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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6976857 | Compact ground clamp A ground clamp having upper and lower clamp members interconnected by clamping screws for mechanical and electrical connection with a grounding member, and a frontally projecting boss on the lower clamp member having a downwardly opening slot for receiving a ground ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6508679 | Power connector for DC microwave oven Disclosed is a power connector for a DC microwave oven, suitable for connecting power cords which are led from a DC power source and have positive and negative polarities, respectively, to a component arranged in a device chamber which is defined in a bod... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6071154 | Removeable connection of a high-voltage cable with a collector rail-type connector A disconnectable power-cable connector with a bus-shaped connection blade, in which a solid connecting member is wider at one end, and a matching wedge-shaped contact housing is open along one side. The connection member is fastened to the wedge-shaped co... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5989077 | Connector for implantable medical device A header assembly for coupling a cardiac lead to a cardiac stimulator is provided. The header assembly includes a header that has a bore for receiving one end of the cardiac lead. The bore has a first longitudinal axis. A connector housing is coupled to t... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5410631 | Clamp assembly for a vaporization boat A clamp assembly includes a clamp body of conductive material having a channel along one surface to receive the end of a vaporization boat. The channel has a depth which is greater than the thickness of the end of the vaporization boat such that a gap is ... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5087206 | Low impedance connector An electrical ground connection having two members, one of which may be connected to a system ground and the other of which may be for a connection to an electrical apparatus to be grounded. Each member includes a circular cavity which faces the cavity of... | 02/11/1992 |
| 4925332 | Single-plane T-connector for a pair of tap cables A single-plane T-connector for joining a pair of tap cables to a service bus cable includes a front clamp member having a shoulder which is connected to a compression ferrule for joining one of the tap cables. The connector also includes a rear clamp memb... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4805602 | Transpedicular screw and rod system An apparatus is provided for the internal fixation of the spine. The apparatus comprises two sets of implants each consisting of a rod and a plurality of vertebral anchors. A set of implants is positioned on the spine on either side of the spinous process... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4776808 | Ground contactor A ground contactor couples to the space between the pipe fitting used in the electrical supply conduit. The contactor consists of a knife-edge contacting surface having a screw thread adjustment located at the surface. The screw thread is a pointed screw ... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4740174 | Dead end tension clamp for optical ground wire A tension clamp adapted for mounting electrical and communications cables is provided. A flexible elongated C-shaped bail member is connected to a first clamp body portion on one end and a second clamp body portion on the other end. The clamp portions are... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4708418 | Electrical connection This invention comprises a connection between a plurality of electrical conductors such as a mainline conductor and a tap or branch line conductor. The connection utilizes a connector comprising a pair of members which clampingly engage one conductor. One... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4687277 | Arrangement for connecting an electric device with a mounting therefor An arrangement is provided for selectively associating and connecting an electrical device such as a fuse with a mounting therefor. The arrangement includes an efficient connection device that is clamped at each end of the electrical device to end studs p... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4413876 | Fail-safe electrical connection terminal and tightening tool A terminal comprises a slotted bolt (7), and a cap (10) therefor. The cap has one end closed by a plate (14) with two lugs (11,12) projecting perpendicularly from the periphery of the plate (14) and a central boss (13) with two plane faces (18) opposite t... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4383668 | Cable clamp A cable clamp embodies a body having a cable receiving groove therein and a keeper mounted for movement to selected positions over the cable receiving groove. A resilient member between the body and the keeper urges the keeper to a position which permits ... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4329010 | Electrical terminal connector A flat pad has a pattern of apertures including a first square aperture configuration formed about a center aperture. This first square includes two cylindrical apertures located along a first diagonal plane and two elongated oval apertures located along ... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4320882 | Clamp for grounding and clamping a conduit to a support member A clamp for grounding and clamping a conduit to a support member, such as a cable tray, and comprising a relatively thin pad member interposed between the conduit and the support member. The pad member includes serrations, knurling and/or other surface di... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4194712 | Clamping structure A clamping structure for clamping of tubes or similar elements comprising at least one clamping-shoe-receiving frame for attachment to a substructure, and at least one clamping shoe for receiving and retaining the element or elements to be clamped, said f... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4169652 | Method and apparatus for connecting electrical conductors This disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for clamping electrical conductors, such as cables. The conductors are placed in clamping channels formed in a clamp body having at least two separate body parts. The channels have a cross-sectional shape ... | 10/02/1979 |
| 3988052 | Ground clamp An electrical conduit grounding device includes a clamp formed of a pair of similarly shaped screw connected clamp sections each formed of a web including a crowned medial section terminating in coplanar wings and provided with longitudinal flanges. One o... | 10/26/1976 |
