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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7442075 | Battery contact mechanism, battery receiving structure, electric power unit, electronic equipment, and pressure-contacting mechanism A battery contact mechanism energizing a battery in a direction of one electrode of the battery by making pressure contact between a conductive contact member and the other electrode of the battery, includes a torsion coil spring. A rotational force is given to the ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7010849 | Methods for manufacturing a resistor-pin assembly of a voltage probe A pin having a voltage probe pin-head is provided. The pin includes a pin-head having a substantially flat surface at one end and a pin-head tip at an opposing end, the substantially flat surface is configured to attach to a resistor, and the pin-head tip contacts a... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6488527 | Terminal with link strip Disclosed is a terminal including at least two terminal bodies each having a plurality of wire receiving holes, and a plurality of hinge shafts rotatably supported by each of the bodies, a plurality of wire connecting engagement members respectively coupl... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6332781 | Connector structure having dust/water droplet damage prevention capability A connection structure for power supply to a vehicle door comprising a door side connector 4 and a body side connector 3, either one of the door side connector and the body side connector being provided with female terminals 9 and the other connector bein... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6234851 | Stab connector assembly A stab connector assembly (10) comprising a stab housing (14) having a pair of spaced apart channels (16,18) connected by a passage (20) and a one-piece stab connector (12) disposed within the stab housing (14) is presented. The stab connector (12) has po... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6162101 | Connector assembly for electrodes A connector assembly and method for electrically connecting an implantable electrode having an electrical lead array to monitoring equipment. The connector assembly includes a lead holder, an electrical conductor array, and a base holding the electrical c... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6024611 | Circuit breaker with detachable contacts A circuit breaker with detachable electric contact, constituted by plates (2,3) which are blanked or cut so as to form adjacent contact laminae (14) which define a seat (6;) for the insertion of a fixed current conducting bar (11) and a movable seat (5) f... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5993245 | Terminal structure A terminal structure is disclosed, wherein a metal plate is turnable at one end thereof with respect to a metal terminal, and a torsion coil spring 23 has one end normally pressing the metal plate so that the metal plate may be turned away from the metal ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5814996 | Leakage detector having shielded contacts The noise received by the unused connectors limits the accuracy of a device for measuring the leakage from a piece of electronic medical equipment. To reduce noise the device is surrounded by a Faraday shield which encloses unused connectors of the device... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5807145 | Break-contact block with relatively movable bridge-like contacts A break-contact block includes two identical half-housings that have compartments formed by partitions to accommodate bridge-like contacts and respective springs. Two foot sections with projections in different arrangements make it possible to maintain a ... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5807144 | Device for affixing a lead connector to an implantable stimulator A device for affixing an elongate contact pin on an electrode lead for connection to a medical implant, such as a heart stimulator, contains an elongate connector part with an opening at one end into which the contact pin can be inserted. The connector pa... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5672070 | Plug connection for two pairs of busbars A plug connection for two pairs of busbars is described. A plug connection for two pairs of busbars is provided, with one free end of one pair of the busbars being formed as a plug and a free end of the other pair of the busbars being formed as a socket f... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5634828 | Capacitive pickup clip A clip is used for receiving one of a plurality of wires of various sizes. The clip includes a non-movable portion including a wire receiving surface and a movable portion disposed at least partially externally of the non-movable portion. The movable port... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5632655 | Electrical connector with replaceable male pins An electrical connector includes a first female insert having pin engagable ockets and a second female insert having pin engagable sockets. The first insert is in electrical connection with the second insert. The socket inserts are connected via connector ... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5533915 | Electrical connector assembly An electrical collector assembly with a male connector and a female connector. The assembly is capable of carrying a large amount of current between the male and female connectors. The female connector body has a rectangular opening which supports a flat ... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5507662 | Device for affixing an electrode cable to an apparatus A device for affixing an electrode cable to an apparatus is disclosed, suitable for affixing an electrode cable for use in vivo to an implantable medical apparatus for emitting electrical pulses, such as a pacemaker or a defibrillator, wherein the electro... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5288088 | Wire gripper A wire gripper which facilitates insertion of a wire and which retains wires of varying thickness. The wire gripper includes a first member biased towards a second member so that the first and second members are tangent to one another until a wire is inse... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5224884 | High current, low voltage drop, separable connector A low voltage drop, high current electrical connector which can be releasably mated with associated contacts is disclosed. The connector makes use of elongate contact arms cantilevered in a housing. Each contact arm is made up of at least two beams one of... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5178546 | Contact apparatus for coupling terminals which move with respect to one another An electrical contact apparatus having a first set of roller contacts and a second set of plate contacts separately positioned on surfaces that move relative to one another. The roller contacts have conductive rollers that are electrically coupled to a te... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5123865 | Base for flashlight bulb A flashlight bulb of the type having a sealed envelope from which two pins extend in parallel relationship can be removably mounted in a PR-type base by the use of an insert that fits within the PR-type base and that includes, in addition to the holes for... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5098318 | Electrical contact assembly An electrical contact assembly has a contact carrier formed with symmetrically opposed rows of comb-like guides, opposed rows of double-ended contact fingers mounted in the guides, a first contact piece supported by the contact carrier between the contact... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5094625 | Connection system for a shielded flat cable A system for connecting a flat shielded cable of the type comprising a stacking of three conductors, namely, one high voltage conductor and two low voltage equipotential conductors. The system comprises linking electric conductors partially uninsulated at... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5038199 | Connection terminal of semiconductor device The present invention relates to a connection terminal of a semiconductor device having a circuit in a case. The connection terminal of the semiconductor device according to the present invention has a construction in which a male terminal includes a plur... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5030139 | Clamping screw device Improved pilot devices having inserts comprising a spring-loaded stirrup for clamping electrical conductors, together with a screw for adjusting the clamping action of the stirrup and for releasably locking the stirrup in a fully open position to permit i... | 07/09/1991 |
| 5013267 | Electric connector A connector is made from a circular cylindrical body split into a plurality of unit arcuate conductive strip materials in the axial direction. A desired number of the arcuate conductive strip materials are arranged in an annular shape to form a cylindrica... | 05/07/1991 |
| 5011429 | Connection terminal plate A wiring connection terminal block having a housing for accommodating a movable block and a compression spring, is arranged within an insulator made of fire-proof synthethic polyester. Two opposite sides of the housing each has a wire hole with oblique su... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4997397 | Electric connecting clamp An electric connecting clamp for an ignition unit of a model engine has a cell casing which is threadably coupled with a fixed clamping member at the front end thereof. The fixed clamping has a forwardly extending first clamping portion of arc-shaped cros... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4955830 | Connectors A socket is constructed in such a way that six pieces of segments which are made of electric conductive bar and having a regular hexagonal cross section are assembled by a centripetal force of a spring band to provide a regular hexagonal plug inserting ho... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4946407 | High current connectors and methods of assembly A high current carrying connector plug and receptacle are disclosed. The plug comprises a body of electrical insulating material with plurality of shaped passages extending therethrough, electrical conductors having a flat blade contact portion, a stop me... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4907989 | Terminal block insert device screw Improved terminal blocks having inserts comprising a spring-loaded stirrup for clamping electrical conductors, together with a screw for adjusting the clamping action of the stirrup and for releasably locking the stirrup in a fully open position to permit... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4897043 | Resilient contact pin A resilient contact pin for contacting electrical or electronic items to be tested, such as conductor plates, printed circuit boards or the like, the resilient contact pin being electrically conductive and intended for mounting on a testing arrangement, i... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4832628 | Terminal block insert device Improved terminal blocks having inserts comprising a spring-loaded stirrup for clamping electrical conductors, together with a screw for adjusting the clamping action of the stirrup and for releasably locking the stirrup in a fully open position to permit... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4787861 | Resilient contact pin and a method of its manufacture A resilient contact pin for contacting electrical or electronic items to be tested, such as conductor plates, printed circuit boards or the like, the resilient contact pin being electrically conductive and intended for mounting on a testing arrangement, i... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4743201 | Moveable electrical contact plunger A moveable contact plunger assembly for interconnection of electrical wires between adjacent railway cars. The assembly has a plunger with a shoulder which fits in abutment with a mating shoulder in an aperture of a dielectric connector block. A follower ... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4734051 | Electrical connector butt contact An electrical connector part has its connector end covered by a metal shield or grid plate having openings individually aligned with electrical contacts. The electrical contacts are of the "butt" variety having spring-loaded parts which shieldingly cover ... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4734050 | Universal connection unit The invention relates to a connection unit of universal type. This comprises two complementary connection elements (1,2) with a coaxial structure having at least one peripheral part and a central conductive core. The peripheral part(s) of one of the conne... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4690648 | Cartridge fuse holder A cartridge fuse holder having a stationary electrical contact adapted to engage one of the end terminals of a cartridge fuse and a movable electrical contact adapted to engage the other end terminal of the fuse. The moveable contact includes a T-shaped e... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4643513 | Universal electrical connector Several modifications of electrical connectors are shown for the quick connection of the bare ends of lead wires including all types of terminals such as flat ring terminals, or flag or right angle push-on terminals. One modification of this connector has... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4643501 | Electronic board fixture A fixture to support an electronic board and to be connected to a tester for testing the electronic board. The fixture has a fixed support, a vertically movable first carrier on the fixed support mounting an electronic board, a vacuum chamber for moving t... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4637677 | Electrical connector An electrical connector for electrically interconnecting flat terminals known as tabs. The contact units are loosely positioned in a housing but yet preloaded to provide wiping action on the inserting tabs terminals. The spring members of the contact unit... | 01/20/1987 |
