Electrical connectors inventions 12/05

20050287827 - Electric plug having rotatable prongs: An electric plug includes a receptacle, two conductor blades received in the receptacle for coupling to an electric cable, a casing, and two prongs engaged in the casing, and rotatably coupled to the conductor blades respectively, to rotatably couple the casing to the receptacle, and to allow the casing to...

20050287830 - Connector having improved contacts with fusible members: An electrical connector includes a connector body, a plurality of cores and a plurality of electrically conductive contacts disposed in the cores of the connector body. Each of the contacts includes a fusible member attached thereto. Each of the fusible members includes an intermediate portion and two support members disposed...

20050287831 - Connector having improved contacts with fusible members: An electrical connector includes a connector body, a plurality of cores and a plurality of electrically conductive contacts disposed in the cores of the connector body. Each of the contacts includes a fusible member attached thereto. Each of the fusible members includes an intermediate portion and two support members disposed...

20050287832 - Connector having improved contacts with fusible members: An electrical connector includes a connector body, a plurality of cores and a plurality of electrically conductive contacts disposed in the cores of the connector body. Each of the contacts includes a fusible member attached thereto. Each of the fusible members includes an intermediate portion and two support members disposed...

20050287833 - Light-emitting-diode structure and fabrication method thereof: The present invention discloses a light-emitting-diode structure and a fabrication method thereof, wherein firstly, a substrate and a printed circuit board are provided; an epitaxial layer and multiple LED dies are sequentially formed on the bottom surface of the substrate; two electrodes are formed on each LED die; multiple conductive...

20050287829 - Patch substrate for external connection: Embodiments include a generally planar patch substrate having external connection pads on one side, electrical connections connected to the external connection pads and extending through the substrate, and plated contacts formed on the electrical connections and extending beyond the other side of the patch substrate. The external connection pads may...

20050287828 - Tilted land grid array package and socket, systems, and methods: A electrical interface for an electronic package, using lands on the package which are non-planar with metal layers within the package. This non-planar or tilted land grid array (TLGA) package is assembled with a complementary TLGA socket to make electronic connection to the package....

20050287834 - Connector: Embodiments of a connector (which may also be also referred to as a connector unit) are described. In accordance with one embodiment, the connector may comprise a case, first and second connectors, at least one stiffener bar, and at least one flexible circuit. The first connector may be located in...

20050287835 - Flat connector, ink jet head and method of manufacturing them: The ink jet head is provided with a piezo-electric sheet having a plurality of contacts distributed on a surface thereof. A flat connector is fixed so as to cover the surface of the piezo-electric sheet. A plurality of conductive spots and a plurality of conductive lines are formed on a...

20050287836 - Method of connecting a contact with a solder and an electronic device using the method: A method of connecting a contact with a solder includes to cling a solder to a contact or an insulative housing alternatively via an adhesive, and to heat the solder in order to weld the contact to a mating electronic device. And an electronic device using the method includes an...

20050287837 - Multi-portion socket and related apparatuses: A multi-portion socket, related components, and systems having such socket/components are described herein....

20050287838 - Circuit board retainer: Described is a retainer having a base for attaching to a first circuit board. Opposing spatially separated first and second support members extend from one side of the base. The first support member has a latch portion and a terrace for supporting a portion of a second circuit board thereon....

20050287839 - Electrical connector with improved signal transmission effect: An electrical connector (1) includes an insulative housing (10) having a mating interface (14) and a number of terminals (30) are received in the insulative housing. The mating portion defines a receiving slot (16) therein. A tongue (150) is defined in the receiving slot, and divides the receiving into a...

20050287842 - Connecting structure for power cord: A small wall part is formed at a determined position of a case body to protrude upwardly therefrom. The small wall part is provided with a locking piece at an upper end, and a circuit board is provided with a cut groove at a position corresponding to the small wall...

20050287840 - Connector holding structure: In a structure for holding a connector mounted on an electronic circuit board inserted and housed in a case, there are provided a resin claw formed on the connector, a hole formed on the electronic circuit board and receiving the claw to be engaged therewith, a pair of rails formed...

20050287841 - Housing case for electronic circuit board: In a housing case for an electronic circuit board on which components such as connectors are mounted, there are provided a pair of guide rails that form a guide path when the board is inserted in the case and a holder holding the connectors mounted on the board, and the...

20050287843 - Fixing structure for electron device: The invention provides a fixing structure for an electron device that enables an electron device to be attached and removed from wiring with one touch. The structure is provided with bus bars formed from conductive plate material that are connected to a power source, and an LED which has lead...

20050287844 - Connector having improved contacts with fusible members: An electrical connector includes a connector body, a plurality of cores and a plurality of electrically conductive contacts disposed in the cores of the connector body. Each of the contacts includes a fusible member attached thereto. Each of the fusible members includes an intermediate portion and two support members disposed...

20050287845 - Connector having improved contacts with fusible members: An electrical connector includes a connector body, a plurality of cores and a plurality of electrically conductive contacts disposed in the cores of the connector body. Each of the contacts includes a fusible member attached thereto. Each of the fusible members includes an intermediate portion and two support members disposed...

20050287846 - Method for manufacturing thin film integrated circuit, and element substrate: Application form of and demand for an IC chip formed with a silicon wafer are expected to increase, and further reduction in cost is required. An object of the invention is to provide a structure of an IC chip and a process capable of producing at a lower cost. A...

20050287847 - Connector in which reliable ground connection is assured: In a connector, an insulator has a mount portion. Signal and ground contacts are held by the insulator, each having a terminal portion placed on the mount portion. A shell member surrounds the insulator. The mount portion includes a groove portion corresponding to the terminal portion of the ground contact....

20050287848 - Electrical wiring device: A wiring device common in household circuits includes a flexible brush that is a separate piece from a screw plate that receives electrical power. A terminal screw can thread into the screw plate. The brush may be positioned between the screw plate and the head of the terminal screw and...

20050287849 - Cross talk reduction and impedance matching for high speed electrical connectors: Lightweight, low-cost, high-density electrical connectors are disclosed that provide impedance-controlled, high-speed, low-interference communications, even in the absence of shields between the contacts, and that provide for a variety of other benefits not found in prior art connectors. An example of such an electrical connector may include a first signal contact...

20050287850 - Electrical connectors having differential signal pairs configured to reduce cross-talk on adjacent pairs: An electrical connector according to the invention may include a first signal contact that defines a first side and a first edge, wherein the first side is greater in length than the first edge, the first edge having a first edge width, and a second signal contact that defines a...

20050287851 - Aircraft battery lockout device: An aircraft battery lockout device is used to isolate the connector assembly for the aircraft's wiring harness from the battery power receptacle. In one embodiment the device comprises a cover, lock, and insulative material. The cover is locked onto the battery power receptacle. The insulative material provides electrical isolation between...

20050287852 - Portable information terminal cradle apparatus: A portable information terminal device cradle apparatus includes a recording/reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing data using a recording disk, disposed in an inner space enclosed by an enclosure including an upper plate and a lower plate, a main part of a connector for a connection with a portable information...

20050287853 - Interface connector cover opening and closing apparatus for mobile communications terminals: Disclosed herein is an interface connector cover opening and closing apparatus for mobile communication terminals that allows easy opening and closing of an interface connector cover mounted to a terminal body of a mobile communication terminal including a cover disposed at a predetermined position of the terminal body, the cover...

20050287854 - Connection apparatus and method: A connection apparatus is adapted to allow connection of one substantially tubular member to another substantially tubular member. The connection apparatus includes a male connecting member and a female connecting member. Cooperating attachment mechanisms are provided on the male and female connecting members. Each of the male and female connecting...

20050287855 - Card connector: A card connector comprises a main body having a first card accommodating space and a first spring attachment member. An ejection mechanism includes a push block, an ejection bar, and a positioning block. The push block has a second spring attachment member and an abutment member. The abutment member extends...

20050287856 - Push switch: A push switch includes an insulative housing (1), a pair of fixed terminals (2), a moveable contact (3) and an actuator(4). The insulative housing (1) made of insulative material has a base (10), a plurality of periphery walls (11), (12), (13), (14) extending upwardly from the base (10). The pair...

20050287857 - Device for detecting malfunctioned power cable in computer without using meter: A device is provided to detect whether a power cable having two four-pin connectors in a computer is malfunctioned or not without using a meter. In one embodiment, the device comprises a pair of positive and negative apertures and a LED. In a coupled state of the detection device and...

20050287858 - Ic socket: An IC package is guided to the proper position therefore on a mounting surface of an IC socket with good mounting workability, while preventing buckling and deformation of contacts. In addition, a guide member is enabled to be urged upward stably, without increasing the number of parts. The IC socket...

20050287859 - Hook and method for separating wire harness using the same: A hook comprises a pair of hook bodies, a pair of hook portion, a movable pressing portion, an operating portion and a link unit. The hook bodies are formed of two plates disposed apart from each other, respectively. The hook portions are integrally fixed to lower ends of the hook...

20050287860 - Interlocking member for an electrical connector: An electrical connector (100) includes a module (1) having a mating portion (115) embedded with a plurality of terminals (13), an interlocking member having a press member (6) and an elongated latch member (5) assembled with the press member, and an insulative casing (3, 4) forming an extension (36, 46)...

20050287861 - Hybrid card interconnect: According to some embodiments, a hybrid card interconnect is provided....

20050287862 - Quick wire connect angle plug: An electrical plug includes a first portion and a second portion that is matable with the first portion. The second portion has a channel for receiving a wire. The first portion includes at least one prong having a bifurcated contact. The bifurcated contact can pierce an insulation of the wire...

20050287863 - Insulation piercing contact alignment system: A system and method for the alignment of an insulation piercing contact within a two piece switch housing with an insulated electrical wires disposed within the housing. The housing is comprised of two halves whereby when the two halves are brought together during assembly, the insulation piercing contact pierces the...

20050287864 - Housing for holding electrical and/or electronic components: A housing for holding electrical and/or electronic components with a housing opening and with an entry fitting which is rotationally located in the housing opening, the entry fitting having a cylindrical holding part in which an annular groove is formed, and being held by a fastener in the housing. In...

20050287866 - Connector for flexible board: A connector for a flexible board includes a housing integrally formed with a bottom board, side wall portions and a top board, and formed with a board insertion portion that has a laterally extending opening shape disposed between the bottom board and the top board, and a plurality of contacts...

20050287865 - Flexible printed circuit electrical connector: An electrical connector (1) is provided for connecting a flexible printed circuit to a print circuit board. The connector comprises an insulative housing (22), a number of electrical contacts (24) received in the insulative housing, a pair of metal ears (26) inserted into opposite lateral sides of the insulative housing...

20050287867 - Connector cell having a supported conductive extension: An apparatus, method, and system for a connector cell having an electrically and/or mechanically supported conductive extension are disclosed herein....

20050287868 - Connecting member for covering members and connecting structure using the connecting member: The invention relates to a connecting member for covering members for forming a casing of an electronic device. The connecting member is a connecting member by which an end portion of a plurality of covering members is connected, including a covering member of which at least the end portion to...

20050287869 - Electrical connector incorporating passive circuit elements: An electrical connector that electrically connects a first printed circuit board and a second printed circuit board is disclosed, where the electrical connector in the preferred embodiment includes: (a) an insulative housing; (b) a plurality of signal conductors, with at least a portion of each of the plurality of signal...

20050287870 - Card connector: A card connector comprises an insulating housing; a plurality of contacts retained in the insulating housing; a shielding being approximate encircled fame to defining a card receiving space with a card inserting opening at one end thereof along a card inserting direction and another opening cooperated with the housing at...

20050287871 - Device, method, and program for computer aided design of flexible substrates: A device, method, and program too facilitate the design of flexible printed circuit boards is disclosed which generates, as a prohibited space, a position assumed to be occupied by a part on an opposing printed circuit board when the printed circuit board is bent from a bend position. Design preparation...

20050287872 - Connector module: A connector module suitable for ultra-high speed network transmission is described. The connector module utilizes a network controlling interface device with substantially the same width as a socket of a jack. Electrical components with smaller size and better network transmission efficiency are disposed on the network controlling interface device. Therefore,...

20050287873 - Network connection system: A network connection system for connecting computer network components, the network connection system including a twisted pair cable having multiple conductors in twisted pairs a cable termination connector affixable at an end of the cable. The cable termination connector includes a slender elongate connector housing; and termination contacts located within...

20050287874 - Plugging structure of electric connector: A large-area heat dissipation structure has a thermal conducting member and a heat sink assembly. The thermal conducting member has a large-area thermal conductive plate and a thermal conductive base protruding from a lower surface of the large-area thermal conductive plate. The heat sink assembly has a plurality of fins...

20050287875 - Connector, cable with the same, and producing method of the cable: In a connector which is loaded to the end of a cable including an internal conductor and an external conductor arranged radially outside of the internal conductor via an insulation layer therebetween, an internal conductor covering part is formed by an electric insulator. The internal conductor covering part has a...

20050287876 - Transformer stud connector with improved conductivity using a special thread profile: A connector for attachment to an extending transformer stud. The connector includes an elongate central body having a central aperture and an opening at one end for insertable accommodation of the transformer stud. The central aperture accepts a single or more than one size stud without increasing the size and...

20050287877 - Connection terminal: A connection terminal comprises a terminal connection unit and a blade spring. A male terminal is inserted in the terminal connection unit. The blade spring is disposed in the terminal connection unit and press-contacts with the male terminal by means of reacting force generated by flexure deformation thereof. Spring strength...

20050287878 - Electrical terminal element: The invention concerns an electrical terminal element with a crimp section and a socket section which forms a receiving chamber for a plug and which has a substantially rectangular cross-section, wherein in each case a locking projection is provided in the region of an insertion opening for the plug on...

20050287879 - Connector having improved contacts with fusible members: An electrical connector includes a connector body, a plurality of cores and a plurality of electrically conductive contacts disposed in the cores of the connector body. Each of the contacts includes a fusible member attached thereto. Each of the fusible members includes an intermediate portion and two support members disposed...

20050282410 - Flexible contact-connection device: The present invention relates to an elastic contact-connecting device. An elastic elevation 3 is applied to a carrier area 2 of a carrier 1. The elastic elevation 3 has a first oblique area 4, a second ramp 5 and a roof area 6. The first oblique area 4 has a...

20050282409 - Non-oriented wire in elastomer electrical contact: A method and apparatus for interconnecting an electronic module to a substrate through resilient wire conductors in an interposer arrangement. A carrier layer of insulating material with an array of apertures, arranged to align with both the electrical pads on an electronic module and electrical contacts on a substrate, each...

20050282412 - Shielding structure: The present invention include a main substrate on which electronic components are mounted; a secondary substrate wherein electronic components are mounted on a surface facing a mounting surface of the main substrate; and a shield perimeter wall formed by arranging multiple shielded substrate connectors connecting the main substrate and the...

20050282411 - Stud bump socket: A socket for solderless connection between a stud-bumped IC chip and a host PCB. The socket includes a three-dimensional (e.g., cylindrical or cubical) hollow metal frame that is either free-standing or supported by an underlying patterned template structure. The metal frame includes side walls that extend away from the host...

20050282413 - Small form factor pluggable module providing passive optical signal processing of wavelength division multiplexed signals: An optical network device is provided having a small form factor pluggable housing with a maximum width dimension not greater than 31 mm (i.e., the width of a GBIC module). The housing supports an optical subsystem and an electrical interface. The optical subsystem provides passive optical processing of wavelength division...

20050282414 - Terminal connector: A terminal blade connection system has a first printed circuit board including a blade passage extending therethrough. Also, a receptacle terminal has a first terminal support leg, a second terminal support leg, spaced from the first terminal support leg, and a side support arm connected between the first and second...

20050282415 - Printed circuit boards having improved solder pads: A printed circuit board having improved solder pads for preventing from short circuit of the printed circuit board caused by axial leads (30, 31) of components engaging the circuit surrounding the soldering pad comprises a pair of through holes (10, 11), a pair of first pads (20, 21) surrounding corresponding...

20050282416 - Electrical module: The invention relates to an electrical module (1), comprising a first electrical interface means (11), said module (1) being attachable to an electrical device for connecting said first electrical interface means (11) to said device. The electrical module (1) is characterised by at least one locking means (15) adapted to...

20050282417 - Usb hub: This invention relates to an improved Universal Serial Bus (USB) hub, whose housing comprises a USB upstream port to which is connected a host computer, a plurality of expandable USB downstream ports to which are connected external peripherals, and an outlet by which a power source is provided; wherein, the...

20050282418 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector comprises an insulating case, a plurality of electrical contacts received in the insulating case, a shutter member mounted on the insulating case and an elastic piece. The insulating case defines a longitudinal direction and comprises a receiving space, a plug fitting section locate beside the receiving space....

20050282419 - Ejector lever assembly: A lever assembly used for ejecting a circuit board or other plug-in type component from a chassis or sub-rack is disclosed. The lever assembly includes a sliding catch supported by at least a portion of the lever for rectilinear motion in a direction along the portion of the lever. The...

20050282420 - Electrical connector assembly for mobile terminal: An electrical connector assembly is disposed in a mobile terminal comprising a first body coupled to a second body by a hinge portion, and the electrical connector assembly comprises a fixed member disposed in the hinge portion, having at least one first contact. The electrical connector assembly also comprises a...

20050282421 - Panel mounted electrical connector system: An electrical connector system includes a panel having a front face, a rear face, a hole through which a connector can mate with a complementary connecting device at the front face of the panel, and an opening spaced from the hole. A connector includes a dielectric housing insertable into the...

20050282422 - Automatic central buffer for a multi-member rail vehicle: The present invention relates to an automatic central buffer coupling, especially of the “Tlghtlock/AAR” type of construction. The coupling includes a coupling head, with a supporting unit underneath; a hydraulic and/or compressed air terminal for a hydraulic or compressed air line; and an electrical contact carrier arranged underneath the supporting...

20050282423 - Locking electrical outlet: A female locking electrical outlet is provided including an outlet body having a pair of slots for apertured prongs of a standard male electrical plug, a central cavity positioned within the body, and a channel extending partially through the body. A plunger is mounted in the channel that has a...

20050282424 - Electrical connector with latching device: An electrical connector assembly comprises a first connector including a latching device, a metal case, a plastic housing, and a first conductor assembly; and a second connector coupled to one end of the first connector. The latching device comprises a structure including an insulative base, a support, and a second...

20050282425 - Selectively releaseable connector module assembly: A connector module for use with a shielded housing uses a lever-actuated wedge member to lift a flexible locking tab of the shielded housing over a locking pin of the connector module. The wedge member has a pointed end that faces the locking pin so that the wedge member can...

20050282426 - Construction for connecting an intermediate connector and electrical components: Solenoid valves (20) are mounted in a valve body (30) placed in a casing (C). An intermediate connector (10) is provided with valve fittings (15), and connectors (22) of the respective solenoid valves (20) are fittable into the valve fittings (15) at once as the intermediate connector (10) is assembled....

20050282427 - Guide pin and guide pin assembly: A self-aligning guide pin has two tapered protrusions. The protrusions seat in recesses in a printed circuit board to properly position and align the guide pin as it is mounted by a screw to the printed circuit board during assembly....

20050282428 - Molded twist-on wire connector: A wire connector wherein the wire engaging core and electrically insulated housing are molded with an exterior surface of a molded wire engaging core used as a mold surface as the electrically insulated housing is molded around the wire engaging core to provide a wire connector with a molded housing...

20050282429 - Clamp terminal for connecting electrical conductors: A clamp terminal for connecting electrical conductors, which can be produced in a manner that reduces the structural size and optimizes costs. For this purpose, the clamp terminal includes two pieces of spring steel sheet, i.e., a spring steel sheet for the support plate and a spring steel sheet for...

20050282431 - Configurable adapter and narrow base socket meter for use in switchboard applications: The configurable adapter uses a relatively few components which allow it to be configured to have different heights to fit different switchboard cases. It includes a bracket designed to hold a particular type of meter or power monitor, with different brackets available to be assembled as a component of the...

20050282430 - Device including housing assembly with contact members extending therefrom and methods of forming the same: A device includes a housing assembly that has a first housing member having an inner periphery defining an opening and a second housing member having an outer periphery. The second housing member is mounted within the opening such that the outer periphery and the inner periphery define a contact slot...

20050282432 - Stacked jack assembly providing multiple configurations: A stacked jack multi-port shielded and magnetically conditioned connector assembly is provided for assembly in three distinct configurations. One configuration is where power over ethernet is not required, but rather modular jack contacts are directly connected to a motherboard. A second configuration, the connector assembly can be configured to be...

20050282433 - Sheath current attenuator for coaxial cable: A device for use with coaxial cable to attenuate sheath currents associated therewith. The device is adapted to be coupled to incoming and outgoing coaxial cables and includes a ferrite core configured as a first hollow cylinder mounted coaxially within a housing configured as a second hollow cylinder. A conductor...

20050282434 - Shield terminal for coaxial cable: A shield terminal for a coaxial cable, which is adapted to be electrically connected to a braid exposed at a terminal portion of the coaxial cable includes a shield portion which encompasses the outside of a core wire exposed at the terminal portion of the coaxial cable, a sleeve formed...

20050282435 - Wiring device/wallplate installation tool: Disclosed is an electrical device installation tool configured to aid in spacing, aligning, leveling, and securing, singly or in series electrical device in their boxes before installation on wall plates. The tool comprises a lower overlay with width, length and having at least a first opening configured to substantially conform...

20050282436 - Receptacle for copper wire transceivers: The present invention relates to an electrical receptacle for a transceiver, which receives a bundle of copper wires, instead of optical fibers, for transmitting and/or receiving a plurality of parallel signals over short distances. The electrical receptacle includes an electro-magnetic interference (EMI) shield fully enclosed by the housing of the...

20050282437 - Electrical connector assembly: An electrical connector (1) consists of a receptacle connector (2) and a plug connector (3) to be connected to the receptacle connector (2). The receptacle connector (2) comprises a first insulating case (4), a plurality of first electrical contacts (23) received in said first insulating case (4), a pair of...

20050282438 - Shielded connector: A shielded connector (A) is used with a conductive path (B) that has wires (10) extending beyond an end of a conductive shield (11). The shielded connector (A) has a housing (20) for accommodating terminal fittings (40) connected with ends of the wires (10). The wires (10) are surrounded by...

20050282440 - Card connector: A card connector (100) for electrically connecting an electrical card (9) includes a housing (1), a number of conductive contacts (2) and an eject mechanism for ejecting out the card received in the housing. The eject mechanism includes slider (51) slidably assembled to the housing and a metal strip (54)...

20050282439 - Connector: Disclosed are contact members which have elastically deformable points of contact formed in two locations, and a main connector body for insulating and holding a plurality of contact members arranged at intervals in a width direction with the points of contact in the two locations of the respective contact members...

20050282442 - Electrical adapter assembly: An electrical adapter (100) includes a first housing member (1), a second housing member (2) coupled with the first housing member, and a number of first, second and third conductive terminals (312, 322, 332). The first housing member has a first mating face (11) defining a first upper and lower...

20050282441 - Shielding configuration for a multi-port jack assembly: A stacked jack multi-port shielded and magnetically conditioned connector assembly is provided having a multi-port electrical connector housing having a plurality of housing ports adjacent a mating face thereof. A shield member comprises a base shield portion and sidewall portions extending from side edges of the base shield portion. The...

20050282443 - Cable end connector assembly with improved organizer: A cable end connector assembly (100) includes an insulative housing (1) defining a number of passageways (14) therein, a number of contacts (2) received in the housing, and an organizer (3) separably attached to the housing to receive the tail portions of the contacts. Each contact includes a contact portion...

20050282444 - Self-locking wire terminal and shape memory wire termination system: A self-locking wire terminal assembly and a shape memory wire termination system includes an electrical terminal constructed with spring legs which provide two opposing points of contact on a mating electrical conductive pin. The points of contact prevent the pin from being removed. The shape memory termination system is formed...

20050282445 - Crimp tool for crimping pin and socket contacts: A compound indenter for a wire connector pin, the pin having an axial length and an opening at an end thereof for receiving a wire having an exposed portion and an insulation covered portion, the opening being sized to receive both the exposed portion and a length of the insulation...

20050282446 - Sliding contact: A sliding contact has a base structure made from a wire, on whose one end a sliding contact structure is arranged. The sliding contact structure may be on the end face or on a lateral surface of the wire. The siding contact structure may be in a form of a...

20050277306 - Spiraled electrical contact: An electrical contact includes a conductor spirally wrapped about itself from a longitudinal edge. The spirally wrapped conductor defines a longitudinal axis through the contact. The spirally wrapped conductor includes a center spiraled section between first and second contact ends, and the spirally wrapped conductor is compressible along the longitudinal...

20050277307 - Method and apparatus for solder-less attachment of an electronic device to a textile circuit: A method and apparatus form electrical connections between electronic circuits and conductive threads (102, 104, 106, 108) that are interwoven into textile material (130). Electronic circuits (128), such as semiconductor dies, are connected to a carrier (132) and electrical connections (136) are made to conductive connection areas (110, 112, 114,...

20050277308 - Electrical apparatus: Electrical apparatus in the form of a broadcast data receiver or set top box is provided including a housing for the location of one or more electrical components therein. The electrical components include a hard disk drive (HDD). The HDD is separated from one or more further electrical components by...

20050277311 - Computer system with movable card guide: A computer system includes a chassis, a first printed circuit board having a surface facing the cavity and at least one component extending from the surface. The printed circuit board linearly moves between a first position in which the at least one component is at least partially received within the...

20050277309 - Flexible scrub ring contact: Multiple small conductive and flexible hollow rings, each of which is made from a pliable material, provide a flexible connection medium for use between a substrate and a microelectronic device package. Each ring is formed to have at least one protuberance on the a ring's exterior surface. The protuberance has...

20050277310 - System and method for processor power delivery and thermal management: A power interconnection system comprising a plurality of z-axis compliant connectors passing power and ground signals between a first circuit board to a second circuit board is disclosed. The interconnection system provides for an extremely low impedance through a broad range of frequencies and allows for large amounts of current...

20050277312 - Circuit board connector: Inserting holes (25) are formed in a row in a base wall (21) of a housing (20) and receive press-fit terminals (10). Each inserting hole (25) has a relatively wide through hole section (26) for permitting the passage of a resilient bulge (12) of the press-fit terminal (10) and a...

20050277313 - Surface mountable pin assembly for a printed circuit board: A surface mount technology (SMT) pin assembly for electrically and mechanically connecting a plurality of co-planar contact areas on the surface of a first printed circuit board (PCB) to a corresponding plurality of co-planar contact areas on the surface of a second PCB is described and comprises a plurality of...

20050277314 - Conductive clip: A conductive clip includes a hollow cylindrical member having a flange at one edge thereof in an axial direction and an opening communicating in a radial direction at an intermediate portion thereof in the axial direction, and a conductive member having an axial elastic force generating piece facing an inner...

20050277315 - Array connector having improved electrical characteristics and increased signal pins with decreased ground pins: An electrical connector includes a connector body, a plurality of rows and columns of conductive pins disposed along the length direction and the width direction of the connector body so as to form an array of signal pins located in a pin field, at least two rows of ground pins...

20050277316 - Portable memory device having a carabiner: A portable electronic storage device with an internal memory device includes a base, a memory device arranged in connection with the base, an adapter connected to the memory device, a cover detachably connected to the base and a clip arranged on the base or cover for enabling the base or...

20050277318 - Card connector: A card connector comprises a housing with a slider. The slider is moveable between a first position where a card has been inserted into the housing and a third position where the card is ejected from the housing. The slider includes a spring that drives the slider in a direction...

20050277317 - Micro coaxial connector having drawing device: A micro coaxial wire having a drawing device includes a signal terminal, an insulating main body, a conducting body and a drawing device. The signal terminal clamping a coaxial wire is disposed in the insulating main body. The conducting body has a barrel section for accommodating the insulating main body,...

20050277319 - Card connector having a retarding mechanism for retarding an ejecting operation of a card: In a card connector for use in connecting a card, an eject mechanism is coupled to a housing for receiving the card. The eject mechanism is for executing an ejecting operation of ejecting the card from the housing. The card connector is provided with a retarding mechanism which cooperates with...

20050277320 - Safe connection device and corresponding connection plug: A connection device that is capable of receiving a corresponding connection plug comprises a housing, an electronic board connected to at least one cable of a communications network capable of conveying data as well as electrical energy. This device comprises a movable part between the housing and the electronic board...

20050277321 - Adapter apparatus for fluorescent lamp fixtures: An adapter assembly for converting a fluorescent lamp fixture to accept lamps of a different size than the fixture is configured to accommodate. The assembly comprises two adapters in combination with a support rod. The adapters are located at the respective ends of the support rod and plug into the...

20050277322 - Modular electronic systems for vehicles: Modular electronic system for vehicle dashboards, interior roofs, and center consoles that includes a sleeve or frame adapted to engage with the vehicle and integrate with a housing adapted to be mated with the sleeve or frame. The sleeve or frame has an inner surface area, a first pair of...

20050277323 - Mechanically reconfigurable vertical tester interface for ic probing: A wafer test assembly includes multiple probe head substrates arranged like tiles with connectors attached to one side and probes supported on the opposing side. In one embodiment, flexible cable connectors directly connect the connectors on the probe head tile to a test head, while in another embodiment the flexible...

20050277324 - Memory metal springs for heatsink attachments: An assembly for a computer system is mountable on a circuit board of a computer system. The assembly includes a base portion for engaging with an electronic component mounted on the circuit board. The assembly also includes a spring formed of memory metal. The spring is operable to urge the...

20050277325 - Electrical adapter: An electrical adapter (100) includes an insulative casing defining a receiving space therein. The receiving space has a first opening (30) opened to an exterior in a lengthwise direction and a second opening (451) opened to an exterior in a lateral direction wherein the lengthwise and lateral directions are perpendicular...

20050277326 - Battery connector: A battery connector includes a housing, two sidewalls extending from opposite sides of the housing, and a plurality of latches thereby defining a receiving chamber for receiving a battery therein. Each latch has a securing portion extending into the receiving chamber for securing the battery. At least one securing portion...

20050277327 - Front access lan & timing (satt): A recessed connectorized faceplate assembly is disclosed for connecting multiple cables at the front of an electronics equipment shelf. The recessed connectorized faceplate assembly includes a connectorized faceplate defining the back wall of a cabling volume behind where a standard faceplate would normally be situated. The cabling volume has an...

20050277328 - Network combining wired and non-wired segments: A local area network (60) within a residence or other building, including both wired (5) and non-wired segments (53). The wired segments are based on new or existing wires (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e) in the building, wherein access to the wires is provided by means of outlets (61a, 61d),...

20050277329 - Board-to-board power connector for a projection device: A projection device is disclosed, wherein the projection device includes a first circuit board, a second circuit board positioned in a spaced-apart relation to the first circuit board, a first connector extending from the first circuit board generally linearly toward the second circuit board, and a second connector extending from...

20050277330 - Hardline coaxial cable connector: An axially-compressible connector (200) for a hardline coaxial cable (1000) has a housing that includes a body (202), a coupling nut (210) and a compression can (208). A nonmetallic sleeve (302), which is mounted within the housing, has a tubular portion and an integral insulator portion. The insulator portion holds...

20050277331 - High power coaxial interconnect: A blindmate interconnect coaxial connector includes a center conductor, a thermally-conductive dielectric surrounding the center conductor, and an outer tubular conductor surrounding the dielectric. The dielectric transfers heat from the center conductor to the outer conductor, and the outer conductor includes heat transfer fins to radiate such heat. The center...

20050277333 - Electrical card connector: An electrical card connector (1) is provided for accommodating an electrical card. The electrical card connector comprises a dielectric housing having a plurality of connector terminals (20), a pair of soldering pieces (30), a shielding (40) assembled on the dielectric housing and defining an insertion port for insertion therein of...

20050277334 - Electrical connector with shielding member: An electrical connector (1) comprises an insulative housing (2) with a mating portion (23), a plurality of conductive contacts (4) located in the mating portion and a conductive shielding member (3) encircling the insulative housing. The housing includes a base portion (21) and a pair of guide posts (24) extending...

20050277332 - Surface mountable electrical connector: A surface mountable electrical connector includes an insulative terminal housing, conductive terminals mounted on the housing, and a shielding cover surrounding the terminal housing and having a plurality of L-shaped surface mounting legs. Each of the surface mounting legs has a first segment that extends in a transverse direction relative...

20050277335 - Shielded jack assemblies and methods for forming a cable termination: A jack assembly for use with a modular electrical plug includes a jack housing. The jack housing includes an electrically non-conductive substrate metallized with a metal shield layer. The jack housing defines a socket adapted to receive the plug. At least one electrical contact is positioned in the socket to...

20050277336 - Power connector: A power connector used to be connected with a panel-form connector is disclosed. The power connector comprises a pair of conductive devices, and each conductive device comprises a case, a metal base, and a metal conductive piece combined with the metal base and disposed into the case. The cases of...

20050277337 - Computer system with pci express interface: A computer system comprising a chipset, a PCI Express connector with a preset bandwidth, and a PCI Express daughter board with a bigger bandwidth, is provided. The chipset is provided with a PCI Express controller with the preset bandwidth and electrically connects to the PCI Express connector. The PCI Express...

20050277338 - Electrical connector in which a wiping action is carried out in a narrow area: In an electrical connector to be connected to a mating connector in a predetermined direction, an insulator defines an accommodating space and an opening communicating the accommodating space in the predetermined direction. A contact as a base portion held by the insulator and a spring portion connected to the base...

20050277339 - Electrical connector with improved crosstalk compensation: An electrical connector with improved crosstalk compensation is disclosed. By including at least one coupling with a different frequency dependency than other couplings in the connector, crosstalk compensation performance is improved over a greater frequency range. The different frequency dependency may, for example, be used to compensate for phase shifts...

20050277340 - Modular plug assemblies, terminated cable assemblies and methods for forming the same: According to embodiments of the present invention, a modular plug assembly for use with a cable including a drain wire includes a plug housing, an electrically conductive plug wrap, and an electrically conductive contact member. The electrically conductive plug wrap is mounted on the housing and includes a contact portion....

20050277341 - Terminal press-fitting structure: It is an object of the present invention to provide a terminal press-fitting structure in which the retention strength of the terminal can be increased without increasing the unfolded length of the terminal. In this terminal press-fitting structure, the press-fitting part is press-fitted into the housing as a result of...

20050272275 - Overlay to permit delivery of telephony and mission-critical data services to hospital-wide points of care: An overlay for a wall jack adapted to receive a telephony plug of a specific type. The overlay comprises a housing, as well as a telephony plug and a telephony socket on opposite faces of the housing. The telephony socket is adapted to receive a telephony plug of the specific...

20050272277 - Method of manufacturing annular oblique light illumination apparatus and flexible wiring substrate: A flexible wiring substrate forms a light emitting device array attached to a frustoconical inner circumferential surface that serves as a light emitting device arranging surface of an annual oblique light illumination apparatus. A plurality of arcuate zonal wiring patterns for mounting light emitting devices are provided. Each wiring pattern...

20050272276 - Wired circuit board and connection structure of wired circuit board: In order to provide a wired circuit board in which electrical continuity inspection can be omitted and a connection structure of the wired circuit board, in connection between a first wired circuit board 1 and a second wired circuit board 2, a first connection terminal 13 and a second connection...

20050272278 - Electrical terminal connection, especially for connecting an outer conductior of a coaxial cable: The invention relates to an electrical terminal connection, especially for connecting an outer conductor of a coaxial cable, characterized by the following novel developments: the electrical terminal connection is embodied in a two-stage manner; the plug-in element comprises at least two plug-in sections which are staggered in the plug-in and...

20050272280 - Lead adaptor having low resistance conductors and/or encapsulated housing: An implantable lead adaptor is disclosed that includes an encapsulated thermoplastic housing defining a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The proximal end portion has a first receptacle configured to receive a first type of connector assembly associated with a first implantable cardiac lead, and a second receptacle...

20050272279 - Socket connector having two-piece housing: A socket connector (20) includes an insulative housing (21) and a plurality of terminals (22) received in the housing. The housing includes a base (210) mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB) and a frame (211) surrounding the base, the base and the frame being made of different materials. A...

20050272281 - On-vehicle electronic circuit unit: An on-vehicle electronic circuit unit has cut grooves having openings that are formed by opening one end of each side plate of a frame. Therefore, a cable can be fitted into the cut groove from the opening side by pressing to be held (mounted) therein with a simple mounting operation....

20050272282 - Anisotropic conductivity connector, conductive paste composition, probe member, and wafer inspection device, and wafer inspecting method: Disclosed herein are an anisotropically conductive connector, by which positioning, and holding and fixing to a wafer can be conducted with ease even when the wafer has a large area of 8 inches or greater in diameter, and the pitch of electrodes to be inspected is small, and good conductivity...

20050272283 - Board grounded memory card connector: A memory card connector is provided for mounting on a printed circuit board. The connector includes a metal housing having a top wall and a pair of side walls defining a receiving space therebetween for receiving a memory card inserted into the receiving space through an insert opening at a...

20050272284 - Interconnected chassis for a lock set: An interconnected chassis for a lock set includes a mounting plate having a first guide channel, a second guide channel spaced apart from the first guide channel, and a spring engaging member. A lower cam arm, having a lower rotational axis, is rotatably coupled to the mounting plate. A slide...

20050272286 - Board mounted electrical connector: A board mounted electrical connector includes signal contacts, grounding contacts, and an insulative housing for holding the signal contacts and the grounding contacts. At least one pair of signal contacts and a grounding contact corresponding to the pair of signal contacts are arranged in two rows at an engagement portion...

20050272285 - Electrical plug connector: An electrical plug connector includes a first housing and a second housing. The first housing includes first electrical contacts arranged in first and second contact zones. The second housing includes second electrical contacts arranged in first and second contact holders. The second contact holder is displaceable with respect to the...

20050272287 - Dual input charger with cable sorting mechanism: A charger capable of converting either alternating current or direct current power source, with a cable sorting mechanism, is disclosed. The device includes a main body to incorporate other components, an in-car connecting component which can be connected to the cigarette lighter of a car, a house connecting component which...

20050272288 - Cover for pci express connector: A parallelepiped-shaped plastic cover for a PCI express x16 connector array has a top defining a window. Some but not all of the connector array elements are blocked by the top when the cover is positioned over the connector array, so that in the event that the associated computer is...

20050272289 - Interface card socket: An interface card socket has a body, multiple slots, multiple protruding hooks and multiple notches. The body has a top, a bottom, two sides and a middle. The multiple slots are formed in the middle of the body and open to the top of the body. The multiple protruding hooks...

20050272290 - Card connector: The card connector comprises a base 100 having a slot 110 into which a card M can be inserted, a slider 200 which is provided at a position in the base 100 to be abuttable on the card and which can be slid, a spring 300 forcing the slider 200...

20050272291 - Memory card connector with card eject mechanisms: A card eject system is provided for a memory card connector which includes a metal housing defining a receiving space for receiving a memory card inserted into the receiving space in an insertion direction through an insert opening generally at a front end of the housing. An insulating terminal socket...

20050272292 - Ac plug and electrical apparatus provided with same: An AC plug provided with a plug casing and prongs formed sticking out from the inside of the plug casing to the outside and supplying AC power supplied from a power outlet to the prongs by an AC cord connected to the prongs inside the plug when the prongs are...

20050272293 - Detachable power cord apparatus: A connection device is provided for operatively connecting a temperature control for an electrical appliance to a power source. The connection device includes first and second connection surfaces projecting from the temperature control that partially define a cavity. Each connection surface includes a corresponding depression formed therein. A power cord...

20050272294 - Apparatus and method for electrically and mechanically connecting and disconnecting a power line: The present invention provides an apparatus for connecting two pairs of conductors and one pair of ground wires and for allowing separation of the same upon the application of a tensional force upon at least one of the conductors or ground wires. The apparatus comprises two plates that each defines...

20050272295 - Electrical connector with continous support member: An electrical connector includes a housing (2). A floor (20) is defined in a middle of the housing and a plurality of side walls (22) is defined therearound. The side walls and the floor cooperatively define a substantially rectangular cavity (24) therebetween. A plurality of passageways (26) is defined in...

20050272296 - Electrical connector with non-blind conductor entry: An electrical connector including an outer housing that defines an inner bore between first and second open ends. The first open end being adapted to engage a mating electrical connector and the second open end being adapted to receive a conductor. A contact assembly is slidably received in the inner...

20050272297 - Connector device and display device using the same: A connector device and a display device using the same include an image displaying panel to display an image, a PCB to operate the image displaying panel, at least one cable port provided in the PCB, at least one cable connecter provided to be coupled to the cable port, and...

20050272298 - Connector structure: A contact construction requiring a minimum space above a connector for a minimum space for installation, and allows a connection cable to be installed on a circuit board in a layout direction of contacts to which the connector's contact parts are connected, so that an increased degree of freedom in...

20050272299 - Insulation cutting and displacing contact element: An insulation cutting and displacing contact element comprises a substantially U-shaped insulation displacement portion and a clamping portion. The insulation displacement portion has a base with a wire insertion opening. The base has first and second legs extending therefrom. Each of the first and second legs has an insulation displacement...

20050272300 - Press-contacting terminal apparatus: A press-contacting terminal includes a bottom plate, and press-contacting blades each projecting from the bottom plate and having a wire insertion portion formed therein. When a wire is forced into the wire insertion portion, the press-contacting terminal cuts a sheath of the wire, and is electrically connected to an exposed...

20050272301 - Constructional system: A constructional system comprises a plurality of building blocks and one or more connectors. In order to propose an improved constructional system, the building block (1) is characterized by a square assembly opening (2) which is surrounded by an assembly funnel (3)....

20050272302 - Positioning device of thin connector: A positioning device of a thin, low profile, connector is constituted of a chassis, having a terminal receiver and a lid set on the terminal receiver, wherein a base of the chassis comprises a plurality of terminals penetrated there-through, and the base comprises a sidewall at two sides thereof, and...

20050272303 - Electrical cable assembly: An electrical cable assembly (100) comprises an insulative housing (1), a plurality of first and second contacts (21, 23), a plurality of wires (3), a spacer (4) attached to the insulative housing, a printed circuit board (6) assembled to the spacer and an insulative cover (5). The housing defines an...

20050272304 - Electrical distribution wiring module: A wiring module adapted to mount within an electrical box has a functional side and an opposite wiring side. The functional side has sockets adapted to removably connect with a functional module. A terminal set provides a conductive portion of the sockets and is adapted to terminate a power cable....

20050272305 - Safety outlet module: An outlet module has a housing with a functional side and a plug-in side. A covered receptacle is located on the functional side. Conductors are retained at least partially within the housing and extend from the plug-in side. The conductors are adapted to removably insert into a wiring module mounted...

20050272306 - Ceiling fixture with easy installation features: Various forms of ceiling fan with easy install features are disclosed. The fans include an electrical quick connect device. The quick connect device includes a plug/receptacle configuration enabling the fan to easily connect to an electricity supply while providing the gravitational and rotational support required by the fan....

20050272307 - Mounting element: A mounting element includes a main body made of metal and having opposite first and second ends, and a soldering portion disposed adjacent to the first end and adapted to be soldered onto a substrate. The second end is adapted for supporting a device thereon. The soldering portion has a...

20050272308 - Electrical connector with improved board lock: An electrical connector adapted for mounting on a Printed Circuit Board (PCB), comprises an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals loaded in the insulative housing and a board lock device assembled in the insulative housing. The insulative housing comprises a base portion having a PCB mounting face and a mating...

20050272309 - Electronic apparatus: A main circuit board is mounted on a main body. A switch circuit board is held in a mounting portion such that switches face upwards. As the switch circuit board is held in the mounting portion, positioning projections formed on a bottom wall are pierced through positioning holes, respectively, and...

20050272310 - Coaxial connector: A coaxial connector for connection with a coaxial cable has an insulative sleeve, a connection member, and a conductive terminal. The connection member is a tubular conductive structure. The insulative sleeve is positioned in the connection member. The connection member has an inscribed surface formed at a rear end thereof....

20050272311 - Coaxial connector: This invention is a coaxial connector for mating with a mating connector, an inner surrounding surface of an insertion end of the mating connector being provided with an inner groove having an axial surface groove bottom, the coaxial connector comprising a body having a front end having a spring mechanism,...

20050272312 - Connector: A connector adapted for connection to cables has a retaining member that aligns and retains the cables. The retaining member has a body portion and a bar-shaped member. The body portion has a plurality of fixing portions for fixedly retaining the bar-shaped member. The cables are firmly sandwiched between the...

20050272313 - Electrical connector: An improved electrical connector has a construction enhancing durability for cable routing. The electrical connector includes a shield case for covering an insulative housing mounting a plurality of terminals, each of the terminals having a contact piece and a terminal piece, at least at a portion of the terminal piece...

20050272314 - Fuse-receiving structure and electrical junction box using fuse-receiving structure: A fuse-receiving housing is capable to receive selectively one of a mini-fuse and a low height fuse and is provided in an electrical junction box. The housing has a common insertion-limiting part on the inner walls of its cavity. The inner walls are opposed to narrow opposite end surfaces of...

20050272315 - Electrical plug connector for information technology: An electrical plug connector for information technology purposes, in particular a RJ45 connector, is parallel with several contacts that are arranged in contact pairs. The contacts comprise each a terminal area, a contact section for the engagement with contacts of another electrical plug connector and a line section that connects...

20050272316 - Plug connector having a securing element with integrated damping element: A plug connector is described which has a displaceably mounted securing element, which fixes the plug connector in latched connection with a plug connector socket in a locking position. To make the structure of the plug connector housing compact, the damping element is arranged in the securing element and may...

20050272317 - Electrical wedge connector: An electrical wedge connector including a connector shell having a general C-shaped cross-section with two opposing free ends, and a wedge. The free ends each comprise an outward extension from the opposing ends. Each outward extension has an outer tip along a longitudinal length of the shell adapted to stablely...

20050272318 - Contact element for an electrical plug-and-socket connection: A contact element as part of a plug connector is described, which is mountable in a connector housing and provides a contact zone to establish an electrical connection, which may be disconnected again, with a mating connector having at least one blade. The contact zone has at least two contact...

20050272319 - Housing and field device: In a housing for a field device, the housing includes a housing part arranged as a hood, and the hood includes at least one opening in the direction of gravity....

20050266703 - Electro-formed ring interconnection system: Multiple small conductive and flexible hollow rings, each of which is made from a pliable material, provide a flexible connection medium for use between a substrate and a microelectronic device package. Each ring is soldered to both the substrate and the device and held in place during manufacture by way...

20050266702 - Flexible ring interconnection system: Multiple small conductive and flexible hollow rings, each of which is made from a pliable material, provide a flexible connection medium for use between a substrate and a microelectronic device package. Each ring is soldered to both the substrate and the device. A portion of the sidewall of each ring...

20050266701 - Semiconductor device, method for manufacturing the same, circuit board, and electronic equipment: A semiconductor chip includes a first package, a second package, a contact part for electrically coupling a first wiring pattern and a second wiring pattern, a reinforcing part, and an adhesive part. The first package has a larger coefficient of thermal expansion than the second package. The second package is...

20050266704 - Flexible printed board mounting structure and optical pick up having the same: A flexible printed board mounting structure includes a main body that has an attachment portion on its rear side surface, and a flexible printed board that is attached to the rear side surface and the attachment portion of the main body. The surface of the attachment portion is substantially perpendicular...

20050266705 - Electronic apparatus having connecting means: There is provided an electronic apparatus which also enables the data input/output apparatus to be executed at a high speed to a small electronic apparatus having a limited installation space by using an IC card interface. In an electronic apparatus in which a detachable IC card is connected to an...

20050266706 - Connector and connecting structure thereof: A connector and a connecting structure thereof is disclosed. The connector and the connecting structure thereof comprises an isolation main body having a through hole and an opening, at least a conducting terminal disposed in the through hole and protruding out of the opening, a holding element extended from one...

20050266707 - Universal ground strap assembly: A universal ground strap assembly including a strap having a series of uniformly sized and spaced apertures to facilitate the installation of the ground strap assembly onto a wide range of structures of various shaped and sized cross-sections is provided. A stud, through which the strap is secured, includes a...

20050266708 - Electric connector: An electric connector provided with a protector to protect damage of top of contacts by an outer force or misinsertion of mating connector or card and with construction easy for assembling. The connector body is provided with an insertion opening in a direction normal to the mating connector or card...

20050266709 - System and method for ejecting a high extraction force electromechanical connector: A mechanism is described for effecting the ejection of a high extraction force electromechanical connector from its mate by utilizing an ejector mechanism and without requiring custom design or manufacturing of the mating connector. One embodiment achieves this by way of rigid sliding frame which applies force to a portion...

20050266710 - Switching plug structure with resistor: A switching plug structure has a plug and having a switching connecter. Each of the plug and the switching connecter respectively has a plurality of first terminal ends and a plurality of second terminal ends respectively corresponding to the first terminal ends. A middle connecter interconnects the plug and the...

20050266711 - Method and apparatus for increasing computer memory performance: A method and apparatus for providing power to a memory array of a computer's memory subsystem, and more particularly power at a level greater than that available through the computer motherboard so as to boost memory performance and operational stability. The apparatus includes a supply device for supplying an input...

20050266712 - Signal routing apparatus and signal routing program: A signal routing apparatus is designed for setting a signal route among a plurality of components of a signal processing system by means of graphic user interface. In the signal processing apparatus, a display part displays a plurality of components each having at least one terminal for connection. An operator...

20050266713 - Hermaphroditic in-line handle and receptacle assembly: An in-line hermaphroditic electrical cable assembly with a high current rating, is disclosed. The in-line hermaphroditic electrical cable assembly includes contacts for both signal and power conductors. A freely rotatable contact terminal retainer retains the signal and power contacts. A hyperboloid socket terminal is used as a power contact. Complementary...

20050266714 - Multi-environment in-line connector: An electrical connector assembly for use in environmentally challenging locations. The electrical connector assembly comprises a receptacle connector member, a plug connector member and a coupling nut that interface to provide dual radial seals so as to define dual contaminant barriers. The dual radial seals substantially eliminate the possibility of...

20050266715 - Card connector: A card connector includes a required number of contacts adapted to contact connection portions of the plurality of the memory cards, and a case arranging and holding the contacts therein and having a plurality of inserting holes for the memory cards. The connector includes at least one locking member movable...

20050266716 - Housings with wall mounted connector members, connector members and methods of forming the same: An electrical circuit assembly includes a housing. A connector member is attached to and extends through an opening in a wall of the housing. The connector member has a contact member on an end thereof outside the housing and a longitudinally extending bore therein extending towards and having an opening...

20050266717 - Connecting element for a mechanically and electrically conductive connection: The invention relates to a connecting element (11, 21, 41, 51) for a mechanically and electrically conductive connection, comprising at least one expansion element (14, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24, 44, 45) which is tensed in a recess which is arranged in the outer contour of the electric conductor (12,...

20050266718 - Hermaphroditic handle socket assembly and pin assembly: A electrical cable assembly with hermaphroditic coupling with a high current rating, is disclosed. The electrical cable assembly with hermaphroditic coupling includes a pin contact terminal in a first coupling sleeve and a hyperboloid socket terminal in a second coupling sleeve. The pin contact terminal may be inserted within the...

20050266719 - Cross connect interface module: An interface module for collecting sensor signals at a cross connect block includes a circuit board having an upper side and an opposite lower side. The upper side is configured to receive a plurality of individual sensor signals. The lower side includes at least one connector that includes a plurality...

20050266720 - Metallized sled for communication plug: A connector plug terminates a communication cable having a plurality of conductors therein. The plug includes a conductor organizing sled, which includes a plurality of channels for separating conductive wires. The sled is formed of at least two materials, including a first material being a conductive material and a second...

20050266721 - Electrical connector with strain relief: A connector for a data communications system has a housing containing a printed circuit board. The printed circuit board has insulation displacement contacts for connecting with wires in a cable. The insulation displacement contacts are connected to nose contacts which are also mounted on the printed circuit board. The nose...

20050266722 - Board attachment type electrical connector: A board attachment type electrical connector is provided which can absorb an impact in the direction perpendicular to the contact parts, and through which a relatively large current can flow. Each of the flexible connecting parts in the board attachment type electrical connector has a first extension part that extends...

20050266723 - Visual optical indicators for plug assemblies, connectors and cables: A plug assembly is provided with integral optical indication. The plug assembly includes a housing having a leading portion and a trailing portion. The leading portion is configured for information exchanging engagement with an internally illuminated receptacle sized and shaped to releasably receive said leading portion therein. The receptacle is...

20050266724 - Electrical connector and cable assembly: An electrical connector and cable assembly includes a flat flexible cable having a plurality of parallel conductors with insulation around and between the conductor. The insulation has at least one opening therethrough between a pair of adjacent conductors. A plurality of conductive terminals having terminating portions are respectively terminated to...

20050266725 - Clamping connector for flexible ribbon cables: The invention relates to a clamping connector for at least two aligned flexible ribbon cables, said connector including a base body, spring elements for pressing together the surfaces to be brought into contact, and a counter body. The base body and the counter body can be fixed to each other...

20050266726 - Quick release connector assembly: A quick release connector is provided. In one embodiment the connector includes an electrical connector including a first component having a first plurality of teeth and a second component having a second plurality of teeth. The first and second pluralities of teeth are configured to selectively engage and disengage one...

20050266727 - Coaxial cable shielding terminal: A press-clamping portion 13 includes a pair of braid press-fastening portions 17 which extend in an upstanding manner respectively from opposite side edges of a terminal bottom plate portion 11, and can be press-connected to a braid 15 of a coaxial cable 3 by press-fastening, and a connecting piece portion...

20050266728 - Electrical connector with load bearing features: Complementary contact and contact block designs are disclosed that help prevent movement of a contact received in the contact block when an electrical connector is press-fit or otherwise connected to a printed circuit board. A protrusion may be included on one or both beams of a dual beam contact, and...

20050266729 - Shielded-conductor cable fixing construction: A braided conductor of a shielded-conductor cable is fitted on a ring of a shield shell in such a manner as to expand an inside diameter thereof in such a state that a portion of an open end portion of the braided conductor is folded over on itself on an...

20050266730 - Programmable power supply: A power supply system includes a power source and a control circuit. The power source provides DC power. A control circuit, which is remote to the power source, receives the DC power and provides a first DC power signal to an electronic device. The control circuit includes an active component...

20050266731 - Joint connector structure: A first connector includes a joint bus bar mounted in a first housing, and wire-connected first female terminals inserted respectively in terminal receiving chambers to be connected respectively to tabs of the joint bus bar. A second connector includes wire-connected second female terminals inserted respectively in terminal receiving chambers in...

20050266732 - Modular jack receptacle: The present invention is related to an adapter or connector receptacle intended to mate with a plug. The receptacle includes a housing forming a passage for accepting a plug body therein during an insertion of the plug into the passage. An interference projection is mounted in and extends into the...

20050266733 - Attachable/detachable probing tip system for a measurement probing system: A attachable/detachable probing tip system has a housing that includes a probing tip mounting member and opposing substantially orthogonal attachment arms extending from the probing tip mounting member. The attachment arms define an inner surface of the probing tip mounting member in which is disposed at least a first a...

20050266734 - Support member assembly for conductive contact members: Provided is a support member assembly suitable for use in a contact probe head comprising a support member formed with a plurality of holder holes for supporting conductive contact members in a mutually parallel relationship, and a reinforcing member integrally formed with the support member and extending in a part...

20050266735 - Element for handling connectors for electrolytic cells which are used for the production of aluminum: The present invention relates to a handling device for an anode connector provided with at least two side trunnions and a tightening screw. The connector is generally capable of cooperating with attachment hooks of an aluminum production cell used in fused bath electrolysis production operations so as to enable connection...

20050266736 - Fixing rail of terminal block for electric/electronic components: Disclosed is a fixing rail of a terminal block capable of easily assembling various electric/electronic components. Electric/electronic devices and so forth in a control box, and facilitating the maintenance thereof, as well as the easy movement thereof. The fixing rail of a terminal block includes wings (12) extended from both...

20050266738 - Electrical connector having improved terminal retention: An electrical connector is shown having a housing and a secondary lock member which is movable between a terminal insertion position and a terminal lock position. A primary locking latch of the connector housing is defined by an arch-shaped member having upstanding posts which flank the terminal receiving passageway and...

20050266737 - Power connector: A power connector for receiving a circuit board in accordance with an exemplary embodiment is provided. The power connector includes first and second walls operably disposed on a first side of a base portion for receiving at least a portion of a circuit board therebetween. The base portion has a...

20050266739 - Cable assembly having power contacts: A cable assembly (1) includes an insulating housing (4) receiving a number of contacts (5) therein and a number of cables (3) terminated to corresponding contacts. Each contact includes an intermediate portion (50), a central contact beam (52) extending upwardly and rearwardly from the intermediate portion, a pair of side...

20050266740 - Interlock device for high-voltage apparatus: An interlock device includes an upper lid provided such that an inverter unit cannot be exposed and having a shape accommodating a housing, an interlock detecting terminal electrically connected to the housing when being in contact therewith and electrically disconnected from the housing when losing contact therewith, a bolt for...

20050266741 - Connector which can be reduced in warpage: In a connector for connecting first and second connection objects faced to each other, a conductive contact includes a holding portion held by an insulator, a first spring portion, and a second spring portion connected to the first spring portion. The first spring portion extends from the holding portion in...