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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167663 | Laterally-plugged power connector The power connector includes a plug assembly and a casing with a plug seat. The plug seat is formed with a room. There is a pair of rails in the room. Two electrode pins are separately mounted in the rails with exposed flexible contact portions. The plug assembly is... | 05/01/2012 |
| 7980902 | Electrical terminal block and method of fixture An electrical terminal block whose base has four or more lugs projecting downwardly from a generally flat under-surface for locking the block against a fixed support having edges which are co-planar, in a plane parallel to the block's undersurface; at least two of t... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7938690 | Mounting plate with fixing means for an electrical device A mounting plate includes a first fixing device for an electrical device and a second fixing device for a top-hat shaped mounting rail having a first offset support flange and a second offset support flange. The second fixing device includes a first holder and a sec... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7704102 | Connecting element comprising a housing for telecommunications and/or data cables The invention relates to a connecting element (1) having a housing, with attachment means for attachment of the housing to a mounting rail (4) being arranged on the lower face of the housing, and with at least one connection for telecommunications and/... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7690952 | Connecting module A connecting module (1) having a insulating-material housing (2), at least one conductor connecting terminal (7) which is fitted into the insulating-material housing (2) and is accessible via an associated conductor insertion opening in t... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7575484 | Multi-contact connector A multi-contact connector case may be configured on a support. The case may include a case body including at least one fastener portion configured to co-operate with the support when the case is mounted on the support; at least one bolt element movable relative to t... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7540790 | Quick-fixing device on electrical installation equipment The invention relates to a quick-fixing device on electrical installation equipment, in particular, on a power breaker, residual current circuit breaker, or similar, for clipping the same to a standard profile rail in particular a top-hat rail, whereby the electrica... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7491096 | 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... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7408766 | Mounting and connecting means for electrical components A power supply system for supplying electrical power to at least one load includes a base plate, a support rail and a power supply module fastened to the base plate, at least one bus bar module, and a rail mounting device for mounting the bus bar module on the suppo... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7374453 | Enclosure-to-rail retaining system and method Disclosed herein relates to an enclosure-to-rail retaining system. The system includes, a rail that is fastenable to a structure, and an enclosure that is receptive of the rail. The enclosure has a slot therein that intersects a channel therein and is slidably engag... | 05/20/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7351116 | Connecting element A connecting element (1), with a housing (2), with attachment means (3, 4, 5) for attaching the housing (2) to a support rail (9), preferably for attaching a top-hat rail (9), and with two connections (10, 11) in the ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347739 | Devices, systems, and methods for coupling electrical wiring Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a connector, which can define a plurality of cages. The plurality of cages can define a plurality of cage openings. The connector can comprise a plurality of pins, which can be disposed in an alternating proximal-distal relatio... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7316591 | Holding frame for connector modules A one-piece holding frame formed of plastic for a plug-type connector, in which several connector modules are arranged adjacent to one another. Several wall segments with window-like openings are formed in the collar-shaped mating side of the holding frame via slots... | 01/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7286340 | Adjustable adapter for mounting electrical switching apparatus and enclosure assembly employing the same An adapter is for mounting an electrical switching apparatus, such as a circuit breaker, on the back panel of an enclosure, such as a switchgear cabinet. The back panel has at least one aperture. The adapter includes a first end portion coupled at or about the apert... | 10/23/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7251108 | Dovetails for positive retention in an over-molded actuator Positive retention features are provided on an actuator of a magnetic disk drive thereby increasing the structural rigidity of the actuator in attachment of a voice coil to the actuator. The positive retention features are defined by a plurality of protrusions havin... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7248170 | Interactive personal security system An interactive personal security system utilizing a portable object having embedded therein all or a combination of a microphone, still and video cameras, distance sensor, a timer, speakers, a motion sensor, a tracking transponder, a receiver, and a transmitter oper... | 07/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7173809 | Multiphase busbar system According to the invention, the busbar system comprises at least one first (2) and one second busbar block (3) with busbars (6), whereby the busbars (6) of the first busbar block (2) are electrically connected to a number of supply... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7157917 | Sensor cable having easily changeable entire length and allowing accurate and high speed signal transmission even when entire length is made longer, and amplifier-separated type sensor with the cable A cable includes a first connector half holding a conductor terminal, a second connector half holding a conductor terminal, an electric cord electrically connecting the conductor terminal of the first connector half to the conductor terminal of the second connector ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7150661 | Electrical and mechanical connecting device for an electrical connection unit Electrical and mechanical connecting device designed to be connected to a connection unit, including at least two fixing branches, at least one of these branches being elastic, each including at its end means of fixing to a connection unit, at least a first mechanic... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7144280 | Internal power bus and power output assembly The present invention relates to a power distribution unit with output power terminals and electrical leads with mating portions connected to extensions of the terminals, with adjacent mating portions and connected extensions offset from one another. Alternatively, ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7097502 | Terminal block assembly A terminal block assembly includes a housing having a base portion and partition walls extending from the base portion. The partition walls are spaced apart to define a cavity therebetween. The terminal block assembly further includes a terminal connector removably ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7083437 | Aircraft seat electrical quick disconnect A mobile platform seat electrical connection system includes an electrical bus having multiple conductors. A C-shaped trough includes an insulating medium to fix the conductors in a parallel configuration. Each of the conductors has a bulbous or male shaped head and... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7083477 | Providing mechanical support for modular interconnect systems A connector system includes a first connector assembly that is electrically connected to wiring on a first printed wiring board and a second connector assembly that is electrically connected to wiring on a second printed wiring board. Each connector assembly include... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7073971 | Apparatus and methods for detachably mounting devices to rails An apparatus for detachably mounting a device to a rail. The rail has generally oppositely facing first and second edges, each having adjacent front and back faces. The apparatus includes a bracket on the device. The bracket has a recess for receiving the first edge... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7066677 | Fastening arrangement for plug connectors A plug-connector body for latching-in in a switch cabinet or the like includes pin-shaped fastening elements mounted on the plug connector body for sliding into latching slits on a carrier body. ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7056132 | Power terminal and a unit comprising such power terminal A power terminal for electrical connection of an electric cable to a circuit board comprises a main body (8a) having a central longitudinal axis and means (12, 12a) for attaching a cable to the main body. An eccentric body (8b | 06/06/2006 |
| 7057883 | Conducting element for shunting an electric power supply A conducting element for shunting an electric power supply from a main conductor to an accessory device operatively associated with a circuit breaker, whose particularity consists of the fact that it comprises a contoured body that is meant to be arranged in a seat ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7040913 | Controller module positioning and alignment frame The present invention relates to the field of security gate operating systems, more specifically a method and apparatus for attaching control module housings to a printed circuit board containing at least a portion of the controller for the security gate operating s... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7042681 | Dovetails for positive retention in an over-molded actuator Positive retention features are provided on an actuator of a magnetic disk drive thereby increasing the structural rigidity of the actuator in attachment of a voice coil to the actuator. The positive retention features are defined by a plurality of protrusions havin... | 05/09/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6953895 | Electronics housings and associated connectors for cable/wiring distribution system An optional surface fastening system for an electronics housing facilitates its attachment to pre-manufactured fixed panel systems, enclosures and the like. The electronics housing has primary holes or slot features that interface standard screw hardware in order to... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6945816 | Floating panel mount connector assembly A connector assembly (100) adapted to be mounted onto a panel (8) includes a housing (1) having a number of keys (107, 108) on exterior surfaces thereof, a number of contacts (2) received in the housing, and a fixing pusher (6 | 09/20/2005 |
| 6944359 | Optical fiber photoelectric sensor unit An optical fiber photoelectric sensor unit comprising: two sets of light-emitting and light-receiving circuits corresponding to a first and second detection channels; a single CPU which performs detecting operations of the two detection channels by time sharing; two... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6935903 | Mounting rail adapter The present invention relates to an electrical device with a modular construction, comprising at least one equipment module (1), preferably several equipment modules (1), the module(s) being fixed onto a mounting rail (2). To mount or dismount a... | 08/30/2005 |
