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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6290553 | Female terminal In a female terminal (10), projections (17) of a contact piece (12), received within a body (11), are engaged respectively in windows (16) formed respectively in opposed walls (15) of the body (11). A support portion (31), formed on the body (11), is resi... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6267626 | Connector for thermoelectric devices An electrical connector, for use in conjunction with or forming part of, a thermocouple probe has a body of electrically Insulating material, preferably formed by moulding, a plurality of apertured blocks of ferrite material within the body, and a corresp... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6264479 | Socket for handler A handler socket has confronting surfaces to which an electrical part and a circuit substrate are connected for an electrical conduction between the electrical part and the circuit substrate. The handler socket comprises a socket body; a plurality of cont... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6250965 | Chip card reading apparatus An apparatus for reading chip cards with at least one channel receiving a chip card and having at least one read head, the apparatus being detachably insertable into a receiving shaft intended for receiving modules in a computer, whereby in the channel fo... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6250950 | Screwless terminal block A screwless-type terminal block comprising a housing, a clamping member in the housing, a PCB conductive pin, and an actuating member. The housing defines a first opening for receiving therein a wire end and a second opening through which extends the actu... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6244898 | Waterproof connector A waterproof connector 1 includes: a plurality of terminal accommodating chambers 4, 6A arranged in the vertical and the traverse direction of a connector housing 2; and a plurality of rubber plug accommodating chambers 6B communicated with the terminal a... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244888 | Connector with a plug and base of low insertion force, particularly of the type with pin/lyre contacts A low insertion force electrical connector comprising at least a plug and a base provided with a blind recess for receiving the plug. The base has pin contacts. The plug is connected to a bundle of electrical cables by means of electrical contacts. The ba... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244881 | Connector, data processing apparatus, and network apparatus The present invention provides a network apparatus for a network of ring topology configuration in which an insertion of an I/O card automatically ring-connects the I/O card and a removal of the I/O card automatically leaves the empty position ring-connec... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6241551 | Divided-type connector There is provided a divided-type connector comprising a male connector 20 and a female connector 40, one of the connectors being divided-type into a plurality of connector units, so that each of the connector units so divided-type is coupled to the other ... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6241542 | Connector with shorting terminal A connector is provided to clear a shorted state of a shorting terminal without using a clearing rib. The connector includes female and male housings 10, 20. A slider 40 assembled into the male housing 20 is moved backward by elastic restoring forces of e... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6238233 | Connecting device for at least one non-bared conductor A connection terminal is provided which makes it possible to connect two different, side-by-side, unstripped conductors when working with a narrow bed width. This is accomplished by providing a cutting member having a plurality of contact cutting edges of... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6234819 | Mechanism for detecting an unlocked state of connectors An electrical connector has first and second matable connector housings with circular cross-sections, and has a fixing ring which is rotatably mounted at an outer circumference of the first connector housing. In use, the fixing ring is engaged with the se... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6234851 | Stab connector assembly A stab connector assembly (10) comprising a stab housing (14) having a pair of spaced apart channels (16,18) connected by a passage (20) and a one-piece stab connector (12) disposed within the stab housing (14) is presented. The stab connector (12) has po... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6234821 | Connector for ram module A connector assembly comprises a plastic connector mounted on mainboard and two metal enhancement devices wherein connector includes a body and two parallel arms each including two spaced raised members, a positioning projection, and a protrusion with a g... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6231387 | Coaxial cable connector and method of assembling the same A terminal includes a connecting portion having a through hole to which a core wire of the coaxial cable is inserted to be electrically connected therewith, and a flat projection formed in the vicinity of the through hole on the connecting portion. The co... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6231395 | Card reader connector, with elastic brush contacts, and reader comprising same The invention concerns a card reader connector with microcircuit (1) comprising contacts (2) connected to an electronic circuit and designed, when the card (1) is integrated in the reader, to be connected to the card (1) microcircuit contact pads Said con... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6231358 | Electrical plug and receptacle having safety features An electrical plug and receptacle having safety features is provided. The plug includes a body, at least two conductors, and a skirt. The conductors extend from the body and are laterally surrounded by the skirt. The skirt is retractable into the body so ... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6231360 | Memory card adapter A memory card adapter comprises a board, a frame for holding the board, and an elastic member. The elastic member contacts a memory card and applies pressing force to the memory card for suppressing the ejection of the memory card. The above structure pre... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6227894 | 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... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6227871 | Device for contact-connecting a circuit board In a device (23) for contact-connecting two circuit boards (17, 18) for a control device of a throttle valve of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, contacts (24, 25) of one of the circuit boards (17) are arranged on a holding part (20). The ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6227908 | Electric connection Electrical interconnection arrangements are provided for connecting together two pieces of electrical equipment. A first connection component includes a first elongate conductive member, which in use is at a relatively high voltage, enclosed within insula... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6224427 | Modular jack having a plug-positioning member A modular jack 200 includes a jack housing 220 with an opening 225 in its front end that is adapted to receive a modular plug 100. Within the opening there are a number of jack springs 215 for making electrical contact with metallic blades 120 that are in... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6224425 | Simplified microelectronic connector and method of manufacturing A modular microelectronic connector having an electrical component or component package molded directly within the connector body and preformed electrical leads which facilitate rapid and simplified connector assembly. In a first embodiment, the component... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6224433 | Electrical connector for crossing reinforcing bars An electrical connector for connecting first and second conductive crossing bars together comprising a first elongated enclosure for at least partially enclosing the first bar; and a second elongated enclosure intersecting said first elongated enclosure f... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6224428 | Electrical connector and method of assembling and connecting the same with circuit devices The present invention provides an electrical connector which is connected to wires extending from a circuit device, and which makes it possible to realize high contact reliability with mating members, and a method of assembling and connecting the electric... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6224388 | In-board connector A method and apparatus are provided for electrically connecting to a printed circuit board having first and second faces spaced from each other by a thickness. The connection is formed by inserting an electrical connector into a receptacle formed in the p... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6220877 | Monolithic terminal interface A monolithic terminal interface for supporting, and establishing electrical contact to, components such as relays and fuses includes a terminal board fabricated from a self-supporting sheet of resilient, electrically insulating material. The terminal boar... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6220872 | Modular power supply A modular power supply, having a standard structure to engage with a variety of sockets, includes a casing, a circuit board and a plural number of sockets. The casing has an upper case engageable with a lower case to house the circuit board in between. Th... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6220903 | Plastic housing structures for a board-to-board connector The present invention relates to a plastic housing structure of a board-to-board connector comprising a base seat and a top cap, wherein the base having a central protruded rib portion with a plurality of slots along the two lateral sides of the rib porti... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6217374 | Electrical connector with wire management system An electrical connector includes an elongated dielectric housing having a central body portion with a front face, a rear face and at least three rows of terminal-receiving passages extending therebetween and including a top row, a middle row and a bottom ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6213782 | Input/output connector with hinged member An electrical interconnection device comprises a first connector member having a first mating end and a second connector member having a second mating end. The first connector member may be a printed circuit card I/O connector, and the second connector me... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6213784 | Electrical connector Provides an electrical connector for the cathodic protection of a metallic surface that is subject to corrosion. A layer of insulative adhesive, layer of conductive adhesive and a suction cup are provided so as to permit the electrical connector to be adh... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6213805 | Boot/ring for high voltage connector and high-voltage connector obtained A boot/ring comprising an annular core made of a closed-cell elastomer foam entirely coated with elastomer foam entirely coated with an elastomer covering that can withstand the electric insulating and cooling liquid contained in connector, at the connect... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6213808 | Method of joining electrical conductors and an apparatus for practicing this method The invention provides an electrical housing having a cover portion 14, and a base portion (not shown) defining recesses for receiving electrical connectors 24. Each connector has a casing 26 defining a nozzle portion 28 through which terminations of elec... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6210221 | Microwave quick connect/disconnect coaxial connectors A versatile quick connect/disconnect coaxial 3.5 mm male connector which can be used to mate with unmodified standard SMA, 2.92 mm, and 3.5 mm female connectors with or without the use of a threaded nut. The connector employs simple construction and achie... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6210208 | Quick connect terminal and terminal block A screwplug type water heating unit (10) has a body (12) through which ends (14a, 14b) of a heating element (14) extend. Separate terminal quick connects (22) have tabs (38a, 38b) which engage the ends of the heating element. Electrical leads (L1, L2) whi... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6210240 | Electrical connector with improved terminal An electrical connector is mateable with a complementary connecting device having a blade terminal. The connector includes a dielectric housing having a front mating face, an elongated terminal-receiving cavity with an open end through the mating face for... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6210181 | Press-fit terminal and electrical connector having same A press-fit terminal comprises a pin-like terminal body (2) having a support section (5) and a spring contact element (3). The spring contact element has a tubular body with an opening groove (3A) and is flexible in the radial direction. Also, it has an o... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6206718 | Connecting terminal and circuit breaking device A connecting terminal and a circuit breaking device having the connecting terminal are provided. A plate-shaped second bus-bar 19 welded to a conductive thermit casing 26 through a low melting point metal 23. The bus-bar 19 has an orifice 20 formed to fix... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6206708 | Through via plate electrical connector and method of manufacture thereof For use with a plate having a via located therethrough an electrical connector configured to transfer an electrical signal from one major surface of a plate to the other major surface, a method of manufacturing the electrical connector and a board mounted... | 03/27/2001 |
