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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7862389 | Terminal block with U-shaped conducting part for connecting electric wires Terminal block for connecting electric wires comprising an insulating body and a conducting part housed inside it and associated with means for retaining the free end of the electric wire, said conducting part having a U-shaped form. ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7771241 | Terminal block with U-shaped conducting part for connecting electric wires Terminal block for connecting electric wires comprising an insulating body and a conducting part housed inside it and associated with means for retaining the free end of the electric wire, said conducting part having a U-shaped form. ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7758390 | Large array surface mount technology connector cradle assembly A large array connector assembly for containing a plurality of wafers is disclosed. The large array connector assembly includes a plurality of guide blocks that includes first and second guide blocks. The first guide block being located at a first end of the assembl... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7658653 | Terminal block with plug-in module A connector arrangement includes a universal terminal block having a body containing a chamber in which is removably mounted one of a plurality of function control modules as used in commercial, industrial and residential installations, wherein a pair of module cont... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7553199 | Modular terminal block A modular terminal block for connecting leads or wires to an electrical body includes a module stack of side-by-side module assemblies and an alignment plate. Each module assembly includes a housing, a number of conductors extending from the housing, and a cover mem... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7442094 | Telecommunications module A telecommunications module includes a housing, a plurality of contacts, which are exposed to allow the connection of wires herewith, and a connecting device for connecting at least some of the contacts with other contacts of the telecommunications module, wherein t... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438604 | Distributor block A distributor block exhibits multi-connectors at its front side in the manner of block terminals and at least one additional connector for each pole at its rear side, whereby a contact area is provided for each pole where terminal points are arranged in one common c... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7397668 | Signal input/output device A signal input/output device includes an array of signal input/output units. The signal input/output units have respective bases, each of which includes a connecting member. The connecting member has a second protruding end finger swingably supported on a base, and ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7367852 | Connecting and switching arrangement A terminal block connecting arrangement includes a first terminal block having a first electrical contact, an electrical device having a second electrical contact, a test terminal block arranged between the electrical apparatus and the first terminal block for displ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7303446 | Frame assembly A frame assembly for mounting an insulation displacement connector block includes a base frame and a modular subframe attached to the base frame. The subframe is capable of being attached to the base frame in a first position or a second position, which are generall... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7281959 | Contactor equipped with box terminals A contactor includes an upper housing part (2), connecting bars (8) that are fixed in the upper housing part, a front housing cover and box terminals (20) that are located in terminal housings. To simplify the connection technique for the contac... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7270573 | Electrical connector with load bearing features Complementary contact and contact block designs are disclosed that help prevent movement of a contact received in the contact block when an electrical connector is press-fit or otherwise connected to a printed circuit board. A protrusion may be included on one or bo... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7234961 | Connector arrangement including insulated conductor tap-off means An electrical connector arrangement taps off electrical current from a plurality of coplanar parallel input insulated conductors and supplies the same to a plurality of output conductors, respectively. A rectangular base member is provided having a horizontal upper ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7192316 | Electrical connecting terminal An electrical connecting terminal with a connecting terminal housing has on its wide side a housing wall and bus bars running one above the other are disposed in the housing configured for connecting conductor connections arranged on opposite sides of the connecting... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7182616 | Connector receptacle having a short beam and long wipe dual beam contact A contact assembly for use in an electrical connector. The contact assembly includes an insulative contact block defining a plurality of apertures therethrough. The contacts assembly also includes a plurality of dual beam contact terminals. Each plurality of dual be... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179137 | Electrical connector arrangement An electrical connector arrangement includes slidably connected upper and lower connector body sections, at least one pair of first contacts carried by the upper body section, at least one pair of second contacts of the pin type carried by the lower body section ben... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7118400 | Vehicle power system with rotatable main assembly A power system includes power inputs, power outputs and power protection and/or power conditioning adapted between the power inputs and power outputs. In some embodiments, a graphics display is included in the system for displaying graphic images from an external vi... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7094113 | Quick connect terminal adapter for electronic packages A terminal adapter for an electronic package having a stub terminal is provided. The adapter includes an adapter housing configured to be fitted over the electronic package and enclosing the terminal of the electronic package, a terminal receptacle formed in the hou... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7029337 | Device and method for electrically connecting modules and a module Module, device and method for electrically connecting modules (1–5) whereby a connecting element (9–12) is erected to carry out a lateral shift and a revolving to-and-fro movement during the movement between a first position and a second position. | 04/18/2006 |
| 7008250 | Connector receptacle having a short beam and long wipe dual beam contact A contact assembly for use in an electrical connector. The contact assembly includes an insulative contact block defining a plurality of apertures therethrough. The contacts assembly also includes a plurality of dual beam contact terminals. Each plurality of dual be... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6945791 | Integrated circuit redistribution package The present invention provides a redistribution package having an upper surface that includes contacts with reduced pitch that correspond, for example, to that of a Controlled Collapse Chip Connection (“C4”) structure formed on a chip, and a lower surface having... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6923680 | Electrical apparatus intended for mounting on a subframe An electrical apparatus for mounting on a frame that allows lateral connection as well as rear connection. The electrical apparatus (10) has connecting tabs (70, 70′) arranged for connection to the electrical terminals (80, 80′) of electrica... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6902409 | Device for earthing a switching device arranged in a module frame in a displaceable manner A retrofittable earthling device includes a first contact arranged on the switching device and a second contact arranged on the module frame by way of a contact carrier. They are adjacently spring-mounted, during the movement of the switching device from its point o... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6860764 | Modular appliance A modular appliance system comprises several similarly shaped modular appliances such as kettles, toasters and the like, and a modular base system with cordless connectors on which the appliances can be placed. In one embodiment, the base is larger than the base of ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6755664 | Joint receiving connector In a connector assembly for receiving a plurality of mating connectors each provided with a wire harness, each of subassemblies is provided with a first internal space and a second internal space which are defined by an internal partition wall, and conductive tabs p... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6663441 | Electric switch appliance and quick-assembly An electric switch assembly including a multipolar quick-assembly appliance and a quick-connect appliance, wherein the body of an appliance, or its power terminal strip, is directly fixed and interlocked with to the body of an adjacent appliance. The inte... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6634910 | Electric appliance comprising modules that can be juxtaposed An electric appliance (1) comprising modules (2, 3) that can be juxtaposed to one another and interconnected using bridge elements (4) for transmitting electric signals and operating voltages. The modules (2, 3) and bridge elements (4) are provided with a... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6612865 | Circuit breaker jumper assembly with snap-fit bus mounting A mounting for a jumper assembly bus assembly where the jumper assembly includes a housing assembly and a bus assembly. The jumper assembly housing assembly has a housing assembly planar member and a plurality of side walls extending generally perpendicul... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6589070 | Circuit breaker jumper assembly with phase isolation A jumper assembly that includes a housing assembly and at least two bus assemblies. The housing assembly has a planar member and a plurality of upper and lower side walls extending generally perpendicular from opposite sides of the planar member. The hous... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6589060 | Electric connection box and method of producing electric connection box In an electric connection box-producing method, block members (2) for connecting electrical circuit parts are provided on a mounting frame (4), and this method includes a block member-molding step of molding individual block members (2) separate from one ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6589071 | Circuit breaker jumper assembly with a snap-fit cover assembly A mounting for a jumper assembly bus assembly where the jumper assembly includes a housing assembly and a bus assembly. The jumper assembly housing assembly has a housing assembly planar member and a plurality of side walls extending generally perpendicul... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6511327 | Simplified network interface device A network interface system or device is disclosed that represents an optimal balance in the cost of the materials for the components and the cost of the assembly time required of a field technician. One or more lines from the network provider, e.g., a tel... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6506071 | Electrical modular terminal An electrical modular terminal, especially for latching onto a mounting rail, with a base terminal (2) and with at least one plug (3, 4), the base terminal (2) having a terminal housing (7) which made of insulating material, at least one terminal element ... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6491544 | Multi-unit circuit breaker jumper assembly A jumper assembly that includes a housing assembly and a plurality of bus assemblies. Each bus assembly has a planar member and one or more collar assemblies. The housing assembly has a plurality of upper raceways and one or more raceways provide access t... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6488527 | Terminal with link strip Disclosed is a terminal including at least two terminal bodies each having a plurality of wire receiving holes, and a plurality of hinge shafts rotatably supported by each of the bodies, a plurality of wire connecting engagement members respectively coupl... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6452785 | Construction system for load feeders with permanent wiring A load feeder of modular construction is provided. The load feeder includes a feeder assembly and a base lower part with integrated cable and/or bus sections. The base lower part can be expanded to form a modular support system, with a cable and bus syste... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6365830 | Overhead cabling system for a telecommunications switching center An overhead cabling system (7) for a telecommunications switching center (5) including a plurality of cable tray assemblies (15) and one or more cable ladder assemblies (20). The cable ladder assemblies (20) are supported by the cable tray assemblies (15)... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6290549 | Distributor for telecommunications installations In-line contact components of the distributor are composed of front parts and rear strips. The front parts are provided with connecting elements for incoming and outgoing lines. The strips are a single-piece component of a stable rear part which is common... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6280259 | Link for an electrical mounting rack terminal with two busbars, and mounting rack terminal A link for an electrical mounting rack terminal has two elongate, adjacent spring contacts which are held firmly against one another at a first end portion and can move resiliently at a second end portion. The link is latched to a housing of the electrica... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6273763 | Connector assembly and disassembly device A connector assembly and disassembly device includes a connector having a plurality of connections. A block is provided for receiving the connector in an operative position for forming an array of individual connectors. At least one latch is provided for ... | 08/14/2001 |
