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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7416432 | Cable connector assembly A cable connector assembly includes a cover with a receiving space, a first open on one side thereof, a second open opening along a direction perpendicular to the first open and a third open, an electrical connector received the first open, a cable bounding a plural... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7303444 | Electrical connector A electrical connector includes a housing (11) with a peripheral wall and a front projection (17) that extends from said peripheral wall in the plugging direction so as to plug in a dent portion (43) of a mating connector (30) thereby pro... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7297012 | Locking clip for electrical connector An electrical connector plug assembly has an outer shell containing at least one electrical contact module acting as an electrical contact plug. The outer shell works in cooperation with a separate connector receptacle assembly which has an inner shell containing at... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7241183 | Electrical connector with integrated terminal position assurance and wire cover An electrical connector provides terminal position assurance and wire cover features in a single integrated structure. The connector has a body defining a cavity for receiving one or more terminal carriers having aligned terminal receiving passageways opening at an ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7172468 | Divided connector and method of assembling it A divided connector has a cover (70) that is mounted on a frame (10) in a direction orthogonal to an inserting direction of auxiliary housings (40) into the frame (10). Latches (71) on the inner surfaces of the cover (70) co... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7128601 | Wire cover for connectors A wire cover for an electrical connector that defines the direction in which a plurality of wires is led out of the electrical connector comprises a main body having side walls. At least one of the side walls has an interference member receiving recess. An elastic e... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7121882 | Electrical connecting device for connecting to a mating device An electrical connecting device is described adapted to be connected to a mating housing element that supports mating terminals of at least four poles that are arranged in a parallel manner in rectilinear form. The device includes connection terminals of at least fo... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7033211 | Electrical angular pin-and-socket connector with mutual fixation of both angular sides An electrical angular pin-and-socket connector (1) is provided which includes two individual, separate angle legs (2) and (5). The second angle leg (5) includes a receiving opening (8) which opens perpendicularly to the profile of ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7029335 | Electrical connecting device Terminal connecting parts 15 that are connected to to-be-connected terminals 14, wire connecting part 16 at the ends on the side opposite terminal connecting parts 15, and bent parts 17 formed between terminal connecting parts 1... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025631 | Coaxial connector The coaxial connector connects a first coaxial cable and a second coaxial cable by connecting a first terminal connected to the first coaxial cable and a second terminal connected to the second coaxial cable. Both first and second terminals have a connecting section... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6971923 | Cable end connector assembly with improved organizer A cable end connector assembly (100) includes an insulative housing (1) defining a number of passageways (14) therein, a number of contacts (2) received in the housing, and an organizer (3) separably attached to the housing to rece... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971774 | Insertion structure for inserting lamp rod to wire winding box An insertion structure for inserting a lamp rod to a wire winding box comprises a lamp seat and an inserting head. The retaining seat has a flange and a lateral side of the flange is a threaded surface. The threaded surface passes through the via hole of the wire wi... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6875058 | Electrical adapter for a fuel injector with two sets of connectors A fuel injector assembly for use in an electrically-controlled engine having a fuel injector and an electrical adapter. The fuel injector has a first set of electrical connectors and a second set of electrical connectors. The electrical adapter has a body, a first s... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6837745 | Electric jack A jack, which would cause hardly a defective connection even if a mechanical deformation is received when attaching or using it, will be offered. The electric junction of contacts (3), (4) and leads (51), (52) is done by crimping, the cri... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6824420 | Electric connector with cable holding mechanism There is provided an electric connector for simplifying the structure of the cable holding mechanism without using a special cable holding piece, reducing the number of man-hours by simplifying the operation of attaching the cable holding mechanism to a connector ho... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6652293 | Cable-end connector with active circuit elements An electrical connector is used in combination with an electrical circuit board having an active element and formed with a row of throughgoing contact holes and a multiconductor cable having a plurality of wires each having a core conductor. The connector... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6575794 | Split connector with a cover A split connector is provided with a cover wherein transportation and assembly can be performed simply. Two housing chambers are provided within a frame, and sub-housings are housed respectively therein, these being covered from their posterior faces by a... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6478608 | Electrical connector including a lockingly engageable housing and cover An electrical connector has a cover (20) attached by a center latching arm (15) and two side latching arms (26). The rigidity of a center arm (15) is decreased, and the rigidity of side arms (26) is increased, by specifying the material from which a housi... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6155884 | Connector retaining construction A connector retaining construction in which retaining claws for retaining connectors in a holder member will not interfere with an external member, and are prevented from damage due to such interference. In the construction, connectors (31, 32), having te... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6030256 | Electrical connector with coding The connector is intended to be plugged into a complementary connector. It comprises a casing (10) having two side walls (16) defining a corridor, transverse to the plug-in direction and at least one contact-carrying module (12) which can be inserted into... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5947762 | Electrical connector with wire cover A latching member has a flange provided so as to extend along the inner face of an electric wire cover. This flange shields a space between an edge of a cut away of the cover and the external peripheral face of the latching member, thereby ensuring that t... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5911595 | Low profile angular connector device and method The electrical connector of this invention is for terminating the wires of a cable into an electrical insert positioned within a connector backshell at an angle to the direction of the cable. A wireing space at the rear of the backshell is provided to ter... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5871373 | Electrical connector The electrical connector may include a housing, a contact, a secondary lock, a grommet, a backplate, a bolt, a contact removal tool, and a splash guard. The housing includes openings which receive the contacts. The grommets are positioned in cavities at t... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5788528 | Cable connector with a releasable clip The high-speed electrical transmission cable connector assembly of this invention includes an electrical connector having a connector backshell with an internal cavity for receiving an electrical insert to interface with an electrical interface device. An... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5782645 | Percutaneous connector for multi-conductor electrical cables A biologically implantable percutaneous connector (20) for providing optionally separable interconnection between an implanted connector (21) attached to bone tissue and a removable connector (40). The connectors each include a supporting matrix of dielec... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5725397 | Divisional type connector A plastic frame 13 for electrical connectors has an open end 14. A closing plate 18 of plastic is connected to one side of the open end by means of a living hinge. A cover 24 for covering electrical wires is integrally formed on the upper side of the fram... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5688144 | Connection cover A connector cover includes a cover main body 6A is formed with a connector receptacle 6b for accommodating a connector 1 inserted through an upper opening 6a, a corrugate tube receptacle 6d for accommodating a corrugate tube 4 inserted through an upper op... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5672078 | Connector A split connector comprises an open frame 2 having apertures 8 into which female housings 1 are inserted against abutments 6. Cut-away windows 14 are formed in the two side walls 9, and clamping members 15 are able to open and close via self-hinges 20. Af... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5616048 | Electrical connector with electrical contact and strain relief An electrical connector assembly (100) which includes electrical contacts (10) of the insulation displacement type, an inner housing (20), an outer housing (40), and a strain relief meter (50). The assembly (100) is assembled by first securely placing the... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5389006 | Lightweight entertainment connector An electrical connector having a housing, quick release latches, and a hood. The hood allows an electrical cable to exit the hood in three different directions. The quick release latches are located on opposite ends of the housing and allow the connector ... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5271739 | System for attaching wire shield to plug A system for attaching a wire shield and a cover cap to the rear of an electrical plug. The plug is provided with four U-shaped members extending outwardly from the periphery of the plug casing, two on each of the opposite sides of the casing, near its co... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5076802 | Wire dress cover A wire dress cover is provided for an electrical connector. The connector includes a channel on the rear face into which the wire dress cover is slidably engagable. The wire dress cover includes a rib for slidable engagement in the channel and a locking p... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5007858 | Electrical connector for flat power cable An electrical connector assembly includes a metal shell and a plurality of dielectric housings each housing a terminated end of each of a pair of flat cables of the type for transmission of electrical power at substantial current and voltage levels. Each ... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4952168 | Cover assembly A cover assembly (20) for receiving a connector (56) terminated to a cable (92) is disclosed in which the cover assembly has a exterior contoured surface (118), a cavity (134) for receiving the connector and first (74) and second (76) cable exits from the... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4364624 | Adapter assembly for electrical leads An adapter assembly for electrical connectors is disclosed. The adapter assembly comprises a body with a T-shaped opening therein and male and female terminals positioned at right angle. An access opening with a press fitted closure is provided.... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4239320 | Electrical connector A modularized electrical connector is disclosed and has position adjustable contact elements for engaging selective second contact elements of a complementary electrical connector. The electrical connector includes a housing defining an elongated cavity, ... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4211463 | Metal strain relief clamp The disclosure relates to a one-piece metal clamp which is secured to a plastic connector housing having multiple electrical terminals for connection to respective wires contained in a multiple wire cable. The clamp is adapted to grasp the cable and ancho... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4203643 | Electrical ribbon connector and hood An electrical ribbon connector is disclosed having a protective hood which is assembled to or disassembled from a locked position on the connector insert member by either a sliding or pivoting technique. The hood is also automatically locked or secured in... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4089579 | Ribbon connector constructions A connector receptacle body has resilient latches in opposed end portions of the skirt-like body portion which extends between such latches. A connector plug body having a receptacle-receiving skirt portion is provided at opposed skirt ends with latch-rec... | 05/16/1978 |