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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7232348 | Electrical connection device for bushing which supplies filaments, such as glass filaments An electrical connection device for supplying power to a bushing that delivers filaments, especially glass filaments. The device includes a connection jaw clamp and an electrical connection piece with no protective sheath and including a flexible body, having one en... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7232775 | Connector body for a lead attachment retrofit arrangement A retrofit arrangement for attacking an electrical lead to a terminal has a body consisting of a conductive central portion and a non-conductive portion substantially surrounding the central portion. ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7198495 | Electrical bonding block with grounding lug The electrical bonding block with grounding lug includes a ground wire clamping chock which bears against the ground wire, clamping the ground wire between the chock and the ground wire passage. A ground wire clamp screw engages the chock to pull the chock tightly a... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7142412 | Bypass connector for a socket assembly A socket assembly for mounting an electric meter comprising a plurality of power line connector subassemblies for connecting electric power lines to the socket assembly. Each subassembly comprises a generally U-shaped lug of electrically conductive material defining... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7052335 | Electric wire connecting device An electric wire connecting device 50 has a housing 53 as an outer body; a screw 55 that can rotate freely about a rotation axis 55a at a prescribed position in the housing 53 but is prevented from moving in the axial direct... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6979236 | Wedge connector assembly In accordance with one aspect of the invention, an electrical wedge connector assembly is disclosed. The assembly comprises a shell, an eye bolt and a wedge sized and shaped to be inserted into the shell for connecting two conductors to each other. The eye bolt comp... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6921300 | Electrical connector An electrical connector has an elongated metal base portion, a releasable cable clamp at each opposite end of the base portion, and a connector block of electrical insulating material secured to the base portion between the cable clamps. The connector block has at l... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6918780 | Snap fastener for electrical socket A snap fastener for the electrical socket comprises a housing, a receptacle and snap fastener. When the knob of the snap fastener is being turned, the downward hump of the knob will drive the bulge of the brake plate to rotate and finally fall into the bottom recess... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6676454 | Top-loading pad mount connector A top-loading pad mount electrical connector is provided with swing-away pressure pads for securing secondary conductors to the connector body. The swing-away pressure pads are frictionally engaged with threaded fasteners to pivot with the fastener betwee... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6565393 | Retrofit arrangement for attaching leads to compressor motor terminals A retrofit arrangement using a non-conductive adaptor body is used to attach leads or lead spade terminations to deteriorated compressor terminals. A secure holding force between the leads or spades attached to the leads and the deteriorated terminals is ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6565394 | Clamping mechanism for a jumper cable assembly for use with a horn bypass within an electrical meter center A jumper cable for use with electrical meter sockets includes an improved clamp at each end. The clamp includes a substantially coaxial threaded rod, threadedly secured to a movable jaw that may move between an open position and a closed position, guided ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6296532 | Electrical connecting device for high currents A connecting device (10) for detachably connecting an electrical conductor (12) for high currents which is disposed therein, to an electrical contact (14) is characterized in that at least one wedging face (44) is provided, by means of which the electrica... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6048233 | Retrofit arrangement for attaching leads to compressor motor terminals A retrofit arrangement is used to attach leads to deteriorated compressor terminals and the like. A secure holding force between the leads and the terminals is obtained with a wedging force. A screw arranged at an angle to the terminal can directly provid... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5795195 | Electrical plug An electrical plug assembly for an alternator rectifier receptacle has a wedge element that cooperates with a rigid housing to securely clamp the rectifier prongs.... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5741073 | Uniform temperature reference apparatus for use with modular terminal block A uniform temperature reference block for connection with the cold reference terminations of thermocouples inserted into a plurality of cavities in the block using a novel thermally conducting bridging bar having an electrically insulating covering and a ... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5632633 | Method of manufacturing a grounding connector and improved grounding connector A method of manufacturing grounding connectors (1) based on a stamping process on progressive tooling which can produce a grounding connector (1) which is lighter, of a reduced size, and is of low manufacturing cost. The wedge type grounding connector (1)... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5545059 | Connector for a hollow center conductor of a radio frequency cable A hollow center conductor connector assembly having an expandable plug (12), a plug-expanding-conductor-coupler (14) and a bolt (15) provides a connector for smooth wall hollow center conductors and corrugated wall center conductors. The expandable plug (... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5530205 | Apparatus for securing bus bars to switches in alternative positions Rectangular bus bars alternatively engaged in either of a pair of crossed slots in a support block secured in a panel board are locked in place by a locking device incorporated in a cylindrical terminal portion of each bus bar. The locking device includes... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5498264 | Clamp connection for connecting two construction components for a setting device, particularly an osteosynthetic setting device A clamp connection serves to connect two construction components, in particular for an osteo-synthetic fixation device in a structure in which the construction components are off-set from the force axis of the loading force that retains them.... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5445543 | Slip lug adaptor apparatus A terminal lug adaptor for positioning on a compressor terminal, of the type wherein the terminal spade has been removed, which includes positioning a new terminal sleeve around the compressor terminal; placing a housing over the terminal sleeve, the hous... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5439399 | Power supply blade lock mechanism An interconnect device for a power supply blade having two flat sides comprising a first portion having a fiat surface for contact with one flat side of the blade, and a second portion having a flat surface facing the first flat surface for contact with t... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5423699 | Electrical connector An electrical connector 50 of the type having a C-shaped body member 52 having laterally opposing arcuate ears 60 extending therealong from a wide to a narrow end, the wide end being adapted to receive a wedge member 72 having opposed converging side surf... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5340216 | Uniform temperature reference apparatus for use with modular screw-terminal block A uniform temperature reference block for connection with the cold reference wires of a plurality of thermocouples employing a corresponding plurality of screw terminal modular connectors each provided with an insulated termination cavity containing a ter... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5320565 | Electrical grid interconnector Improvements and modifications to an electrical grid interconnector initially adapted for electrically and mechanically interconnecting conductors in parallel which improvements and modifications permit the electrical connector to additionally connect the... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5310366 | Easily disassembled electrical connector for high voltage, high frequency connections An easily accessible electrical connector capable of rapid assembly and disassembly wherein a wide metal conductor sheet may be evenly contacted over the entire width of the conductor sheet by opposing surfaces on the connector which provide an even clamp... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5090924 | Cathodic protection anode, connector, and method of making A tubular anode includes an electrical connector formed of a diagonally split two-part generally cylindrical slug. The diagonal slit provides an elliptical wedge interface between the two parts and a jack screw is threaded in one part and extends through ... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5035660 | Eccentric electrical cable connecting device A connecting device for securing a cable such as an electrical cable. More particularly, the connecting device includes a first cylindrical member having a laterally open groove rotatably positioned in an eccentrical bore of a second member. A passage, de... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5013268 | Device for connecting a heating wire to a current conductor terminal In order to make a connection between a heating wire for the production of a stream of ions and a current conductor terminal the heating wire which is enclosed by a shoe into an axial bore at the end of the current conductor and is clampingly held by a cl... | 05/07/1991 |
| 5000705 | Electrical cable connection device An electrical cable connection device (10) for use in splicing a pair of cables or teminating a single cable has been disclosed. More particularly, the device (10) includes a body member (12), wedge (14) and bolt (16). An axial passage (22) through the bo... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4863403 | Electrical power tap An electrical connector for use in electrically connecting a pair of cables. More particularly the connector includes a tapered, C-shaped member and a wedge member for being driven into the C-shaped member to secure the cables therein. According to one em... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4824405 | Self-locking electrical banana plug A self-locking electrical banana plug comprising a main body member having an expandable plug at one end and expansion means operable to expand the plug at the other end, and means for receiving and clamping an electrical conductor to the body member, the... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4813894 | Electrical connector An electrical connector for mechanically securing and electrically interconnecting a pair of electrical cables. More particularly, the connector includes a C-member defining cable-receiving channels and having an arcuate portion in the web section extendi... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4795365 | Cable/wire splice device A splice device for in-line splicing of two cables, wires or the like. More particularly, the device includes a body member having axial extending apertures in each end face and transversely extending passages intersecting the apertures. Wedge members, ha... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4764127 | Electrical connector for high-level audio signals An electrical connector for an audio product, such as an amplifier and a loudspeaker, comprises a rod-shaped body and a clamping sleeve; the rod-shaped body having a rear portion, a front portion and an intermediate portion; the rear portion having an axi... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4752252 | Axial grip connector having eccentric jaws An axial grip connector for electrically and mechanically connecting cables together. More particularly, the connector includes a plurality of beveled, jaws which cooperatively form an elongated, double tapered gripping member with a passage therethrough ... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4743204 | Auxiliary bolt-operated connection for panelboard circuit breaker An electric circuit breaker or switch is disclosed having a plug-in connection means with an auxiliary bolt-operated means for enhancing the electrical and mechanical connection between the circuit breaker and a panelboard terminal. A U-shaped terminal cl... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4684204 | Electron source assembly with a replaceable filament ribbon A filament assembly which includes spaced posts with slotted ends for positioning a filament. The ends of the filament are secured to the posts in tapered holes which receive a pin or screw to provide electrical contact and tension the filament.... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4657016 | Electrosurgical handpiece for blades, needles and forceps A handpiece adapted for use with a plurality of different electrosurgical electrodes. The handpiece comprises a collet in which a central bore for receiving adaptors and electrodes extends axially from an endface, slits for receiving the flat end of a sca... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4619497 | Device for establishing connections between electrical conductors A device for establishing a current-conducting connection between a strip-shaped conducting member and one or more wire-like conductors has a reinforced frame with two mutually inclined internal surfaces which make an angle of 30 degrees. The conducting m... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4601600 | Clamp fastener A clamp fastener for fastening plates (4, 5) e.g. in cabinets containing electronic equipment. The plates (4,5) are clamped together between the legs of a U-shaped member (1) having converging legs and a round rod (2) disposed in the member. The fastener ... | 07/22/1986 |
