| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 439147000 | With connector retaining means in addition to contact of connector | 17 |
| 20090029579 | CONNECTOR AND A CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A wire cover ( | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090163058 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH TETHERED COVER - An electrical connector assembly includes a connector having a housing and a receptacle for mating with a mating connector. The assembly also includes a cover configured to attach to the housing, and a tether linking the housing to the cover. The tether includes a housing mount for installing the tether onto the housing, a cover mount for installing the tether onto the cover, and a link connecting the housing mount to the cover mount. The link is non-metallic. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20100015826 | SEALED CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A sealed connector system and components thereof is disclosed. The sealed connector system has a sealed cable assembly and a printed circuit board header assembly. The sealed cable assembly has a cable housing and a cable terminated thereto. A cover, as described above, is overmolded over a portion of the cable housing and a portion of the cable. The cover is one continuous member that acts as a seal to prevent contaminants from entering the cable housing. A printed circuit board header assembly is mated to the cable housing. The header assembly has recesses provided proximate a circuit board mounting surface, with the recesses being configured to provide additional space on a circuit board on which the header assembly is mounted. Legs or ribs may be provided proximate the ends of the circuit board contact area. The ribs provide stability to the printed circuit board connector and prevent the printed circuit board connector from being rotated relative to the printed circuit board. The sealed connector system may be provided with a cable housing ground shield proximate the header mating end of the cable housing and a header assembly ground shield may be provided in a cable housing receiving opening of the header assembly, whereby the cable housing ground shield and the header assembly ground shield are placed in electrical engagement with each other. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100105228 | Circuit board module and connector protecting cover thereof - A connector protecting cover and a circuit board module using the same are provided. The circuit board module includes a circuit board, a plurality of electronic devices, a connector, and a connector protecting cover. The electronic devices are disposed on the circuit board. The connector is disposed on the circuit board and includes a plurality of connecting terminals connected to the circuit board. The connector protecting cover includes a top wall, a circular side wall connected to the top wall, and a partition. The partition is connected to the circular side wall. The top wall, the circular side wall, and the partition define a plurality of accommodation spaces. The partition and the circular side wall are together used for clipping the connecting terminals, such that the connecting terminals are located in the accommodation spaces. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100167566 | Embedded Seat Slot Structure - An embedded seat slot structure is disposed at a device having an opening. The embedded seat slot structure includes a cover, an interlocking portion, and a base. The cover covers the opening. The interlocking portion is pivotally connected with the device via a first pivot. An end of the interlocking portion close to the first pivot is connected with the cover. The base is pivotally connected with the device via a second pivot. An end of the base far away from the second pivot is close to the interlocking portion. The base has a connector facing the opening. When the cover is opened, the interlocking portion is driven to rotate, an end far away from the first pivot pushes the base, and then the base is rotated to make the connector exposed at the opening. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100190366 | RJ-45 Style Communications Jacks that are Configured to Receive Both RJ-45 and RJ-11 Style Communications Plugs - RJ-45 style communications jacks include a housing having a plug receiving cavity that is defined, at least in part, by opposed upper and lower surfaces. A first guide protrudes from the upper surface into the plug receiving cavity. A first channel is formed in the lower surface. The width of this first channel is greater than the width of a housing of an RJ-11 style communications plug but less than a width of a housing of an RJ-45 style communications plug. Moreover, the length of the first channel is sufficient to allow the RJ-11 style communications plug to be fully inserted within the plug receiving cavity. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100227487 | CAP AND CONNECTOR UNIT - A cap which is made difficult to come off a connector by suppressing deformation of the cap. The cap includes an insertion portion that has a hollow cylindrical shape and is inserted in a shell body of a shell of a receptacle connector, and a cover portion which is continuous with the insertion portion and covers an opening of the shell body. Ribs are formed inside the insertion portion, for suppressing deformation of the insertion portion. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20110287647 | WATER-PROOFING JOINT CONNECTOR - The present invention provides a water-proofing joint connector capable of electrically interconnecting a plurality of terminals, with a simple structure, irrespective of the number of the terminals. The water-proofing joint connector includes a connection conductor, a housing and a cap member. The connecting conductor has a plurality of fitting portions to be fitted with respective terminals, preliminarily held within the housing. The housing includes a plurality of terminal insertion portions and a cap-member insertion portion which opens to an opposite side of the terminal insertion portions. The cap member has a cap portion to close the cap-member insertion portion and a fit detection portion to come into contact with the terminal locking portion elastically displaced by the terminals failing to be fully fitted, to thereby prevent the cap member from being attached to the cap-member insertion portion. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110300728 | LOCKING DEVICE - A locking device that locks a power feeding plug to a power receiving connector and locks a lid covering the power receiving connector. The locking device includes a lock bar that locks a hook, which is arranged on the power feeding plug, to a catch, which is arranged on the power receiving connector. A hook restriction member permits and restricts movement of the lock bar. A lid restriction member permits and restricts opening of the lid. A motor moves the hook and lid restriction members. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120034796 | Systems, Apparatus, and Related Methods for Weather-Proofed Wire Splicings - Disclosed are systems, apparatus and related methods for making weather, fire, or water-proofed wire-to-wire electrical connections. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120329299 | CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A female connector (F) is formed such that a block-shaped terminal accommodating portion ( | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130040476 | CARD EDGE CONNECTOR - A card edge connector ( | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130102169 | MECHANISM FOR FACILITATING CORRECT CARD INSERTION IN ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A slot mechanism for an electronic device is adapted to receive a card therein. The slot mechanism includes a slot disposed within the electronic device. A pivotally moveable tab is spring biased to protrude within an interior of the slot. A spring biased card release mechanism includes a first arm disposed within the interior of the slot and a second arm disposed exterior to the slot. The second arm is configured to prevent movement of the pivotally moveable tab by the card when the card is inserted in an incorrect orientation, thereby preventing complete insertion of the card. The first arm is configured to allow movement of the pivotally moveable tab by the card when the card is inserted in a correct orientation, thereby allowing complete insertion of the card. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130157485 | CHARGING PORT COVER AND CHARGING PORT STRUCTURE - A charging port cover including a cover body closing an open part formed between an opening-closing body and a vehicle body in a state where the opening-closing body is opened when a charging gun is attached to a charging inlet and charging for a vehicle-mounted battery is performed, the opening-closing body capable of opening and closing an opening portion which is provided in the vehicle body and includes the charging inlet. The cover body includes a cover-side engaging member and a cover-side engaged member which engage respectively with an engaged member and an engaging member configured to engage with the engaged member, the engaged member and the engaging member being configured to engage and lock the closed opening-closing body with the vehicle body. The cover-side engaging member and the cover-side engaged member are integrated with each other by a joining member. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130183842 | Electrical Connector - The invention relates to an electrical connector having a plurality of contact housings and a lock housing. The plurality of contact housings are vertically positioned upon each other. Each contact housing having a first end, a second end, and a step portion disposed between the first end and the second end. The lock housing includes a cover plate extending across an upper side of the plurality of contact housings and a lock arm extending from the cover plate and engageable with at least one of the plurality of contact housings. The lock arm includes an end portion engageable with the step portion. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20140295685 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTION HAVING A CONNECTOR - An electrical connector includes a housing, a latch arranged relative to the housing in a first direction, and a securing member arranged between the housing and the latch. The latch includes an engagement element configured to be movable in the first direction when not blocked. The securing member includes a supporting surface and a counter-engagement element. The supporting surface is configured to support the latch in the first direction. The engagement and counter-engagement elements are configured such that when the engagement and counter-engagement elements are engaged with each other, a displacement of the securing element in and against a second direction relative to the housing is constrained, and when the engagement and counter-engagement elements are disengaged from each other, the securing element is adjustable relative to the housing along the second direction. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20160104971 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR DEVICE - To allow easy and reliable establishment of electromagnetic shielding regarding a portion connected to a circuit board with a simple structure, a shield plate provided to a fit-in holding member which keeps a state of fitting in a counterpart connector externally covers board connection legs of counterpart contact members and, simultaneously with an operation of rotating the fit-in holding member when connectors fit together, electromagnetic shielding with respect to the board connection legs is immediately established. Also, a ground connecting units provided to the fit-in holding member are connected to ground connection conductive paths provided at positions near the board connection legs of the counterpart contact members, thereby obtaining favorable electromagnetic shielding characteristics. Also, a connected state at the board connection legs can be favorably confirmed. | 04-14-2016 |
