Did You Know...
...that several people are credited with the invention of the flush toilet? Most people have heard of Thomas Crapper (1837-1910), the sanitary engineer who invented the valve-and-siphon arrangement that made the modern toilet possible. Another claimant to "the throne" was British inventor Alexander Cumming who patented a toilet in 1775. Then there's a nameless Minoan (a native of ancient Crete) who lived 4,000 years ago who supposedly was ahead of his time and created the first flush toilet!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7607953 | Spring-loaded contact for electrical conductors A contact for use with electrical conductors is provided. This contact includes a stationary engagement member; a flexible engagement member; and a biasing member (e.g., a spring) disposed between the stationary engagement member and the flexible engagement member. ... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7335050 | Electrical connector for use in connecting wires An electrical connector having a housing with a chamber and at least one wire receiving passageway for receiving two or more wires into the chamber. An engagement member is configured to be rotatable within the chamber. The engagement member is configured to fractur... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7223116 | Insulation piercing connecting device An insulation piercing connector (2) is held inside a base body (1), and a closing element (3) is guided inside said base body. The closing element can be transferred into a closed position at least from one open position, in which a conductor (... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7182611 | Dual-sectioned grounding bushing assembly The present invention provides a grounding bushing assembly essentially comprising a first bushing section, a second bushing section, select pivot structure, select latch structure, and select ground conductor attachment structure. The first bushing section, second ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7175484 | Dual size stud electrical connector An electrical connector for clamping securely onto a threaded shaft, comprising a transformer bar, a connector body and a clamping component. The transformer bar has a plurality of conductor bores therein, a distal end, a bar top. The connector body is at the distal... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7058194 | Hinge unit for headset having current-carrying means Disclosed is a hinge unit for a compact headset, which includes a speaker housing and a microphone housing, and which can be worn on the user's ear. The hinge unit comprising: a pair of opposed side hinge arms provided in the speaker housing at one side thereof; a c... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6772868 | Railroad rail-connector assembly A railroad rail is electrically and mechanically connected to a power conductor by an electrical connector that includes a first connector part having a first tail that is bolted to the web of the railroad rail, a socket, and a first opening in the socket. The conne... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6347967 | Electrical connector An electrical connector for a threaded shaft includes first and second connector elements, each defining a respective partial-cylindrical threaded surface, a respective hinge element, and a respective tail. The hinge elements are coupled together at a hin... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6325677 | Cable clamping device A cable-clamping device includes a second part that is mounted for rotation in a first part. The first part defines a cable-receiving opening, and the second part defines a cable-receiving bore. The opening and the bore define opposed cable-clamping surfa... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6250948 | Cylindrical front access connector An electrical connector includes a base, a connector housing supported by the base, and at least one conductive terminal received within the connector housing. The conductive terminal includes a keyhole slot therein including a circular aperture and an el... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6241563 | Electrical connector An electrical connector (10) includes inner and outer conductive straps (14, 12), each having a tail (18, 24) and a conductor-receiving portion (26, 20). The conductor-receiving portions (26, 20) are wrapped in reverse directions with respect to the axis ... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6196883 | Connection spring for electrical connections This spring allows an electrical connection to a stripped wire to be made in a terminal strip. It has bearing branch intended to bear against a conducting fixed part and a rear branch, facing the bearing branch, linked via a springy linking region to the ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 5993244 | Loop spring activated wire holding connector An arrangement including a connection part provided with a slot and a part having one end provided with at least one guide eye for guiding at least one electrical wire, which end can be displaced along a wire-holding slot, the eye being situated beyond an... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5984738 | Contacting clip A clamp contact device for providing mechanical and electrical attachment for cables, wires, and electrical conductors. A single device can provide simultaneous dual attachment modes for cables, wires, and plugs. One end of the device contains two holes o... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5919065 | Electrical connector An electrical connector includes inner and outer conductive straps, each having a tail and a conductor-receiving portion. The conductor-receiving portions are wrapped in reverse directions with respect to the axis of rotation of the connector to reduce an... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5885116 | Electrical connector An electrical connector for securing an electrical connection between a conductor and a wire or cable, comprises a first plate, a second plate below the first plate, a hinge attaching the rear portion of the first plate to the rear portion of the second p... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5765962 | Ground rod connector A ground rod connector includes first and second connector portions that are pivotably mounted together to move between an open position and a closed position. The connector portions include tail portions that are positioned adjacent one another in side-b... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5679021 | Spring clamp actuator An actuator for opening and closing a spring clamp terminal mounted within a connector housing is receivable within a cavity of the housing. The actuator comprises a tapered first camming surface for progressively biasing the spring clamp open, and a seco... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5466176 | Cable clamp with moisture resistant shield and method for using same A cable clamp includes first and second jaws secured together by a fastener to clamp a cable therebetween. A shield member is mounted to the longer of the jaws, adjacent to the shorter of the jaws, and a moisture resistant cover is sealed to the shield me... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5441421 | Anti-theft mounting system for vehicle radio or stereo equipment An adapter having solderless wire terminals for receiving the wire leads from an electrical equipment such as a radio or stereo player set is installed on the back of such set. Such terminals have solderless spring connectors for the wire leads, these con... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5401194 | Cable clamp with reduced fastener length A cable clamp includes first and second jaws, each having a respective cable clamping portion and tail. The first jaw is pivotably mounted to the second jaw to move between a cable receiving open position, in which a cable can be inserted between the cabl... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5275620 | Implantable lead connectors and remote lead assembly This invention describes novel lead connectors for use with an implantable device, such as a cardiac pacemaker. In one aspect, the connectors use resilient spring action to mechanically retain the lad in the connector and maintain reliable electrical cont... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5061205 | Electrical connector for flat arranged terminals An electrical connector for flat arranged terminals provided on a flexible sheet is more compact in size and reduces the number of parts via one-piece formation. A body portion and a cover portion of the connector are configured by insert molding to conta... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4985003 | Branching electrical connector and spacer therefor A spacer for use in a branching electrical connector comprises two jaws and clamping device for clamping the jaws together. At least two parallel channels are defined by the jaws, the spacer being adapted to hold one of the channels temporarily at least p... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4898551 | Cable clamp A cable clamping device includes a female clamping member that includes a C-shaped head receiving portion and a tail. A male clamping member includes a cylindrical head positioned to rotate inside the head receiving portion of the female clamping member, ... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4708417 | Threadless electric terminal A threadless electric connector includes a V-shaped plate spring having wing sections joined together to form a vertex at one end and overlapping arms at opposite ends having openings therein spaced from terminal ends of the arms such that an end portion ... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4552424 | High voltage terminal An electrical connector includes a first conductive member, a second conductive clamp and a threaded fastener. The first conductive member is designed to receive conductors of different diameters in several different angular positions and can be clamped w... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4548462 | Cable clamping device An improved cable clamping device includes a J-shaped female member which pivotably receives the head of a male clamping member. The male member defines a bore and a window extending through the tail of the member adjacent to the bore. This window is prov... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4479694 | Cable clamping device A cable clamping device of the rotary jaw type, including a hook-shaped female member adapted to be mounted on a support, and a male member of symmetrical cross-section with a cylindrical head adapted for rotation within the female hook. Cable-receiving b... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4357068 | Cable clamping device A cable clamping device of the rotary jaw type, including a hook-shaped female member adapted to be mounted on a support, and a male member of symmetrical cross-section with a cylindrical head adapted for rotation within the female hook. Cable-receiving b... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4347849 | Cardiac pacer having quick-connect lead terminals A connector system for use with external cardiac pacers provides an electrical connection to an associated pacer lead assembly. The system includes a pair of terminal blocks each having a bore for receiving a respective connector pin of the lead assembly.... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4311359 | Connecting a light-conducting fiber, fiber bundle, or light pipe to a light-emitting or light-receiving element A connector, plug, or socket, for light-conducting fibers or fiber bundles includes a support element which is mounted upon a PC board and has a base aligned with and covering a light-receiving or light-emitting electric circuit element. A spring, or one ... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4171861 | Electrical distribution and/or connection device Electrical distribution and/or connection devices include an electrically connecting bridge having two contact limbs with respective contact points for the connection of respective electrical conductors. The contact points may comprise spring clamps. The ... | 10/23/1979 |
| 4128294 | Cable clamps Hinged jaw members having aligned bores for crimping a conductor and in which the jaws are held open by a rib-supported protuberance swaged from an end thereof on one member, the protuberance engaging the lip of a keeper notch presented by the other membe... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4126918 | Cable-clamping device with adjusting means A cable clamping device of the rotary jaw type is provided with means for adjusting its cable-receiving and cable-clamping capabilities. The adjustment means permits selective adjustment of the effective cable-receiving or cable-clamping dimension of the ... | 11/28/1978 |
| 4014078 | Clamping device with adjusting ring An improved rotary jaw clamping device is disclosed for use with cables, wires and the like which includes means disposed between the rotating jaws of the clamp to adjust the cable-receiving and cable-clamping capability of the clamp to enable its use wit... | 03/29/1977 |
| 4001921 | Cable clamp with size adjustment A cable connector of the clamp type having a female member with a C-shaped sleeve and a tail, and a male member with a cylindrical head and a tail, with cable receiving bores in the head and sleeve and with the members arranged so that movement of the tai... | 01/11/1977 |
| 3990129 | Multi-cable connector A cable connector is disclosed having the capacity to secure simultaneously a number of cables or wires having different diameters. The connector includes a common male member and a plurality of female members adapted to rotate thereon and means for provi... | 11/09/1976 |
| 3980381 | Cable connector An improved cable clamp of the hinged-jaw type is disclosed utilizing a male jaw having a C-shaped cross sectional configuration to enhance the spring action of the clamp. The female jaw includes a pocket for receiving the butt end of the clamp. This pock... | 09/14/1976 |
| 3973821 | Connector This is concerned with a connector for clamping the ends of cables which have had their insulation removed which includes a ball and socket where the socket is stationary and the ball rotates to a certain limited amount to grasp and distort the metal of t... | 08/10/1976 |
