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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7341462 | Connector terminal fabrication process and connector terminal An upper tier terminal is provided with a fitting portion and a board attachment portion. When the upper tier terminal is being fabricated, a first wire member which is a component of the fitting portion and a second wire member which is a component of the board att... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339385 | Semiconductor test apparatus and interface plate There is provided a semiconductor testing apparatus having a test head body having signal modules for processing the test signals, a plurality of connection cables electrically connected with the signal module and having connector pins at their ends, a plurality of ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7264500 | Portable electronic apparatus with battery engaging terminal A portable electronic apparatus comprises a frame having a recessed portion for receiving a battery. The recessed portion has a bottom portion that has an upper surface on which the battery seats. A circuit board is disposed beneath the frame and has two locking hol... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7044807 | Circuit board connector terminal The present invention is to provide a terminal having a stable electric contact without reducing supporting force of the terminal. The terminal is force fitted into a through-hole of a circuit board and connected to conductive portions inside the through-hole electr... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7025639 | Press-fit pin for insert mold A press-fit portion (24) of a press-fit pin (22) is constructed by cutting and outwardly pushing a band-like region (24a), which is placed in the vicinity of the widthwise center of a pin material, in one of orientations of the thickness ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7008272 | Electrical contact A compliant pin (10) is adapted to be pressed into a through-hole (12) of a printed circuit board (14) and have electrical contact with opposing surfaces of a side wall (16) of the through-hole. The compliant pin (10) includes a po... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6514106 | Positive locking element lead retainer/insulator An improved collar, interlocking arrangement, an electric furnace are provided. The improved arrangement includes an electrically insulating collar having a mounting flange and a passageway, an electrically conductive lead disposed at least partially with... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6309259 | Metal terminal with elastic locking portions A metal terminal is inserted into a contact hole of an electrical circuit substrate and makes electrical contact at the contact hole. The terminal has a stop member that abuts the substrate at a rearward end of the contact hole thereby preventing further ... | 10/30/2001 |
| 5421743 | Safety battery snap A battery snap including an insulative plate, two conductive rivets, a cylindrical plug, a cylindrical socket and a holder, wherein each conductive rivet is first inserted through a respective terminal hole on the insulator to connect together with the cy... | 06/06/1995 |
| 4659167 | Jack with recessed contacts This invention relates to a jack with recessed contacts, wherein a contact collection plate is formed by punching a metal plate. The contact collection plate includes a plurality of contacts which are arranged in the lateral direction of the contact colle... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4577404 | Connector polarization method A method of polarizing a female pin conductor receiving connector and an apparatus for performing said method. The female connector has a plurality of pin receiving openings formed in the housing thereof so that a pin conductor may be received therethroug... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4566750 | Plastic insert-mold element containing a metal-piece insert A plastic insert-mold element comprises a plastic female member and a metal piece member insert-molded within the female member and provided with one or more frangible portions formed by cutting notches and/or a perforation therein. The metal piece member... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4538878 | Solderless circuit board connector A solderless, generally elongated, circuit board conductor adapted to be received and held in a plated-through hole formed in the circuit board in order to provide an electrical connection between a conductive plating deposited on the interior surface of ... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4501462 | Coupling member for a capacitive microphone A coupling member for coupling a capacitive microphone capsule to a preamplifier housing to form a rod-shaped microphone assembly, comprises a shaped body made of vibration absorbing elastic electrically conducting material. A contact pin extends axially ... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4436358 | Terminal tab intended for mounting on a circuit board Tab-type terminal intended for circuit board mounting comprises a tab having a base portion which extends laterally beyond the side edges of the tab. A mounting leg extends from the base portion and has convergent side edges. A slot is provided in the leg... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4277643 | Connecting member for telephone systems A connecting member, notably for telephone systems, comprises a first thinner portion made of a single thickness of a flat unitary conducting element acting only as a conducting portion, and a second, relatively rigid portion comprising four times the thi... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4260215 | Electrical fuseholder An electrical fuseholder for receiving an elongated, cylindrical fuse is provided with a pair of sheet-metal terminals which serve as means for connection into a circuit to be protected, as well as mechanical mounting means. The terminals are secured resp... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4110904 | Substrate with terminal connections and method of making the same An electrical circuit component includes an apertured substrate having a circuit deposited on a surface and further includes a terminal lead seated in the aperture and having laterally extending flanged portions in clamping relationship at opposite sides ... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4011000 | Electrical receptacle For use with plugs of the type designed for insertion into cigar lighter receptacles. The new receptacle uses a plastic part as the housing and insulator. A simple open seamed brass cylinder is inserted inside a well of the housing to serve as the negativ... | 03/08/1977 |
| 3999831 | Locking member for securing a contact plate in the housing of an electric switching apparatus An improved locking member for the housing of an electric switching apparatus including a contact plate having a threaded aperture, and a screw-type electrical contact disposed in the aperture. The housing has an elongated slit disposed therein transverse... | 12/28/1976 |
