| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 439404000 | Plural contacts, each formed by slot between pair of fingers | 66 |
| 20080248681 | Electrical connector arrangement for knife contacts - An electrical connecting arrangement includes a locator device mounted on a photovoltaic panel for relatively positioning a connector housing such that a resilient contact on the connector housing is arranged for electrical connection with a stationary rigid contact on the photovoltaic panel that extends in space relation within a chamber contained in the locator device, connection being made via an access opening contained in the locator device. Preferably, the stationary contact is a knife contact having a rectangular configuration defining a pair of parallel end edges that are supported by a pair of support slots defined in the opposed walls of the access opening, thereby to support the stationary contact during the engagement thereof by the resilient contact. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080293288 | Raceway IDC Connector - A dual-sided IDC connector for use in connecting electrical components to field wiring is described. One side of the IDC connector may be factory-wired to an electrical component. A second side of the IDC connector may be field-wired in an end-wiring or a through-wiring configuration. The second side of the IDC connector may have multiple covers to minimize the effort required by a field technician to terminate the field-wiring. The IDC connector may be easily mounted to existing raceways, outlet strips, and junction boxes. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080293289 | BALANCED INTERCONNECTOR - There is disclosed a balanced interconnector comprising first and second like connecting elements, each of the connecting elements comprising an elongate centre section and a pair of parallel IDCs opening in substantially opposite directions, the IDCs attached substantially at right angles to and at opposite ends of the elongate centre sections, each of the connecting elements lying in different parallel plains. The first and second connecting elements are arranged such that the elongate centre sections are opposite one another and the IDCs of the first connecting element are not opposite the IDCs of the second connecting element. In a particular embodiment the connecting elements of adjacent pairs of connecting elements are at right angles. The positioning and geometry of the connecting elements | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080305675 | INSULATION DISPLACEMENT CONNECTOR - The present invention provides an insulation displacement connector that is suitable for the tool-less connection of wires of various gages. The combination of channels having a reduction in effective diameter and blades having various gaps restricts the insertion of the wires such that an appropriately-sized pair of blades can pierce the insulation to contact the metallic core of each wire. Because of this configuration, the wire connector does not require excessive force to bite down on the wires. Because a large force is not required, the insulation displacement connector can be finger operated and no separate tool is necessary. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090011633 | Plug-In Connector for Printed Circuits - The invention relates to a plug-in connector for printed circuits, comprising a plurality of contact elements, whereby said contact elements have two connecting faces each. The one connecting face is configured as an insulation displacement contact for connecting cores and the other connecting face is configured as a tuning fork contact for contacting contact surfaces on a printed circuit. The insulation displacement contacts of the contact elements can be inserted into a plastic housing. At least one lower edge of the insulation displacement contacts is supported on the plastic housing so that the contact elements are captivated in the plastic housing when connecting forces act upon the insulation displacement contacts. The plastic housing comprises at least one chamber-type area. The tuning fork contacts are completely received by the plastic housing in the longitudinal direction. The contact element is configured as a two-part element, a first part of the contact element comprising the insulation displacement contact and the second part comprising the tuning fork contact. One contact arm each is positioned on both parts of the contact element and the two contact arms interact to give a disconnector. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090068878 | Wire containment cap - A wire containment cap includes a first side having a plurality of retainers for retaining wires, and a second side opposite the first side. Two sidewalls extend between the first side and the second side, and a support rib extends between the two sidewalls. The support rib includes two pair separators for separating wire pairs. In one embodiment, a plurality of sloped pair splitters is located between two of the retainers and includes a sharp point for cutting through insulation material on a pair of bonded wires. A communication jack assembly including a front portion and the wire containment cap is also described. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090111317 | Devices for Connecting Conductors of Twisted Pair Cable to Insulation Displacement Contacts - A termination device to facilitate interconnection of a twisted pair communications cable to IDCs includes: a body having an outer surface; a channel in the outer surface of the body, the channel being sized and configured to receive a twist of two conductors of a twisted pair communications cable and to maintain the twist in position; and IDC guide structure configured to guide a first IDC of a pair of IDCs into engagement with a first conductor of a twisted pair at a first engagement location and a second IDC of the pair of IDCs into engagement with a second conductor of the twisted pair at a second engagement location. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090239409 | INSULATION DISPLACEMENT CONNECTOR (IDC) - An electrical insulation displacement connector includes a body having at least one channel with an open top side configured for receipt of an insulated conductive core wire therein. A contact element is fixed in the body with a first insulation displacement end defined by opposed blades oriented across the channel, and a second end extending from a bottom surface of the body and configured for electrical contact with a PCB. The body includes retaining structure extending into the channel at a location relative to a depth of the blades within the channel such that the insulation portion of a wire inserted into the channel and pressed down into the first end of the contact element is pushed below the retaining structure, thereby preventing the wire from being inadvertently pulled out from the first end of the contact. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090269969 | BALANCED INTERCONNECTOR - There is disclosed a balanced interconnector comprising first and second like connecting elements, each of the connecting elements comprising an elongate centre section and a pair of parallel IDCs opening in substantially opposite directions, the IDCs attached substantially at right angles to and at opposite ends of the elongate centre sections, each of the connecting elements lying in different parallel plains. The first and second connecting elements are arranged such that the elongate centre sections are opposite one another and the IDCs of the first connecting element are not opposite the IDCs of the second connecting element. In a particular embodiment the connecting elements of adjacent pairs of connecting elements are at right angles. The positioning and geometry of the connecting elements | 10-29-2009 |
| 20100003847 | ELECTRICAL PLUG-IN CONNECTOR - The invention relates to an electrical plug-in connector ( | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100015845 | MODIFIED INSULATION DISPLACEMENT CONNECTOR BLOCK - A modified insulation displacement connector block ( | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100055969 | Communications connector with multi-stage compensation - A communication connector uses compensation circuitry to compensate for crosstalk in a network connection. Capacitors are connected between specific conducive paths in said communication connector. Inductive stubs are utilized in the compensation circuitry to improve the overall compensation performance. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100075530 | TERMINAL STRIP - The invention relates to a terminal strip ( | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100130053 | Tamper resistant convenience outlet - In an example embodiment a convenience outlet includes a housing, a face plate configured to receive an electrical plug, a terminal assembly within the housing, and a tamper-resistant module enclosed within the housing between the faceplate and the terminal assembly. The housing may be configured to install within an aperture of an outlet assembly housing. The housing may include a notch for engaging a protrusion on the aperture of the outlet assembly housing. The convenience outlet may be installed in a variety of different outlet assembly housings. The convenience outlet provides multiple methods to electrical connection with a power source. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100144188 | ELECTRIC CONNECTOR WITH A DUST COVER - The invention relates to an electric connector ( | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100159736 | PLUG - An electrical connector for terminating a cable formed of twisted pairs, including a termination assembly having a divider for dividing and guiding the pairs to a respective termination location and a pair of contacts positioned adjacent each location where wires of each pair are separated for termination. The electrical connector is preferably an RJ plug and the divider is preferably mounted on a printed circuit board which is provided with a laser trimmed tuneable circuit to compensate for crosstalk. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100167577 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector for transmitting data signals between the insulated conductors of a first data cable and corresponding insulated conductors of a second data cable, including a socket shaped to at least partially receive a plug of said first data cable; and a plurality of electrically conductive contacts including resiliently compressible spring finger contacts extending into the socket for electrical connection with corresponding conductors of the first cable, wherein one or more of the spring finger contacts have end sections having a first cross-sectional area, and one or more of the spring finger contacts have end sections having a second cross-sectional area that is less than that the first cross-sectional area. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100167578 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector for transmitting data signals between the insulated conductors of a first data cable and corresponding insulated conductors of a second data cable, including a socket shaped to at least partially receive a plug of said first data cable; a plurality of insulation displacement contact slots shaped to receive end sections of the conductors of the second data cable; a plurality of electrically conductive contacts including resiliently compressible spring finger contacts extending into the socket for electrical connection with corresponding conductors of the first cable; insulation displacement contacts seated in corresponding insulation displacement contact slots for effecting electrical connection with corresponding conductors of the second data cable; and mid sections extending therebetween; and a plurality of capacitive plates coupled to respective ones of said mid sections of the contacts by electrically conductive stems, wherein the capacitive plates induce capacitive coupling between adjacent contacts. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100173516 | TERMINAL BLOCK AND CONTACT ELEMENT FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND DATA SYSTEMS - The invention relates to a terminal block ( | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100197161 | POWER OUTLET - A power outlet for effecting an electrical connection between an electric device and insulated conductors of an electric power cable, including a socket having apertures including electrically conductive socket contacts seated therein for effecting electrical connection to corresponding electrically conductive contacts of a plug of the electric device; a plurality of primary channels shaped to at least partially receive, and seat therein, respective lengthwise sections of the insulated conductors of the power cable; a plurality of insulation displacement contacts for making separate electrical connections to said insulated conductors, when received in said primary channels, under relative movement between the insulation displacement contacts and the insulated conductors; a connector, relatively movable with respect to the primary channels, for effecting said relative movement, wherein the insulation displacement contacts are electrically coupled to respective ones of said socket contacts; and said primary channels extend transversely to a lengthwise direction of extent of the power outlet. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100197162 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING CROSSTALK ATTENUATION WITHIN A PLUG/JACK CONNECTION AND BETWEEN NEARBY PLUG/JACK COMBINATIONS - This application describes a jack for improving crosstalk attenuation. The jack has a housing, a foil at least partially surrounding the housing, a printed circuit board, and at least one pair of insulation displacement contacts and vias. Each pair of insulation contacts and vias are associated with a differential signal. A conductive trace stub is routed on the printed circuit board near the edge of the board in order to at least partially balance the coupling from one of the insulation displacement contacts and vias of a pair to the foil with the other insulation displacement contact and via of the pair. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100203755 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector for transmitting data signals between the insulated conductors of a first data cable and corresponding insulated conductors of a second data cable, including a first part having a socket shaped to at least partially receive a plug of said first data cable; a second part having a plurality of insulation displacement contact slots shaped to receive end sections of the conductors of the second data cable; and a plurality of electrically conductive contacts including resiliently compressible spring finger contacts extending into the socket for electrical connection with corresponding conductors of the first cable; insulation displacement contacts seated in corresponding insulation displacement contact slots for effecting electrical connection with corresponding conductors of the second data cable; and mid sections extending therebetween, wherein mid sections of the contacts are seated in corresponding channels. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100210132 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector for transmitting data signals between the insulated conductors of a first data cable and corresponding insulated conductors of a second data cable, including a first part having a socket shaped to at least partially receive a plug of said first data cable; a second part having a plurality of insulation displacement contact slots shaped to receive end sections of the conductors of the second data cable; a plurality of electrically conductive contacts including resiliently compressible spring finger contacts extending into the socket for electrical connection with corresponding conductors of the first cable; insulation displacement contacts seated in corresponding insulation displacement contact slots for effecting electrical connection with corresponding conductors of the second data cable; and mid sections extending therebetween; and a plurality of capacitive plates coupled to a common point on respective ones of said mid sections of the contacts by electrically conductive stems, wherein mid sections of the contacts generally lie in a common plane and are arranged to induce or restrict capacitive coupling between adjacent contacts. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100216331 | PULL THROUGH MODULAR JACK AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to a pull-through modular jack and method of use thereof. The modular jack allows wires to be fed through the housing and pulled tight prior to terminating. This ensures that the wires terminate with the insulation displacement contact very close to the point at which the wires are still twisted. Termination is made by moving a pressing portion to a pressed position, which then pushes the wires into the insulation displacement contacts that displace the wire insulation to make contact. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100267272 | Wire Containment Cap - A wire containment cap includes a first side having a plurality of retainers for retaining wires, and a second side opposite the first side. Two sidewalls extend between the first side and the second side, and a support rib extends between the two sidewalls. The support rib includes two pair separators for separating wire pairs. In one embodiment, a plurality of sloped pair splitters is located between two of the retainers and includes a sharp point for cutting through insulation material on a pair of bonded wires. A communication jack assembly including a front portion and the wire containment cap is also described. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100273346 | ELECTRICAL PLUG CONNECTOR - An electrical connector includes a connector housing and a printed circuit board with two sets of contact elements. The first set of contact elements is located on the front face of the printed circuit board and protrudes into an opening in the plug connector housing. The second set of contact elements is located on the rear face of the printed circuit board. The contact elements of the second set are configured to form insulation-displacement contacts. The plug connector also includes a cable manager which has a continuous opening and is configured on the front face with guides for cores or wires which are intended to make contact with the insulation-displacement contacts. The guides in the region of the insulation-displacement contacts are configured with recessed receiving elements or holders for the insulation-displacement contacts, and the cable manager can be latched to the plug connector housing. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100285686 | INSULATION DISPLACEMENT CONNECTION, AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING TWO COMPONENTS - The invention relates to an insulation displacement connection and to a method for connecting two components, especially for high current applications, said connection comprising a first insulation displacement element, which is fixed to a first component, and a second insulation displacement element, which is fixed to a second component. The two insulation displacement elements can be inserted into each other in the direction of assembly, the first and/or second insulation displacement element being fixed to the first and/or second component in such a way that the insulation displacement element is moveably arranged in a plane transversal to the direction of assembly. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100297870 | RJ MODULAR CONNECTOR - An RJ modular connector is provided that has wire channels that slope downward and end at openings in the bottom of the connector through which the stripped wires extend. In use, the outer jacket insulation is removed from an end portion of the cable, leaving lengths of exposed wires. The length of the exposed wire is unimportant. The wires are arranged in an essentially flat configuration and inserted longitudinally into the connector and then directed downward by the downward slope of the channels, so that the distal ends of the respective wires extend through the bottom of the connector. The protruding wire ends are then compared with a standard to confirm the correct color identification pattern for them and corresponding wire position. After the comparison is made, the protruding wire ends are crimped/secured and sheared off. Conductive contact blades are inserted, and pierce the wires. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100304600 | PCB CONNECTOR - The invention relates to a PCB connector ( | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100317221 | CONNECTING BLOCK IMPROVED IN CROSSTALK-CHARACTERISTICS - A connecting block includes a housing having a plurality of slots extending from an upper surface thereof to an inside thereof with intervals, a plurality of terminal pins installed in the slots, a dielectric cover made of an insulating resin and coupled to the housing to cover a side of the housing, and a coupling pin electrically contacted with a terminal pin of any one pair among terminal pins belonging to different terminal pin pairs and extending opposite to a terminal pin of the other pair. The coupling pin is molded in a body of the dielectric cover such that the insulating resin is interposed between the coupling pin and the terminal pin opposite to the coupling pin. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100330836 | Devices for Connecting Conductors of Twisted Pair Cable to Insulation Displacement Contacts - An interconnection junction between a twisted pair communications cable and a communications connector having a plurality of IDCs includes: a housing having an aperture and a pair of first and second IDCs extending within the aperture; a twisted pair communications cable having a twisted pair of first and second conductors and a separator positioned between the first and second conductors; and a termination device. The termination device comprises: a body having an outer surface; a channel in the outer surface of the body, the channel being sized and configured to receive a twist of the first and second conductors and to maintain the twist in position; and IDC guide structure configured to guide the first IDC into engagement with the first conductor at a first engagement location and the second IDC into engagement with the second conductor at a second engagement location, the first and second engagement locations being positioned within the channel and within the twist of the first and second conductors. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110028025 | CONNECTING DEVICE FOR A MULTICONDUCTOR ELECTRIC CABLE - The invention pertains to a connecting device for a multiconductor electric cable that features a carrier body ( | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110028026 | SHIELD-TYPE COMMUNICATION SOCKET - A shield-type communication socket includes a housing; a first terminal seat, having a plurality of first terminals; a printed circuit board (PCB), having a plurality of first openings and a plurality of second openings; a plurality of IDC terminals; a second terminal seat; a terminal pressing member; a first pressing cover, rotatably pivoted on one side of the housing; and a second pressing cover, rotatably pivoted on another side of the housing. With the above structure, a cable can be easily accommodated in the communication socket and the plurality of IDC terminals and the plurality of first terminals are securely electrically connected. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110034065 | PLUG-IN CONNECTOR FOR PRINTED CIRCUITS - The invention relates to a plug connector ( | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110086538 | PULL THROUGH MODULAR JACK - The present invention relates to a pull-through modular jack and method of use thereof. The modular jack allows wires to be fed through the housing and pulled tight prior to terminating. This ensures that the wires terminate with the insulation displacement contact very close to the point at which the wires are still twisted. Termination is made by moving a pressing portion to a pressed position, which then pushes the wires into the insulation displacement contacts that displace the wire insulation to make contact. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110097924 | PATCH PANEL ASSEMBLY AND PATCHING MODULE THEREOF - A patch panel assembly and a patching module thereof are described. The patch panel assembly includes an outer frame and more than one patching module disposed on the outer frame. The patching module includes a registered jack (RJ) component and an insulation displacement contact (IDC) component which can be combined correspondingly, so that a plurality of RJ jacks and a plurality of IDC pins are electrically connected and assembled on the outer frame rapidly. The IDC component can further match two specifications of punch down tools to perform compression and wire bonding. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110104933 | Communication Connector with Improved Crosstalk Communication - A communication jack has a housing with a face having a plug receiving aperture. A plurality of conductive path pairs extends from corresponding plug interface contacts located at the plug receiving aperture to corresponding output terminals. A first circuit board is connected to the plug interface contacts and a second circuit board is connected to the plug interface contacts and the output terminals. The first circuit board has a first single stage of crosstalk compensation with opposite polarity of the crosstalk of a plug for a first combination of the conductive path pairs. The second circuit board includes a second single stage of opposite polarity crosstalk compensation for some of the conductive path pairs not compensated on the first circuit board. The stages cancel substantially all of the crosstalk caused by the plug, for the signal operating frequencies, for corresponding combinations of the conductive path pairs. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110136372 | Communications Patching and Connector Systems Having Multi-Stage Near-End Alien Crosstalk Compensation Circuits - Communications patching devices include first and second connectors mounted immediately adjacent to each other. The first connector includes a first output terminal and a second output terminal that are connected to respective first and second conductive paths, and the second connector includes a third output terminal and a fourth output terminal that are connected to respective third and fourth conductive paths. The first and second conductive paths form a first differential pair of conductive paths and the first and second output terminals form a first differential pair of output terminals. The third and fourth conductive paths form a second differential pair of conductive paths, and the third and fourth output terminals form a second differential pair of output terminals. The output terminals are arranged such that a first signal coupling level from the first output terminal to the third output terminal in response to a communication signal that is transmitted through the first differential pair of output terminals exceeds a second signal coupling level from the first output terminal to the fourth output terminal in response to the communication signal. A first capacitor is provided between the first conductive path and the fourth conductive path and a second capacitor is provided between at least one of the first conductive path and the third conductive path or between the second conductive path and the fourth conductive path. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110151708 | Reduced-height wire to board connector - A reduced height wire to board connector assembly includes mating plug and receptacle connectors. The receptacle connector has an internal recess which opens vertically and receives a plug connector therein. Wires are terminated to terminals of the plug connector and they extend out through a wire insertion portion in one of the sidewalls of the receptacle connector. The receptacle connector has a conductive member supported thereby and this fixing member provides a ground connection and a retaining function to the receptacle connector. The plug connector has insulation displacement type terminals and two wire clamps to retain the wires terminated thereto in place. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110159722 | CONNECTOR BLOCK - The invention relates to a connector block ( | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110189884 | CABLE ASSEMBLY WITH IMPROVED TERMINATING MEANS - A cable assembly ( | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110207364 | TERMINATION TOOL, INSULATION DISPLACEMENT CONNECTOR (IDC) BLOCK AND METHOD FOR ELECTRICALLY CONNECTING AN ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR TO AN IDC BLOCK - The invention comprises a termination tool ( | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110217866 | Closed IDC terminal - This present invention refers to a combined terminal and casing for establishing electrical contact between a multi-wire cable and a magnetic wire that uses the insulation displacement connector (IDC) concept, wherein the terminal ( | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110250783 | CABLE ASSEMBLY WITH IMPROVED TERMINATING MEANS AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A cable assembly ( | 10-13-2011 |
| 20120094524 | NETWORK CONNECTOR WITH AN ELASTIC TERMINAL SUPPORT RACK - A network connector includes an elastic terminal support rack mounted in an insulation main body to support 8 pcs of metal conducting terminals. The elastic terminal support rack comprises a rectangular open frame, an elongated elastic block transversely suspending in the rectangular open frame, a plurality of arched bars connected between the rear edge of the rectangular open frame and the elongated elastic block and 8 pcs of ribs located on the top side of the elongated elastic block and respectively configured subject to the shapes of the tilting portions of the metal conducting terminals to give sufficient support. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120100744 | Communication Plug with Improved Crosstalk - A communication plug having a plug body and a plurality of contact pairs at least partially within the plug body, the contact pairs including an inherent asymmetric coupling between individual contacts of one of the contact pairs and other individual contacts of another of the contact pairs. Second asymmetric coupling elements are connected between the individual contacts of one of the contact pairs and the other individual contacts of another of the contact pairs. The second asymmetric coupling elements, when combined with the inherent asymmetric coupling, provide a balanced symmetric coupling between the individual contacts of one of the contact pairs and the other individual contacts of another of the contact pairs. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120196473 | Front Load Keystone D-Shape Connector - A front load keystone D-shape connector includes a D-shape connector body having a plurality of conducting terminals located on one side thereof, and a frame shell holding the D-shape connector body therein and mountable in one mounting slot on a keystone wall plate/keystone panel, the frame shell having hooks backwardly extended from a back side thereof and adapted for insertion into one mounting slot on a keystone wall plate/keystone panel from a front side for hooking on a part of the keystone wall plate/keystone panel inside the mounting slot. Thus, the invention enhances the application range and convenience of use of a D-subminiature/digital video interface connector. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120238127 | CAPPED INSULATION DISPLACEMENT CONNECTOR (IDC) - An electrical insulation displacement connector (IDC) assembly includes a body having at least one channel with an open top side for receipt of an insulated conductive core wire. A contact element is fixed in the body with a first insulation displacement end defined by opposed blades oriented across the channel, and a second end extending from a bottom surface of the body for electrical contact with a PCB. The IDC assembly includes a cap having a size and configuration to engage over the body, with the cap including a recess with an open bottom that is aligned with the body channel in a fitted configuration of the cap on the body. The wires may be initially received in the cap recesses wherein upon pressing engagement of the cap onto the body, the insulated conductive core wire is pressed into the body channel between the contact element. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120270433 | HARNESS CONNECTOR - A harness connector having a header assembly that includes a header housing that extends between a plug end and a mounting end. The header housing holds header contacts. Optionally, the header housing may be mounted to a printed circuit board at the mounting end with the header contacts being electrically connected to the printed circuit board. One or more plug assemblies are received in the plug end of the header housing along a plug axis. The plug assembly includes a plug housing holding receptacle terminals. The receptacle terminals extend along terminal axes parallel to the plug axis between mating ends and terminating ends. The mating ends are mated with corresponding header contacts. The terminating ends have insulation displacement contacts configured to receive, and be electrically connected to, corresponding wires. The wires extend from the insulation displacement contacts along wire axes that are generally perpendicular to the terminal axes. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120329309 | Solar Insulation Displacement Connector - In one embodiment, a solar insulation displacement connector (IDC) is described. The example solar IDC includes a base configured with at least one pathway. The pathway may include a plurality of ridges. At least one pathway is configured with at least one conductive cutter. The conductive cutter is formed from a conductive material (e.g., copper, silver, gold, nickel, brass). The example solar IDC includes a cover configured to hold a wire in the at least one pathway when the cover is affixed to the base of the solar IDC. The solar IDC is configured to be mechanically connected to a conductor of the wire by the at least one conductive cutter. The at least one conductive cutter is configured to cut an insulation of the wire. An inverter is operably connected to the solar IDC. The example solar IDC and the inverter are fabricated as a unit. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130029518 | Receptacle Connector - A receptacle connector having a base part, which has at least one insulation displacement contact for making electrical contact with an electrical conductor, and having a top part, which has at least one conductor infeed opening for in each case one electrical conductor with which contact is to be made, and at least one contact accommodation opening, which in each case opens out into an associated conductor infeed opening, for accommodating an insulation displacement contact of the base part when the top part is fitted onto the base part. The receptacle connector is designed for fitting into a housing. For this purpose, the base part and/or the top part have sealing lips with a contour which is matched to an associated housing wall in order to fit the base part and/or the top part into a housing wall in a sealed manner. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130029519 | CONNECTING TERMINAL WITH CUTTING MEANS FOR AN ELECTRIC LINE - The invention relates to a connecting terminal ( | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130078847 | LED LAMP ASSEMBLY AND LIGHT STRINGS INCLUDING A LAMP ASSEMBLY - An LED lamp assembly including an LED lamp and an LED insert having a body defining two coupler passages extending therethough from a top to a bottom thereof. Two conductive piercing couplers are engaged in one of the two coupler passages. The LED insert is engaged in an upper housing and the upper housing is coupled to a lower housing. The lower housing presents a wire receiving space structured and positioned to be aligned with the insulation piercing wire engaging portion of the two conductive piercing couplers when the upper housing is secured to the lower housing. The two leads of the LED lamp are positioned each in one of the two coupler passages in secure electrically conductive and mechanical contact with one of the spring contact portions of the two conductive piercing couplers. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130164968 | Insulation Displacement Connector (IDC) - An electrical insulation displacement connector includes a bare single-wire contact element having a first end defined by opposed blades that define a receipt aperture for an insulated wire, and a second end configured for direct electrical contact at a contact position on a printed circuit board. Retaining structure is defined on the blades. A cap is configured for fitting over the exposed bare blades. The cap includes side walls and end walls with a slot defined in each of he end walls that align with the blade aperture. The side walls are engaged by the retaining structure upon pressing the cap onto the blades. The slots in the end walls of the cap have a width and height such that upon fully pressing the cap onto the blades, the slots engage and longitudinally align the insulated wire into the blade aperture so that the blades pierce and make electrical contact with a core in the insulated wire. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130203283 | CABLE END CONNECTOR AND CABLE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING THE SAME - A cable connector assembly has a first connector, a second connector and a ribbon cable connecting the first and the second connectors. The first connector includes a first insulating housing, a number of first contacts and a first shielding covering the first insulating housing. Each first contact includes a first contacting portion, a first retaining portion and a first connection portion. The first shielding has a first grounding section. The second connector includes a second insulating housing, a number of second contacts and a second shielding. Each second contact includes a second contacting portion, a second retaining portion and a second connection portion. The second shielding has a second ground section. The ribbon cable includes a number of wires, each wire having one end electrically connecting with the first connection portions and the first grounding section and having the other end electrically connecting the second connection portions and the second ground section. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20140187077 | COMMUNICATION PLUG WITH IMPROVED CROSSTALK - A communication plug having a plug body and a plurality of contact pairs at least partially within the plug body, the contact pairs including an inherent asymmetric coupling between individual contacts of one of the contact pairs and other individual contacts of another of the contact pairs. Second asymmetric coupling elements are connected between the individual contacts of one of the contact pairs and the other individual contacts of another of the contact pairs. The second asymmetric coupling elements, when combined with the inherent asymmetric coupling, provide a balanced symmetric coupling between the individual contacts of one of the contact pairs and the other individual contacts of another of the contact pairs. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140335721 | CONNECTION TERMINAL, CONNECTION DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE DEVICE, MOTOR USING THE DEVICE, AND COMPRESSOR USING THE MOTOR AND BLOWER USING THE MOTOR - Connection terminal ( | 11-13-2014 |
| 20150111416 | RJ45 CONNECTOR WITH GUIDE DEVICE FOR CONDUCTORS - The invention relates to an RJ45 connector ( | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150340823 | Communication Plug - In an embodiment, the present invention is a communication plug that includes a plug housing with a plurality of plug contact slots and at least one plug contact with at least two tines. The at least one plug contact is positioned in one of the plug contact slots, the one of the plug contact slots having a bridge positioned between the at least two tines. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20160056547 | High Bandwidth Jack wtih RJ45 Backwards Compatibility - The present invention generally relates to network connectors, and more particularly, to apparatuses, systems, and methods associated with network jacks having compatibility with more than one plug and corresponding plugs. In one embodiment, the present invention is a jack having multiple printed circuit boards, wherein each circuit board is used for connection to a particular style of a plug. In one embodiment, the jack according to the present invention is compatible with an RJ45 plug. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160064865 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector for transmitting data signals between the insulated conductors of a first data cable and corresponding insulated conductors of a second data cable, including a first part having a socket shaped to at least partially receive a plug of said first data cable; a second part having a plurality of insulation displacement contact slots shaped to receive end sections of the conductors of the second data cable; and a plurality of electrically conductive contacts including resiliently compressible spring finger contacts extending into the socket for electrical connection with corresponding conductors of the first cable; insulation displacement contacts seated in corresponding insulation displacement contact slots for effecting electrical connection with corresponding conductors of the second data cable; and mid sections extending therebetween, wherein relative movement between the mid sections of the contacts is inhibited by a fastener. | 03-03-2016 |
| 439405000 | Longitudinally and laterally staggered contacts | 5 |
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| 20100075531 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ARRANGEMENT FOR FLAT CONDUCTORS - A connector arrangement connects the flat conductors that extend upwardly from a horizontal photovoltaic cell panel with the insulated conductors of a cable via the circuits of a printed circuit board, respectively. A flat conductor support member is adhesively secured to the upper surface of the horizontal photovoltaic cell panel and includes upwardly extending bridge portions having flat upper edges about which are reversely bent the upper free ends of the flat conductors. A hollow sectional connector housing includes a lower body section containing a bottom opening that receives the flat conductor support member when the lower body section is seated on the panel upper surface. Bifurcated resilient contacts mounted on the lower section have first portions that engage the bent flat conductor ends, respectively, and second portions that engage the circuits on a replaceable printed circuit board carried by the removable upper cover section of the housing. | 03-25-2010 |
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| 20100304601 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND TERMINAL-CONNECTING ELEMENT THEREOF - An electrical connector includes an insulation body, a plurality of insulation wires, and a plurality of terminal-connecting elements. The insulation body has a plurality of receiving slots and a plurality of terminal-inserting openings. The terminal-connecting elements are disposed respectively in the receiving slots. Each of the terminal-connecting elements has a first protrusion and a second protrusion respectively fixing one of the insulation wires. An asymmetric single rib of each of the terminal-connecting elements protrudes toward a direction of one of the terminal-inserting openings. The asymmetric single rib has a projecting point electrically contacted with a corresponding terminal. | 12-02-2010 |
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