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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 5823817 | Cord guard A cord guard for an electrical power supply cord, such as the power cord of an electric pressing iron, includes a flexible strain relief sleeve having a central passageway therethrough and an outwardly-flared bell at one end of the strain relief sleeve op... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5586916 | Waterproof cover for connector A waterproof cover for a connector includes a rear holder portion attached to a rear portion of a connector housing to hold terminals inserted into terminal insertion holes of the connector housing from a rear side of the connector housing; and a waterpro... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5573422 | Electrical cord retaining and protection system A cord retaining system as disclosed. The invention supports the cord of power tools or other electrical appliances by wrapping the cord around an elongated curved section of the invention and securing it from moving by pressing it in a coil with a restri... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5375523 | Pyrotechnic device A pyrotechnic device comprises a receptacle which contains a charge of pyrotechnic material and an electric fuse to initiate the charge. The receptacle is formed of a plastics housing which has an area formed of lines of weakness adapted to rupture on act... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5224874 | Connector plug A female connector plug especially for tractor-trailer interconnection has a plurality of wires permanently connected to split terminals having spring ring retainers and with shrink tubing casings encapsulated within a resilient elastomeric body which may... | 07/06/1993 |
| 4958642 | Guide wire assembly with electrical functions and male and female connectors for use therewith A guide wire assembly comprising a flexible guide wire having a diameter of 0.018 inches or less and having a connector assembly. The connector assembly includes male and female connectors. The male connector includes a conductive coil spring and a core w... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4902150 | Printing apparatus with an elongated signal-transmitting flexible member A printing apparatus comprises a movable carriage mounted with a printing mechanism that reciprocates along a printing line on a platen, and a control unit, which is provided on a printer body in a stationary manner and sends control signals to the printi... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4632488 | Cord strain relief device An electrical connector having strain relief and integral means for clamping and manually unclamping an electrical cord. The connector includes a housing having a compartment, disposed within a forward portion of the housing, for receiving an electrical d... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4554408 | Cable outlet adaptors A cable outlet adaptor comprises (i) a bush (20) which is threaded over the cable (14) and has a cut-out (30) towards one end; and (ii) a hood (40), having a cap portion (42) and a sleeve portion (44) at a right angle thereto, and split into two sections ... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4401357 | Electrical connectors having insert spring, cable clip and contacts with pressure strips A connector assembly is disclosed which includes a plug having a body of insulating material which is replaceably but securely held in a housing by means of an insert spring. A clip is provided for securely holding the end of a cable to the housing and co... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4366365 | Telescoping electric hair curling iron with an integrally molded hair clip actuator A telescoping electric hair curling iron includes a molded hollow handle of plastic material having front and rear openings and a longitudinally extending thumb-operated cantilever spring element integrally molded as part of the handle wall. The forward e... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4173384 | Flexible co-axial connector for cable in-line electronics A co-axial radio frequency flexible connector system for use in traversing hrough and/or over sheaves, hull fittings, cable handling equipment and machinery, and reeling operations. The system comprises a bellows enclosing a spring assembly. The bellows pr... | 11/06/1979 |
