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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187031 | Electrical connector with an improved board lock An electrical connector includes an insulative housing having a mating face, a mounting face, a pair of side walls, a elongated central slot recessed downwardly from the mating face, a first end wall and a second end wall, the central slot being positioned between t... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8177581 | Electrical connector with board locks with retaining portions abutting block portions of the connector An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals and a pair of board locks retained in the housing. The insulative housing defines a mating surface, a mounting surface opposite to the mating surface, a plurality of passageways penetra... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8105109 | Retaining member, electric component and electric device A retaining member includes at least a leg portion having a latch portion, a coupling portion and a spring portion. When the spring portion is displaced, the coupling portion is twisted. Then, the latch portion and the coupling portion are inserted into the opening ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8033861 | Electrical connector with improved board lock having elastic portion abutting against optical drive disk An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of conductive terminals secured in the housing and a pair of board locks. The insulative housing includes an elongated main body having a horizontal mounting surface and a top surface opposite to th... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8021186 | Electrical connector with improved board mounting peg An electrical connector (100) is adapted for mounting to a circuit substrate having a board-mounting face (12) and a mounting peg (13) projecting from said board-mounting face (12). Said mounting peg (13) is bifurcated and defines ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8014140 | Electronic apparatus having an external connector According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing and a hinge arm. The housing has peripheral wall having an opening. The hinge arm is made of metal and secured in the housing, extending along the peripheral wall. The hinge arm has a connector ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7972171 | Card edge connector A card edge connector comprises a pair of mount members attached to the bottom of the insulating housing thereof. Each mount member comprises a body portion, at least one fitting nail connected to the body portion and configured to be disposed transversely for being... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7963798 | Electrical connector with locking member for mounting thereof to printed circuit board An electrical connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of contacts and a locking member. A pair of slots is defined in the opposite ends of the housing. A longitudinal groove is formed on a top surface of the housing with two ends connecting the slots r... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7931497 | Electrical connector with an improved metal shell An electrical connector (100) for being mounted onto a PCB includes an insulative housing (1); a set of electrical contacts (2) retained in the insulative housing (1); and a metal shell (3) coupled to the insulative housing. the me... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7914325 | Connector, printed circuit board, connecting device connecting them, and method of testing electronic part, using them The invention has an object of providing a connector for connecting between a printed circuit board and a test device, capable of easily attaching and detaching the connector at low cost. The connector includes at least one conducting pin 28 that is protruded... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7901245 | Angle connector featuring a variable direction of extension The invention relates to an angle connector that is to be mounted on a unit housing and comprises a plug housing and a housing flange which partially extends over the plug housing and can be fastened in a rotationally fixed manner to the unit housing. The plug housi... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7896693 | Retaining member electric component and electric device A retaining member includes at least a leg portion having a latch portion, a coupling portion and a spring portion. When the spring portion is displaced, the coupling portion is twisted. Then, the latch portion and the coupling portion are inserted into the opening ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7878848 | Board lock with a main plate with a pair of arms penetrating slits from top to bottom of a connector housing and battery connector using the same A battery connector mounted on a top surface of a printed circuit board defining a pair of penetrating holes, which has a housing, a plurality of contacts secured to the housing and a board lock fixing the battery connector to the printed circuit board. The housing ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7867023 | Electrical connector having positioning peg and assembly having same The present disclosure relates to electrical connectors and to header systems having such connectors. In one embodiment an electrical connector also known as a header can have two aligning and locating pegs for cooperating with alignment holes of the housing of a co... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7845981 | Shielded connector In order to simplify the assembly of a shielded connector, it is proposed that an electrically insulating base body provided as a carrier for electric contacts features a mounting surface with two openings, wherein a recess that respectively features an integral col... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7789702 | Electrical connector with board lock which is integrally formed on a metal shell An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a number of contacts (2) retained in the insulative housing (1) and a front metal shell (3) covering a front side of the insulative housing (1). The insulativ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7780472 | Photovoltaic module mounting clip with integral grounding An electrically conductive mounting/grounding clip, usable with a photovoltaic (PV) assembly of the type having an electrically conductive frame, comprises an electrically conductive body. The body has a central portion and first and second spaced-apart arms extendi... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7775830 | Connector with metal fixing element and electronic device having the same A connector including an insulating housing, a plurality of signal terminals, and at least a metal fixing element is provided. The signal terminals are disposed in the insulating housing, wherein a portion of each signal terminal is protruding out from the insulatin... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7749020 | Positioning and grounding structure for ring connectors A positioning and grounding structure for ring connectors. A cutting part is formed by cutting one side of the ring connector. The connecting base has a grounding part. Using the relative position between the grounding part and the electrical connecting part as well... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7744408 | Holding member, mounting structure in which holding member is mounted on electronic circuit board, and electronic component including holding member A holding member, for an electronic component inserted into a through hole provided in an electronic circuit board which includes a plate-shaped base that is fixed to the electronic component, a first leg and a second leg. The first leg extends from the base, and is... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7713086 | Plug connector on a component which is to be fixed in a hole of a base-plate A component (30) is to be attached by means of a plug connector (10) in a hole (53) of a base plate (50). To this end, the plug connector (10) has a shaft (15) with a flat profile. When the plug is inserted in the socket, th... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7708590 | Electrical connector for mounting on circuit board A circuit board includes a board body of a thickness, and a socket. The board body defines a plurality of through holes therein. The socket includes a first line of short pin groups and a second line of long pin groups engaging the through holes of the board body. T... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7686646 | Electrical connector An electrical connector includes a mount plate and a metallic housing. The metallic housing includes a metallic frame and at least one hook-shaped rib which extend from the metallic frame and are used to hold the mount plate. The mount plate is made of low-cost mate... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7682190 | Electrical connector having board lock An electrical connector comprises a dielectric housing, a plurality of conductive contacts respectively secured in the dielectric housing, a first lock and a second lock respectively secured in the dielectric housing. The dielectric housing defines a tongue board de... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7654863 | Electrical connector assembly An electrical connector assembly (100) in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, comprises an electrical connector (200) for connecting an electronic package with a circuit substrate (60) and a connecting device (300... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7628645 | Connector, printed circuit board, connecting device connecting them, and method of testing electronic part, using them The invention has an object of providing a connector for connecting between a printed circuit board and a test device, capable of easily attaching and detaching the connector at low cost. The connector includes at least one conducting pin 28 that is protruded... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7611381 | Electrical connector with board lock devices An electrical connector includes an insulating base (1) defining a mounting surface (15) and a pair of receiving passageways (12) at longitudinal ends of the mounting surface. A plurality of conductive terminals (2) is secured in the insu... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7607941 | Connector-mounting configuration This connector-mounting configuration comprises: a latching claw that is provided at a connector and latches to a substrate, whereby the substrate is equipped with the connector; a protruding portion that is provided so as to protrude from the latching claw and latc... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7588459 | Connecting device having a locking mechanism A connecting device has a locking mechanism for locking fitting between a first connecting member and a mating side. The locking mechanism has a first elastic body and a second elastic body. The first elastic body has a first contact portion adapted to contact the m... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7566242 | Electrical connector with improved contacts An electrical connector mounted on a printed circuit board including an insulative housing (1) provided with a receiving cavity (16) and a number of passageways (121), and a number of contacts retained in the housing. The contacts have a first c... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7510431 | Electrical connector with improved board locks An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (10), a number of contacts (20) retained in the insulative housing, a metal shell (30) shielding the insulative housing, and a pair of board locks (40). The insulative ho... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7500872 | Connector This connector comprises: a connector main body mounted on a substrate; a latching piece that is attached to the connector main body and which temporarily joins the connector main body to the substrate by temporarily latching to an edge portion of an attachment hole... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7465189 | Method and apparatus for electrically coupling a component to an information handling system A component electrical coupling apparatus includes a board comprising a first surface and a second surface located opposite the first surface. A first surface mount technology connector is coupled to the first surface of the board. A second surface mount technology ... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7445499 | Press-fit contact To prevent damage to a printed circuit board due to concentration of contact pressure during press-fitting of press-fit contacts into through-holes of the board with narrow pitches, a press-fit contact includes a bulge portion formed wide substantially at a center i... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7435134 | Photovoltaic module mounting clip with integral grounding An electrically conductive mounting/grounding clip, for use with a photovoltaic assembly of the type having an electrically conductive frame, comprises an electrically conductive body. The body has a central portion and first and second spaced-apart arms extending g... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431612 | Fixing mechanism for component A fixing mechanism includes a receptacle for receiving a component. A pair of spaced rails is formed in the receptacle and defining a slideway therebetween. A latch member is movable along the slideway. A resilient member is installed adjacent the slideway and engag... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7429192 | Electronic device with shield An electronic device (10) includes a circuit board (40) and a shield (20). The circuit board includes a pair of mounting holes (44), a first surface (41), a second surface (43) opposite to the first surface, and at least one... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7425151 | Connector, printed circuit board, connecting device connecting them, and method of testing electronic part, using them The invention has an object of providing a connector for connecting between a printed circuit board and a test device, capable of easily attaching and detaching the connector at low cost. The connector includes at least one conducting pin 28 that is protruded... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7422445 | Sinking electrical card connector A sinking electrical card connector includes an insulating housing (10) sinking partially into a hole defined on a printed circuit board (30) (PCB), a number of terminals (20) retained in the insulating housing, a shell (40) mounted on th... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7413448 | Connector A connector includes an insulating body, terminals received in the insulating body, an electrical shell covering the insulating body and two welding pieces. The electrical shell includes a top board, a bottom board and two side boards. Each of the side boards define... | 08/19/2008 |
