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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7695319 | Electrical connector having a shield case with elastic locking pieces An electrical connector includes an insulating housing and a shield case for enclosing the insulating housing. The insulating housing includes a base section of which two opposite side surfaces respectively define a groove and a recess. The groove penetrates a front... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7438602 | Ruggedized USB port The instant invention provides a robust USB connection configured to occupy the space heretofore utilized by a motor vehicle cigarette lighter. The USB connection is designed to adapt the pin for pin connection between a standard USB pin configuration and a common e... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7172459 | Electrical connector housing, electrical connector, and connector assembly A split electrical connector housing comprises a first housing and a second housing independent from the first housing. The first housing has a plurality of contact receiving compartments and a projection extending from an outer surface thereof. The second housing h... | 02/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6966796 | Connector A connector includes an insulative holding member having a generally-cylindrical tubular shape, and a conductive shielding member which includes a cover portion for covering an outer peripheral face of the holding member and a clamping portion. The holding member ha... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6814625 | Electrical connector An electrical connector system (200) is disclosed that includes a plurality of modular components. The modular components can include a receptacle housing (210, 503, 1410, 1610, 1810, 1910, 2162, 2610, 3010, 3410), a socket insert (212, 214, 400, 50... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6764331 | Small-sized connector A small sized connector for connecting wires to an electrical component, such as a printed circuit board. The connector includes a connector frame, and a latch that is hingedly connected to the connector frame. The latch has a raised portion at one end thereof, wher... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6551144 | Electrical connector for connecting electrical wires to an electrical apparatus An electrical connector for connecting electrical wires to an electrical apparatus (1) consists of a receiving socket (10), a contact carrier (14) arranged in the receiving socket, insulation piercing contacts (18) which are held in the contact carrier (1... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6478631 | Electrical connector with split shells and retention clip The present electrical connector assembly includes an outer shell capable of receiving at least one electrical contact module. The outer shell works in cooperation with an improved contact module retaining device which secures the electrical contact modul... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6426465 | Protective cover for battery connection terminal, and assembly of the protective cover and battery connection terminal A protective cover has a body in which an electrical wire connection part of a battery connection terminal is installed and a cover piece covering a clamping part of the terminal and hinged to the body. The cover piece contains a pair of elastically defor... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6250963 | Connector shell, connector assembly and method of fabricating same A connector assembly, and method of fabricating such connector assembly, is provided. The connector assembly includes a cable/insulator/contact sub-assembly which extends into a connector shell and is attached thereto in such a manner as to seal the inter... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6176745 | Pressure contact connector A pressure contact connector has inner members which cannot be inserted upside-down, and which has good operability. An inner member includes an upper and lower inner member. A tubular shaped inner housing chamber is provided at the posterior of an outer ... | 01/23/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6135787 | Connector shroud for a pin array The present invention provides a device for connecting two circuit boards together. The device constitutes four side walls joined to define an aperture, a pin array disposed completely within the aperture, at least one resilient finger which acts to retai... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6129561 | Plug connector securing a printed circuit board mounted with contacts thereon An electrical connector comprises a plug, a printed circuit board, and a contact unit mounted on the printed circuit board and comprising a plurality of contacts with an insulative housing formed therearound. The PCB together with the contact unit is slid... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6106338 | Cable end receptacle connector having a device preventing excess molten material from flowing into the connector A cable end receptacle connector includes a metal shell receiving a nonconductive body therein. The body has a cavity defined in a rear face thereof and a plurality of channels defined in a front face thereof in communication with the cavity. Each channel... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6071148 | Seal retention member This invention provides a seal retention member (21,66) for use in an electrical connector. The seal retention member (21,66) has a plurality of wire receiving passages (37) and a latch arm (90) which forms part of a peripheral surface (86) and part of at... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6042428 | Connector insert retention A connector (10) that includes an insert (14) with contact-holding passages (16), is retained in a shell (12) by a pair of resilient sheet metal tines (30). The rear portion of the shell is provided with forwardly-facing shoulders (60) at the inside of th... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5759054 | Locking, wire-in fluorescent light adapter An improved fluorescent light adapter for incandescent light fixtures. The adapter may be directly wired in to the Edison light fixture, and also includes locking structure to prevent theft. Specifically, the adapter includes a lower housing with a plural... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5743763 | Industrial-type mobile electric socket and plug of easier assembling An electrical connector, such as a socket or plug, comprises an insert which is mounted on the housing by relative rotational movement therebetween. The insert is restrained on the housing by an interlocking resilient detent member located in a seat forme... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5564953 | Divided-type multi-pole connector A plurality of kinds of multi-pole sub-connectors are provided with retaining means for retaining them on a frame, and provisionally-retaining projections. If an erroneous insertion is not encountered, the multi-pole sub-connectors are fitted in the frame... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5427549 | Electrical cable assembly with improved latch An electrical cable and organizer assembly (10) with an improved latch (50) is disclosed. The connector (20) includes contacts (16, 18) that are terminated to the conductors (22) of the cable (14), and a connector housing (20) that is overmolded so that i... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5352135 | Polygonal connector, in particular a rectangular connector incorporating a central insulator The invention concerns a rectangular connector comprising a casing (2) housing a central insulator (1) incorporating electric contact elements (16). One bar element (41) is positioned at each longitudinal end of central insulator (1), and a lug (50) is po... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5295866 | Insert retention gas tight seal for electrical connector and method of making same An insert retention gas tight seal for an electrical connector is disclosed. The insert retention, gas tight seal includes an annular groove defined by the interior surface of the connector housing within the receptacle and the plug, an annular ring of so... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5145411 | Connector insert retention system A dielectric insert of an electrical connector is retained within a metal shell by a plurality of latching ledges formed integrally with said insert member spaced about the periphery of the outer surface thereof and facing the trailing end during insertio... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5108300 | Electrical connector with interlocked components An electrical connector 1 comprises, an insulative housing 2, a conductive shell 3 having electrical terminals 4, an insulator 5, conductive switch contacts 7, 8, an electrical circuit element 9 constructed to engage the shell 3 and the switch contact 8, ... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5104342 | Structure of cable connector A cable connector comprising a plastic core covered with a cap and fastened in a short copper tube at one end. By engaging a plurality of raised portions at the inside of the cap in a plurality of notches around the periphery of the front projecting end o... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5062810 | Plug insert for a metal tube housing In order to improve a plug insert for a metal tube housing comprising a cact carrier with plug pins protruding from a first side thereof and solder terminals from a second side thereof opposite the first side, and a protective sleeve insertable in the me... | 11/05/1991 |
| 4985002 | Shielded circular plug connector To simplify the assembly of a shielded circular plug connector (3), it is oposed to provide the shield sleeve (10) of the plug connector (3) with radially raised embossings (12) and the support part containing the pin-type or socket-type plug contacts (2)... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4983127 | Electrical connector An electrical connector includes an insulating housing (100) consisting of a front section (111) and a rear section (112), the front section having a cylindrical contact support section (120) with a plurality of contact apertures (121) extending along its... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4946400 | Surface mounted electrical connector A mounting structure includes an insulating housing (10) having an annular recess (14) extending rearwardly from a front end thereof for receiving a shell member of a mating connector; a metal end face protection member (40) attached to the front end and ... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4927388 | Electrical connector shell assembly and module retention clip A protective shell of an electrical connector includes clip members affixed to the inside surfaces of the module-receiving cavity, with spring arms of the clips extending forwardly and inwardly to latch behind transverse ribs along the outwardly facing su... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4891015 | Universal connector with interchangeable male and female sleeves for use in network analyzers and microwave devices A universal connector assembly having a plurality of interchangeable sleeve members for converting the assembly from a male-type microwave device connector to a female-type microwave device connector and vice-versa. Embodiments of the assembly are used fo... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4871328 | Hermetically sealing connector and method of use thereof A connector device and method of use thereof provide positioning and hermetic sealing of electrical contacts in protective housings. The housings protect wires which connect the speed sensor of a turbine engine to a display. The connector supports the ele... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4861280 | Electric cable terminal consisting of two independent elements to be assembled by axial sliding This terminal is consisting of two elements, one of which is formed by a metal coupling mechanism (1) a first ring (2) connected to the coupling mechanism (1) and a second ring (6) connected to the first ring (2) by means of a narrow lower link (5), so th... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4764130 | Electrical connector having terminal housing retaining member An electrical connector includes a connector housing having a passageway extending therethrough in which a terminal housing is disposed. The terminal housing engages a stop surface in the passageway limiting the forward movement of the terminal housing in... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4737124 | Connector plug A connector plug includes a plurality of contact pins carried by an insulating body which is installed in a cylindrical metal cover. The cylindrical metal cover has a semi-cylindrical rear portion which is engaged with a semi-cylindrical metal cover piece... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4685758 | Connector plug A connector plug is disclosed, in which a plurality of contact pins are embedded in an insulating body mounted in a cylindrical metal cover. A shielded cable having wires connected to contact pins is led out from the cylindrical metal cover. A cylindrical... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4477022 | Polarizing and latch arrangement for an electrical connector An electrical connector comprises matable housing members and contact-carrying inserts. Matable electrical contact members are secured in passageways in each of the inserts and a coupling member holds the housing members, contact-carrying inserts, and ele... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4413875 | Connector retaining apparatus A connector retaining apparatus for retaining an insulator in the bore of a connector shell includes an insulator with an annular flange defining a rear facing shoulder, a connector shell having an interior cylindrical surface with an annular groove there... | 11/08/1983 |
