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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8147272 | Header connector assembly A header connector assembly includes an outer housing, an inner housing, a shield subassembly, and a seal body. The outer housing is disposed in an opening of a panel and includes a cavity. The inner housing includes a channel and is disposed in the opening of the p... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8038470 | Connector assembly for a compressible gasket A connector assembly for use with a compressible gasket includes a housing having a mating end and a cable end, the housing being configured to hold a contact. The connector assembly also includes a deflectable shroud extending from the housing rearward of the cable... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7338317 | Panel-mounted connector A panel connector is provided for mounting in an aperture through the panel. The connector includes a housing with a front end dimensioned and configured to pass through the aperture in the panel. A resiliently deflectable clip is mounted to the housing and has a pa... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7329145 | Structure for attaching gasket A gasket of an elastic material is housed in a ring-shaped groove formed on the front face of a flange of a connector housing. By bringing the front face into contact with a contact face of a mating member, the space between the mating member and the flange of the c... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7278871 | Axial thrust bulb socket with bayonet removal An axial thrust bulb socket with bayonet removal of the bulb includes a flat bulb support member mounted in spaced relation to a pair of resilient socket end connectors and having a circular socket opening with a pair of pin retainer tabs extending therefrom toward ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 6848938 | Panel-mountable part and method of dismounting such a panel-mountable part A grommet (40) is externally attached to a connector holder (20) mountable on a panel (P) while being introduced through a mount hole (H) in the panel (P). The connector holder (20) has a flange (34) for holding the grommet (40), a... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6585539 | Panel attachment configuration for a connector The invention provides a simple means for preventing a panel connector from rotating. A circular attachment hole 2 opens into a panel 1, and a cylindrical hood 12 is formed on a male housing 10. An outer circumference face of this hood 12 has a flange 20 ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6435756 | Push-pull connector assembly and connector for this assembly In order to provide watertight properties between a spring socket (1) and a release socket (2) for a plug of a push-pull connector, a bellows expansion joint (5) is provided between the spring and release sockets. When the two sockets are spaced apart, th... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6383003 | Environmentally sealed connector system An environmentally sealed electrical connector system for connector boxes used in the proximity of water includes an anchored connector which mounts into the face plate of the box from the rear, to facilitate making wiring connections in the box before in... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6305975 | Electrical connector feedthrough to low pressure chamber An electrical feedthrough connector to a low pressure (vacuum) chamber such as in a mass spectrometer comprises an epoxy body having at least two generally cylindrical portions with a step between the two generally cylindrical portions and with the portio... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6280208 | Shield connector structure A shield member is closely contacted with a first seal member 3 projecting in the axial direction of a housing, and a second seal member is closely contacted with the outside thereof. A hole at the housing side is communicated with a long hole of a shield... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6254428 | Waterproof structure for connector A waterproof structure of a connector in which a first connector F is attached to a casing 60 via a first waterproof seal 48, and a second connector M is engaged with the first connector F via a second waterproof seal 47. The first waterproof seal 48 for ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6132245 | Electrical connector for a speaker cabinet An electrical connector (16) is adapted to be secured to a mounting surface (84) of an electrical component (12). A gasket (86) is disposed between the connector and the mounting surface to provide an acoustical seal and to urge the connector outwardly ag... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6113424 | Electrical panel connector with seal retaining alignment plate A flange protrudes from side faces of a housing of a connector attached to a panel, a waterproofing ring being provided next to the flange. The positioning of terminals passing through the housing is regulated by an alignment plate. One end of the alignme... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5931697 | Device for connecting a hard disk assembly to a printed circuit board A header connector device for making an electrical connection between a head stack assembly (HSA) mounted on the base frame of a hard disk drive and the main circuit board comprises a connector for connecting the head stack assembly with the main circuit ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5895290 | Sealed panel mount electrical connector A seal for use with an electrical connector having a flange which is dimensioned to confront a mounting panel around a cutout in the mounting panel comprises one-piece seal member including a conductor seal and a flange seal. The conductor seal is configu... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5890922 | Electrical connector An electrical connector (20) includes a dielectric housing (22) having a mating face (24) and a pair of contacts (44,54) disposed therein. Each contact (44,54) has a contact section (46,56) exposed at the mating face (24). The first contact section (46) i... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5775830 | Watertight connector casing Disclosed is a connector casing made watertight by the addition of a seal. It is made up of a first casing element (1) mating with a second casing element (2). The first casing element is designed with a hook (3) which retains a stop (4) integral with the... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5775944 | Sealed connector-to-body interface A sealed connector-to-body interface comprising: a substantially planar body surface; an electrical connector including a housing having a shoulder proximate to one end thereof, wherein the electrical connector is affixed to the planar body surface and th... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5678866 | Corrosion resistant hub with elastomeric seal A corrosion resistant hub with a metal insert and an elastomeric outer shell forms a coupling to join a conduit to an enclosure. The metal insert which serves as a grounding mechanism for the conduit comprises internal threads, located near the conduit re... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5669763 | Fuel pump unit and an electrical connector therefor A fuel pump unit comprises a pump supporting flange for closing an opening in a fuel tank. The supporting flange has a wet side from which projects a fuel pump and an opposite dry side from which projects a lip defining a through opening in the supporting... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5660564 | Connector mounting arrangement for mounting connector on panel A mounting arrangement is used for mounting a connector in a mounting hole formed in a panel. The mounting arrangment comprises an adapter which is mounted on the outer periphery of a housing of the connector so that the connector can be mounted in a larg... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5631445 | Automotive fuel tank electrical fitting A fitting for routing electrical wires to a fuel pump within an automotive fuel tank has a plug with a plurality of insulated, unbroken wires passing therethrough with the insulation removed from the center sections of the wires encased within the plug, w... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5562292 | Submergible seal with diffusive radial barrier This invention relates to a seal assembly having a radially diffusive barrier surrounding a compressible combination seal. The combination seal has a radial seal portion and an axial seal portion, providing axial and radial sealing properties as they rela... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5545061 | Panel lock connector A panel lock connector includes a connector housing having chambers formed therein for accommodating electrical terminals and a spacer inserted into the connector housing in a direction perpendicular to a direction along which the terminals are inserted i... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5532436 | Method of installing and holding cable sealing components into an outlet The connector permits wires to be used to conduct signals through a fluid-tight boundary. The wire sheath is removed around a medial portion of the wire to expose the surface of the inner conductor. A sealing material contacts the inner conductor surface ... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5501609 | Connector having a soft cushion member This invention aims to provide a connector in which a stationary connector housing is provided on its flange with a cushion member to be closely attached to a panel to give a stable seal function regardless of a change of thickness of the panel. A male co... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5391086 | Automotive door-to-body electrical connector An electrical connector assembly is comprised of an insulating housing for fixed mounting within an automotive body behind panel walls. A mating connector has a housing portion and a peripheral shroud. The shroud has integral latches which retain the shro... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5249982 | Panel mounted electrical connector with improved sealing system A panel mounted, sealed electrical connector assembly is provided for mounting in an aperture in a panel. The assembly includes a connector housing having a front mating end adapted to be inserted through the aperture from a first surface to at least a se... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5234221 | Elastomer seal An elastomer seal is described which is useful for forming a sealed, flat mounting surface on a curved housing. The elastomer seal has a flat sealing face opposite a curved sealing surface. An angled transition surface is adjacent to the curved sealing su... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5229741 | Automotive resistor unit having mounting clip The resistor unit comprises resistors connected to electrical terminals secured to an insulating plate to which first and second legs of a spring sheet metal mounting clip are secured for insertion through an opening in a supporting wall. The legs are ben... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5151051 | Connector latch with anti-overstress A panel mounted electrical connector includes a plastic housing with flexible latches that are driven inwardly as the connector is forced into an aperture in a panel and spring outwardly to engage the edge of the panel aperture to hold the connector in pl... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5078615 | Connector for use with medical instruments A connector (10) is disclosed for providing a connection, for example, a battery pack (16) and a medical instrument (14). The connector includes a grommet (18), which flexibly secures an internal conductive post (24) and external conductive post (26) to t... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5044982 | Sealed bulkhead connector for vehicles This invention relates to a multicontact, sealed electrical connector assembly, having a pair of matable housing members of the type for mounting on a support plate, where each housing member is provided with a plurality through cavities for containing a ... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5044986 | Sealing device for panel mounted electrical connector A sealing device is provided for closing an opening in a panel which accommodated an electrical connector. The device includes a body positionable about the connector. A sealing flang on the body establishes sealing engagement with the panel about the ope... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5037326 | Sealed grommet mounting for lamp socket A lamp socket includes a housing in the form of an elastomeric grommet that passes through a round hole of a panel to mount the lamp socket to the panel. The grommet has a head at one end that has an outer diameter that exceeds the diameter of the hole an... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4952831 | Device for waterproofing around terminal bolt A device for waterproofing around a terminal bolt comprising an electric insulator secured on a shank of the terminal bolt, which is located inside a casing a grommet, made of an elastic material, is tightly fitted in an opening of the casing that is loca... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4909760 | Electrical connector having combination cable and bolt seal A sealed electrical connector has an annular elastomeric seal pad which seals the openings of the terminal cavities as well as a bolt hole at the cable end of the connector. The seal pad is disposed in a well formed by an integral shroud of the connector ... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4840585 | Barrier wall connector A connector is described which can be easily installed in a hole of a barrier wall, which assures tight sealing when there is a substantial pressure difference on opposite sides of the wall, and which avoids set of the sealing material. The connector incl... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4767351 | High voltage externally-separable bushing A bushing, having an elongated conductor substantially encased in insulating material, which extends in sealing relationship through an aperture in a sealed enclosure encasing an electrical apparatus, comprising a conductor having two parts, a first gener... | 08/30/1988 |
