| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 439819000 | Separate spring means moves rigid nonresilent clamping part into securing condition | 33 |
| 20110124244 | TAB-FORM TERMINAL WITH REDUCED MATERIAL AND MANUFACTURING COST - A tab terminal for quick-disconnect type connections is formed by bending a single strip of metal back upon itself. The strip includes inward embossments allowing the desired tab thickness to be obtained with less material while using material suitable for spring contacts or internal device conductors. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20130005198 | Shielding Terminal Clamp - A shielding terminal clamp having a first limb, a second limb and a yoke having a base part, with an elastic element disposed between the first limb and second such that a pressure force is exerted on a pressure piece movably supported between first and second guide pieces of the first and second limbs, respectively, first and second ends of the elastic element being respectively disposed on the base part and the pressure piece such that the pressure force acts in the direction of an open end of the yoke opposite the base part, with a closing device, which is displaceable disposed on the yoke such that a movement in a direction extending orthogonally to the pressure force, with which the closing device and the yoke move toward one another, causes a shielding bus clamping of between the open end of the yoke and the closing device. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130330983 | SPRING-LOADED CONTACTS HAVING SLOPED BACKSIDE WITH RETENTION GUIDE - A spring-loaded contact may include a barrel to form a housing for the spring-loaded contact, a plunger at least partially enclosed by the barrel, a spring enclosed by the barrel, and a sphere between the plunger and the spring. A back of the plunger may be formed at an angle and to include a retention guide, the retention guide partly over the sphere such that the sphere may be in contact with the back of the plunger and the retention guide. | 12-12-2013 |
| 439820000 | Spring biases slidable wedge-shaped or wedge-operated jaw | 1 |
| 20120238156 | TERMINAL BLOCK AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING THE SAME - To provide a terminal block having a structure for facilitating the mounting operation of a coil spring to the terminal block, and a method for assembling the terminal block. | 09-20-2012 |
| 439822000 | Hinged clamping part (i.e., clamping lever) | 5 |
| 20100081346 | Electric Connection Clamp or Terminal Clamp - An electric connection clamp or terminal clamp for connecting a terminal conductor has a clamp spring and a metal part. The clamp spring has a clamp limb and a contact limb, a recess for introducing the electric conductor being formed in said contact limb. The clamp limb and the contact limb are curved in such a manner that the end of the clamp limb penetrates through the recess. The end of the clamp limb and the contact limb form a spring force clamping connection for the conductor that is to be connected. The ends of the limbs each have a securing section and the securing section of the contact limb extends counter to the direction of introduction of the conductor through the recess. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100105255 | CONDUCTOR BASE AND FINGER MODULE OF AIR CIRCUIT BREAKER - A conductor base coupled to a finger module of an air circuit breaker. Since the connector of the conductor base has the curved surface formed on a side of an end portion thereof and tooth-coupled with the contactor of the finger module, the contactor of the finger module has another curved surface corresponding to the curved surface of the connector and the contactor is elastically supported in a vertical direction by the plate spring to allow both end portions of the contactor to perform a vertical elastic movement relative to a longitudinal center of the contactor. The present invention can prevent damages due to a mechanical impact between the connector of the conductor base and the contactor of the finger module, which may occur while the breaker terminal is inserted into the finger module, to thereby extend the lifespan of the conductor base and the finger module. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20120289098 | CONNECTOR WITH CLAMPING MEANS - An electrical connector for connecting to a bus bar the bare end of an insulated conductor, including a rectangular housing containing an open-topped chamber, a conductive L-shaped bus bar arranged in the chamber with a vertical leg thereof extending adjacent one housing end wall, a generally planar clamping bar having a first end portion pivotally connected with the housing adjacent another end wall thereof for pivotal movement about a horizontal pivot axis, and a spring arranged in the housing chamber for biasing the clamping bar upwardly in the housing, whereby when the conductor bare end is inserted downwardly into the housing, the free edge of the clamping bar clamps the conductor bare end into contiguous engagement with the bus bar vertical leg portion. The spring is preferably a leaf spring having a Z-shaped or U-shaped configuration. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20130035004 | LEVER-EQUIPPED CONNECTOR UNIT - The prevent invention provides a lever-equipped connector unit, which comprises a housing being capable of receiving a terminal; a lever rotatably coupled to the housing, and formed in a horseshoe shape; and a counter housing engageable with the housing, wherein the lever has a pair of arm plates configured to sandwich the housing and having a cam portion therein, wherein the counter housing has a peripheral wall engageable with the housing, and a pair of driven pins being slidably engageable with the cam portion and formed in the both outer surfaces of the peripheral wall, and wherein the housing engages with the counter housing as the driven pin proceeds into the cam portion, and the lever rotates from its stand-by state. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20140141660 | Electrical Connnector Assembly - An improved connector assembly that provides stabilization of a compression member and the junction between two body parts of the connector by securing a compression member between the two body parts with multiple posts extending from each body part and providing a stopper at a union point of the body parts. | 05-22-2014 |
| 439823000 | Socket or pin connector having small radially biased clamping or detenting element | 1 |
| 20110104959 | PRESS-CONTACT POGO PIN CONNECTOR - A press-contact pogo pin connector is provided which has a machining cost lower than those of conventional connectors, can be easily reduced in height, and does not cause instantaneous interruption. A molded insulating housing has a cylinder hole in which a pin is installed, and the pin installed inside the cylinder hole is urged by a coil spring installed inside the cylinder hole so as to protrude from the housing. A flange portion on the rear side of the pin urged by the coil spring abuts against the peripheral portion of the front opening of the cylinder hole on the front side of the housing so that the pin is prevented from falling off. A contact integrally includes a substrate connection terminal portion and a contact spring portion that extends inside the cylinder hole and is brought into press-contact with the pin at all times. The contact is secured to the housing. | 05-05-2011 |
| 439824000 | Spring-biased butt contact | 23 |
| 20080220664 | Wiper for Tool String Direct Electrical Connection - In one aspect of the invention, a downhole electrical connection system comprises first and second tubular bodies adapted for threaded connection to each other, each tubular body comprising an inner and an outer diameter. First and second electrical conductor assemblies are disposed within the inner diameters of the tubular bodies and are substantially coaxial with the tubular bodies and generally extend the length of the tubular bodies. The first electrical conductor assembly comprises a first electrical contact adapted to abut a second electrical contact of the second electrical conductor assembly when the first and second tubular bodies are coupled together. The first electrical contact is disposed within an elastically deformable wiper, and the elastically deformable wiper is adapted to expose the first electrical contact as it is engaged by the second electrical contact under an axially compressive load. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20090004929 | Electrical Pressure Contact - The invention relates to an electrical pressure contact comprising a housing sleeve ( | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090017703 | Socket Adaptor Apparatus - A socket adaptor | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090023347 | ELECTRIC CONNECTOR - An electric connector has an insulative housing, a plurality of probe contacts and a plurality of terminals. The insulative housing has a plurality of mounting holes and a plurality of mounting slots. The mounting slots communicate respectively with and are perpendicularly to the mounting slots. The probe contacts are mounted respectively in the mounting holes. The terminals are mounted respectively in the mounting slots and respectively hold the probe contacts and each terminal has a fastening portion. The fastening portion is perpendicularly to and securely holds one probe contact. The terminal with the fastening portion is mounted perpendicularly on the probe contact instead of sliding longitudinally along the tubular body. Therefore, the terminal would not wear the probe contact. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090075529 | SPRING CONTACT ASSEMBLY - A spring contact assembly having a first plunger with a tail portion having a flat contact surface and a second plunger having a tail portion with a flat contact surface wherein the flat contact surfaces are overlapping and are surrounded by an external compression spring such that the sliding engagement of the flat surfaces increases during compression of the spring. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090093171 | PROBE - The invention discloses a probe comprising a first terminal, a second terminal, and a resilient member. The first terminal comprises at least one first connecting portion and a first contact portion, wherein the first connecting portion has a first stop portion. The second terminal comprises at least one second connecting portion and a second contact portion, wherein the second connecting portion has a second stop portion, and the first stop portion of the first terminal is configured in the second stop portion of the second terminal. The resilient member is disposed between the first contact portion and the second contact portion. When the first contact portion of the first terminal or the second contact portion of the second terminal is compressed, the first stop portion of the first terminal can move with respect to the second stop portion of the second terminal. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090298354 | Spring connector and connector - A spring connector, includes: an electrically conductive metal tube, having a bottomed hole; a plunger, which is provided in the bottomed hole so as to freely move in an axial direction and so as not to slip out from the bottomed hole, and an tip end portion of which is protruded from the bottomed hole; and a spring coil, provided in the bottomed hole, and elastically urging the plunger in a protruding direction. The electrically conductive metal tube includes a small diameter tube part having a smaller outer diameter at a distal end side thereof from which the plunger protrudes, and a soldering part being larger than the small diameter tube part in width in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction, at a backward side of the small diameter tube part in the axial direction, and a face of a distal end side of the small diameter tube part is separated from the soldering part in the direction perpendicular to the axial direction. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090305580 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal includes a casing having an upper casing and a lower casing which are disassembled from and assembled to each other with respect to a main board, a connection terminal portion sealed with the casing to prevent intrusion of water through a gap between the connection terminal portion and the casing and having a plurality of connection terminals having one side exposed to the outside of the casing, and a joint terminal portion electrically connected to the main board and having a plurality of joint terminals respectively and electrically connected to the connection terminals in an elastically pressed state when the upper casing and the lower casing are assembled to each other. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100055995 | Precision printed circuit board testing tool - A precision printed circuit board testing tool includes a testing tube, having a hollow chamber for installing a second resilient element, and the testing tube being electrically connected to a second testing line; a second testing element, installed in the hollow chamber, and having a second chamber and an opening, and the second testing element being pressed against by the second resilient element; a first testing element, having an internal bushing, a first resilient element and a probe, and including a first chamber for installing the first resilient element, and the probe being installed in the first chamber and pressed against by the first resilient element, and the first testing element being electrically connected to a first testing line. The testing tool is used for testing a PCB circuit with micro resistance to prevent defectives and damages of electronic components. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100062662 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTING APPARATUS - An electrically connecting apparatus comprises a base member provided with slots penetrating in the plate thickness direction, contacts disposed within the slots so as to be able to contact electrodes of a device under test on the base member and for connecting the electrodes to an electric circuit of a tester, and an elastic member. The contacts has a fixed piece to be fixedly held on the base member within the slots for connection with the electric circuit, and a movable piece disposed within the slots for electrical connection with the fixed piece. In the fixed piece, a guide face for guiding the movable piece toward a contact position permitting the movable piece and the electrodes to contact is formed, and the movable piece is supported slidably on the guide face so as to receive elastic biasing force toward the contact position by the elastic member. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100120301 | ENVIRONMENTALLY SEALED CONTACT - A contact probe assembly may include a cylindrical member including a barrel having a first opening located at a first end of the barrel and a second opening located at a second end of the barrel. The contact probe assembly may also have a plunger having a first end and second end. The first end of the plunger may be adapted to be removably received by the second opening of the barrel. The contact probe assembly may also include a cap having at least one o-ring. The cap may be configured to interconnect with the second end of the barrel such that the o-ring seals a gap between the plunger and the barrel. The contact probe assembly may have a plug that may be adapted to be removably received by the first opening of the barrel. The plug may be configured to seal the first opening. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100248558 | Probe Connector - A probe connector has a barrel including a main body and a base integrally connected with one end of the main body. A holding portion is protruded inwards from an inner surface of the main body to form a first holding recess, adjacent to the base. A plunger includes a basic portion restricted in the barrel and a contact portion extended from one end of the basic portion and exposed from the other end of the barrel opposite to the base. The basic portion has a second holding recess at the other end thereof and coaxial with the first holding recess when the plunger is mounted to the barrel. An elastic element arranged inside the barrel has two ends respectively held by the first holding recess and the second holding recess to shorten an unrestrained part of the elastic element for reducing a resilient distortion of the elastic element. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110065336 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND ELECTRODE MEMBER FOR THE SAME - An image forming apparatus includes: a first electrode including a spring portion extending in an axial direction and an annular contact portion extending from a first side in the axial direction; a first frame including a through hole, through which the annular contact portion protrudes; and a second frame, which is relatively movable to the first frame along an elongated direction of the annular contact portion at a further extension of the first side in the axial direction, and which includes a second electrode electrically connectable with the annular contact portion. A diameter of the annular contact portion is larger than that of the spring portion. The first frame includes a lock portion that locks the annular contact portion to place a center of the annular contact portion on a second side, which is opposite to the first side, in the axial direction from an end of the through hole. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110195616 | SPRING CONNECTOR - A spring connector includes a barrel, a plunger and a spring. The barrel includes a longitudinal space formed therein, an opening formed at a top thereof, a bottom plate formed at a bottom thereof and a narrow portion formed from a middle portion and to the bottom thereof. The plunger includes a contact portion protruding from the opening, a sliding portion received in the longitudinal space, and a limit recess formed in the lower sliding portion. A top end of the spring is received in and limited by the limit recess, and a bottom end and a middle portion is limited by the narrower portion to restrict the spring being compressed along a longitudinal direction thereof. The spring is also prevented from deviating from the longitudinal direction thereof. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110230105 | COMPOSITE CONTACT ASSEMBLY HAVING LOWER CONTACT WITH CONTACT ENGAGING POINTS OFFSET FROM EACH OTHER - An electrical contact assembly electrical contact assembly comprises upper contact having a lower mating end at a lower end thereof, a lower contact having a base portion and a pair of mating beams extending vertically from the base portion for a length respectively and for engaging with the lower mating end of the upper contact, and a spring located between the upper contact and the lower contact. A channel is defined between the mating beams and providing a space to allow movement of the lower mating end. The pair of mating end has unequal lengths for providing unequal torque on the lower mating end, thus ensuring reliable electrical connection between the upper contact and lower contact even under worse circumstance. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110244736 | FEMALE ELECTRICAL CONTACT PIN - A female contact pin configured for use with a compliant pin system includes opposed contact beams separated by an opening, and spring-biased mating contacts surrounded by a protective box. The opposed contact beams are configured to be positioned within a plated thru hole. The opening closes when the opposed contact beams are positioned within the plated thru hole. The spring-biased mating contacts are configured to receive and contact a mating post of a male contact pin. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20120135647 | Connector - A connector comprises a base plate defining a first end and a second end along a longitudinal direction, a first connecting arm, a first end of which is connected with the second end of the base plate, and a second end of which is substantially extended upwards relative to the first end thereof, a contact arm, a first end of which is connected with the second end of the first connecting arm, and a second connecting arm, a first end of which is connected with a second end of the contact arm, and a second end of which is substantially extended downwards to the base plate so as to be contactable with the base plate. The connector has multiple connecting paths, thus realizing good high-frequency characteristics. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120282821 | SPRING CONTACT ASSEMBLY - A spring contact assembly having a first plunger with a tail portion having a flat contact surface and a second plunger having a tail portion with a flat contact surface wherein the flat contact surfaces are overlapping and are surrounded by an external compression spring such that the sliding engagement of the flat surfaces increases during compression of the spring. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20130012076 | STRUCTURE FOR A SPRING CONTACT - A spring contact, including: an upper contact pin having a contact portion, a head, a neck, a body and two spring holding protrusions; a lower contact pin having a construction that is the same as or similar to that of the upper contact pin and being coupled to the upper contact pin while crossing at right angles; and a spring fitted over an assembly of the upper and lower contact pins, wherein to increase the strength of the upper contact pin and increase the surface area of the contact portion, the head forms a cylindrical or square column shape or a part of the contact pin within the range from the contact portion to the spring holding protrusions has a thickness greater than the thickness of the body, thereby increasing the strength of the upper contact pin and increasing the surface area of the contact portion. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20140106626 | ELECTRICAL CONTACT PINS FOR ELECTRICALLY COUPLING ELECTRONIC DEVICES, BATTERIES, AND/OR BATTERY CHARGERS - An electrical contact pin includes an outer shaft, an inner shaft at least partially received within the outer shaft and slidable relative to the outer shaft, and a rotatable member disposed at a free end of the inner shaft. The rotatable member is rotatable relative to the inner shaft in at least one direction. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140199895 | COMPRESSIBLE PIN ASSEMBLY HAVING FRICTIONLESSLY CONNECTED CONTACT ELEMENTS - A compressible contact pin. The contact pin includes a first contact element and a second contact element. A compressible member is coupled between the first contact element and the second contact element to compress when one or more external forces are applied between the first contact element and the second contact element. In addition, the compressible member maintains a separation distance between the first and second contact elements when no external forces are applied. An elastomeric connector is coupled between the first contact element and the second contact element. The elastomeric connector electrically couples the first contact element to the second contact element by deforming when the one or more external forces are applied between the first contact element and the second contact element. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140235112 | CONTACTOR - A contactor including a bellows body, a fixed portion, connected to one end of the bellows body and provided with at least one fixed touch piece extending along the bellows body, and a movable portion, connected to the other end of the bellows body, where the movable portion is configured to be depressed to compress the bellows body and to bring the movable portion and/or the bellows body into contact with the fixed touch piece of the fixed portion. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20170237192 | BGA SPRING PROBE PIN DESIGN | 08-17-2017 |
