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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7419412 | Solid floor board assembly with duct raceway cavity A solid floor board assembly with duct raceway is composed of a plurality of base blocks, layer plates, and floor boards. A hollow cavity is formed between the base blocks and the layer plates and is partitioned to accommodate a variety of wire ducts and conduit ins... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7297029 | Communication control IC-incorporating connector and wiring harness with communication control IC-incorporating connector There is provided a communication control IC-incorporating connector characterized in that a communication control IC is incorporated in a housing; an equipment-side connecting portion for connecting the equipment-side lead of the IC to the male terminal of an equip... | 11/20/2007 |
| 6045374 | Electrical wiring system An electrical wiring connector having a generally rectangular flat base lying in a first plane; a generally rectangular cover matable with the base, the cover having a top and side walls, the base and cover when in mating relation defining an enclosed spa... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5965951 | Modular wire harness and carpet for vehicle The incorporation of a wire harness and a carpet provide a modular combination which reduces the required assembly steps for a vehicle. The wire harness may be attached to the underside of a carpet in any way to form the modular combination. Once the modu... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5939670 | Trim structure for safetymat A trim structure for use with safetymats. The trim structure is of two-part construction and includes a rigid base which is fastened to a floor together with a cover formed of a resilient material. The top wall of the cover and the bottom wall of the base... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5899774 | Flat wire connectors for flat surface-mounted multi-purpose wire A flat, surface mounted, flexible, multi-purpose wire has a plurality of flat elongated conductors spaced apart in a generally parallel relationship. Each of the flat conductors includes a plurality of copper layers. An adhesive material separates the fla... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5618184 | I/O interface device and connector module with dual locators An input/output connector module for connecting input and output devices to a multi-wire bus having a first stage. The first stage electrically connects directly to the multi-wire bus, and a second stage is supported on the first stage and carries an IC c... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5611697 | Connector module with molded upper section including molded socket, socket pins, and positioning elements An interface connector device having two assemblies for interconnecting a plurality of input/output devices to a multi-wire bus. The first assembly is electrically connected directly to the multi-wire bus and the second is carried on the first assembly an... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5415556 | Hybird packaging of integrated I/O interface device and connector module A connector module for connecting at least one of an input device and an output device to a multi-wire bus including a first stage supporting the multi-wire bus, a second stage having an IC chip mounted on a lead frame, the lead frame including first elec... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5312261 | Programmable input-output electrical connector A programmable input-output electrical connector is provided for electrically coupling a plurality of conductors with an electronic component having a plurality of circuits. The connector includes a dielectric housing. A programming multi-contact bus is m... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5299942 | Input-output electrical connector An electrical connector system is provided for electrically coupling a plurality of conductors with a printed circuit board. The system includes a main housing for mounting on one side of the printed circuit board, the board having an IC chip on the oppos... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5181852 | Programmable input-output electrical connector An electrical terminal is interposed between first and second opposing conductive surfaces. The terminal includes an intermediate support portion and first and second spring contact portions projecting from the intermediate support portion for respectivel... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5125846 | Input-output electrical connector An electrical connector is provided for electrically coupling a plurality of conductors of different configuration with an electronic component. A plurality of insulation displacement terminals and a plurality of surface terminating terminals are provided... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5044964 | Programmable connector module A programmable connector module is equipped with a molded plastic base on which an IC chip is mounted. The plastic base is wired with programmable inputs which can be used to provide a logic 1 or a logic 0 to each input of the IC chip. Tabs or punch holes... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4780094 | Extension cord of undercarpet flat cable An extension cord of flat cable, particularly for undercarpet use, comprising a strip of insulated conductors located in a stiffly flexible sleeve-form shield strip mounted at opposite ends in rigid outlet supporting housings with the conductors terminate... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4721476 | Electrical connection box used in conjunction with raised floors An electrical connector box adapted to be used in connection with the raised floor concept with a raised floor positioned above the main floor. A plurality of substantially rectangular openings are formed in the raised floor. A frame is positioned in the ... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4717357 | System and method for electrical power installation A flat multiconductor cable power distribution system has a discrete wire multi-phase feeder, a main flat cable having at least four conductors, the cable being connected to the feeder to have plural phase energization. An insulation-piercing adapter over... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4674819 | Electric wire branching connector device An electric wire branching connector device is used for forming branching circuits in a wire harness system. The device has an upper case and a lower case adapted to clamp therebetween a first group of electric wires extracted from the wire harness system... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4618203 | Isolated ground device for flat undercarpet cable An adapter is provided for making electrical connection to a flat, multiconductor isolated ground cable. The cable, containing either four or five conductors, includes a neutral conductor, a ground conductor, an isolated ground conductor and at least one ... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4589715 | Electrical connector kit A kit for making a connector permitting alternative interconnections between individual conductors of two parallel, planar arrays of conductors includes an insulating body with means to locate contact parts on opposite faces for alignment with chosen cond... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4563050 | Device for flat multiconductor cable connection An electrical connection adapter device is provided for making electrical connection between multiconductor plural-phase (4 or 5 conductor) cable and multiconductor single-phase cable (3 conductor). The adapter device includes an insulative member that ha... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4508399 | Polarized ribbon cable connector having circuit components therein A polarized ribbon cable connector which facilitates the placement of electrical or circuit components therein is taught. Briefly stated, a housing lower assembly is profiled to receive a carrier strip therein. The carrier strip has bent up portions which... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4480889 | Adapter and method for tapping or splicing flat multiconductor cable An adapter is employed for effecting a tap or splice to a flat conductor cable main at the same location where an electrical receptacle is to be installed. The adapter includes a substantially elongate body of insulating material having two opposing surfa... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4479692 | Receptacle for flat multiconductor cable A receptacle for use with flat conductor cable is provided with a grounding contact that can be urged into electrically conductive contact with the cable grounding conductor and protective shield on such cable independently of the means by which other con... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4417096 | Method for splicing a flat conductor cable enclosed within a sealed envelope A method for routing a Flat Conductor Cable Assembly (1) in which a cable (10) includes conductors (12) (14)(16) contained in a sheath (18) and the sheath is enclosed within a sealed envelope (2)(4), in which the envelope is entered and the cable routed a... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4387949 | Transition connection apparatus having grounding feature A transition connection apparatus provides for electrical interconnection between round conductors in a grounded conduit in an under-floor wiring system and conductors in an insulated flat multiconductor cable in an undercarpet wiring system. A conductive... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4270833 | Reinforced electrical connector junction means A reinforced electrical connector junction means for flat conductor cable lying along a floor. The electrical connector junction means includes a base having a substantially flat support surface for mounting of the base on the floor adjacent a flat conduc... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4240688 | Floor fixture A floor fixture adapted for use with flat undercarpet power distribution systems has a face plate with a snap-in retaining feature requiring no screws and a mounting arrangement which allows for rotation of the fixture after installation.... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4030801 | Electrical connector junction for carpeted floor Electrical junction means for cables which are part of a telephone wiring system comprises a base frame member disposed on the floor of a building. Multi-conductor cables extend across the floor and have connectors on their ends which are mounted in the b... | 06/21/1977 |
| 3960430 | Flat wiring system and crimped connection Power distribution system for building wiring comprises a flat three conductor cable which is mounted on a surface, such as a floor, and tap cables extending laterally to outlets, loads, and controls. The tap connections of the branch or tap cables are ma... | 06/01/1976 |
