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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7229303 | Environmentally sealed connector with blind mating capability A connector assembly (10) is provided including a first connector (12) and a second connector (14) configured to mateably engage the first connector (12). The first connector (12) includes a housing (16), a conductor assembl... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7112106 | Quick connecting device for electric cords A quick connecting device includes a first connector, a metallic mounting ring, a first electric cord, a second connector, a second electric cord, a metallic conductive plug, and an elastic member. Thus, the second exposed electric wires of the second electric cord ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7021974 | Modular electrical device A modular base for an electrical device and an electrical device including same and also removable modules are disclosed. The modular base comprises a plurality of base components adapted to be arranged relative to each other to define a backplane comprising a plura... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6974458 | Medical device with improved power plug connection A bipolar endoscopic device is provided having a detachable power cord with a plug capable of forming a sealed connection with the endoscopic device. The plug is connected at a back face of a movable guide member of the endoscopic device and can be oriented in diffe... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6921302 | Overmolded snap connector A substantially annular electrical contact (12) has an inside dimension (14) and an outside dimension (16). A preferred material for the contact (12) is phosphorus-bronze. The inside dimension (14) is provided with a plurality of c... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6881101 | Modular electrical device A modular base for an electrical device and an electrical device including same and also removable modules are disclosed. The modular base comprises a plurality of base components adapted to be arranged relative to each other to define a backplane comprising a plura... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6780066 | Arc discharge preventing device An arc discharge preventing device is electrically connected to at least two electronic devices, the arc discharge preventing device. The arc discharge preventing device includes an insulating main body, a first terminal, a second terminal, a low conductive member, ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6761592 | Power adapter for interconnecting different types of power connectors A power adapter (10) includes a first power connector (20) and a second power connector (30). The first power connector comprises a first housing (21) and a first contact module (22) consisted of a plurality of first contact units ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6739909 | Rigid support ring molded into elastomeric connector lip An apparatus for supplying electrical power to a receptacle connector of a railroad car includes embedding a rigid support ring in an elastomeric nose portion of the receptacle connector. The support ring is disposed substantially in the elastomeric nose portion abo... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6629850 | Electrical connection box for a vehicle An electrical connection box for a vehicle has a low-voltage bus bar and a high voltage bus bar, received in groove structures of a first insulation plate. Each groove structure is defined by a base wall surface on which the bus bar is disposed and a pair... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6602088 | Mini universal serial bus cable connector having means for improving its attachment to an hand held electronic device A cable connector (1) includes an insulative housing (10), a plurality of terminals (20) received in the housing, a pair of shells (30, 40) covering the housing, and an insulative casing portion (50) enclosing the shells. The insulative housing includes a... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6592409 | Plug-in connector for connecting signal and current supply lines to a consumer A plug-in connector comprising a plug and a plug socket with a shroud (1) serves to connect a cable containing a plurality of signal lines and current supply lines to a consumer, e.g. the electronic regulator of a vehicle control system. The inside of the... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6579130 | Coupling connector A female connector housing (4) has a terminal accommodation chamber (5) configured for accommodating therein a pair of male terminals (6) and provided with a leakage prevention wall (7) as a partition for dividing the terminal accommodation chamber (5) in... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6511352 | Connector connection structure A first connector 4 has a plurality of first terminal accommodating portions 3 which are disposed at a predetermined distance from each other and which have terminal accommodating chambers 1 accommodating female terminals 2. A second connector 8 has a plu... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6478585 | Electrical connection box for a vehicle An electrical connection box for use in a vehicle has bus bars in a casing with upstanding connection tabs which are alongside and spaced from each other. Insulation resin embeds the tabs while leaving exposed projecting portions. A connector attached to ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6454596 | Electrical conductor strain relief for a printed circuit board An electrical conductor strain relief for connecting electrical conductors to a printed circuit board. The strain relief includes a first member having a first array of first conductor receiving holes and a second member having a second array of second co... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6273731 | Low profile electrical connector A thin profile electrical connector includes an insulating body member having a longitudinally extending leg defined between opposite ends. A plurality of adjacently disposed and spaced apart connector elements are mounted on the longitudinal leg, for exa... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6261131 | High-voltage connector A high-voltage connector consists of a base connector mating a socket connector. The base connector (10) has: an insulated housing (11), input and output pin contacts (12,13), and a partition (16) dividing the housing into compartments (18,19) to accommod... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6152751 | Shielded pin connector and shield A shielded male pin connector (10) includes a rigid, insulating body (14), an elongated contact pin (18a, 18b) extending from the body and a cable (20) extending into the body (14) and connected electrically to the pin. To electrically isolate the pin, a ... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5813873 | Electrical outlet safety cover A safety cap for an electrical outlet having an adhesive section can be attached to a standard outlet cover. Alternately an outlet cover including two slidable plates including a spring or spring groove can be used to prevent access to the outlet by a chi... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5769648 | Simple waterproof connector A water-resistant electrical connector has a flow-down space S, through which water passes, formed between the outside surface of female terminal housings 30 and the inside of a male hood 12. Water which penetrates inside the male hood 12 from the end the... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5713761 | Electrical connector with water diversion members An electrical connector is formed with a plurality of cavities in an ordered way in a housing. A retainer is fitted to the housing to cover the front faces of the cavities. The retainer doubly stops the female terminals by means of deformation regulating ... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5662500 | Plug-and-socket power connector A power connector comprises a plug mechanism and a socket mechanism. The plug mechanism is provided with a plurality of insulating tubes designed to enclose and arranged to be spaced around respective pinning mechanism. The socket mechanism of the connect... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5248268 | Mating electrical safety plug and receptacle A mating electrical safety plug and receptacle. The plug includes a set of non-conductive tubular prongs, each of which shrouds a conductive element. The ends of each prong are open to receive a corresponding central post of the receptacle. The plug may i... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5188538 | Electrical connection, in particular for a modular, medium-tension electricity substation The present invention consists in a connection arrangement between at least one pair of conductors that pass through respective walls (6). Each wall (6) is made of insulating material and the two walls are connected together via a peripheral sealing gaske... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5173062 | Discharge lamp connector assembly A discharge lamp connector assembly comprises: a male connector having at least two male terminals, the male connector serving as a base of the discharge lamp, the male connector comprising a discharge preventing partition insulator projecting from substa... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5145417 | Terminal block assembly for hermetic terminal structure In combination with at least two terminal assemblies each having body members sealed in the housing wall of a hermetically sealed compressor with outer pin segments extending therefrom, two terminal blocks engageably connected to each of the body members ... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5131858 | Arc suppressing cluster assembly Within a hermetically-sealed compressor, a cluster assembly provides the connection to a three-prong header so that power can be applied to the motor within the compressor. The walls of the compressor are closed as completely as possible except for openin... | 07/21/1992 |
| 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 |
| 4917621 | Resectoscope with improved guide block and electrical plug connection A disconnectable electrical plug for use with a urological endoscope comprising a housing; a conductor; a connector; and an extension block keyed for insertion into a guide block of the endoscope. The extension block extends from the housing at a substant... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4698030 | Connector having rotatable insert for retaining terminals Multicontact electrical connector comprises a connector housing which has one part that is movable in a perpendicular direction to the housing axis. The terminal receiving cavities extend through the movable part and through the relatively fixed part. Whe... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4611868 | Lead wire holder A lead wire holder including a first holding member and a second holding member. The first and second holding members are interconnected so that both can be folded and put together through a connecting portion. The holding members are provided on the insi... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4455056 | Multi-pin high voltage connector An improved multi-pin high voltage connector is disclosed. The connector is easy to assemble and use, is low in cost and can withstand on the order of ten thousand mating cycles. It also has recessed contacts so that it is substantially impossible to make... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4397511 | Cartridge holder and connector system A cartridge holder and interconnect system is disclosed formed primarily of two components, namely, a cartridge and an assembly for receiving and holding the cartridge. The holder assembly includes a housing of rigid insulative material and a connector me... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4392703 | Electrical conductor having an integral electrical contact An electrical conductor (10) having at forward end portion (F) of the conductor an integral electrical contact portion consisting of a plurality of fine, axially aligned wire strands (21), each wire having an acutely angled end surface (22) for mating wit... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4364626 | Electrical connector An electrical connector has electrically conducting contact members with interengaging ends for interengagement with other contact members; and an outer insulating support housing. The support housing is in the form of a base and an array of projections e... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4350408 | Electrical pin connector There is disclosed a pin connector particularly suited for use in automotive ignition wiring. The pin connector comprises a metal shaft for insertion into the standard wire receiving sleeves of distributors, coils and the like and, for this purpose has a ... | 09/21/1982 |
| 4333699 | Flat telephone cord plug improvements This specification describes an improvement in miniature plugs that are used for connecting together a telephone handset to a jack in the base of a telephone, and for connecting the base to a wall outlet or jack. Such plugs, particularly when used for han... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4333702 | Low cost high voltage connector A high voltage connector is disclosed which can be fabricated by low cost production methods. The subject connector has a header, which can be snap assembled to a circuit board or the like, and a plug member mating therewith. The plug member is formed by ... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4313646 | Power distribution system The present invention is a power distribution system for electrification of modular wall panels. More particularly the invention includes a power box having a plurality of buss bars which provides multiple tap-off capabilities.... | 02/02/1982 |
