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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7438605 | Wire connecting device A wire connecting device is adapted for connecting a plurality of wires, and includes a base seat having at least one mounting portion, a cover body coupled to the base seat and covering the mounting portion, a conducting unit, and a resilient pusher unit. The condu... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7249980 | Connecting device for bunched conductors The invention proposes a connecting device for electric bunched conductors in an electric connector housing with male contacts and/or female contacts that are arranged in separate chambers in the form of rows and columns, wherein a clamping sleeve is attached to a s... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7090376 | Power supply module for lamp tube assembly A lamp assembly includes a lamp having two electrodes, a power supply module formed with a clip for gripping the electrodes, a base body on which at least two power supply modules are intermittently disposed in series, and an insulating partition for insulating the ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7081027 | Compression multi-tap 360 degree rotating connect/disconnect terminal A multi-tap electrical connector assembly that includes a plurality of connectors having a body with an aperture extending therethrough and either a male pin or a compression fitting and an elongated metal rod having a longitudinal axis. The metal rod is inserted th... | 07/25/2006 |
| 5860829 | Cross connect terminal block The invention comprises an interconnection system having an assembly with a base member and a silo. The silo has an upper contact receiving passageway and a lower contact receiving passageway. The silo is slidably mounted onto the base and reciprocally mo... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5476393 | Electrical connector for flat cable A connector body member has conductor receiving sections for receiving a plurality of conductive end portions of a member to be connected, such as a flat cable, a jumper, or a printed circuit board. A plurality of contacts are so mounted as to project int... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5415562 | Pressure welding connector Pressure welding terminals are disposed on terminal receiving portions of a housing. The pressure welding terminals are provided with expanded portions and press-fitting slots. The expanded portions are to receive the wires. The press-fitting slots are el... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5108301 | Locking electrical cord connector A locking electrical cord connector includes both male and female contacts. The device includes a housing of electrically non-conductive material including a cylindrical cavity. A pair of opposed plungers are mounted for reciprocation in this cavity. An a... | 04/28/1992 |
| 4981441 | Test clip for PLCC An electrical clip connector for a PLCC or the like comprises a plurality of electrical contacts for electrically connecting with respective leads of the PLCC, a main support body, and two pairs of oppositely disposed latching elements supported by the bo... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4969831 | Adaptable terminal connector A connector comprising a housing having terminal insertion chambers in a jacket body, a terminal connecting shaft which is rotatably mounted between the terminal insertion chambers and so mounted through as to be operable from the outside of the jacket bo... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4826449 | Insulation displacement members and electrical connectors Insulation displacement terminal member having cantilever spring contact members which are spaced-apart to receive a conductor between them. Each contact member has an outward projection for engagement with the wall of a cavity of a connector housing to p... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4714436 | Test clip with grounding adaptor for cable connector A test clip and grounding adapter assembly comprises a conventional integrated circuit test clip of a type having parallel arrays of signal conductors retained in a pair of molded plastic arms biased closed on the leads of a unit under test. An adaptor in... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4618208 | Circuit test clip A circuit test clip with a plurality of conducting elements making simultaneous electrical contact with an equal number of terminals on a miniaturized circuit formed on a printed circuit board. The test clip is useful for inspection or otherwise testing s... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4508411 | Wire stuffing cover A one-piece wire stuffing cover having a series of tubular terminal receiving sockets with wire gripping slots at front and rear faces and respective wire stuffers between the slots, lead-out openings for wires terminated by the cover being provided in th... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4210383 | Circuit test clamp A circuit test clamp for testing integrated circuit modules having a recess extending transversely across each body member exposing the conductive elements within them, and a projection extending outwardly from the eyelet disposed at one end of each condu... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4162819 | Electrical terminal A terminal device for connecting an electrical conductor to another unit, e.g. in the form of a terminal strip, comprises a passage for inserting the insulation-stripped end of the conductor which is inclined to another passage in which a clamping screw i... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4159159 | Terminal module with dual binding post terminals A modular terminal for fast and secure installation of a wire pair insuring electrical isolation of each wire in utility interface equipment requiring a large number of such installing operations is supported by a boss of insulating material. A pair of co... | 06/26/1979 |
| 4077697 | Wire connecting devices Improved devices for making electrical terminal and wire-to-wire connections; in terminal type connections, improved devices for physically and electrically joining one or more electricity-conducting wires to novel terminal constructions; in wire-to-wire ... | 03/07/1978 |
| 3973822 | Terminal apparatus A terminal apparatus used for connecting a lead wire to a terminal, includes a cylindrical rotor having an operating knob and a hole for inserting the lead wire therethrough, and a terminal plate having spring effect. The lead wire inserted through the ho... | 08/10/1976 |
