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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7387522 | Bayonet connection for knock-down fixtures and portables Arrangements and methods are provided for electrically and mechanically coupling a lighting arm to a wiring body. An exemplary arrangement includes a fixture arm, a wiring body, a socket, and a plug. The exemplary socket is affixed to one of the fixture arm and the ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7384295 | Universal serial bus connector and socket coupling arrangements A Universal Serial Bus socket-equipped arrangement (USB-SEA) configured for mating with a Universal Serial Bus (USB) plug having a plug metal housing and an aperture disposed in the plug metal housing. The arrangement includes a plug-receiving cavity configured to r... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7297014 | Spring lock interface engagement system An engagement system having a spring lock design to initially attach the two halves of the system together. After which the use of a multi start Acme lead screw provides a, consistent, low torque means of engagement. Although the engager requires the use of lubricat... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7192303 | Quick connect device for electrical fixtures A device for connecting and supporting electrical fixtures includes a male electrical plug, a mating female electrical socket and a releasable latch assembly for both holding the plug in the socket and mechanically mounting the fixture on a supporting surface or an ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7160132 | Battery pack—cordless power device interface system A battery pack for a cordless power tool and a cordless power tool and battery pack combination includes the battery pack having a retention member that pivotally engages a retention member of the power tool and a latch system in which one of the battery pack and po... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7118402 | Electrical connector assembly An electrical connector assembly comprises first and second connectors (20 and 40), each having contact portions arranged in a direction perpendicular to the plugging direction. The first connector (20) has a pair of guide portions (36) p... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7066756 | Apparatus for contacting a conductive surface by means of a pin connector A plug connector and printed circuit board assembly and method include a snap-on fastening arrangement wherein a row of resilient contacts on the plug connector are brought into engagement with a corresponding row of strip contacts carried by a planar surface of the... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6986678 | Lockable electrical connector An electrical connector includes a male element which has a spring-loaded lock element and a female wall socket that has a lock element-accommodating opening defined therein. The spring-loaded lock element is operated by means of a screw driver-accommodating element... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6962498 | Revolvable plug and socket The invention relates to the support of light electric appliances such as light fittings and small fans. The device according to the invention provides a plug and socket combination powering and supporting an appliance in a manner allowing the user to change ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6957966 | Component retention mechanism and method One embodiment of the invention is a mechanism for attaching a first component to a second component, wherein the second component includes at least two mounting posts, the mechanism comprising a mounting block having at least two holes, through each of which a resp... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6935903 | Mounting rail adapter The present invention relates to an electrical device with a modular construction, comprising at least one equipment module (1), preferably several equipment modules (1), the module(s) being fixed onto a mounting rail (2). To mount or dismount a... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6913480 | Connector for making connection with mating interface A connector for making an electrical connection with a mating interface (17) includes a hollow conductor (1) within which is included a member (9) which is relatively movable with respect to the conductor (1). Resilient means (12),... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6902438 | Connector A root portion of the terminal connecting section of one of the male terminals that projects outward is provided with a fitting section to be fitted into a female holder. The fitting section of the male holder is fitted into the insertion hole of the female holder. | 06/07/2005 |
| 6896535 | Multicore connector for connecting a plurality of contact pads of a circuit board to a plurality of contacts in a one-to-one correspondence A connector has a board with a plurality of contact pads electrically connected to a plurality of signal lines on one side. The connector also has a modularized structural unit on the other side. The structural unit includes a plurality of spring contacts as the mat... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6887093 | Patch panel latching and holding mechanism apparatus and method High-power coaxial signal lines, as used for example in television transmitters, employ patch panels with coaxial connections typically 7 cm to 30 cm in diameter to permit rerouting of signals. Like smaller patch panels, these use U-shaped coaxial links; rigid U-lin... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6843657 | High speed, high density interconnect system for differential and single-ended transmission applications The present invention is directed to a high density electrical connector which can provide 80 or more twinax connections per linear inch in a 20 millimeter card slot. In a typical electronic system package, 20 millimeters is the spacing from center line to center li... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6835085 | Connector including plug fixing member and electronic apparatus having the connector including plug fixing member The connector of the present invention is capable of insertion and removal of a plug having an unmoving section and a moving section that is movable with respect to the unmoving section. The connector includes a plug fixing member for fixing the unmoving section by ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6802722 | Retainer bracket for connectors A method and apparatus for retaining and aligning a connector to a mating connector on a printed wiring board with a retainer bracket. The retaining bracket is especially useful when there is a bend in the cable. Female contacts in a coax cable assembly mounted to a... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6695640 | Ultrasonic diagnostic equipment In order for an operator to perceive a lock completion of the mechanical connection between a connector of an ultrasonic probe and a socket of an ultrasonic diagnostic equipment main body, the following structure is provided. In the ultrasonic diagnostic ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6676416 | Ribbon cable and electrical connector for use with microcomponents A system, apparatus, and method which enable microcomponents to be electrically coupled in a desirable manner are disclosed. More specifically, electrical coupling mechanisms are disclosed, which are suitable for providing an electrical coupling between t... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6626692 | INSERTION AND WITHDRAWAL CONNECTOR APPARATUS, STRUCTURE OF REMOTE CONTROLLING ENGAGEMENT AND SEPARATION THEREOF, AND CONNECTING FRAME BLOCK STRUCTURE FOR INSERTION AND WITHDRAWAL CONNECTOR APPARATUS OR THE LIKE There is provided an insertion and withdrawal connector apparatus in which a plurality of connectors can move only in a range of capable of engaging and separating with and from a plurality of mating connectors within a connector receiving body. A connect... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6579114 | Quick release spring connector adaptor for a computer cable An adaptor for quickly connecting a computer cable connection to a receiving member including a body, a first and second port connector, and a biasing member. The biasing member maintains ratchet like teeth particularly useful in grasping internal threadi... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6538904 | Expandable cable distribution apparatus including interchangeable and removable cable distribution modules A method and apparatus for mounting an electronic component within a housing is provided comprising a modular equipment rack bracket for electronic equipment including a first and second mounting bracket arm for mounting to a housing rack assembly and a f... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6482024 | Releasable fastening device, such as for an electrical computer connector, and methods for releasable fastening and electrical computer connector to a computer component A fastener for fastening and releasing a first electrical contact on a cable with a second electrical contact on a computer component, and a method for fastening and releasing the first and second electrical contacts, are shown and described. The computer... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6461185 | Method and apparatus for an electromechanically controlled electronic interface plug A method and apparatus for an electromechanically controlled electronic interface plug. The interface plug provides electrical connection with a complementary connector while providing electromechanical control over the ability to disconnect or decouple t... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6413112 | Plug-type input/output connector A plug connector comprises an insulating housing, a shielding (44), contacts (39) mounted in the housing, at least one element (55) to latch the plug connector in a receptacle connector, and a button (60) to operate the latch element. A locating peg (51) ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6345991 | Printed wiring board for connecting to pins A protector panel receives plug-in protector modules. The panel has a plurality of pin receiving holes. The panel has a plurality of members depending from its bottom. Each of the at pin receiving holes has a respective pair of the depending members adjac... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6332799 | Half-fitting prevention connector In a half-fitting prevention connector (1), a flexible lock arm (5) is formed on a housing (4) of a male connector (2) and has a slide slot (8). A spring member (11), which is attachable to the housing (4), includes a slide member (14) slidably supported ... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6315587 | Card connector A connector element 5 removably holding a card 2 containing stored data is mounted within a case 100 such that the connector element is slidable in the card 2 insert/eject direction, this connector element 5 being normally urged in the card 2 eject direct... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6273740 | Quick release spring connector adaptor for a computer cable An adaptor for quickly connecting a computer cable connection to a receiving member including a body, a first and second port connector, and a biasing member. The biasing member maintains ratchet like teeth particularly useful in grasping internal threadi... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6264491 | Quick release spring connector for computer cable A clasp mechanism connector for quickly connecting a computer cable to a receiving member includes a body, a port connector and a biasing member. The biasing member maintains ratchet like teeth particularly useful in grasping internal threading such as th... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6257913 | Latch mechanism for electrical connector A connection between a one and another electrical connector uses a cable terminating assembly with at least one sidewall compartment in which a terminal end of a latch element is disposed. The terminal end of the latch element has a bell shaped cut out fo... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6217364 | Electrical connector assembly with guide pin latching system An electrical connector assembly includes a first connector having a guide hole in a mating face thereof. A second connector includes a guide pin for insertion into the guide hole of the first connector, the guide pin having a latch portion. A latch membe... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6165009 | Housing accomodating a plurality of flat cables A connector including a reception housing which has four sector-shaped compartments defined by four radial partitions, and four sector-shaped end terminals are inserted into the four sector-shaped compartments from mutually orthogonal directions which are... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6135781 | Electrical interconnection system and device An interconnection providing multiple electrical interconnections at a fine pitch can be formed in a pluggable and unpluggable form using multiple connector channels and rows of contact elements in each of a plug and socket. The contacts may be a mixture ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6116942 | Locking device for electrical connector A locking device for an electrical connector comprises an engaging rod defining an outer screw thread thereon for engaging with a bolt of a mating connector defining an inner screw thread therein, and an additional inserting rod inserted into the engaging... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6102717 | Cam mechanism for attaching and detaching interconnecting structures with a low insertion force A connector arrangement including a cam mechanism for interconnecting connector housings, in which the number of component parts is reduced and the strength is increased. The connector arrangement includes a first connector housing having a pair of suppor... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6095840 | Module construction applied in car roof A module construction employed in a car roof has a front unit including a plurality of functional components, a circuit board for electrical connection, and a first connector connected to the circuit board, a second connector associated with the first con... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6071141 | Connector latches Electrical connectors having latches for holding the connectors in mated condition employ relatively long latch arms with a point of flexure near a rear end of the connector. The latches extend into locating posts positioned forwardly of the mating face o... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6056581 | Latch detent/stop mechanism for electrical connectors A locking mechanism (10) for use with an electrical connector assembly (80). The locking mechanism (10) includes a latch support (60) having a D-slot washer (52) therein which is installed on a rotatable shaft (20). The rotatable shaft (20) is operable to... | 05/02/2000 |
