Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
439346000 | Adapted to engage contact of mating part | 39 |
20080207039 | COLLAR CLIP FOR AN ELECTRONIC MODULE - In one example embodiment, a collar clip includes a body that is sized and configured to partially encircle a shell of an optoelectronic transceiver module. Each extended element in a pair of the extended elements is separated from the other extended element in the pair by a cavity. Each cavity is configured to receive a portion of a corresponding structure of the shell. | 08-28-2008 |
20080227326 | MOUNTING PIN AND PLUGHOLE ARRANGEMENT - A mounting pin and plughole arrangement is disclosed include a plughole formed on a circuit board, and a mounting pin downwardly extending from a frame body and having a shank with two hooked portions for fastening to the plughole to lock the frame body to the circuit board by: inserting the shank of the mounting pin through the center of the plughole and then rotating the mounting pin through an angle to force top locating blocks of the hooked portions into engagement with retaining holes that form a part of the plughole. | 09-18-2008 |
20080261434 | CONNECTOR ENGAGING STRUCTURE - A connector engaging structure includes an electrical connection box including a first connector provided with a connecting terminal, a second connector to be engaged with the first connecter, and provided with a mating terminal to be connected to the connecting terminal, an outer housing which houses a whole of the second connector, and is secured to the electrical connection box, and a rotatable lever which couples the second connector with the outer housing, and relatively moves the second connector to/from the first connector to connect/disconnect the connecting terminal to/from the mating terminal. | 10-23-2008 |
20080268692 | ELECTRIC SOCKET - Socket for alternatively creating an electrical plug-in connection having a first plug ( | 10-30-2008 |
20090011631 | POWER CONNECTION APPARATUS OF DIRECT TYPE BACKLIGHT UNIT - Provided is a single integral power connection apparatus of a backlight unit with a pressure cam that compresses a lamp lead receiver including plate springs using an elastic restoring force of a cam spring such that the lamp lead receiver comes in contact with a lead of a CCFL to supply power to the CCFL. The power connection apparatus includes a base disposed on a substrate of the backlight unit, the lamp lead receiver having a space defined for receiving the lead by a pair of the bent plate springs disposed on the base, a lamp lead guide disposed on the base for supporting the lead of the lamp, a lamp tube guide disposed on the base for supporting a tube of the lamp, the elastic cam spring applying the restoring force, and the pressure cam for pressing the lamp lead receiver using the restoring force of the cam spring. | 01-08-2009 |
20090017668 | LEAD RECEPTACLE AND PIN FRAME ASSEMBLY - A method includes (i) placing about a first alignment pin a first lead receptacle having a conductive portion, and (ii) placing about a second alignment pin a second lead receptacle having a conductive portion. The method further includes placing the first and second lead receptacles on a restraining fixture and attaching and electrically coupling a first conductor of a one piece lead frame pin assembly to the conductive portion of the first receptacle. The lead frame pin assembly has a tab element connecting the first conductor to a second conductor. The first and second conductors each include a feedthrough coupling portion. The method also includes attaching and electrically coupling the second conductor of the lead frame assembly to the conductive portion of the second receptacle. The lead receptacle and pin assembly may be inserted into a connector header. | 01-15-2009 |
20090047820 | Socket connector having lever-engaging member - An electrical connector includes a frame ( | 02-19-2009 |
20090186511 | POWER MICROCONNECTOR - Electrical connector for supplying electronic circuits with current. The connector comprises a flat metal bar and an insulating case comprising an open cavity extended by an inclined support covered by an end portion of the bar. | 07-23-2009 |
20090280671 | Electrical plug and socket harness-deflector - A snap on device to harness an electrical plug and socket connection with the ability to deflect it around corners and snags and maintain the connection when cords are pulled or dragged. | 11-12-2009 |
20090280672 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY, DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME AND METHOD OF CONNECTING THE SAME - A connector assembly includes a first connector having a recess disposed in a first side thereof, a second connector disposed in the recess and connected to the first connector, and a lever rotatably connected to the second connector. The lever is rotated toward the first connector by an external force after the second connector is connected to the first connector. The lever is connected to the first connector to fix the second connector in the recess of the first connector. | 11-12-2009 |
20090325416 | CONNECTOR - There is provided a connector capable of being simply and easily connected without loss of electrical continuity even in a harsh environment. In an electrical connector | 12-31-2009 |
20100029127 | DEVICE FOR SECURING LEADS INTO IN-LINE CONNECTOR DEVICES - A locking device for connectors is provided that uses a threaded seal latch application using a ferrule. The locking device secures leads in electrical connectors, particularly connectors involved in medically implantable devices. The locking device utilizes a threaded nut, pre-assembled onto a lead cable with a ferrule. The lead cable is inserted into and engages with a threaded sleeve, the threaded sleeve serves as an opening for the in-line stack inside a housing. The threaded nut engages the threaded sleeve, and the ferrule along the lead cable is encased therebetween. The ferrule is pushed into and against the inner surface of the threaded sleeve by the threaded nut, tightly securing the ferrule in place, and thereby locking the lead cable in the desired position. | 02-04-2010 |
20100041264 | SURFACE CONTACT CARD RETENTION ASSEMBLY - A retention assembly for securing a surface contact card in a portable electronic device includes a main body, a receiving groove defined in the main body, and a locking member rotatably positioned on the main body adjacent to the receiving groove. The locking member can be rotated from a first position at a side of the receiving groove to a second position on top of the receiving groove. | 02-18-2010 |
20100093204 | Electrical connector assembly - An electrical connector assembly includes a male connector, a female connector, and a sleeve. The male connector has a shoulder. The female connector is constructed to receive the male connector and has a flex arm with a nib. The sleeve is constructed to receive the female connector and has an inner surface. When the male connector, the female connector, and the sleeve are telescoped together, the inner surface of the sleeve overlaps the flex arm and forces engagement between the shoulder and the nib to eliminate relative movement between the male and female connectors. | 04-15-2010 |
20100120281 | Card connector capable of detecting card insertion - A card connector capable of detecting card insertion includes a base frame, a cover member, and a plurality of terminals. The base frame is made of an insulated material. The cover member is made of electrically conductive material and is mounted onto the base frame, whereby a card chamber is formed between the cover member and the base frame. The terminals are mounted onto the base frame, extending into the card chamber. Among the terminals, a detectable terminal is insert-molded in the base frame and located at one side of the base frame. The detectable terminal includes a contact portion exposed outside. The cover member includes a tongue extending toward the detectable terminal therefrom. The tongue has a working portion extending into the card chamber and a touch portion corresponding to the contact portion. Therefore, the card connector is of convenient assembly to lessen the assembly time and the labor cost. | 05-13-2010 |
20100178790 | RECEPTACLE CONNECTOR FOR A TRANSCEIVER ASSEMBLY - A receptacle connector includes a housing having a front, a rear, and a cavity configured to receive a mating connector through a slot at the front of the housing. A plurality of contacts are loaded into the cavity of the housing through the rear of the housing, and the contacts have channel portions aligned with one another. A retention plug is separately provided from the housing and securely coupled to the rear of the housing. The retention plug is received within the channel portions of the contacts and engages the contacts to hold the contacts within the cavity. | 07-15-2010 |
20100233898 | POWER CORD RETAINER - An apparatus is provided in one example implementation and includes a body portion that includes a first member and a second member. The members taper at one end and are configured to be coupled to an electronic component at another end. The apparatus also includes a securing portion coupled to the body portion and configured to form a cavity through which a cord passes, the cord having a cord head that is fixed to the electronic component. A portion of a force exerted on the cord is transferred to the securing portion such that detachment of the cord head from the electronic component is inhibited. In more specific embodiments, the body portion and the securing portion are integrally formed as a single wire. | 09-16-2010 |
20100248521 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY FEATURED HEAD-TO-HEAD MATING INTERCONNECTION AND QUICK-DISCONNECTION THEREFROM - An electrical connector ( | 09-30-2010 |
20100304596 | WIRE TERMINATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - An electrical termination and method comprising an element and a conductive member is disclosed. A wire is manually or tool-lessly securable in electrical communication with the conductive member. | 12-02-2010 |
20100304597 | WIRE TERMINATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - An electrical termination and method comprising an element and a conductive member is disclosed. A wire is manually or tool-lessly securable in electrical communication with the conductive member. | 12-02-2010 |
20100330834 | ELECTRICAL CONTACT DEVICE - An electrical contact device for an arrangement includes two apparatuses, between which a relative movement takes place along a first movement path. In at least one embodiment, the electrical contact device includes a first contact, including a first contact surface, and includes a second contact including a first multiplicity of contact arms, each provided with a contact projection for making contact with the first contact surface. In at least one embodiment, in order to prevent excessive friction wear to the first contacts even when the contact projections of the associated second contacts are arranged successively in the same direction as the first movement path, at least one device is provided for controlling a relative movement between the two contacts along a second movement path, which runs parallel to the first contact surface of the first contact and obliquely with respect to the first movement path. | 12-30-2010 |
20110028021 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING A DIELECTRIC INSERT FOR RETAINING AN ELECTRICAL CONTACT - An electrical connector includes a housing having a mating interface and an interior chamber, an electrical contact having a terminating segment and a mating segment, and a dielectric insert held within the interior chamber of the housing. The dielectric insert includes a contact channel and a resilient finger extending into the contact channel. The terminating segment of the electrical contact extends within the contact channel of the dielectric insert. The resilient finger is engaged with the terminating segment of the electrical contact to retain the electrical contact within the interior chamber of the housing such that the mating segment of the electrical contact extends along the mating interface of the housing. | 02-03-2011 |
20110250779 | Electrical connector lock - A locking assembly for selectively locking a female electrical receptor with an electrical male plug connector is disclosed. The male plug has a plurality of prongs with apertures, and female receptor has prong-receiving contact members with openings that are aligned with the apertures when the plug is connected with the receptor. The locking assembly can have a pair of caps with conical projections that fit into the openings in the contact members and apertures of the prongs. A spring-loaded actuator button moves the caps in and out of engagement with the contact members and the prongs. Several embodiments of the locking assembly are disclosed. | 10-13-2011 |
20110281456 | CONTACTING PLUG AS WELL AS CONTACTING PLUG-IN CONNECTION - A contacting plug for contacting a contract carrier, in particular a circuit board, includes two clamping claws able to be swiveled relative to each other, transversely to a plug-in direction, at least one of the clamping claws being implemented as contact holder carrying at least one flexible contact element, which contact holder is designed to rest on the contact carrier with a contact force and has spring devices for generating a clamping force which is independent of the contact force. The clamping claws have at least one stop face in each case, which rest against each other in the non-contacting state of the contacting plug and thereby prevent plastic deformation of the contact element. | 11-17-2011 |
20120220151 | Cable Termination Systems and Isolating Apparatus for Electrical Power Transmission Conductors and Methods Using the Same - A conductor termination system for use with an electrical power transmission conductor includes a termination assembly and a connector. The termination assembly includes an end member and an integral retainer mechanism. The end member includes a receiver portion configured to receive a segment of the conductor. The retainer mechanism includes a moveable keeper member on the end member. The retainer mechanism is operable to selectively clamp a segment of the conductor in the receiver portion to the end member and to apply a retention load to the conductor segment. The connector is adapted to be applied to the end member and the conductor to securely clamp the conductor segment to the end member. | 08-30-2012 |
20120282795 | ELECTRICAL PLUG CONTACT - The present invention relates to an electrical plug contact, comprising—a line having an insulating scction, a fastening section, and a contacting section,—a line shield that at least partially encloses the line,—a connector that electrically contacts the line at the end of the line in the contacting section,—an insulating retainer, which locks with the connector and which is arranged in the contacting and fastening sections, for insulating the connector from an electrically conductive housing, and—a secondary locking sleeve that at least partially surrounds the line in the fastening section and that can be fastened to the line, wherein shielding transfer means are provided in order to transfer the shielding from the line shield to the housing. | 11-08-2012 |
20120315782 | ELECTRICAL PLUG-IN CONNECTOR HAVING LOCKING CLIPS - The invention relates to an electrical plug-in connector, comprising a first and a second housing half, the first housing half ( | 12-13-2012 |
20130224984 | LOCKING ELECTRICAL SOCKET - A locking electrical plug is disclosed having a rigid tubular housing which rotates axially around a partially enclosed cylindrical socket face. As the tubular housing rotates, internally projecting cam engages clevis pins on the socket face, which pins lock through apertures of male electrical prongs detachably inserted into jacks on the socket face. The clevis pins are disengaged from the electrical prongs as the tubular body is rotated backward, the clevis pins biased back into an open position by resilient springs. Certain embodiments of the present invention recite electrical outlet embodiments comprising a plurality of socket faces. The locking electrical socket securely retains the male end of a US 120 volt electrical plug, but may be embodied to retain the male end of a US 220 volt electrical plug or electrical plugs of various international standards. | 08-29-2013 |
20130267112 | POWER CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY AND ADAPTER PLUG WITH LOCKING MECHANISM - A power connector assembly includes an appliance plug and an adapter plug. The appliance plug has at two first contact terminals, wherein each of the first contact terminals has a perforation. The adapter plug includes a casing, a switching element, at least two second contact terminals, and at least two locking elements. Each of the locking elements has a protrusion part. When the switching element is located at a first position, the protrusion part of the locking element is accommodated within the perforation of the corresponding first contact terminal, so that the locking element is in a locked state. In the locked state, the first contact terminal and the corresponding locking element are coupled with each other and the first contact terminal and the corresponding second contact terminal are electrically connected with each other. | 10-10-2013 |
20140017924 | Termination Bar Assembly - A termination bar assembly comprises a termination bar including opposing ends, a top surface and opposing side surfaces, wherein the opposing side surfaces define a plurality of openings for receiving one or more electrical conductors, The termination bar assembly may further comprise a clamping arrangement for receiving and holding a main conductor. The clamping arrangement may comprise a central body portion and at least one flange extending therefrom. The assembly can further comprise a base for holding said termination bar and affixing said termination bar to a mounting surface and a dome releasably securable to said base. | 01-16-2014 |
20140045363 | CONNECTOR ELEMENT HAVING SECOND CONTACT SECURING MEANS - An electrical connector element having at least one contact receiving member for an electrical contact element which can be inserted in an insertion direction (E) as far as its end position (F) into the at least one contact receiving member, having a locking member by means of which the contact element in its locking position (L) can be secured in the end position (F) against being removed from the at least one contact receiving member counter to the insertion direction (E), and having a securing member which retains the locking member in the locking position (L) in its securing position (B). In order to better secure the contact elements against being removed from the contact receiving members, there is provision according to the invention for the securing member in the securing position (B) to at least partially protrude into the at least one contact receiving member and consequently for the contact element to be able to be additionally secured against being removed from the at least one contact receiving member counter to the insertion direction (E). | 02-13-2014 |
20140057477 | LOCKING ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLE - A locking electrical receptacle includes a housing having a pair of openings and contains a pair of prong clips adapted to be connected to a source of electricity and to engage a pair of male prongs inserted through the pair of openings. A push button having a pair of locking surfaces, a pair of unlocking surfaces and a pair of ramp surfaces is positioned in the housing and extends out of the housing. A pair of locking elements are positioned within the housing and movable between a locked position, where the pair locking elements are adapted to lock a pair of male prongs inserted through the pair of openings in the housing, and an unlocked position, where the male prongs are unlocked and may be removed from the pair of openings. The pair of locking elements engage the pair of locking surfaces of the push button when in the locked position, the pair of unlocking surfaces when in the unlocked position and the pair of ramp surfaces when moving between the locked and unlocked positions. | 02-27-2014 |
20140148037 | CONNECTOR HAVING INSERTION DETECTION - An electrical connector includes a moulded body having at least one recess for receiving an electrical contact crimped onto a power supply wire. The body includes a flap that is mobile between a position allowing the insertion of a contact into the recess, and a locked position in which the flap locks the contact in the recess. The flap is translatably mobile relative to the body and forms a single hinged part with the latter. A system also includes a bulb provided with a connection socket and the connector. | 05-29-2014 |
20140199875 | SIM CARD SOCKET AND TERMINAL DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A SIM card socket is provided, includes a first contact part having first contact terminals electrically contacting a first SIM card when the first SIM card is received; a second contact part having second contact terminals electrically contacting a second SIM card when the second SIM card is received, wherein the second SIM card has a size different from that of the first SIM card; a first stopper disposed on the second contact part and being movable by a predetermined distance in a lengthwise direction of the second contact part along a surface of the second contact part to support insertion of the first SIM card or insertion of the second SIM card; and a cover covering the first contact part, the second contact part, and the first stopper. | 07-17-2014 |
20140235085 | PLUGGABLE SELF LOCKING CONNECTOR - A pluggable self locking connector includes a socket having a socket case and a plug having a plug shell and a snap fit portion coupled thereto. The socket case is formed with a depression on the inner wall. The outer wall of the snap fit portion is formed with a deformable resilient rib and a bump. The plug shell is formed with an opening for receiving the resilient rib and a resilient latch corresponding to the bump. The front end of the plug shell has a resilient positioning member. When the socket and plug mate, the resilient rib slides into the depression. When the socket and the plug separate, the resilient rib is confined within the depression and the resilient latch and the bump are engaged. The front end of the snap fit portion presses the resilient positioning member and the resilient positioning member is partially exposed. | 08-21-2014 |
20150311634 | ANTI-DISENGAGING MECHANISM OF CABLE CONNECTOR - An anti-disengaging mechanism of a cable connector includes a power connector having a jack opening. The power connector also has a metal electrode and a ring buckle located within the jack opening. A plug has a plug pin. When the plug pin is inserted into the jack opening, the ring buckle surrounds the plug pin. A longitudinal sliding pushrod is set in the power connector so that when the longitudinal sliding pushrod is in a first position, the longitudinal sliding pushrod tilts the ring buckle so as to lock the plug pin in the jack opening. When the longitudinal sliding pushrod is in a second position, the ring buckle releases the plug pin. | 10-29-2015 |
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20160380376 | PLUG CONNECTOR AND MATING CONNECTOR - Disclosed is a plug connector for positioning on a mating connector and for producing an electrically conductive connection. The plug connector comprises a guide means and a contact pin. The guide means is configured and positioned such that to produce the electrically conductive connection, contact bars of a contact socket of the mating connector can be guided by means of the guide means toward the contact pin, said contact bars encompassing the contact pin in a frictional engagement to establish electrical contact. | 12-29-2016 |