| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 439571000 | Comprising or for use with supporting panel | 54 |
| 20080200064 | Electrical Grommet Device - Embodiments of electrical grommet devices, and methods of use and manufacture are generally described herein. In one exemplary embodiment, an electrical device comprises a casing comprising: a grommet comprising one or more first apertures and an insertion portion; and a connection mechanism capable of being coupled to the grommet. The electrical device further comprises one or more electrical components located at least partially within the casing, and one or more electrical connectors located at least partially within the casing and coupled to the one or more electrical components. The insertion portion of the grommet can be removably placed in a grommet hole from a first side of the grommet hole, and the grommet can be removably coupled to the connection mechanism at a second side of the grommet hole opposite the first side. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20090130898 | Electrical Connector - Described are electrical connectors for hi-power applications where multiple electrical wires are to be maintained apart and electrically insulated from one another. The connectors are to be used to mount the plurality of wires to a receptacle of a casing so as to establish a connection with electric circuit(s) provided inside the casing. Portions of the connector interact with the casing to provide a seal therebetween to prevent the water and dirt infiltration inside the casing. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090130899 | Electrical connector assembly and clip mechanism thereof - A clip comprises two pieces of load plates. Each load plate has a pressing portion extending downwardly in a middle position thereof and two retention portions at two ends thereof, the two pieces of load plates across dispose when the load plates are secured. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090264015 | FASTENING DEVICE FOR DETACHABLE HOLDING OF AN ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTOR BY LATCHING - A fastening device for detachable holding of an electrical distributor ( | 10-22-2009 |
| 20100055977 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED BOARD LOCK - An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of conductive terminals secured in the housing and a pair of board locks. The insulative housing includes an elongated main body having a horizontal mounting surface and a top suface opposite to the mounting surface. The main body defines a pair of boardlock-receiving cavities. Each board lock comprises a body portion received in respective cavity, a connection portion to be connected to a printed circuit board, and an elastic portion extending upwardly beyond the top surface of the body. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100105245 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A connector assembly includes a housing, a contact, a support plate, and posts. The housing extends between a mounting side and an opposite side. The mounting side is configured to be mounted to a first side of a photovoltaic module. The contact is held by the housing and is configured to be electrically coupled with the photovoltaic module. The support plate is configured to be mounted to a second side of the photovoltaic module. The posts are coupled with at least one of the housing and the support plate and extend through an opening in the photovoltaic module that extends therethrough and joined with the other of the housing and the support plate. The posts secure the housing to the photovoltaic module. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100124843 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS HAVING CONNECTOR WITH FUNCTION FOR PREVENTING FROM DISCONNECTING AND FASTENING AND DETACHING-PROOF DEVICE THEREOF - An electronic apparatus having a connector with detaching-proof function used for connecting to a second connector of a power cord is disclosed. The electronic apparatus includes a body of the electronic apparatus including a housing, a first connector disposed on the housing; and a fastening and detaching-proof device disposed on the housing and adjacently to the first connector. The fastening and detaching-proof device includes a guiding device disposed on the housing, and a movable position device disposed on the housing, and guided to move back and forth between a first position and a second position by the guiding device. When the second connector is connected to the first connector, the movable position device is moved to the first position and fixed at the first position, resulting in the second connector is fastened to the first connector by the movable position device. In addition, a fastening and detaching-proof device applied in an electronic apparatus is also disclosed. The electronic apparatus includes a body including a housing and a first connector disposed in the housing for connecting to a second connector of a power cord. The fastening and detaching-proof device includes a guiding device disposed on the housing, and a movable position device disposed on the housing and guided to move back and forth between a first position and a second position by the guiding device. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100136826 | CHIP HERMETIC PACKAGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An electrical device includes a connector, a circuit board and a connector-securing structure. The connector includes a body and a fixing pin extending from the body for fixing the connector on the circuit board. The circuit board defines a gap corresponding to an outer profile of the connector for receiving the connector. The connector-securing structure is provided for securing the connector in the gap of the circuit board. The connector-securing structure includes a holding portion and a holding slot. The holding portion is perpendicular to and extends from the fixing pin. The holding slot is defined through the circuit board in a position corresponding to the holding portion. The holding slot is engaged with the gap of the circuit board for receiving and holding the holding portion. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100197167 | Cable connecting device and connecting apparatus with cable connecting devices of this kind - The invention relates to a cable connecting device for a connecting apparatus for the variable connection of cables, having a connecting module which has cable connecting elements for detachably connecting two cables, and having a module carrier which can be detachably connected to the connecting module and can be detachably fixed to a holding device of the connecting apparatus. The invention also relates to a connecting apparatus with a cable connecting device of this kind. In order to develop the connecting apparatus and the cable connecting device in such a way that mounting of said devices is simplified, with the connecting module being reliably held on the module carrier, it is proposed according to the invention that the connecting module can be inserted into a receiving passage in the module carrier in a mounting direction and can be latched to the module carrier in a latching position. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100210137 | DEVICE FOR FIXING AT LEAST ONE COUPLING TO A CARRIER PART - For fastening a coupling ( | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100216337 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH SLIDER COMPONENT FOR FAULT CONDITION CONNECTION - An electrical connector includes a socket that is configured to provide a current path between a connection terminal and a contact pin inserted into the socket during a standard connection. A slider component of the electrical connector is configured to move relative to the socket to make contact with the contact pin and provide a current path between the connection terminal and the contact pin during a fault condition connection. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100216338 | SUPPORT FOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A connector assembly is provided including an HDMI connector having a housing and a plurality of electrical contacts extending through the housing. The contacts define a first terminal end extending out from the housing and configured to be connected to electrical traces of a printed circuit board, and a second terminal end disposed opposite the first terminal end. The second end of the contacts can extend from the housing, and thereby be exposed to the ambient environment. The assembly can include one or more support mounts capable of attaching to the housing and to the circuit board to stabilize the connector. A protective shell can surround the second end of the contacts, and can be connected to the housing and to the printed circuit board. A dust cover can cover the upper end of the protective shell. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100248537 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY MOUNTED ONTO PANEL - A connector assembly ( | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100248538 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING A SHELL DEFINING A PAIR OF WINGS AT OPPOSITE SIDES THEREOF - An electrical connector comprises an insulator, a plurality of terminals retained in the insulator and a shell installed on the insulator. The insulator comprises a base portion and mating portion extending from the base portion. At lest one terminal has a contact portion disposed in the mating portion of the insulator. The shell defines a receiving room and comprises a side wall and a supporting arm extending out of the receiving room from the side wall. the supporting arm comprises a locking portion and a supporting beam connected with the locking portion and attached to the shell. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110151712 | Replaceable Module for Socket and Socket Having Replaceable Module - A socket having a replaceable module includes a socket panel and a replaceable module. The socket panel is provided with socket units. The replaceable module is detachably provided on the socket panel. The replaceable module is provided with socket subunits. The edge of the replaceable module is provided with a trough located between the replaceable module and the socket panel. The present invention further provides a replaceable module for a socket. The replaceable module can be replaced according practical demands, which makes it more versatile. Further, the replaceable module has a better safety. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110217869 | Connector Hat With Extended Mounting Posts For Securing A Connector Shell To A Circuit Board - Concepts and technologies described herein provide for securing a connector shell to a circuit board using a separate connector hat with elongated mounting posts. According to one aspect of the disclosure provided herein, a connector hat includes a one-piece body with a top surface and a pair of mounting posts. The mounting posts extend downwards from opposing side edges of the top surface. The posts are of sufficient length to extend beyond a bottom surface of a connector shell to which the connector hat is configured to attach, and through a bottom surface of an associated circuit board. The two-piece connector assembly design utilizing the connector hat with mounting posts allows the mounting posts to be manufactured at any desirable length to facilitate installation of the connector assembly to a circuit board. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110263152 | Replaceable Module for Socket and Socket Having Replaceable Module - A socket having a replaceable module includes a socket panel and a replaceable module. The socket panel is provided with socket units. The replaceable module is detachably provided on the socket panel. The replaceable module is provided with socket subunits. The edge of the replaceable module is provided with a trough located between the replaceable module and the socket panel. The present invention further provides a replaceable module for a socket. The replaceable module can be replaced according practical demands, which makes it more versatile. Further, the replaceable module has a better safety. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110300746 | SOCKET - A socket includes a first relay board provided above a mounting board; a second relay board detachably provided above the first relay board; and a frame part provided at side parts of the first relay board and the second relay board, wherein the frame part is configured to hold the first relay board and the second relay board and detachably configured to hold an electronic device being mounted above the second relay board; and the first connecting part comes in contact with the first relay board and the second connecting part comes in contact with a pad of the electronic device, so that the electronic device and the mounting board are electrically connected to each other. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110312214 | TAMPER PREVENTION AND DETECTION APPARATUS FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An apparatus for preventing and detecting tampering of an electronic device is provided. The apparatus may prevent and detect tampering occurring through an aperture in a casing of the electronic device where the aperture is configured for receiving a standoff that couples a communication cable to a communication port of the electronic device. Upon removal of the standoff, visual indicia of tampering may be provided. Additionally, a shield may block entry of the standoff into the aperture if the standoff is removed. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120021641 | MOUNTING PLATE FOR MOUNTING AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR TO A CIRCUIT BOARD - An electrical connector is provided including a housing. A mounting plate is provided having a mounting surface configured to be mechanically coupled to a circuit board. An opening extends through the mounting plate. The opening has an interior contour shaped to slidably receive a post of the housing as the mounting plate is loaded onto the post until the mounting plate rests on a plate surface of the housing. An engagement feature is provided on the mounting plate. The engagement feature secures the mounting plate to the housing. The engagement feature displaces a plate securing portion formed on the housing to secure the mounting plate to the housing with an interference fit. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120142214 | CONNECTOR - A connector ( | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120184133 | FASTENING DEVICE FOR DETACHABLE HOLDING OF AN ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTOR BY LATCHING - A fastening unit has a fastening device ( | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120238133 | CONNECTOR MOUNTING APPARATUS WITH EMI SHIELDING CLIP - A connector mounting apparatus includes a mounting bracket and a receiving member. A receiving space is defined in the mounting bracket. The receiving member includes a main body, a first resilient resisting tab extending outward from a base panel of the main body, and a first resilient contacting tab extending inward from the base panel to resiliently abut a connector interface received inside the main body. The main body is received in the receiving space and the first resisting tab resiliently abuts an inner surface of the receiving space. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120244746 | CONNECTION STRUCTURE OF CONDUCTIVE PATHS - A first conductive path and a battery are connected via a junction block that is provided to the battery. The junction block is provided with a second conductive path. The second conductive path is arranged at an upper side of a floor which is to be an interior side of a panel member. The first conductive path and the second conductive path are electrically connected in the vicinity of a through-hole of the panel member. A part of the first conductive path is inserted into the through-hole and then the first conductive path is connected to the second conductive path | 09-27-2012 |
| 20130078855 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING AN ARTICLE - A mount for supportably engaging an article. The mount includes a bulbous member that may include a convexly shaped surface area. The convexly shaped surface area may be supportively contactable with a first interconnect portion of a carrier member. An attachment member that is operatively associable with a device may be removably engageable with a second interconnect portion of the carrier member. The carrier member may be moved throughout a continuum of positions defined by the convexly curved surface area of the bulbous member. Additionally, the bulbous member may be supportably engaged by a variety of embodiments of support structures for supporting or mounting the mount. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130196538 | PATCH PANEL ASSEMBLY - A device and a system may facilitate access to communication connectors, adapters, and/or ports that are supported within a housing, e.g., a rack or cabinet. The system may include one or more of the devices, which each include a connection means supporting the connectors, adapters, and/or ports. The system may also include a device that manages, e.g., guides and supports cables that are operatively coupled to the connectors, adapters, and/or ports. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130280953 | DEVICE FOR ELECTRICALLY CONNECTING AND ATTACHING AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE TO A WALL IN A VEHICLE - An apparatus for electrically connecting and attaching an electrical device to a wall in a vehicle is provided. The apparatus provides a universal base plate with a first connection region with a first electrical connector arranged therein and a universal rear wall with a second connection region with a second electrical connector positioned therein. The universal base plate comprises attachment means for attachment to a wall in a vehicle, wherein the universal rear wall is designed to form part of an electrical device or to be attached thereto. The rear wall and the base plate comprise largely corresponding directions of extension and are designed to be brought into mechanical engagement with each other, wherein during mechanical engagement the first and the second connection regions are arranged adjacent to each other in such a manner that the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector establish a mutual connection. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20140030914 | HDMI CONNECTOR - A high definition multimedia interface (HDMI) connector includes a HDMI socket ( | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140213103 | ADAPTER DEVICE WITH MECHANICAL INTERFACE - The invention relates to an adapter device with a mechanical interface and with an electrical interface for the electrical connection to an electronic insert of a measuring apparatus housing comprising a sensor unit. According to the invention, the adapter device comprises a supporting element, and the mechanical interface for a mechanical securing of the adapter device is configured at an interface slot of the electronic insert and/or of the measuring apparatus housing, as a resilient and non-electrically conducting casting compound which partially surrounds the supporting element of the adapter device, with at least one contour element which is adapted substantially true to contour to the interface slot and which establishes a securing operative connection to said slot. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140287620 | USB CONNECTOR STRUCTURE - The present invention relates to a USB connector structure, and more specifically, refers to a connector structure which is applied in memory device of USB drive. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140295701 | TUNER - A tuner comprises a frame that is provided with a through-hole and a connection portion to which a connector is connected. The connection portion includes a flange portion that is able to select to pass through the through-hole or not to pass through the through-hole by the connection portion being rotated, and the frame includes a pressurization portion that pressurizes the flange portion which passes through the through-hole. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20150038008 | HIGH POWER ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR CONTACT - A high power, single pole male electrical connector with a reduced surface area contact is disclosed. The male connector is configured for insertion into a female connector of standard design. The reduced surface area of the contact region of the male connector results in less surface contact between the male and female connectors. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150064966 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A connector assembly adapted to be disposed in a casing of an electronic device is provided. The connector assembly includes a connector and a locking member. The locking member includes a supporting portion and a holding portion connected to the supporting portion. The connector is disposed on the supporting portion. The locking member is adapted to clamp at an end of a substrate disposed in the casing, and the supporting portion and the holding portion lean against an upper side and a lower side of the end of the substrate respectively. An electronic device including the connector assembly aforementioned is also provided. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20170237211 | HVAC WALL MOUNTABLE CONNECTOR WITH MOUNTING FEATURES | 08-17-2017 |
| 439572000 | Conductor extending into panel opening | 7 |
| 20080311787 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector includes an insulating housing ( | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090239414 | CONNECTOR FOR SUBSTRATE - A connector ( | 09-24-2009 |
| 20110189888 | HEADER CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A header connector assembly includes an outer housing, an inner housing, a shield subassembly, and a seal body. The outer housing is disposed in an opening of a panel and includes a cavity. The inner housing includes a channel and is disposed in the opening of the panel. The inner housing is received in the cavity of the outer housing and includes a channel configured to have a contact disposed therein. The shield subassembly is disposed between the outer housing and the inner housing. The shield subassembly engages the panel to electrically couple the shield subassembly with the panel. The seal body is disposed between the panel and at least one of the outer housing and the inner housing. The seal body restricts passage of contaminants between the panel and at least one of the outer housing and the inner housing. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20140051283 | SHIELD SHELL AND SHIELD SHELL ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE - A shield shell ( | 02-20-2014 |
| 20160164230 | WALL FEED-THROUGH DEVICE - A connector assembly for transmitting electrical energy through a wall opening, including a horizontal generally-rectangular first connector housing arranged on one side of the wall with a collar portion of the first housing extending through the wall opening. The collar portion contains a plurality of horizontal parallel coplanar first through bores in which are mounted a plurality of electrically conductive spring contacts, respectively. A second connector housing arranged on the other side of the wall opening contains a recess receiving the collar portion, and a plurality of second bores extending collinearly opposite the first bores, respectively. An electrically conductive comb member includes a plurality of integral pin portions that extend from a common spine portion through the second bores and into the first bores for electrical engagement with the spring contacts, respectively, thereby to connect conductors arranged on opposite sides of the wall. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160164231 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING A FLANGE - An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a shell covering the insulative housing, and a flange mounted to the shell. The insulative housing has a front face, a number of outer faces, and a receiving cavity extending through the front face for receiving a mating connector. The shell has a front wall and a number of outer walls covering the housing front and outer faces, respectively. The flange has a mating sleeve mounted to the shell and a mating flange portion for engaging a panel along a front-to-back direction. The mating sleeve is bent from a material band, and the mating flange portion is bent from the mating sleeve. The mating flange portion is substantially perpendicular to and resiliently flexible relative to the mating sleeve. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20180026406 | CONNECTION TERMINAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME | 01-25-2018 |
| 439573000 | Directly attached to panel by elongated fastener in tension (e.g., rivet, bolt or screw) | 13 |
| 20080214047 | JUNCTION BOLT, JUNCTION ELEMENT, AND ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE COUPLING DEVICE - Junction bolt having a shank and a foot arranged at one end of the shank and intended for attachment of the junction bolt to a part, the shank includes an outer surface forming a surface of contact for attachment of a junction element. The outer surface of the shank is surrounded by a protective sleeve covering the surface of contact on the shank and movable into a position in which the surface of contact is freely accessible. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090239415 | ATTACHMENT DEVICE FOR A CONNECTOR - An attachment device ( | 09-24-2009 |
| 20100144197 | MOUNTING BRACKET FOR TRAILER WIRING CONNECTOR - A mounting bracket for a trailer wiring connector is described. The mounting bracket may attach the electrical connector to a cross bar of a towing vehicle. The mounting bracket may include an upper housing and a lower housing. The upper housing may include a mounting aperture and a plurality of slots. The lower housing may include a threaded aperture and a plurality of tabs. The tabs may be capable of engagement with the slots to secure the upper housing to the lower housing. The lower housing may also include a clamping fastener, such as a set screw, that may be capable of engagement with a threaded aperture, wherein the set screw may be capable of clamping engagement with the electrical connector. The mounting bracket may also include a cover capable of engagement with the electrical connector. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20120156928 | Connector Hat with Extended Mounting Posts for Securing a Connector Shell to a Circuit Board - Concepts and technologies described herein provide for securing a connector shell to a circuit board using a separate connector hat with elongated mounting posts. According to one aspect of the disclosure provided herein, a connector hat includes a one-piece body with a top surface and a pair of mounting posts. The mounting posts extend downwards from opposing side edges of the top surface. The posts are of sufficient length to extend beyond a bottom surface of a connector shell to which the connector hat is configured to attach, and through a bottom surface of an associated circuit board. The two-piece connector assembly design utilizing the connector hat with mounting posts allows the mounting posts to be manufactured at any desirable length to facilitate installation of the connector assembly to a circuit board. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120322302 | CONNECTOR FIXING STRUCTURE - In an inner peripheral surface of metal collar fixed to a flange part of a power receiving side connector, a female screw is formed. When the flange part is attached to a connector attaching part from the outer surface side of a vehicle body, the flange part is fastened to the connector attaching part by a first male screw member inserted into the metal collar and a nut screwed to the first male screw member. When the flange part is attached to the connector attaching part from the inner surface side of the vehicle body, the flange part is fastened to the connector attaching part by a second male screw member screwed to the metal collar. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130084737 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector includes an electrical connecting base, a press cover, a fastening member and at least one thrust member. The press cover covers on the electrical connecting base, and substantially horizontally placed. A fastening portion and a pivoting portion are respectively formed on two opposite ends of the press cover. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130316573 | CONNECTOR - A connector ( | 11-28-2013 |
| 20140080355 | SHIELD CONNECTOR STRUCTURE - Disclosed is a shield connector structure preventing improper connection of a shield electric wire. The shield connector includes a housing fixed to an outer face of a metal case and a shield member connecting a shield part of the shield electric wire and the metal case, on one of the outer face of the metal case and an opposite face of the housing is formed a pin (projection) projecting toward the other, on the other are formed a positioning hole receiving the pin and a recess, the recess includes a slant face slanted in a peripheral direction about a center axis of an insertion hole, and abutting of the pin of the improper combination onto the slant face rotates a bolt hole of the metal case and a through hole of the housing about the center axis, making it impossible for a bolt to thread into. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140127939 | DEVICE CONNECTOR - A device connector to be mounted and fixed to a case of a device includes a case-side connector to be fixed to the case by fitting a tool such as an impact wrench to a bolt head provided on a fixing bolt and tightening the fixing bolt into the case, a mating connector to be connected to the case-side connector and fixed to the case by tightening a connecting bolt into the case with the mating connector mounted on the case-side connector, and an access prohibiting portion provided on the mating connector and configured to prohibit the tool from being fitted to the bolt head by being arranged in proximity to the bolt head of the fixing bolt when the mating connector is mounted on the case-side connector. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140213104 | Circuit Connector with a low profile protective outlet connector arrangement cover device - A new and useful electrical connector is provided, that is designed to protect existing electrical outlets from trauma and destruction, by preventing them from being dislodged by movement of a patient support such as a hospital bed, or scraped off of the wall by passing (moving) machinery, hospital beds, equipment and vehicles during the normal use of the bed, the machinery, or equipment. in this application reference to an electrical plug component encompasses traditional 2 or 3 prong plugs that pima into grounded or ungrounded wall outlet sockets, as well as phone or laptop jacks that would plug into wall outlet sockets configured for such jacks. In addition, a new and useful coupling structure, for electrical couplings that need to be spaced from a wall socket, is provided. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140220818 | RECETACLE ADAPTOR SUPPORT PLATE - An adaptor that fits over an electrical receptacle. The adaptor may include a plate member. The plate member may include slots running through that align with electrical sockets on an electrical receptacle. The adaptor may be attached to the electrical receptacle via screws. The plate member may further include a threaded hub. Therefore, a plug-in transformer may plug into an electrical receptacle through the adaptor and may be screwed into the adapter for further securement. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20150325963 | HIGH DEFINITION MULTIMEDIA INTERFACE SOCKET - A high definition multimedia interface (HDMI) socket for fastening on a metallic chassis includes a main body, a connecting member and a plastic piece. The connecting member includes a slot portion and a bent portion. The slot portion has a first and a second ends. The first end is connected with the main body. The bent portion is connected with the second end and has a first abutting surface abutting against the inner surface. The plastic piece is connected with the main body and has two second abutting surfaces. When the first abutting surface abuts against the inner surface before the plastic piece is fastened on the metallic chassis, a gap exists between the second abutting surfaces and the inner surface. When the plastic piece is fastened on the metallic chassis, the plastic piece is deformed and the second abutting surfaces abut against the inner surface. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20160023817 | CONICAL RETENTION RING - A conical retention ring is provided that includes an annular disc having a central axis, first and second major surfaces facing in substantially opposite directions along the central axis, a radially inner peripheral surface defining a central bore, a radially outer peripheral surface which is axially offset from the radially inner peripheral surface, and a spreading channel which is open from the radially outer peripheral surface to the central bore. The spreading channel allows the annular disc to spread apart to allow the central axis to receive a threaded fastener. | 01-28-2016 |
