Electrical connectors inventions 05/06

20060110946 - Reorientable electrical outlet: A reorientable electrical outlet having a housing cavity in a stationary housing and a rotatable electrical female receptacle seated therein is disclosed. Preferably, the rotatable female electrical receptacle includes a set of electrical conductors situated in electrical isolation from one another, arranged one above the other. In one embodiment, the...

20060110947 - Reorientable electrical receptacle: A reorientable electrical expansion outlet is disclosed having a housing with a housing cavity and rotatable electrical female receptacles seated therein. A plug is provided for connection to another outlet for expanding the other outlet. Preferably, each rotatable female electrical receptacle includes a set of electrical conductors situated in electrical...

20060110948 - Reorientable electrical receptacle: A reorientable electrical outlet and a reorientable electrical expansion outlet are disclosed. The outlets have an electrical female receptacle rotateably disposed in a housing. In one embodiment, generally annular paths each having at least one conductive area and at least one nonconductive area along the generally annular paths are provided,...

20060110949 - Display device: A receiving container for a display device includes a bottom plate, a sidewall and a grounding unit. The sidewall is extended from the bottom plate to define a receiving space. The grounding unit is integrally formed with the bottom plate. The grounding unit includes a grounding member that grounds a...

20060110950 - Connector in which a stress applied upon connection is received by a contact: In a connector including first and second contacts to be connected to a connection object and a housing holding the first and the second contacts, an actuator has a cam movable with respect to the housing between a connecting position of the connection object and a disconnecting position of the...

20060110951 - Edge mount electrical connector: An edge mount electrical connector assembly includes a flexible circuit having a first end for connecting to one major surface of the circuit board and a second end for connecting to another major surface of the circuit board, and an electrical connector connected to the flexible circuit in between the...

20060110952 - Systems for interchip communication: In some embodiments, the invention involves a system having a first group of integrated circuits connected in a truncated ring fashion, wherein the truncated ring includes a truncated region to allow for additional integrated circuits to be added to the ring. In some embodiments, the invention involves a system having...

20060110953 - Automatic positioner for aligning a leadless electronic component within a test socket: An automatic positioner within a test or burn-in socket for aligning leadless electronic devices is disclosed. Four possible embodiments of the positioner are shown, each with clamshell and open top socket bodies for the latching mechanism to hold the device in place throughout the test and burn-in process....

20060110954 - Connection device: Connection device having a coupling device, such as a plug or socket, and a housing that has an outlet opening for a wire assigned to the coupling device. The opening according to at least one embodiment of the present invention is designed such that it can be adjusted with respect...

20060110955 - Electrical apparauts: An electrical apparatus includes a printed circuit board having an opening with a conductive lining. A conductive socket has leg portions which are biased into contact with the conductive lining to provide a predetermined force resisting removal of the socket from the opening. A conductive device, such as a terminal,...

20060110956 - Digital ct detector module methods and apparatus: A method of installing an electronic board is provided. The method includes inserting the board into a guide in a first direction. The board is then translated in a second direction different from the first direction. Upon inserting the board a gasket is sealed to prevent light, dust, or electromagnetic...

20060110957 - Connector arrangement: An improved electrical connector. The connector includes a first connector (1) having a housing (5) for receiving first contact elements (9) and a slider (19) slidably disposed on the housing (5) for receiving second contact elements (30); a second connector (3) for receiving first counter contact elements (32) and second...

20060110958 - Card connector: A card connector comprises an insulating housing defining a card receiving space for accommodating two kinds of different cards in size; a plurality of contacts retained in the housing, and comprising a plurality of different contacting portions for electrically connecting with the different cards respectively; and at least a anti-misinsertion...

20060110959 - Card connector: A card connector comprises an insulating housing defining a card receiving space for accommodating two kinds of different cards in size; a plurality of contacts retained in the housing, an anti-misinsertion appliance disposed in the housing, and comprising a shutter member and an actuator member for controlling the shutter member...

20060110960 - Connector: A connector has lever-mounting portions (22) on side surfaces of a female housing (5), and forwardly-open introduction grooves (23) penetrate through the lever-mounting portions (22). A lever (21) is mounted to the lever-mounting portions (22) and has a rotary shaft (24) with a gear piece (30) for engaging a tooth...

20060110961 - Mounting fitting: A mounting fitting (3, 5) is made of a metallic plate material, wherein a first mounting panel (7, 14) to be mounted on a casing (1) is defined on one surface, and a second mounting panel (8, 16) to be mounted on an inner panel (2) is defined on the...

20060110962 - Electrical connector apparatus and methods: Electrical connector apparatus optimized for biomedical applications. In one embodiment, the connector apparatus comprises a low-cost simplified device having a unitary conductor element adapted to interface with an electrode terminal such as used in impedance cardiography (ICG) or electrocardiograhy (ECG). The unitary conductor is shaped so as to provide a...

20060110963 - Compact traveling-use power adapter structure: A compact traveling-use power adapter structure comprises primarily a casing and several adjustable adapting plugs. The adjustable adapting plugs are installed on two sides at the bottom of the lower casing, and rotate toward a common grounding terminator in the center of the adjustable adapting plugs, thereby achieving the object...

20060110964 - Shorting bar connector: An electrical connector generally includes a housing having at least a first electrical terminal and a second electrical terminal. A shorting bar slidably connects to the housing and has at least a first spring portion and a second spring portion. The shorting bar is movable between a shorted condition and...

20060110965 - Flat, flexible cable-use electric connector: A connector for gripping a flat flexible cable by elastically deforming two opposing contact beams is provided. The electrical connector for a flat flexible connector according to the present invention is such that in a contact portion in which two contact beams and a base beam holding them are integrally...

20060110966 - Connector structure of optical pickup unit: A connector structure includes: a housing having a substantially U-shaped cross section; a flexible flat cable inserted through an opening of the housing; and a junction terminal which has a substantially tuning-fork-shaped cross section and is formed integrally with the housing. The junction terminal has a contacting inward projection at...

20060110967 - Land grid array connector without undesired engagement: An LGA connector (1) includes an insulative housing (2), a stiffener (3) defined around the housing, a clip (4) pivotably engaged on one end of the stiffener, and a lever (5) engaged on an opposite end of the stiffener for fastening the clip onto the housing. The stiffener includes a...

20060110968 - Flexible tab for releasing an integrated circuit held within a zif socket: A ZIF connector includes a cover movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, being moved by movement of an actuator having a flexible tab attached to facilitate movement of the lever. In the engaged position, pins of an integrated circuit mounted in the ZIF connector are held in...

20060110969 - Cable assembly having improved latch: A cable assembly (1) includes a connector (10) including a connector housing (2) with a plurality of terminals (6) assembled therein, at least a cable (4) including a number of conductive wires (40) electrically connected to the terminals (6). The connector housing (2) defines at least a top surface (204)...

20060110972 - Cable connector assembly having locking member: A cable connector assembly (1) for mating with a complementary connector, comprises an insulative housing (10), a plurality contacts (20) disposed in the housing, a plurality of cables (40), a pair of upper and lower covers (51, 52) and a pair of locking member (60). The insulative housing defines a...

20060110971 - Cable end connector assembly having locking member: A cable end connector assembly (1) comprises an insulative housing (10), a plurality of contacts (20) received in the insulative housing, a plurality of cables (40) comprising a plurality of conductors (43, 44) electrically connecting with corresponding contacts, a pair of covers (50) assembled on the rear portion of the...

20060110970 - Connector having an improved effect of preventing an unlocking lever from being damaged: In a connector having a conductive contact held by an insulator, a lock spring is held by the insulator and adapted to lock a connected state with a mating connector. A conductive shell covers the contact and the insulator. A lever is disposed adjacent to the lock spring. The lever...

20060110973 - Connector capable of easily increasing a holding force for holding a connection object: In a connector to be connected to a connection object, a housing holds a contact having a conductivity. An operating member is coupled to the housing to bring a part of the connection object into press contact with the contact. The connector is provided with a locking member which is...

20060110974 - Connector: A connector includes contacts each having a contact portion, an elastic portion and a fulcrum portion between the contact portion and a connection portion, and a pressure receiving portion; a housing fixing the contacts; and a slider having urging portions pivotally moved between the connection and pressure receiving portions of...

20060110975 - Double-comb interconnect device: The invention concerns an interconnect device in particular for connection and/or line terminals arranged on-line, comprising first and second interconnect combs facing each other and comprising each a connecting bar, and teeth, extending substantially perpendicularly from the connecting bar, the device comprising elastic teeth and rigid teeth. The teeth of...

20060110976 - Terminal having a protrusion for preventing incorrect insertion: A terminal for preventing incorrect insertion into a housing and a method of correctly inserting a terminal into a housing of a connection. The terminal includes a frame that is adapted to be received into a cavity in the housing and a wire operatively connected to the frame. A protrusion,...

20060110977 - Connector having conductive member and method of use thereof: A connector having a conductive member is provided, wherein the connector comprises a connector body capable of sealing and securing a coaxial cable, and further wherein the conductive member, such as an O-ring, physically seals the connector, electrically couples the connector and the coaxial cable, facilitates grounding through the connector,...

20060110979 - Electrical connector with improved structure: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a first and a second signal contacts (2, 3) received in the insulative housing (1), a conductive shell (4) enclosing the insulative housing (1) and a grounding contact (5). The grounding contact (5) extends upwardly from the conductive shell to free...

20060110980 - Electrical connector with improved structure: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing (1), a first and a second signal contacts (2, 3), both of which are partially received in the insulative housing (1), a shell (4) enclosing the insulative housing (1) and a grounding contact (5). The first signal contact (2) has a first elongated...

20060110981 - Female multipole connector for electrical plug-type connectors: A female multipole connector for electric plug-type connectors, particularly for weak current, having contact springs accommodated in guide channels of a plate-shaped basic body, so as not to come loose. The contact springs are directly, mechanically, and rigidly connected with the basic body....

20060110978 - Modular power connector: A modular power connector includes a plurality of insulating blocks consisting of a shielding integrated with a base, conductive plug poles, conductive receptacle poles, a plug shell, and a receptacle shell, wherein each insulating block is furnished on four sides of a base of an insulating block with two pairs...

20060110982 - Connector in which a shell can be readily assembled to a connector housing: In a connector including a conductive contact to be connected to a cable and a housing holding the contact, a conductive shell is coupled to the housing. The housing has a first surface with an engaging portion. The conductive shell includes a main body adapted to cover three surfaces of...

20060110983 - Visible power connection: A device includes a first conductive member configured to be electrically coupled to a first component and a second conductive member configured to be electrically coupled to a second component. The second conductive member is separated from the first conductive member by a gap. A conductive connecting member is moveable...

20060110984 - Light socket 3: Improvements to a 3-way light bulb socket are shown. The major improvement is to replace or complement the rigid middle contact element of the socket with an elastic/flexible contact spring. The 3-way light bulb has a solder blob on its middle contact ring, where said blob usually has a rough,...

20060110985 - Low profile connector: A low profile connector (1) includes an insulative housing (2) having an opening (221) surrounded by an upper wall (20), a lower wall (21), a pair of opposed side walls (23) and a back wall (24). A plurality of contacts (3) is assembled with the back wall for being fastened...

20060110986 - Junction failure inhibiting connector: An electrical connector for connecting wires including dissimilar electrical conductors such as copper and aluminum conductors with the electrical connector including failure inhibiting features that can include an oxidation inhibiting coating and a sealant. To ensure that a minimum pressure contact has been achieved at the interface between the electrical...

20060110988 - Sliding module for sliding-type portable terminal: A sliding module for a sliding-type portable terminal includes a main housing extending along a longitudinal direction; a sliding housing coupled to the main housing in such a manner that it can slide; a pair of side sliding modules positioned between both sides of the sliding housing and coupled to...

20060110987 - Welding power supply with laminated bus: A method and apparatus for welding with a bus is disclosed. The bus preferably is laminated, with two conductive plates separated by an insulator plate. The bus preferably is disposed in a housing without airflow....

20060110989 - Wire harness connector: A wire harness connector in which at least one guide, the upper surface of which is inclined such that the upper surface becomes higher from the front end of the guide to the rear end of the guide, is formed on the side surface of a central portion of a...

20060105586 - Voltage-voltage converter for integrated circuits: A voltage/voltage converter for integrated circuits is characterized in that it presents a multistage symmetrical structure and comprises at least one input stage constituted by a clock booster circuit (CB) of symmetrical structure which delivers two output voltages, a voltage multiplier stage of symmetrical structure comprising two voltage multiplier circuits...

20060105587 - Connector, method for manufacturing the same, and wiring board structure employing it: The invention relates to a connector for interconnecting an plurality of wiring boards, a method for manufacturing the same, and a wiring board structure employing the connector. The connector has a base member having no conductivity and a conductive wire provided on a surface of the base member, and is...

20060105588 - Telephone design and handset placement on inmate telephones to reduce the possibility of hanging, strangulation, or death: Disclosed is a telephone that comprises a telephone handset, a cord, and a housing. The cord has first and second ends, with the first end of the cord being attached to the telephone handset. The housing is mounted on a mounting surface and has a front wall, top wall, bottom...

20060105589 - Window pane and a method of bonding a connector to the window pane: A method of bonding a connector to an electrical conductor. The conductor is applied to a glass substrate and the connector is placed over the conductor. An ultrasonic welding apparatus is used to oscillate the connector relative to the conductor to bond the connector to the conductor while maintaining the...

20060105590 - Detachable breakaway power supply source: Objects of the invention relate to a detachable breakaway power supply device that can be selectively coupled to an electrical appliance. A first coupling element is carried by the appliance and a second coupling element is carried by the detachable power supply device. The power supply device is carried by...

20060105591 - Methods and systems for providing off-card disk access in a telecommunications equipment shelf assembly: An electronic shelf assembly includes a frame having a plurality of card slots arranged in parallel to each other along an axis of the frame and a midplane having a plurality of connectors are arranged to align with the card slots. Conductive traces are connected to predetermined pins of the...

20060105592 - Memory card structure: A memory card structure according to the invention includes a memory card body having contact terminals. Each of the contact terminals is extended forward to form a conducting plate to an insertion section at a front end of the memory card body to form an L-shaped structure or an individual...

20060105593 - Electrical connector and system having contact array interface for engaging contacts at varying centerline spacing: An electrical connector for mating with a plurality of contacts separated from one another by a nominal pitch value includes an array of contact surfaces having a first dimension measured in a direction perpendicular to a mating direction between the plurality of contacts and the array of contact surfaces. The...

20060105594 - Method for package burn-in testing: The present invention discloses a contact method of burn-in and test after packaging. The method comprises providing a print circuit board. A solder join socket is engaged with a first fixed plate, the solder join socket with contact spring located in the solder join socket. An adhesive material is formed...

20060105595 - Process and device for bending a sheet of synthetic material filled with alumina trihydrate: A process is provided for bending a board in synthetic material filled with more than 20% by weight of alumina trihydrate in a methyl methacrylate matrix: a section of the board is heated so that it can be bent; the section to be bent is bent while holding the convex...

20060105596 - Two piece mid-plane: A mid-plane is disclosed. The mid-plane includes a first printed circuit board having a plurality of plated vias adapted to receive tails attached to a first connector and having a plurality of unplated clearance holes adapted to receive tails attached to a second connector. The second printed circuit board has...

20060105597 - Apparatus and method for improved connector layout: A board has connectors for interfacing to external devices mounted at a rearward edge of the board, minimizing the need to make connections and route connecting cables in the space between the board and adjacent boards installed in a computer system. In one embodiment the board is a RAID controller...

20060105598 - Conductive terminal and the electrical connector using the conductive terminal: A conductive terminal and the electrical connector using the conductive terminal, the conductive terminal is received in a terminal channel defined in an insulative housing of the electrical connector which can transmit signal between an electronic component and a circuit board. The conductive terminal has a first wall, a second...

20060105600 - Electrical connection socket structure with a movable insulation block: An electrical connection socket structure, into which a plug is inserted, includes a plastic base having a hole, terminals disposed in the plastic base, and an insulation block. Each terminal has a pin located below the plastic base and an elastic arm formed with a contact. The terminals comprise a...

20060105601 - Electrical connection socket structure with a movable insulation block: An electrical connection socket structure, into which a plug of a signal wire is inserted for electrical connection, includes a plastic base formed with a hole, a plurality of terminals disposed in the plastic base, and an insulation block disposed in the plastic base and formed with a contact slant....

20060105599 - Sensor module for card connector and card connector having such sensor module: Disclosed is a sensor module (100) for a card connector (50), the connector having an inlet end (52) through which the card is inserted, and a terminating (54) end opposing the inlet (52) end, characterized in that: the sensor module (100) is provided at the terminating end (54) and activated...

20060105602 - Connector for condenser microphone: The present invention prevents a high-frequency current from entering a microphone case via a pin penetratingly provided on an output connector; the high-frequency current results from an electromagnetic wave radiated by a cellular phone and the like. The present invention provides an output connector of a 3-pin type in which...

20060105603 - Floating connector: A floating connector includes a connector 2 having a base side, a flange-like connecting portion 3 provided on the base side of the connector 2, a base 4 for supporting the connecting portion 3, and a pair of coil springs 5 provided between the connecting portion 3 and the base...

20060105604 - Connector test device: The present invention provides a connector test device. The device includes a test jig which has a conductive test pin to detect whether a conductive pin of a connector is appropriately connected to the conductive test pin or not, and a moving pin and a test terminal to detect whether...

20060105605 - Card edge connector with position guider: A card edge connector includes a connection part and a position guider. The connection part includes a plurality of terminals disposed in parallel to electrically connect to contacts of a daughter board. The position guider disposed inside the connection part includes a guiding structure formed at two opposing lateral sides...

20060105606 - Cover assembly for vehicles with an openable roof: A cover assembly system is proposed for vehicles with an openable roof, the cover assembly system having at least one middle section and two side flaps that may be adjusted between a closed position and a stored position. The side flaps in their closed position together with the middle section...

20060105607 - Mixed electrical and optical lga interposer for facilitating chip to board communications by dual signal types: Integrated optoelectronic chips or collections of chips on a module that have both electrical as well as optical interconnects offer many advantages in speed, power consumption and heat generation. Mixed signal types, however, pose significant packaging challenges. This invention describes a land grid array (LGA) interposer which can simultaneously connect...

20060105608 - Lga socket connector having detachable aligning key: Disclosed is an electrical socket connector (1) including an insulative housing (10) having a general flat base (100) with a mating surface (100a) adapted to face a chip package (2), and a mounting surface (100b) adapted to face a printed circuit board. The base includes a peripheral wall (101) extending...

20060105609 - Lga socket connector having guiding means: Disclosed is an electrical socket connector including an insulative housing (1) with a plurality of passageways (101) extending from a top mating interface (10a) toward a mounting interface (10b). A plurality of terminals (2) is inserted into the respective passageways from the mating interface to the mounting interface. Each of...

20060105610 - Plug connector provided with means for lateral locking: Connector (1) fitted to the end of a cable and provided with lateral locking means (7) provided so as to interact with a receptacle of a complementary device with which the plug connector is connected. The locking means comprise a tongue (13) exhibiting a stump (12) passing from a lateral...

20060105611 - Connector: A lock arm (12) on a female housing (1) is deformed at an intermediate stage of connecting the female housing (1) with a mating male housing (20). A lock (13) at the leading end of the lock arm (12) contacts an edge (23D) of an engaging portion (23) on the...

20060105612 - Printed circuit board clamp: A PC board clamp is disclosed. The clamp includes a base member movable between a first position and a second position, a first lift rail mounted on the base member, and a second lift rail extending generally parallel to the first lift rail. The clamp also includes a first clamping...

20060105613 - Method and apparatus for zone cabling: A factory installed wiring guide that guides conductors into position for quality termination and crimp and which provides strain relief (support) for the wires or fibers and the outer sheath of the cable to create a quality cable or sub-cable assembly supporting termination at both ends of the cable. The...

20060105614 - Universal cable and work box connector: A cable connector is used with either a thin walled internally mounted electrical work box or a thicker-walled externally mounted electrical work box having threaded holes. The cable connector has a central plate between oppositely extending noses, including at least one of a snap-fit, rounded protruding nose and a nose...

20060105615 - Electrical connector with strain relief features: A preferred embodiment of a connector system includes a first electrical connector for mounting on a first substrate. The first electrical connector has a housing, and a contact mounted on the housing. The connector system also includes a second electrical connector for mounting on a second substrate. The second electrical...

20060105616 - Fault protected electrical cable: An improved fault protected electric power cable is disclosed. In the improved fault protected electric power cable, there are at least two insulated power conductors and an uninsulated ground conductor wherein the ground conductor and the insulated power conductors are all in electrical contact with a conductive polymer composition. If...

20060105617 - Connector latches: A connector latch according to the present invention is described. The connector latch comprises a generally U-shaped member having laterally extending arms, a body portion, and a spring member integral with the arms. The connector latch also includes cantilever beams projecting outwardly from the spring member. The cantilever beams deflect...

20060105618 - Connector housing, connector housing marking method, and method of inserting terminal metal fitting into connector housing: A connector housing 1 comprises a plurality of terminal-receiving chambers 20 and a plurality of marks 21. The terminal-receiving chamber 20 receives a male terminal 3. Electric wire 2 is attached to the male terminal 3. A mark 6 is formed on an outer surface 5a of the electric wire...

20060105619 - Key coded power adapter connectors: A key coded power connector and a system and method for making key coded power connections are disclosed. A power connector such as a power adapter connector is configured with a visual and physical keying system. The physical keying system prevents a user from connecting a host device to a...

20060105620 - Forming and bonding of flex circuits to structures: An apparatus and method for forming and bonding of flexible circuits to metal structures includes a clamping frame having a removable frame portion. At least one flexible roller fixture provides opposed flexible rollers. A clearance aperture in the roller fixture is sized to slidably receive the clamping frame. As the...

20060105622 - Connector: Locking members installed in a housing of a connector each include a first piece having at one end an engaging portion to engage the anchoring portion formed in a flexible printed circuit board, a pressure receiving portion at the other end to be urged by a pivoting member, and a...

20060105621 - Connector for flexible printed circuit: A connector (100) includes a housing (1) having a lower wall (12) and an upper wall (13) defining a cavity (11) therebetween opened to a front face (10) thereof; terminals (2), each of which is provided with a fixed arm (21) fixed on the lower wall and a resilient arm...

20060105623 - Power and signal connection apparatus: A connection apparatus for transmitting power and signals for a notebook PC is described. The power and signal connection apparatus includes a hinge and an arc-shaped connector. The hinge interconnects a battery module, a display panel and a base unit of the notebook PC. When the display panel is opened,...

20060105624 - Power device: A power device includes a battery module for fixing a connecting terminal to an end and a bus bar connected to the connecting terminal of the battery module. The connecting terminal includes a fixing plate portion fixed to the end of the cell, an outer cylindrical portion protruded cylindrically from...

20060105625 - Electrical receptacle and junction box free of wire-nuts: A molded electrical connection box eliminates the need for wire-nuts. Wiring terminals, molded into the box, provide for reversible electrical connection between a conductor wire and another conductor wire or between a conductor wire and the wire of an electrical device. The box has least one end panel having an...

20060105626 - Electrical receptacle and junction box free of wire-nuts: Molded electrical connection junction boxes and connection inserts for use in existing junction boxes eliminates wire-nuts. Wiring terminals, molded into the box, provide reversible electrical connections between conductor wires and other conductor wires or between conductor wires and wires from electrical devices. The box has least one opening through which...

20060105627 - Systems and methods for partitioning banks of processors in large computer systems: Systems and methods for operatively connecting processor banks in large computer systems are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a computer system includes a first bank of processors, a second bank of processors spaced apart from the first bank of processors, and a connector assembly configured to operatively connect at least...

20060105628 - Compression connector and method of use: A compression connector for coupling an end of a coaxial cable and method of use is discussed. The connector includes a post, configured to be inserted into an end of the coaxial cable around the dielectric and under the protective outer jacket thereof. The device further includes a connector body,...

20060105629 - Waterproof connector assembly, waterproof connector and waterproof connector housing: A waterproof connector assembly comprises a waterproof connector having an insulating housing with a housing main body and a mating member that extends from the housing main body. A sealing member is attached to an outer periphery of the mating member. A sealing member cover is supported on the insulating...

20060105630 - Electrical connector having strengthened members: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing (1), a plurality of terminals (2) retained in the insulative housing, a shell (3) and a pair of strengthened members (4). The insulative housing comprises a base portion (10) and a terminal supporting portion (12) extending forwardly from the base portion. Each terminal...

20060105631 - Shielded electrical connector with improved insulative housing: An shielded electrical connector (100), to which an electrical element (5) is electrically connected, includes an insulative housing (1) defining a number of passageways (101), a number of terminals (2) retained in the passageways, a side shield (3) and a bottom shell (4). The insulative housing also has a bottom...

20060105632 - Cable connector system for shielded cable: A cable connector assembly includes a ferrule assembly configured for attachment to a cable braid, and a resilient contact element surrounding an end of the ferrule assembly. A retaining band clamps the cable braid to the ferrule assembly. A conductive shell is configured to compress the resilient contact element....

20060105633 - Holder for sim or usim chip card: The holder for a SIM-type chip card has a base having an upper face dimensioned to flatly receive the chip card and an outer edge and contacts exposed at the base upper face. A cover fixed to the base and extending over the upper face forms therewith a slot open...

20060105634 - Structure of a memory card connector: A structure of memory card connector that comprises a first slot, a second slot, and a third slot for inserting many kinds of memory card. Moreover, the above memory card connector further comprises an interface circuit coupling with the memory card(s) inserted into the first slot, the second slot, and...

20060105635 - Adapter having transient suppression protection: An electrical adapter (100) includes a first housing member (1), a second housing member (2) coupled with the first housing member to define an internal space therebetween, and a subassembly (3) received in the space. The first housing member has a first mating face (11) defining a first upper and...

20060105636 - Modular coaxial electrical interconnect system and method of making the same: A modular connector assembly includes a modular frame having a first holes, second holes, and third holes formed at evenly spaced intervals. A plurality of modular interconnect components, fixable within the modular frame, have a back surface projection formed thereon. Each modular interconnect includes a contact housing made of electrically...

20060105637 - Terminal-mounting seat: A terminal-mounting seat includes a conducting member mounted fixedly in a housing and having an elongate contacting end portion and a terminal-engaging end portion that is in electrical contact with a terminal and that is adjacent to a front open side of the housing. A mounting block is mounted movably...

20060105638 - Secondary locking of a plug-in connection on two planes: A coupler plug, in particular for a planar lambda probe, made up of a housing, i.e., a base element and a cover element, as well as electrical components, which may be placed inside in the housing and fixed in place, and a balancing unit for a probe, in particular a...

20060105639 - Compression connector assembly: A compression connector assembly for securing a cable has a bushing insert and a gripping sleeve. The bushing insert includes a tubular bore, an exterior surface, a conductor receiving end, and a conductor engagement end. The gripping sleeve has an inner recess and an outer surface, and is adjacent to...

20060105640 - Low profile circuit board connector: A printed circuit board connector has a mounting portion mounted on a first side of a printed circuit board and an elastically biased contact portion extending from the mounting portion. The mounting portion is enlarged for vacuum pick up. The contact portion has a substantially S-shaped cross section and protrudes...

20060105641 - Electrical contact: An electric contact, in particular an electric contact of a plug-in connector, has a metallic substrate to which a contact layer is applied. The contact layer is arranged as a structured layer....

20060099833 - Connecting device for a multilayer flat element equipped with electrical functional elements and flat element: A connector for a flat multilayer element that includes a first rigid glazing pane provided with one or more electrical functional elements and a second rigid glazing pane joined flat to that side of the first rigid glazing pane that is provided with the functional elements. The second pane has...

20060099834 - Reducing leakage current in guide wire assembly: The present invention relates to a method and a device for reducing leakage current in a guide wire assembly having conductor members (707, 708) arranged at a connector end of the guide wire (702) to provide electrical contact with electrical leads (705, 706) of the guide wire and to provide...

20060099835 - Electrical socket with compressible domed contacts: A compressible domed contact used as a portion of socket contact within an electrical socket to eliminate co-planarity issues and to achieve an effective electrical connection between the electrical socket and a microelectronic device. The compressible domed contact may be made of resilient material such that it will substantially return...

20060099836 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing and a plurality of conductive terminals. The insulating housing includes a body and a connection portion. The body has a first face and a second face opposite to each other. The connection portion projects outwardly from the first face, whereas the second face...

20060099837 - Metal mobile phone case: The present invention relates to a metal mobile phone case. The metal mobile phone case has an upper housing and a lower housing. Sliding-slots are on two sides of the upper housing. Sliding-blocks corresponding to the sliding-slots are on two sides of the lower housing. By inserting the sliding-blocks into...

20060099838 - Locking pins: A releasably engageable locking pin for coupling members such as shackles and the like comprises a shaft of non-circular cross-section with a head at one end. The non-circular shaft is engageable in aligned complementary apertures in shackle devises to prevent rotation of the pin in the apertures. At the end...

20060099839 - Connector mounting structure: A connector mounting structure has a fluid line component with a connecting hole, a connector mounted to the fluid line component and a positioning mechanism. The connector includes a connecting portion inserted in the connecting hole. The positioning mechanism is arranged between the connecting portion and the fluid line component....

20060099840 - Dual-purpose male/female connector: A dual-purpose male/female connector is disclosed. A push button for controlling a terminal base, which is mounted in a USB female socket and includes a connection terminal, to enable the terminal base to extend from or draw back in the female socket is mounted on the USB female socket. When...

20060099841 - Connectors for under cabinet lighting: A panel-mounted electrical connector pair (12,36) has a recessed electrical connector (12) having a socket portion (18) with a first flange (26) proximate an open end (20) thereof, a first distal web (22) and a first type of electrical terminal (24a) protruding through said first distal web (22). The socket...

20060099842 - Waterproof connector and seal member: A waterproof connector comprises a housing with a plurality of contact receiving cavities. Each of the contact receiving cavities has a contact connected to an electric wire. A seal member has a plurality of adjacent wire receiving through-holes through which the electric wires extend. The seal member has cylindrical areas...

20060099843 - Dielectric fittings: A dielectric tubular fitting for dissipating electrical energy, while providing fluid flow therethrough, the fitting including coaxial first and second generally tubular light metal housings, with a first, generally cylindrical, spacer of a Peek material composition being sealingly interposed therebetween and a first generally disc-shaped first ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) spacer,...

20060099844 - Plate locking systems for mated electrical connectors and methods thereof: An electrical connection system includes a first electrical connector, a second electrical connector, and a locking plate. The second electrical connector having one of a projecting boss and a boss opening. The locking plate is connected to the first electrical connector and has the other one of the projecting boss...

20060099845 - Connector support for direct connection to a printed circuit board: Especially designed for printed circuit boards associated to power circuits, combined with electronic circuits, this invention consists of a body (1) shaped like a prismatic cup, provided with side tabs (4) with holes (5) for their fixing by screwing to the printed circuit board, a body (1) which, at the...

20060099846 - Method and process for manufacturing a terminal block: A method of manufacturing a terminal block for a telecommunication cable comprising the steps of providing a mold having a first half and a second half, each forming a respective body cavity configured to form a terminal block and configured to receive a substrate comprising a plurality of openings adapted...

20060099847 - Terminal control apparatus and terminal control method: A terminal control apparatus includes a fragility detection unit, a control content decision unit, a terminal information registration unit, a terminal specifying unit and a control content notification unit. The terminal specifying unit specifies, based on the fragility information and the terminal information acquired by the terminal information registration unit,...

20060099848 - Cable stripper apparatus: A cable stripper apparatus is disclosed for stripping insulation from an electric cable. The apparatus includes a framework and a driven wire feeder rotatably secured to the framework. A guide is provided for guiding the cable towards the wire feeder. The guide includes a movable spacer bar which extends towards...

20060099849 - Connection device for flexible circuit: The subject of the invention is a connection device for a flex circuit (12), comprising a support (16), means (18) for positioning flex circuit (12) relative to said support (16) and conformation means (20) for flex circuit (12), characterized in that conformation means (20) has at least one bent spring...

20060099850 - Signal transmission device and method for transfer of signals between two elements moving relative to one another using an optically-readable strip conductor: In a signal transmission device as well as a method for transmission of signals between two elements moving relative to one another, in particular for transfer of measurement and/or control data between a rotating part and a stationary part of a computed tomography apparatus, a transmission device with an RF...

20060099851 - Wiring harness end connector: The present invention concerns a wiring harness end connector for an electronic module or an electronic card. It especially finds application in the case of connection of electronic modules contained in insulating cases, for example for vehicle headlights. An orientation component carried by the first connector or the second connector...

20060099852 - Systems and methods for partitioning banks of processors in large computer systems: Systems and methods for operatively connecting processor banks in large computer systems are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a computer system includes a first bank of processors, a second bank of processors spaced apart from the first bank of processors, and a connector assembly configured to operatively connect at least...

20060099853 - Coaxial plug connector and mating connector: A connector includes a plug connector and a mating connector. The plug connector includes a housing with an open front end, an insulated inner conductor disposed within the housing, a clamping sleeve and an axially movable sliding sleeve disposed radially outside the clamping sleeve. The sliding sleeve can be positioned...

20060099854 - Electrical connector: The present invention provides an electrical connector having a housing comprising: a first housing element provided with at least a first connection portion that is either male or female; and a second housing element provided with at least one second connection portion that is either female or male, respectively, suitable...

20060099856 - Card connector: A card connector into and from which a plurality of cards are inserted and removed, includes a required number of contacts, and a housing arranging and holding the contacts and having one or plural fitting openings each into which the card is inserted. The contacts each includes contact portions to...

20060099855 - Hinged sim-type card holder: A card holder has a dielectric base adapted to support the card and having an upstanding flange formed with two holes having outer edges spaced apart along an axis by a predetermined distance. A cover is formed with two tabs engageable through the holes and having outer edges spaced apart...

20060099857 - Ez connect, 2 way splitter: The EZ-Connect 2-Way Splitter design is to improve the ascetic appearance of an installed coaxial cable on F-type wall plate, which will direct the coaxial cable parallel, which could be identified as down the wall, up the wall, or to the left or right when connected to the coaxial cable...

20060099858 - Power supply connector: A power supply connector including a spring loaded member that enhances a connector's ability to engage various power receptacles. This enhanced engagement of the connector and the power receptacle may reduce a contact resistance between the two components and heat dissipation associated therewith. Thus, the power supply connector reduces the...

20060099859 - Measuring and sorting apparatus: Measuring and sorting apparatus for connecting elements comprising a receiving nest to which the connecting elements are supplied and in which only one connecting element is positionable in an oriented manner; a sensing device sensing one or several dimensions of the connecting element positioned in said receiving nest to distinguish...

20060099860 - Lighting connector with removable pin: A dual voltage connector having keyway portions enabling protection of the connector against unintentionally using it with a long voltage. A higher voltage version of the connector, which supplies the voltage, is protected. In a female version of the connector, a plug is placed in the higher voltage portion of...

20060099861 - Press fitting tool: For press fitting a pin member into aligned holes of works, a press fitting tool is provided, which comprises a pin diameter reducing device that reduces at least a leading end of the pin member to a given diameter by applying an external force to the pin member. The given...

20060099862 - Structure and method for connecting a braid of a shield wire: In a structure and a method for connecting a braid of a shielding wire to a terminal in which the terminal is pressure-jointed onto the braid, the terminal is firstly jointed to the braid with a conductive adhering member to be electrically connected to the braid. The conductive adhering member...

20060094262 - Connector removal device: A tool mountable to a connector is provided. The tool includes a first member having a first end, a second end and a cutout, and a second member having a first end, a second end and a cutout. A hinge positions the first member and the second member such that...

20060094263 - Electrical connector: Provided is an electrical connector (3) including an insulative housing (20) defining a number of passageways (202) and a number of contacts (1) received in the corresponding passageways, respectively. Each passageway defines a T-shaped cross-sectional configuration including a narrow fastening slot (2021) and a wide receiving slot (2022) communicated with...

20060094264 - Image forming apparatus and electronic apparatus: In a laser beam printer, an elastic conductive member is disposed between a rotating axis of a transfer roller and a land portion of a power supply circuit board and the transfer roller is electrically connected to the power supply circuit board through the elastic conductive member. A front end...

20060094265 - Self-balanced land grid array socket: According to a first embodiment of the invention, a Land Grid Array (LGA) socket includes two sets of spring-loaded contacts, the contacts in the first set having an orientation opposite the contacts in the second set. Each set of contacts is positioned such that the total force and total moment...

20060094266 - Electrical connector having protecting device: An electrical connector (100) for electrically connecting an IC module to a printed circuit board includes a housing (1), a number of electrical contacts (2) received in the housing, a protecting device (3) floatable assembled with the housing, and an elastic device retained and sandwiched between the protecting device and...

20060094267 - Plug: The present invention discloses a plug, which matches a corresponding socket. The plug comprises a body, a shell, a plurality of terminals and a plurality of wires. The body has a first contact surface directing to the corresponding socket, a second contact surface corresponding to the first contact surface and...

20060094268 - Conductive terminal and the electrical connector using the conductive terminal: A conductive terminal and the electrical connector using the conductive terminal, the conductive terminal is received in a terminal channel defined in an insulative housing of the electrical connector which can transmit signal between an electronic component and a circuit board. The conductive terminal has a first wall, a second...

20060094269 - Electrical contact and connector and method of manufacture: An electrical contact (2) and method of making the electrical contact (2), and a connector (11) and method making the connector (11), wherein the electrical contact (2) is an electrically conducting, nonwoven mesh (60), with edges of the mesh providing multiple contact points for edgewise electrical connection of the electrical...

20060094270 - Positioning device for securing earth line of a signal transferring unit: A signal transferring unit includes a base having a connector for connecting an inlet line and an outlet line. A bolt is threadedly connected to a hole defined in the base and the earth line extends through a transverse passage which is in communication with the hole. A protrusion extends...

20060094271 - Electrical connector with detachable pick-up device: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) formed with a mating slot (12) and defining a mating direction; a plurality of terminals (2) loaded in the housing, each terminal provided with a resilient contact portion (21) protruding into the mating slot, the contact portion enabled to deflect along...

20060094273 - Optical connector with shutter: The present invention seeks to provide an optical connector with an in-swinging shutter for closing a plug insertion opening of the connector, to avoid interference between the shutter and a plug holding part provided inside a plug insertion hole, to avoid increase in the outer dimensions of the connector by...

20060094272 - Plastic gate for electrical outlets: The electrical outlet with safety guard prevents children from inserting improper conductors, such as hairpins or paper clips, into the outlet. The outlet has an outlet body made from an electrically non-conductive material, a plurality of slots defining sockets within the body, a plurality of resilient gates pivotally attached to...

20060094274 - Plug connector modules of a plug connector for simultaneously connecting a plurality of electrical contacts: A first plug connector module of a plug connector for substantially simultaneously connecting a plurality of electrical contacts between a test signal generator and a measurement card of a handling fixture which delivers elements to be tested to the measurement card. The plug connector module is characterized in that it...

20060094275 - Watertight connector: A watertight connector has a housing (10) with terminal fittings (11) therein. A busbar element (14) is mounted on the front of the housing (10) to short the terminal fittings (11). The busbar element (14) engages engabeable portions (22; 23) formed by a mold removing space (24) in the housing...

20060094276 - Methods and systems for controlling operation of a module: Methods and systems are described for preventing disconnection of a module from a module connector prior to initiating a shutdown routine and for preventing operation of the module unless a retention device is engaged. The system includes a switch having a first state for allowing operation of a module and...

20060094277 - Card edge connector with latching arms: A card edge connector (100) comprises an insulative housing (1) defining a central slot (10) with a plurality of contacts (2) by two sides. Two arms (3) are positioned at two opposite ends of the insulative housing. Each arm includes a plastic portion (30) and a metal portion (31) attached...

20060094278 - Socket for electrical parts: A socket for an electrical part includes a socket body to which an electrical part is accommodated, the socket body having a base portion to which a number of elastic contact pins are arranged, a movable member disposed to the socket body above the base portion to be vertically movable,...

20060094279 - Socket for electrical parts: A socket for an electrical part includes a socket body to which an electrical part is accommodated, the socket body having a base portion to which a number of elastic contact pins are arranged, a movable member disposed to the socket body above the base portion to be vertically movable,...

20060094280 - Socket for electrical parts: A socket for an electrical part includes a socket body to which an electrical part is accommodated, the socket body having a base portion to which a number of contact pins and a movable member disposed to the socket body to be vertically movable. The movable member includes a movable...

20060094281 - Latching electrical connector assembly: A latch system for a connector assembly, such as an electrical or fiber-optic connector assembly, includes a latch arm extending from one connector housing for engaging a corresponding catch of a mating connector housing. Some embodiments include a pair of opposing latch arms that slidably seat in a pair of...

20060094282 - Contact assembly: A contact assembly (11) for providing electricity to an electroluminescent display (12) that is mounted on an outer face of a carrier plate (10). The contact assembly includes contact pads (16) on the outer face of the carrier plate and a first connector (13) that has an insulative body (21)...

20060094283 - Switch with insulation displacement connectors: A switch has insulation displacement connectors on a connector portion of the switch body. Such an insulation displacement connector has two tines with an open-ended slot for receiving a wire transverse to the slot. When the wire is pushed along the length of the slot, insulation is displaced and there...

20060094284 - Coupler for flat cables and electrical connector assembly: A coupler for an electrical connector assembly includes first and second holding members that mate to fix a flexible flat cable therebetween. At least one of the first or second holding members has an inner surface provided with a metallic shell that contacts an exposed grounding member of the flexible...

20060094285 - Rotating electrical connector: An adjustable electrical connector has front and a back tubular components that mate via a rotatable connection at faces disposed obliquely from the plug/socket and cord connecting portion of the connector such that cord can be disposed at angle of 0 to 90 degrees with respect to the outlet....

20060094286 - Apparatus including an electronic device capable of communicating using first and second signaling protocols: An apparatus includes an electronic device and an adapter. The electronic device includes an electrical connector, and a processor having a detecting pin coupling to the electrical connector. The processor is operable so as to communicate through the electrical connector using a first signaling protocol when the detecting pin has...

20060094287 - Cable connector having interchangeable color bands: Interchangeable identification bands are manually stretchable over coaxial cable TV connectors to identify the intended application of the connector and can be used alone or in combination with other color designations, such as, color designations for different cable sizes. The connector body has an external groove sized to receive the...

20060094288 - Connector having a wall portion between an inserting portion and an actuator: In a connector including an actuator for driving a conductive contact having a contacting portion and an operating portion which are movable with respect to a housing, the housing holds the contact and is provided with a wall portion disposed between the contacting portion and the operating portion. An inserting...

20060094289 - Secondary battery and a secondary battery module using the same: A secondary battery module includes a connector, which electrically connects a first unit battery to an adjacent unit battery. The connector is connected to the first battery through a connecting member, which is connected to a terminal of the first battery. The connecting member has external threads and a flange...

20060094290 - Modular electrical receptacle: A modular electrical receptacle wherein more than one of the modular electrical receptacles can be connected to form a larger receptacle connected to a single source of power. The modular electrical receptacle includes a housing having a front surface with a first and a second electrical outlet. The housing further...

20060094291 - Method and apparatus for patch panel patch cord documentation and revision: A method and apparatus are provided for monitoring and reporting cable connectivity such as patch panel port-level connectivity on a real-time basis. For patch panel systems, the approach is based upon a distributed architecture that may be modularly scalable and may reduce, if not eliminate, the need for a centralized...

20060094292 - Multi-step electric connector: The differences in length of conductor portions which arise due to differing levels in a two level type electric connector, that is, errors in the impedance characteristics, are improved. The multiple level type electric connector of the present invention is characterized by being provided with a plurality of levels of...

20060094294 - Connector for joining cable conductors with an antenna: The invention relates to a device for mounting an antenna, in particular a roof antenna (1), on a vehicle body and for coupling cables (12) with the roof antenna (1), having a base plate (2) outside the body connected with the roof antenna (1) and with a hole (7) in...

20060094293 - Positive lock piece and electrical connector assembly equipped with same: An electrical connector assembly comprises an electrical USB connector that has a separate lock piece attached to the terminal of the electrical connector. The lock piece has a collar that fits onto the terminal adjacent to the connector body of the electrical connector. The collar has orientation slots that receive...

20060094295 - Management system for managing inventory information about printed circuit board: [Solving Means] A printed circuit board includes a wireless ID tag having a contact interface, a non-contact interface, and storing means for storing inventory information, and the inventory information can be read and written by an apparatus on which the printed circuit board is mounted by way of the contact...

20060094296 - Expandable standoff connector with slit collar and related method: An expanding standoff connector is disclosed including a collar having a slit through a wall of the collar, a tapered interior surface and an exterior surface configured to engage an interior of a mounting opening of the circuit board. A fastener including a threaded portion and a substantially cone shaped...

20060094297 - Terminal structure of a coaxial connector: An improved terminal structure of a coaxial cable connector, especially a terminal structure with bendable leg portions in the coaxial cable connector, by connecting the said leg portion of the terminal structure to the central conductor of the coaxial cable, the connection between said terminal structure and central conductor is...

20060094298 - Smt connector: A surface mount technology connector comprises a housing provided with a plurality of contacts. At least one metal fitting is fixed to a sidewall of the housing. The metal fitting has a base and a soldering section for soldering to a circuit board. The base has a smaller width than...

20060094299 - Circuit link connector: Certain embodiments provide a power distribution unit that may be used to distribute power to a plurality of electronic devices. The power distribution unit may have one or more outlet gangs, integral components having a plurality of individual power outlets. Each outlet gang may be associated with one or more...

20060094300 - Rotary socket assembly: The present invention relates to a rotary socket assembly comprising an upper casing having at least a set of insert slots at its top surface and a dummy cover on both sides; a terminal set having a terminal pillar for connecting the terminals, a circuit and a terminal plate extended...

20060094301 - Structure of usb compatible application apparatus: An improved structure of USB compatible application apparatus is mainly provided a PCB circuit board to be a USB compatible application module of a connector. A top surface of the PCB carrying board is used to carry a plurality of connecting terminators. A board bottom sandwich is naturally formed between...

20060094302 - Power compatible universal power tip: A keyed power source connector (32) and keyed device connector (14) that are backwards compatible, ensuring that the power rated device connectors can only mate with power source connectors power rated at or above the device connector power rating. One connector is formed as a plug, and the other connector...

20060094303 - Car battery post fixing structure: A car battery post fixing structure for installation on a car battery post structure enables facilitating connection with terminals of a car electrical system. The invention includes a fixing cap and a cap nut, wherein a screw thread is configured on an outside wall of the fixing cap, which allows...

20060094306 - Base connector: A connector which has a structure appropriate for height-lowering is provided. The connector has a concave part 11 formed from a pair of opposing side walls 12a and 12b, and a back wall 12c which is orthogonal to this pair of opposing side walls 12a and 12b, and the rectangular...

20060094304 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector comprises: a base connector having a base housing and fixed to a print board, the base housing defining a recess having a plurality of plane opponent contacts; a socket connector having a socket housing that houses a plurality of socket contacts to be connected with the opponent...

20060094305 - Socket contact: A socket contact which is connected to an opposing planar contact, comprises: a long connection part to which a lead wire is connected; and a contact connection part which is connected to the opposing contact provided on the base-end side of the connection part. The contact connection part comprises a...

20060094307 - Radially displaceable connector and socket: The present invention describes a socket of an electrical connector having at least one contact element. The contact element has a first end region, a contact area for electrical contact with a plug and a second end region. The first and/or the second end region according to the present invention...

20060094308 - Electrical contact used in an electrical socket: An electrical contact (1) used in a socket includes a base portion (11), a solder portion (12) bending from a bottom edge of the base portion, a vertical head (13) and a spring arm (14) extending from a top edge of the base portion and a contact portion (15) formed...

20060094309 - Components for electrical connectors, and metal strip therefore: Electrical connector or electrical switching element including a metallic core and a galvanically deposited metal containing coating layer is presented. The metal containing coating layer is deposited by electrolytic composite plating and the coating layer includes a metal matrix and distributed therein particles selected from the group of particles having...