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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7530861 | Connector Terminal fittings (21A, 21B) are inserted into cavities (45) of a housing (40) and are locked by locks (28). A cover (70) is mounted on the rear of the housing (40), and is locked by cover locks (60). The cover... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7249968 | Electrical connections for harsh conditions Apparatuses are provided which basically comprise a socket which has at least two contiguous passages formed therein which are adapted to receive exposed wire and/or insulated wire. Bonding materials and crimp joints, alone or in combination, are provided to further... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7241171 | Electrical component assembly An electrical assembly for mounting an electrical device, such as a lamp socket, in an appliance has first and second components on opposite sides of a wall of the appliance. The first component is attached to the wall and closes a hole through the wall on a first s... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7207850 | Wire press-clamping method In a wire press-clamping method of press-clamping a conductor of a wire to a conductor press-clamping portion of a press-clamping terminal in electrically-connected relation thereto, there is used the press-clamping terminal having conductor press-fastening piece po... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7137824 | Connecting unit for a backlight module A connecting unit includes a support seat that has inner and outer surfaces, that is formed with an L-shaped channel, and that is provided with a slit. The L-shaped channel is defined by the inner surface, has first and second open ends, receives an end portion of a... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7115004 | Wire press-clamping method In a wire press-clamping method of press-clamping a conductor of a wire to a conductor press-clamping portion of a press-clamping terminal in electrically-connected relation thereto, there is used the press-clamping terminal having conductor press-fastening piece po... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7112086 | Electrical cable assembly having cable guide A cable assembly (100) includes a connector (1) having a mating interface (200) to mate with a mating connector and a rear passage (201), a cable (4) having conductors (40) passing through the rear passage to electrically co... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108565 | Connection assembly for electrical cables, of the type for connection to connectors with cylindrical-pin terminals A connection assembly for electrical cables, for connection to connectors with cylindrical-pin terminals, having a connector with guides inside for stable locking and accommodation of electrical terminals. Each terminal is constituted by a base with portions folded ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7102701 | Display device A display device equipped with a display unit for displaying information includes a terminal connected to the display unit and adapted to supply a predetermined potential to an electrode in the display unit, an insulator provided outside the display unit and adapted... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097489 | HID lamp socket An HID lamp socket (1), which connects an HID lamp (9) with an electrical device, includes an insulative housing (10), a number of first electrical terminals (20) received in the housing and a number of second electrical terminals (30 | 08/29/2006 |
| 7021815 | Halogen lampholder A halogen lampholder includes a base, a locking spring, two clipping members, two sliding members, a bottom cover, an outer shell and an outer ring. The base is assembled with the locking spring, the clipping members and the sliding members and then, with the bottom... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6863566 | Subassembly with a plug-in housing connector A subassembly for installing in a housing (2) comprises a supporting plate (4) on which a plug-in connector (5) is mounted as a separate part. Said plug-in connector (5) extends through a connector opening in the housing. A base section (... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6692309 | Mercury vapor lamp electrical connector A connector includes a tubular wall on a first body containing a lamp envelope, coaxially receiving an insulating tube mounted on a second body having a cavity that receives the first body, spring metal strip terminals on the outside of the tubular wall i... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6638118 | Distribution wiring harness assembly A distribution wiring harness assembly is electrically connected to at least one first contact of an electrical receptacle. The distribution wiring harness assembly includes a wire having an uninsulated segment and at least one insulated segment. A connec... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6616476 | Electrical plug-in connector with at least one insulation displacement contact element consisting of a sheet metal stamping, and corresponding mating connector The invention relates to an electrical plug connector comprising at least one plug connector housing and at least one insulation displacement contact element that can be plugged into the plug connector housing and comprises a sheet-metal stamping, which e... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6383038 | Connector A connector (11) includes a plate-like housing (13) and crimp terminals (15) having crimping portions (20) for crimping electric wires (14) respectively. The housing (13) is provided with terminal containing sections (16) in a form of a groove in which a ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6250970 | Angled IDC lamp socket assembly An angled lamp socket includes a body and a housing. The body contains therein opposing lamp retaining clips and a plurality of IDC contacts. The housing contains a plurality of holes to receive wire leads. The housing also contains a housing disc. The bo... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6168478 | Snap type retention mechanism for connector terminals The invention discloses an insulation displacement connector terminal having a snap type retention mechanism which securely retains the terminal within its cooperative housing. The terminal has a plurality of flexible tabs protruding from the surface of t... | 01/02/2001 |
| 5931690 | Electrical connector The purpose of this invention is to provide an electrical connector for attachment to post-type terminals of electrical equipment which would allow for an easy attachment to the terminals and would cover the terminals in a fully-connected state. This is a... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5788543 | High power clip-on interconnection system The high power clip-on interconnection system of the present invention includes a terminal stud, clip terminal and cable. The clip is formed out of flat conductive material with good spring characteristics. The clip has a terminal end for securing to a ca... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5667413 | Socket-type electrical connector A female electrical connector includes a housing defining a generally cylindrical bore therewithin. The connector includes a contact cage disposed, and retained, within the housing. The contact cage includes a number of contact blades disposed so as to pr... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5637020 | Socket for electrical elements A connector terminal having a relay terminal in the form of a flat plate is inserted through an opening in a connector receptacle. Thereafter, an element terminal having a relay terminal in the form of a flat plate is inserted through an opening in an ele... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5575696 | Terminal receptacle An improved metal terminal receptacle with stoppers for protecting an elastic tongue. The metal terminal receptacle includes a base plate; an insertion portion at an end of the base plate including the base plate, two side walls extending from the base pl... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5569049 | Coaxial connector plug having sheath penetrating contacts and receptacle for receiving the same In a coaxial connector which comprises a coaxial connector receptacle (93) having a receptacle outer contact (169), and a coaxial connector plug (95) having a plug outer contact (101) with a first contact portion (107) brought into contact with a receptac... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5435754 | Shunted airbag connector An airbag connector includes an insulating housing having a plurality of electrical terminals where the terminals include mating sections and wire terminating sections at, where the sections form a right angle with respect to one another. The terminals fu... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5407370 | CRT anode cap with three lead quick disconnect In a projection television display having three CRTs, the anode voltage wiring is simplified and made more economical by providing one CRT with a first anode button having voltage takeoffs for the other two CRT anode caps. The wire connections in the firs... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5181867 | Electrical sleeve terminal An electrical sleeve terminal of one piece construction comprises a split sleeve for engaging a mating terminal and a crimp barrel for attaching the terminal to an electric cable. The split sleeve has six circumferentially spaced beams that have contact d... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5046965 | Disposable electrical connector for fetal scalp electrode An electrical connector of extreme simplicity for coupling leads of a fetal scalp electrode to a cable of an electrical signal monitor. The connector includes a plurality of electrically isolated wiring frame components derived from a single wiring frame ... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5011439 | Spring clip electrical connector An electrical connector assembly is provided for mounting to the pin of a vehicular alternator. The connector includes a terminal having a mating end defining a split cylindrical sleeve. The connector also includes a spring clip having a split cylindrical... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4804343 | Lamp socket assembly A lamp socket assembly which includes a plastic socket body having a tubular portion adapted to receive a socket insert along a first axis and having a connector portion integral therewith which receives the wire terminals along a second axis which is sub... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4186987 | Electrical socket connector and terminal therefor An electrical socket connector is detachably connected to a post terminal having axially arranged multiple contacts which successively increase in size. The socket connector comprises a one-piece connector body having a plurality of longitudinal, vertical... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4136922 | Ignition cable terminals This disclosure relates to ignition cable terminals and their methods of manufacture, and to the application of such terminals to conventional cables of the kind having a non-metallic core projecting from one end of an insulating jacket, the core being pr... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4108530 | Female terminal and method of making such A female terminal for receiving in electrical contacting engagement a spade portion having a generally rectangular cross-section of a male terminal. A strip of electrical material has a first portion, and a generally cylindric section is provided on the s... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4082412 | Male and female terminal combination A female terminal for receiving in electrical contacting engagement a spade portion of a male terminal. The female terminal includes a strip of electrical conductive material having a distal portion integral with another portion. The distal portion compri... | 04/04/1978 |
| 4073565 | Spark plug terminal A sleeve type spark plug terminal formed from sheet metal stock and providing a U-shaped bendable elbow area of a reduced width and radius and composed of a plurality of elongated strips formed by slots extending through the area so as to facilitate bendi... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4045111 | Electrical termination device and method An electrical termination device comprising an electrically conductive tubular member having a pair of longitudinally extending slots in the opposite sides thereof defining conductor insulation and core penetrating edges. The slots terminate in enlarged, ... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4012105 | Coaxial electrical connector A coaxial connector in which the receptacle includes an outer shell that contains a sliding ring-shaped contact which is urged forwardly by a coil spring, the coil spring having a few turns at its rearward end which are firmly captured so that a low resis... | 03/15/1977 |
