| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 439843000 | Having separate gripping spring means located within or extending into rigid socket body | 22 |
| 20080293309 | Connector with improved contact for transmitting high current - A connector includes a body ( | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090029605 | Female Connector Terminal and Female Connector - A female connector terminal into which a rectangular male connector terminal is to be inserted includes a hollow conductor having a rectangular engagement portion for inserting the male connector terminal; a protrusion arranged at the engagement portion of the conductor and brought into contact with the male connector terminal; and a plate spring arranged at the conductor engagement portion to face the protrusion so as to sandwich the male connector terminal together with the protrusion. The plate spring has an abutment portion formed by bending a plate member and is brought into abutment with both sides of the male connector terminal contact surface which is brought into contact with the plate spring. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090036003 | Method of forming an electrical connector - A method of forming an electrical connector includes winding a conducting wire around a carrier strip, cutting the carrier strip to a desired length, forming the carrier strip into a cylindrical member to form an inner tube subassembly, and inserting the inner tube subassembly into an outer tube. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090061700 | HYPERBOLOID ELECTRICAL CONTACT - A hyperboloid contact socket includes a tubular body of metal or other suitable conductive material. The tubular body includes first and second ends. The first end includes a lip defining an aperture entrance for receiving a mating pin terminal. At the second end of the tubular body, a spline is crimped or otherwise affixed to the confronting end of the tubular body. The spline has an integral termination extending therefrom. The tubular body contains a plurality of conductive wires affixed at their respective ends to respective inner surfaces at or near the outer and inner ends of the body and disposed in an angular disposition to form the shape of a single sheet hyperboloid. Permanent and conductive attachment of the wires to the tubular body and the spline is provided through deformation of the body by rolling, crimping, swaging or other suitable means. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090298356 | Line Spring Jack and Its Assembly Method - A line spring jack and an assembling method are disclosed. The line spring jack comprises a jack body, a jack cap, a line spring wire and a positioning plug. Said jack body further comprises a plug hole; said line spring wire is located in said plug hole; said jack cap is connected to one end of said jack body; said jack cap further comprises a through hole connected to said plug hole; one end of line spring wire is clipped in a space formed between said jack cap and said jack body; wherein said plug hole further comprises a groove in the bottom; the caliber of the groove is smaller than the caliber of said plug hole; said positioning plug includes a part in the groove and a part in the plug hole, the part in the groove is tightly matched to said groove. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100003866 | Electrical Connectors - An electrical connector including a first and second assembly that are matable with one another by a sliding push fit to establish electrical interconnection between the two assemblies is disclosed. The first assembly includes a contact pin with a collar extending concentrically around the pin to define a recess therebetween, with the collar supporting on its inner surface a first resilient contact element. The second assembly includes a sleeve open at one end thereof such that the sleeve can be received in the recess of the first assembly, with the sleeve supporting on its inner surface a second resilient contact element. The two assemblies may be arranged such that, when the second assembly is inserted into the first assembly, the first resilient contact element makes sliding electrical contact with an external surface of the sleeve of the second assembly, and the second resilient contact element makes sliding electrical contact with the external surface of the pin of the first assembly. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100041282 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND CONDUCTING TERMINAL USED THEREIN - The present invention provides an electrical connector and a conducting terminal thereof. Particularly, the present invention provides a conducting terminal having enhanced structural strength in virtue of a lumbar portion and a supporting means. The conducting terminal includes a longitudinal axis and a proximal end, a lumbar portion and a distal end extended along the longitudinal axis, respectively. The proximal end is bent in a waved form so as to provide an elastically deforming capability. A free end is provided with an engaging surface. The distal end is in a barrel shape. A prop surface is provided near the lumbar portion. The supporting means is protruded from the lumbar portion toward the prop surface. The engaging surface and the lumbar portion have respective normal lines thereof intersecting the longitudinal axis. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20120129409 | CONNECTOR AND CONTACT ASSEMBLIES FOR MEDICAL DEVICES - A contact assembly, which may be included in a connector assembly for a connector module of a medical device, includes one or more resilient contact members; each contact member may comprise a coiled wire having a first stiffness and a second stiffness. The assembly may further include a plug member associated with each contact member. Each contact member may be mounted in the assembly via insertion into a corresponding channel of a mounting member, such that a first terminal end of the contact member abuts a terminal surface of the channel. If included, the plug member makes electrical contact with a second terminal end of the inserted contact member, and is coupled to the mounting member. A contact surface of the mounted contact member is exposed within a connector bore of the mounting member, through an opening in the channel. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120309240 | ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLE TERMINAL - The present invention discloses an electrical receptacle terminal, comprising a contact portion being in electrical connection with a male terminal and a connecting portion being in electrical connection with an electrical cable, wherein the contact portion comprises: an housing having a bottom wall, a right wall, a left wall and a top wall; and an elastic contact member located in the housing and connected to the top wall of the housing through a suspension member. According to the present invention, the elastic contact member is suspended on the top wall of the housing through a suspension member. Since the suspension member that is connected to the elastic contact member itself exhibits certain flexibility, the elastic contact member and the male terminal inserted into the elastic contact member can do slight motion along with the suspension member in the front-rear direction. Thus, there is no relative slight motion between the elastic contact member and the male terminal inserted into the elastic contact member. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120322322 | ELECTRICAL TERMINAL WITH COIL SPRING - An electrical terminal is operable to facilitate electrical connectivity between the terminal and an electrical connector. The electrical terminal may include a cap to facilitate positioning a conducting element, such as but not limited to a coil spring, within a receptacle used to connect to an electrically conducting connector. The conducting element may facilitate electrical connectivity between the inserted connector and the terminal. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130029542 | ELECTRIC SPRING TERMINAL UNIT AND ELECTRIC CONNECTING DEVICE - The invention relates to an electrical spring clamping means for an electrical connection device ( | 01-31-2013 |
| 20140094070 | ELECTRICAL SOCKET ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - An electrical socket assembly includes a socket having an inner peripheral surface defining a cavity for receiving a portion of a contact pin, the inner peripheral surface includes an inner circumferential groove formed therein. The assembly further includes a conformable contact positioned within the circumferential groove such that a portion of the conformable contact protrudes radially inward from the circumferential groove a distance to contact an outer peripheral surface of the contact pin when the contact pin is received within the cavity. A method of forming an electrical socket assembly includes positioning a conformable contact within the circumferential groove such that a portion of the conformable contact protrudes radially inward from the circumferential groove a distance to contact an outer peripheral surface of a contact pin when the contact pin is received within the cavity. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140134898 | LOCKING APPARATUS FOR ELECTRICAL PLUG-TYPE CONNECTORS - The invention proposes an electrical plug-type connector for making contact with a mating plug-type connector, said plug-type connector having a displaceable locking and unlocking apparatus, which exerts a constant pressure on the apparatus by means of a double-sided torsion spring in such a way that the plug-type connector is forcibly locked when contact is made between said plug-type connector and the mating plug. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140206243 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTING TERMINAL - An electrically conducting terminal having capabilities to facilitate electrically connecting to one or more connectors is disclosed. The electrically conducting terminal may include a recessed end to receive a connector. The recessed end may include a resilient element, such as but not limited to a female contact, to facilitate electrical conductivity between the connector and the terminal. The electrically conducting terminal may include an end cap, end piece, or other feature to facilitate retaining the resilient element within the recessed end. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140357137 | CONTACT CAGE AND FEMALE CONTACT USING SAME - A contact cage includes a sheet member having a plurality of first elongated slots and a plurality of second elongated slots respectively linearly arranged on the sheet member. A protruding portion is respectively defined between each two adjacent first elongated slots and each two adjacent second elongated slots and it is bent to provide at least one end point. Thus, the contact cage can be rolled up in a configuration of a hollow cylinder and positioned within a female terminal, enabling the end points to provide a larger contact area and to prolong the service life of the female terminal. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20150024641 | REDUCED DIAMETER HYPERBOLOID ELECTRICAL CONTACT - A hyperboloid contact socket comprises a tubular body of conductive material having at one end an entrance aperture and cavity for receiving a mating pin terminal, and an integral termination extending from the opposite end of the tubular body. The tubular body contains a plurality of conductive wires attached at their inner ends to the inner surface of the tubular body at or near the bottom of the cavity by a press fit plug. The outer ends of the conductive wires are fastened to the tubular body by being wrapped around a reduced diameter section at the open end of the tubular body and secured by a press fit ring. The conductive wires are disposed within the tubular body in an angular disposition to form the shape of a single sheet hyperboloid. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20160254633 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR TERMINAL, AND TERMINAL | 09-01-2016 |
| 20170237184 | ELECTRIC APPARATUS WITH A PUSH-IN CONNECTION TERMINALMOUNTED IN A CASING WITH TWO PORTIONS ASSEMBLED ALONG THE INSERTION DIRECTION OF AN ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR IN THE CONNECTION TERMINAL | 08-17-2017 |
| 439845000 | Adapted to receive thin blade contact (e.g., spade receiving) | 3 |
| 20090291600 | FEMALE TERMINAL - A female terminal for receiving a male terminal is provided. The female terminal includes: a tubular box part having a receiving portion for receiving the male terminal therein; a spring piece which includes a fixed end provided inside the box part, and a free end pinching the male terminal between the spring piece and the box part by an elastic reaction force of the spring piece. The spring piece is made of a metal as a separate member from the box part. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20110045712 | FEMALE TERMINAL HARDWARE - A female terminal hardware ( | 02-24-2011 |
| 20150333428 | FEMALE TERMINAL - A female terminal ( | 11-19-2015 |
| 439847000 | Spring means mounted on exterior of and extends into rigid socket body | 1 |
| 20150311615 | SOCKET CONTACT - A socket contact which is reduced in manufacturing costs and has a spring member difficult to be removed from a socket contact body. The socket contact includes a socket contact body, and a spring member fitted on the socket contact body. The spring member includes an elastic annular portion and at least one protruding portion provided on the elastic annular portion. A hollow cylindrical contact portion of the socket contact body for receiving a pin contact therein is formed with at least one slit that extends in a receiving direction in which the contact portion receives the pin contact therein, and a hole that receives the protruding portion for limiting the movement of the spring member in a direction parallel to the receiving direction. | 10-29-2015 |
