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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7874880 | Adapter apparatus with sleeve spring contacts An adapter apparatus includes a substrate having a plurality of openings defined therethrough. Further, a sleeve spring contact is mounted in each of the openings. ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7494387 | Electric contact and socket for electrical part An electric contact of a socket for an electrical part is disposed between a first electrical part and a second electrical part so as to electrically connect the first and second electrical parts, and includes: a first electrical part side contact member contacting ... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7429199 | Low resistance, low insertion force electrical connector A female electrical terminal is comprised of a contact body which is electrically conductive and at least partially bounds an interior volume. The doubly coiled contact spring is disposed in the interior volume. The spring is configured to have a first coil which de... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7316593 | Electrical connector with embedded canted coil spring A female electrical connector and method of using same includes a body having a bore therethrough for receiving electrical plug and a helical groove formed in the bore. A canted coil spring is disposed in the helical groove and protrudes therefrom for providing both... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7294020 | Canted coil spring power terminal and sequence connection system The present invention provides an electrical terminal for electrical connections formed from a metal stamping and including a coil spring interface. Broadly, the inventive electrical terminal includes a female terminal body having at least one opening for receiving ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7229327 | Canted coil spring power terminal and sequence connection system The present invention provides an electrical power system comprising a plurality of battery modules in series connection between adjacent battery modules, wherein each of the battery modules comprises a positive male terminal, a negative male terminal, and a socket ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7074096 | Electrical contact with plural arch-shaped elements An electrical contact includes a conductor comprising a series of arch-shaped elements that are formed continuous with one another and extend along a centerline. Optionally, the arch-shaped elements are pitched at an acute angle with respect to the centerline and ar... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7055812 | Canted coil springs various designs A coil spring includes a plurality of primary wire coils and a plurality of secondary wire coils, the primary and secondary coils being contiguous and differentiated from one another by a dimensional size in order to provide variable force and variable deflection. | 06/06/2006 |
| 7033232 | Electric plug connector An electric plug connector has two separate contact members. Each of the contact members has a first pair of parallel elongate webs spaced from each other and a second pair of elongate webs that extend in the same plane perpendicular to the first pair of webs. The f... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6966802 | Plug connector The invention is embodied in a plug connector having first and second plug contacts, a conductive connecting member and a receiving element. The conductive connecting member is formed as a spring and is positioned between the first and second plug contacts to form a... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6749358 | Connector for latching and carrying current capabilities with tooless connection A tooless electrical connector includes a housing having a bore with a groove disposed on an inside surface of the bore with the groove establishing a shoulder between a groove bottom and a bore inside surface. A flat spring is provided and disposed in the groove fo... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6716065 | Electrical systems with paired bus connectors An electrical system includes plug fuse set (20) or fuse unit (20a) (20b), fuse connector (22) (22a) (22b) (22c) (22d), circuit connector (23) (23a... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6471555 | Female electrical connector element A female electrical connector includes a socket (1) made of conducting material, defining an approximately cylindrical internal space (2) open at one of its ends, inside of which plural wire contacting components made of a conducting material are placed, ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6471554 | Multi-way electrical connection device having a compliant connector An electrical connector comprising an at least substantially helical winding shaped to provide a first portion, having a diameter suitable to receive and embrace an electrical contact when inserted therein, and a second portion of larger diameter than the... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6435922 | Electrical connector A cylindrical coaxial electrical connector comprising a male portion and a female portion, the connector being of the type that includes an intermediate strip of contact springs of elastic material, the springs being united at their ends by two continuous... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6422722 | Lighting fixture with removable arms having electrical connection means A lighting fixture with arms, comprising at least a central body, a plurality of protruding radial arms and clutching means for fastening said arms to the central body and for the electric connection of the bulb-carrying arms, comprising a fixed element (... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6420656 | Insulated wire having spiral end and method for connecting the same The invention intends to simplify the connecting operation of an insulated wire and a pin terminal, and to reduce the cost of connection. A spiral part of the insulated wire having a spiral end according to the invention is formed by removing an insulatio... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6388885 | Controller with helical spring contacts A user-friendly controller provides a special dynamic interconnect which reliably connects terminals of electronic device, such as solenoids, to a circuit board to enhance vehicle performance and help obtain a smoother more comfortable ride. The special i... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6222127 | Compact electrical bus An electrical bus connector including a series of pins which are extended or retracted through a series of receptacles. Each receptacle is generally a bulbous-shaped longitudinally elongated shell having an opening at a base end and at a top end, the base... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6086432 | Electrical plug connection The invention relates to an electric plug connection (1) with a plug holder (7) and a pin (3), especially a round-section pin (3), in which the plug holder (7) has a holding compartment in which is an axially compressible coil spring (2) having individual... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5990697 | Electroconductive contact unit having compression spring with normally and coarsely wound segments In an electroconductive contact unit including a pair of needle members projecting from either end of a holder arrangement, and an electroconductive compression coil spring interposed therebetween for resiliently urging the needle members away from each o... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5906520 | Electrical plug connection The invention relates to an electric plug connection (1) with a plug holder (7) and a pin (3), especially a round-section pin (3), in which the plug holder (7) has a holding compartment which is an axially compressible coil spring (2) having individual tu... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5697804 | Implantable cardiac stimulator having a locking device for releasably retaining a pin-like element of an electrode lead An implantable cardiac stimulator has locking device for a pin-like conductor element of an electrode lead, the locking device having a helical coil which can assume a first, locking position, in which it grips the pin-like conductor element inserted into... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5628644 | Negligible insert force power connector The present invention provides a power connector having three components. A pin contact is provided having a contact area in the shape of a cylinder with the front end in the form of a cone or other shape with an extended surface. A socket contact is prov... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5476398 | Pluggable electrical connection device A pluggable electrical connection device comprises at least one pin-shaped male element of electrically conductive material and at least one female element. The female element is a metal coil spring having at least four turns sufficiently spaced apart to ... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5158734 | Biomedical electrical connector using a socket receptacle having a resilient sheath A two component leadwire system is disclosed for electrical connection between biomedical electrodes and electrical equipment for diagnostic or therapeutic use. One leadwire component has a bayonet terminus and can be rugged for reuse. The second leadwire... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5154626 | Double-helix zero insertion force connector system A zero insertion force type connector system provides a receptacle with variable inside diameter for typical use in cooperation with a solid elongated pin, typically or round cross-section, as the opposite member of a mating connector pair. The receptacle... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5030109 | Area array connector for substrates An area array connector (10) for electrically interconnecting circuit pads (18,20) on spaced apart, substrates (22,24) is disclosed. The connector (10) includes a carrier plate (12) having canted coil spring contacts (16) positioned in openings (14) for e... | 07/09/1991 |
| 5013261 | Device for connecting a coaxial cable A planar good electrical conductor part, having a connection lug connects to the outer conductor of a coaxial cable. The part has near its circumference an annular array of through-holes through which contact pins can be passed and brought into contact wi... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4999023 | High density low reactance socket A socket for an electronic component is comprised of an electrically insulative base having patterned electrical conductors integrated therein; a plurality of electrically conductive springs are held by the base; the springs are arranged in a pattern such... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4978312 | Tip attachment for circuit probe tester The attachment consists of a single length of resilient wire formed into a coil spring portion, a probe engaging portion and an elongated tip portion. The tip portion extends forwardly from the coil spring portion in a direction generally parallel to the ... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4966564 | Electrical connector between electrode leads and pacemaker terminal Electrical connection is established between the lead electrodes and the pacemaker terminals whereby a straight length of coil spring is placed within a hole transverse to the lead hole. A portion of the transverse hole intersects the lead hole so that a ... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4907263 | Drain ground for telephone connector blocks A drain ground structure for use with telephone connector blocks interconnecting shielded conductor pairs in installations requiring maximum noise and induced current suppression. The structure includes an elongated coil spring capable of frictional engag... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4904192 | Battery contacts A battery contact (1) for connecting a battery (9) to an electric circuit (4) is comprised a first portion (2) for coupling to the electric circuit and a second portion (3) for coupling to the battery. The contact is made in one piece of electrically cond... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4874909 | Electrical splice connector A connector device for splicing two conductors includes a pair of joined body sections provided with axially offset cable conductor holes leading to an intermediate cavity. A grip element with the cavity, having one or more helical coils has its opposite ... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4851765 | Apparatus for electrically testing printed circuit boards having contact pads in an extremely fine grid A circuit board testing apparatus includes a plurality of contact elements located in a contact array plane. The contact elements are connected to an electronic control and test structure and during testing are connected through longitudinally rigid test ... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4838815 | Connector assembly A plurality of spring housing holes are formed in a first surface of an insulation block of a socket connector, and contact insertion holes are formed in a second surface of the block in communication with the spring housing holes. In each spring housing ... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4834571 | Universal wire lock An improved connector having a looped wire retained in one piece of the connector and providing a second piece having a concentric bore and able to engage a free end of said looped wire to cause the wire to constrict upon rotation of the second piece rela... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4632496 | Connector socket A socket member has an opening formed therein. A coil spring having offset coils or coils with offset coil portions is located in the opening to electrically receive an electrical pin from one end or to electrically receive electrical pins from opposite e... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4620763 | Connector apparatus for connecting high-tension cable A connector apparatus for connecting a high tension cable carrying a large current to a device to be supplied with the current or a load device. The connector apparatus comprises a tubular isolating wall of an insulating resin, a cylindrical packing dispo... | 11/04/1986 |
