piece connected to an electric wire is inserted into a housing and an outer periphery of the housing is attached with a shield shell fixedly attached to a distal end of a shield member surrounding electric wires. Even when the electric wire is bent ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7101212 | Snagless plug and boot connection A boot with a flexible actuator can be used to provide improved protection and ease of use for an electrical connector plug. The plug, such as an RJ45 plug connected to a data or communications cable, can have an extended latch member adapted to releasably engage a ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097481 | Slack absorbing device of electric wires The slack absorbing device of electric wires includes: electric wires for constituting a wiring harness; a casing that receives the electric wires and has an opening through which the electric wires are guided into and guided out from the casing; a biasing member th... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7094094 | Electrical connector including insulating boots and associated methods An electrical connector includes an electrically conductive body having spaced apart cable-receiving passageways for receiving respective electrical cable ends. The electrically conductive body may also have at least one respective fastener-receiving passageway inte... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090532 | Rocket for electrical connectors A rocket for use with an electrical connector. The rocket is made of suitable resilient material and is used to seal a port through which a conductor passes to connect to the connector. The rocket has a tubular base section that snugly fits within the port, and a lo... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086891 | Electrical plug with protection structure An electrical plug of the invention has a plug body, a plurality of terminals, a connector, a plurality of conductive wires and a protection cover (structure). A plurality of terminal slots is formed in a front side of the plug body for respectively receiving a plur... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7070302 | Ornamental lighting assembly An ornamental lighting assembly includes a plurality of lighting units, each of which includes a plurality of upright posts, a plurality of lamps mounted respectively on the posts, hollow upper and lower spacing ribs parallel to each other and extending through the ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6997759 | Electrical connector including moveable cable seating indicators and associated methods An electrical connector for electrical cables includes an electrically conductive body, an insulating cover, and moveable cable seating indicators aligned with seating indicator openings in the conductive body. The electrically conductive body may have spaced apart ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6997758 | Connector for connecting two electrical power cables and a connection including the connector A connector for connecting two medium-voltage electrical power cables each including at least one conductor surrounded by an insulative jacket includes tubular screw contacts which connect together stripped ends of the conductors inserted into the contacts and retai... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6973721 | Tension-resistant connection between a shielded heating cable and a power supply cable An electrical and mechanical connection between (a) a first shielded cable including a metal sheath and electrical conductors and (b) a second cable including a ground conductor and electrical conductors, comprises a zone of interconnection between the first and sec... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6971905 | Fixing member and a connector Female terminal fittings (15) crimped into connection with ends of wires (W) are accommodated in a female housing (10). The wires (W) drawn out from the female housing (10) are surrounded by a corrugate tube (30). The corrugate tube (3... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6964578 | Cable connector retaining assembly, system, and method of assembling same A cable connector retaining system includes a cable connector retaining assembly having a connector block and a movable retention block with a connector retention fastener, e.g., a threaded fastener. The system also includes a plate having a connector mounted thereo... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6948952 | Modular interface test adapter A modular interface connection system having a receiver and a test adapter. The receiver includes a non-circular torsion shaft for providing improved strength and ease of assembly and a cover for providing safety. The test adapter has a frame, a shield, and one or m... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6921283 | BNC connector having visual indication A connector system allows for visual determination of mating or engagement of a jack-side connector and a plug-side connector. A jack-side connector has a first securing device and a plug-side connector having a sleeve rotatably coupled thereto. The sleeve has a sec... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6921281 | Structure of power line fixing module in electronic apparatus A structure of a power line fixing module for an electronic apparatus. The structure includes an electronic-apparatus housing having a first side plate having a first fixing hole, a power line having a connector at one end thereof, a fixing medium cooperating with t... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6843678 | Press fit electrical connector assembly An electrical assembly including at least one electrical conductor, a flexible tubing, a pass-through connector and an electrical component. The flexible tubing with a flexible nature has an end, an inner surface and an outer surface, the flexible tubing loosely car... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6827601 | Cord guard for a household appliance A cord guard has a power cord confining tube formed from a pair of wall members each of which has a series of stepwise and spirally extending wall panels. The panels of one of the wall members intertwines with the panels of the other of the wall members and both hor... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6824405 | Modular interface device with improved torsion shaft A modular interface connection system having a receiver and a test adapter. The receiver includes a non-circular torsion shaft for providing improved strength and ease of assembly and a cover for providing safety. The test adapter has a frame, a shield, and one or m... | 11/30/2004 |
