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Class 439/858 - Having cantilevered clamping finger resiliently urged toward rigid clamping jaw


Subclass of Class 439 - Electrical connectors
Definition: Electrical connector wherein the means exerting the resilient
No. of patents: 54
Last issue date: 05/13/2008


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NumberTitleIssue Date
7370841Rocking fulcrum member
The crisscross fulcrum according to the present invention is formed as a continuous member by fabricating one elastic member in the form of a plate. Therefore, the rocking fulcrum member can be obtained as a precise fulcrum member at a low cost with reduced variatio...
05/13/2008
7347747Terminal fitting with a resilient reinforcing piece
A rectangular tube (10) is formed such that a pair of side plates (12L, 12R) stand up from the opposite left and right edges of a bottom plate (11) and an extending end of an upper plate (13) extending from the upper edge of the le...
03/25/2008
7347722Meter socket assembly
A meter socket assembly comprising a meter jaw assembly and an extended bus bar for contact with a meter blade of a watt hour meter. The meter jaw assembly further comprises a meter jaw and a jaw spring guide that are mounted together by a fastening device to the ex...
03/25/2008
7207811Electrical connector
An electrical connector having an electrically non-conductive carrier, the carrier having a plurality of contact pin mounting holes extending there through. Each hole has a square cross-section. An electrically conductive contact pin is passed through each hole. A r...
04/24/2007
7179138Terminal fitting
A terminal fitting (T) has a rectangular tube (10) with a base plate (12) and first and second side plates (13L, 13R) that extend from opposite sides of the base plate (12). A ceiling plate (14) extends from the first side p...
02/20/2007
7175486Terminal fitting
A terminal fitting (T) has a rectangular tube (10) with a bottom plate (12). A resilient contact (25) extends back into the tube (10) from an end of the bottom plate (12). A base portion (33) is formed at the front end of th...
02/13/2007
7175488Electrical connector assembly and system
An electrical connector system having one or more electrical connector assemblies. The electrical connector assembly includes a blade and a spring clip. The spring clip is positioned around the blade and includes first and second portions. The first and second porti...
02/13/2007
7172439DVD integrated CRT television and connector fixing structure
The present invention makes it possible to fix connector pins at low cost. Connector pins penetrate both a holding substrate and a main substrate. The connecter pins can be restrained from an outward radial direction by both wall surfaces of pin holes of the holding...
02/06/2007
7170006Battery contact mechanism including single-piece battery contact spring
A battery contact mechanism (10) including a battery contact spring (12) for electrically connecting a battery (24) with electronic componentry (20) within a battery-powered device (14), such as, for example, a portable, hand-held ...
01/30/2007
7094115Female terminal fitting
A female terminal fitting (20) has an approximately tubular connection portion (22) with an open front end for receiving a tab (14) of a male terminal fitting (10). Concavities (30) extend longitudinally in the connection portion (...
08/22/2006
7086912Electrical terminal having resistance against mating terminal removal
An electrical terminal is provided for mating with a blade-like mating terminal. The electrical terminal includes a base having a front mating end and a rear terminating end. A spring arm is folded rearwardly over the base from the front mating end thereof to a rear...
08/08/2006
7018247Clamp-jaw contact assembly with integral jaw spring and meter socket employing the same
A clamp-jaw contact assembly is for a meter socket including a socket block having plurality of meter socket receptacles. The clamp-jaw contact assembly includes a stationary contact structured to engage a corresponding one of the meter socket receptacles, a moveabl...
03/28/2006
6932659Terminal with card edge locking provisions
A card edge terminal box-like configuration made from bending a stamped blank into the desired form. A pair of longer, lower spaced apart arms engage a trace side of a circuitboard while a pair of shorter upper arms having detents formed on the distal or free ends t...
08/23/2005
6905371Terminal and connector using same
This invention provides an improved terminal and a connector using the terminal. The connector includes an insulating housing and at least one conductive terminal. The insulating housing has an insert end, a connecting end opposite to the insert end, and at least on...
06/14/2005
6793542Clamp-jaw contact assembly and meter socket employing the same
A clamp-jaw contact assembly includes a stationary contact adapted to engage a meter socket cavity. A moveable contact is adapted to engage a meter bayonet. A unitary spring/pivot wire-formed U-shaped member pivotally mounts the moveable contact to the stationary co...
09/21/2004
6716065Electrical 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
6443752Terminal
In a terminal formed in a housing on which an electrical part is mounted, set in an opening that receives the pin projecting from this electrical part, and connecting the pin inserted into this opening by mounting this electrical part on this housing, def...
09/03/2002
6416366Terminal metal fitting
A terminal metal fitting has a wire connecting portion to which an electric wire is connected and an electrically contacting portion to which a mating terminal metal fitting is connected. The electrically contacting portion is formed in a hollow quadrilat...
07/09/2002
6398597Receptacle contact of a cable assembly and the cable assembly using the same
A receptacle contact (1A) comprises a main body (1), an intermediate curved section (2), a cantilever section (21), and a guiding tab (22). The intermediate curved section (2) extends curvedly from the main body (1) and circumambulates an axis (100) which...
06/04/2002
6113412Electrical connector
An electrical connector comprises a dielectric base defining a number of contact receiving slots therein, a slidable cover fixed to the base and defining a number of pin receiving holes for receiving corresponding pins of an IC package therein, and a numb...
09/05/2000
5709574Surface-mountable socket connector
Surface mountable socket connector having first and second base portions providing for top, bottom, or horizontal entry of a male mating projecting member depending on the mounting position of the socket connector on a substrate such as a PCB. A spring co...
01/20/1998
5649842Terminal structure
A terminal structure includes a male terminal which is formed by folding a piece of plate material and a female terminal into which the male terminal is inserted for an electrical connection therebetween. The male terminal has a rod-shaped electrical conn...
07/22/1997
5492488Conductive plate element in an IC socket
A conductive plate element is positioned in an IC socket which includes a socket base defining a plurality of slots for firmly receiving corresponding number of the conductive plate elements and allowing corresponding number of IC pins inserted therein. T...
02/20/1996
5368494BNC T-type adapter
A BNC T-type adapter includes a lower female conducting portion, an upper male conducting portion which is connected electrically to the female conducting portion, a grounding unit, and an insulating housing which is sleeved around the female conducting p...
11/29/1994
5163835Contact assembly with grounding conductor support
A contact assembly with at least one signal contact and at least one ground contact, in particular for use in a connector or the like, comprises a support of resilient conductive material, an insulating intermediate layer provided on the support and at le...
11/17/1992
5045755Electroluminescent panel lamp with integral electrical connector
An electroluminescent panel lamp being of either a split-electrode or parallel plate type is disclosed wherein the lamp consists of a main body having an electroluminescent layer between first and second conductive layers. An integral electrical connector...
09/03/1991
5004434Printed circuit board edge connector
A printed circuit edge connector having a pluraltiy of electrial terminals, each of which has a compliant contact spring opposed to a relatively more rigid support arm is disclosed. The surface of the contact spring is opposed to an edge of the support ar...
04/02/1991
4978307Electrical socket for substrates
An electrical socket for substrates and particularly ceramic substrates. More particularly, the socket includes a U-shaped receptacle and a mounting section for attaching the receptacle to the substrate. The mounting section is attached to one leg of the ...
12/18/1990
4944692Electrical plug-in connectors
Electrical plug-in connectors with modified jaws to receive a conducting blade therebetween. Electrical connection is improved by increasing the curvature radius of a generally S-shaped contacting jaw's free end and/or its spring bias toward a cooperating...
07/31/1990
4919628Tab receptacle with fixed beam contacts
A tab receptacle terminal consisting of a rectangular box having an end opening through which a male tab terminal can be inserted to make contact with fixed beams, parallel to the male terminal insertion axis, formed in the top of the box and protruding d...
04/24/1990
4872849Channel outlet
A channel outlet comprising a housing of insulative material has means for mounting the outlet in an opening in a channel-shaped cover of a channel housing and includes a terminal-receiving member and a cover member. Power terminals and a ground terminal ...
10/10/1989
4778231Electrical connector
An electrical connector includes two assemblies which are adapted to mate. Each assembly has a number of contacts mounted thereon. The respective contacts (which may be pins and resilient tongues, or hermaphroditic contacts) include separate bearing surfa...
10/18/1988
4752244Zero insertion force edge clip interconnect pin
An electrical interconnect pin, particularly suitable for attachment to the edge of a flexible printed circuit board or "flex circuit", has an edge clip with an opening that can be temporarily enlarged to facilitate the attachment of the pin to the edge o...
06/21/1988
4752254Electrical junction system
An electrical junction system for automotive internal wiring has a wiring board provided with branching conductors formed by a multiplicity of bus bars on an insulation plate, the branching conductors being adapted to be connected to electric wires in a w...
06/21/1988
4747794Electrical connector
An electrical connector includes two assemblies which are adapted to mate. Each assembly has a number of contacts mounted thereon. The respective contacts (which may be pins and resilient tongues, or hermaphroditic contacts) include separate bearing surfa...
05/31/1988
4717356Electrical receptacle terminal
An electrical receptacle terminal having a longitudinal body for receiving a pin terminal includes a bifurcated beam spring forming two spring arms. The two spring arms act independently to urge an inserted pin terminal into good electrical contact with a...
01/05/1988
4695110Electrical connector apparatus
An electrical assembly for mechanically and electrically coupling lengths of cables having stripped ends. The assembly comprises two identically constructed, electrically conductive, eccentric terminals, each for receiving and terminating a stripped cable...
09/22/1987
4669808Electrical receptacle
The receptacle (2), which is especially for mating with a ceramic chip resistor (4), comprises first and second superposed plates (6 and 8) defining a tapered passage (12). The plates are joined by resilient bights (14) on opposite sides of a mouth (10) o...
06/02/1987
4633048Jack with a switch
A jack having a structure in which a movable contact is driven and separated from a fixed contact when a plug is inserted thereinto and the movable contact is brought into contact electrically with the plug. A free-end part of the movable contact is forme...
12/30/1986
4536055Stamped and formed stacking device for circuit boards and a method for making
The invention disclosed relates to a device for stacking, securing and spacing printed circuit boards, one on top of another. More particularly, the device is stamped and formed from coplanar stock and includes a reverse bend upper end which provides a re...
08/20/1985
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