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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8152572 | Connector with an insulating body with a recess with a protrusion forming an annular gap between the recess and the protrusion A connector includes an insulation body having a recess defined in the first end thereof and a protrusion extends from the inner end of the recess to form an annular gap between the inner periphery of the recess and the protrusion. The protrusion has a connection ho... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8033874 | Cable connector with improved contacts ensuring reliable connection with cables A cable connector includes an insulating housing having a plurality of cavities, a plurality of contacts received in corresponding cavities of the housing, and a plurality of cables terminated to the corresponding contacts. Each contact defines an intermediate porti... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7938691 | Contact element having a snap-on lance for a plug connector Unipolar or multipolar electrical plug connectors include contact carriers having contact chambers, into which contact elements can be inserted. These contact elements latch with so-called snap-on lances. In the present SYSTEM, the latching is produced by a part of ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7819705 | Contact member and connector including the contact member A contact member includes a body part formed by providing a belt-shaped part in a substantially ring shape; an internal circumferential side contact part provided at one end of the body part and situated at an internal circumferential side of the contact member; and... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7479047 | Assembly for connecting the stator windings of an electric motor to the respective power supply An assembly for connecting the stator windings of an electric motor to the respective power supply, that has a first box-like connector with first internal passages open at their ends to accommodate corresponding first electrical terminals, the first connector being... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7347741 | Contact with locking lances A connector apparatus is provided as having an insulated housing and a terminal that is secured inside the insulated housing with locking lances. The locking lances have scalloped edges to ensure that the lances only partially penetrate the housing, but also provide... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7322847 | 110-style connecting block with balanced insulation displacement contacts An insulation displacement contact (IDC) includes: upper and lower ends, each of the upper and lower ends including a slot configured to receive a conductor therein, the slots being generally parallel and non-collinear; and a transitional area merging with the upper... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7303447 | Electrical terminal with anti-snag feature An electrical connector including a housing comprising at least two contact receiving areas and at least two contact terminals connected to the housing in the contact receiving areas. A first one of the contact terminals includes a combined housing latch and shortin... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7294027 | Electrical terminal with layered springs Disclosed herein is an electrical terminal. The electrical terminal includes a frame, a first spring, and a second spring. The frame has a receptacle section adapted to receive a male contact. The first spring is movably captured in the receptacle section. The secon... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7241190 | Female electrical terminal and electrical connector comprising the same The present invention relates to female electrical terminals comprising a connection section for connection to a conducting wire and an opposing contact section for mating with a complementary male terminal. A flexible contact element is disposed within at least a p... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240427 | Pin contact and method and apparatus for its manufacture A pin contact for pressing into electrical engagement with a plated section in a hole in a circuit board. The contact includes a deformable portion for engaging the plated section with a feed-through portion and a terminal portion at opposite ends thereof. An end pa... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7241186 | Vehicle lighting source adapter A vehicle lighting source adapter includes a holder, terminals, and cables connected to the terminals. The holder has a pair of insertion blocks at both sides and an insertion plate at a front end. The insertion plate includes an upper surface and a lower surface. E... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7234960 | Guide pin with transverse protrusions for properly positioning a guide pin for attachment to a printed circuit board A self-aligning guide pin has two tapered protrusions. The protrusions seat in recesses in a printed circuit board to properly position and align the guide pin as it is mounted by a screw to the printed circuit board during assembly. ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7229314 | Terminal fitting A male terminal fitting (1) has a rectangular tube (4). A locking edge (15) engageable with a locking portion provided in a cavity is formed over the entire width in an outer surface of a rectangular tube (4). No opening is formed in the ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7229328 | Female contact A female contact comprises a tube-shaped socket having a male-contact accommodation space, and a flat spring held in the socket so as to apply elastic force to a male contact. A notch is formed at a male-contact inlet of the socket. A hook formed at one end of the f... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7217161 | Electrical terminal with anti-snag feature An electrical terminal including a conductor connection section, a mating terminal connection section, a deflectable latch, and a deflectable anti-snag ramp. The latch is adapted to latch with an electrical connector housing when the terminal is fully inserted into ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210969 | Press-fit fixing terminal, and electronic component having the same terminal A press-fit fixing terminal is mountable to a wiring board by being inserted into a through-hole of the wiring board, and includes a flat plate section and a resilient contacting section. The flat plate section is made of metal thin plate and double-backed such that... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7175487 | Electrical terminal element The invention concerns an electrical terminal element with a crimp section and a socket section which forms a receiving chamber for a plug and which has a substantially rectangular cross-section, wherein in each case a locking projection is provided in the region of... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7163419 | High current water connection coupling block Provided is an example of an improved coupler element that provides both a fluidic connection for transporting cooling fluid into and/or out of, the target and a high capacity electrical conductor suitable for the transmitting electrical current to the target during... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7137854 | Single-piece female electric contact terminal having reinforced transition part The invention relates to a female electrical contact terminal obtained from a single plate of electrically conductive metal including a rear part making possible a crimped connection with an electrical wire, a front part including a cage 4a consisting ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7112105 | Cable assembly having power contacts A cable assembly (1) includes an insulating housing (4) receiving a number of contacts (5) therein and a number of cables (3) terminated to corresponding contacts. Each contact includes an intermediate portion (50), a central conta... | 09/26/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7048584 | Electrical connector An electrical connector includes a connector body and an electrical terminal. The connector body has a terminal receiving cavity that includes a lock nib that extends from a floor into the cavity. The terminal has a lock bar that engages the lock nib to retain the t... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040936 | Housing for an electrical plug-in connector A housing of an electrical plug-in connector having a high-current socket. The high-current socket is formed by a contact segment consisting of contact tongues, an intermediate segment, and an attachment segment, whereby the material thickness of the attachment segm... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7024767 | Method for making terminal A method for making a terminal includes forming a reinforcement enclosed around the pieces of the distal end of the terminal to combine and connect the pieces. Thus, the pieces of the distal end of the terminal are connected closely by the reinforcement to form a co... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021963 | Electrical contact Disclosed is a substantially tubular socket contact. In one aspect, the electrical contact has a longitudinal axis and includes a substantially tubular, hollow body having a first end and a second end. The first end contains a bounded aperture. The body has at least... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6994596 | Terminal fitting, a connector provided therewith and method of forming a terminal fitting A terminal fitting (10) is formed to be mountable into a resin housing (30). A metal lock (11) is formed by cutting and bending in a bottom plate (14) of the terminal fitting (10) and is resiliently engageable with an engaging port... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6979235 | Electrical plug-in connector with a housing and a high-current contact An electrical plug-in connector consists of a housing and a high-current socket. The high-current socket is formed by a contact segment consisting of contact tongues, an intermediate segment, and an attachment segment, whereby the material thickness of the attachmen... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6974329 | Connection contact for establishing electrical contact in a circuit board or a lead frame The invention concerns a connection contact for establishing electrical contact in a circuit board or in a lead frame. The invention proposes to produce the connection contact, with an insertion section having at least two layers and having at least three spring lim... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6957988 | Clip unit for holding contact A clip unit (10) that holds an electrical contact (11) in a passageway (12) of a connector frame (13), is of small cost and small length and can be installed using a small force, and provides the functions of centering a location along th... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6917397 | Connector, backlight assembly lamp unit including the connector and liquid crystal display having the same A connector is provided for preventing a connection terminal inserted into a connector housing from being dislodged. The housing has a hanging projection formed at an inner bottom surface of a through hole and a body portion inserted into the through hole from one s... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6913471 | Offset stackable pass-through signal connector A stackable pass-through signal connector comprises an array of first connection elements and an array of second connection elements. The second connection elements are physically aligned with the array of first connection elements, and the second connection element... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6910902 | Shunt for squib having an improved securing mechanism The objective is to ensure the inflator yields a force sufficient to hold the shunt, prevent the shunt from coming off the inflator, reduce the force required to insert the shunt into the socket, and enhance the workability of assembling the shunt into the socket. T... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6905373 | Electrical contact for cable assembly A cable assembly (1) includes an insulating housing (4) receiving a number of contacts (5) therein and a number of cables (3) terminated to corresponding contacts. Each contact includes an intermediate portion (50), a central conta... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6905371 | Terminal and connector using same This invention provides an improved terminal and a connector using the terminal. The connector includes an insulating housing and at least one conductive terminal. The insulating housing has an insert end, a connecting end opposite to the insert end, and at least on... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6902438 | Connector A root portion of the terminal connecting section of one of the male terminals that projects outward is provided with a fitting section to be fitted into a female holder. The fitting section of the male holder is fitted into the insertion hole of the female holder. | 06/07/2005 |
| 6764339 | Shielded connector An electrical connector having a shielding shell. The shielding shell disposed about an insulating housing mounted on a circuit board. The shielding shell including a first shell and a second shell. The first shell having a first side wall. The first side wall havin... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6758577 | Do-it-yourself lamp structure The present invention relates to a do-it-yourself (DIY) lamp structure, mainly comprising of a base, a lamp rod on the base, a coupling hole on the base, and an embedded groove protruded from the lateral side of the opening, so that the lamp rod is inserted into the... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6755696 | Electrical connector with improved terminal retention means An electrical connector (1) includes a dielectric housing (10) defining a pair of passageways (12) therehrough and a pair of conductive terminals (50) held in the passageways, respectively. The conductive terminal includes a slim pin (... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6733346 | Terminal fitting, a connector provided therewith and a method for forming a terminal fitting A terminal fitting (30) has a substantially box-shaped main body (31) with a base plate (36), first and second side plates (37, 38) projecting from the base plate (36), and outer and inner projecting plates (39, 40) projecti... | 05/11/2004 |
