Electrical connectors inventions 06/06

20060141810 - Wire harness installation structure: In a wire harness installation structure, a main wire W1 of a wire harness WH is installed in such a manner that it is fixed to a vehicle body panel 1, and an electric connection box 2 is connected to a branch wire W2 branching off from the main wire...

20060141811 - Coaxial connector integrated connector for board connection: By forming a coaxial receptacle and a coaxial plug, for which the characteristic impedances have been adjusted, at the respective end portions of a receptacle-side insulating housing and a plug-side body constituting a multi-connector being a parallel connector part, a transmission line has been made possible in which a multi-connector...

20060141812 - Hot attach & detach application cartridge internally and externally connectable to a computer case: A hot attach & detach application cartridge includes an adapter module for mounting in a bay on a computer case to electrically connect to a motherboard in the computer case, and an application cartridge module for a peripheral apparatus to correspondingly mount therein. The adapter module and the application cartridge...

20060141814 - 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, interlaced mesh (40), with edges of the mesh providing multiple contact points for edgewise electrical connection of the electrical...

20060141815 - Interconnection device and system: A connector system including first housing having a first header, the first header including one or more conductive pads that are in electrical communication with a conductor. A second housing that is mateable with the first housing and includes a second header positioned on a mating face. The second header...

20060141813 - Telecommunication apparatus having a coupling member to prevent untimely actuation of the keypad: A mobile phone includes pivotally connected upper and lower members, and a coupling member interconnecting the upper member and a printed circuit board within the lower member in such a manner that the printed circuit board moves synchronously with the upper member to offset the printed circuit board with respect...

20060141817 - Flexible circuit board: A flexible circuit board. The flexible circuit board is-connected to an LCD module, comprising a first conductive portion, a second conductive portion, a third conductive portion, a conductive trace and a slot. The second conductive portion is disposed at the border of flexible circuit board and comprises a first contact...

20060141816 - Fpc-connector connecting structure and magnetic disk: Embodiments of the invention provide an FPC connecting structure superior in positioning in a magnetic disk drive. According to one embodiment, in an FPC-connector connecting structure in a magnetic disk drive, edge portions rise from the bottom of a base and there are formed inner surfaces of the edge portions....

20060141818 - Ball grid array contacts with spring action: An electrical contact for a ball grid array connector is disclosed for providing improved solder ball connection with a substrate. The contacts may be compressed, enabling solder balls of the connector to abut with the substrate prior to reflow. During reflow, the compression may be relieved by the contact extending...

20060141819 - Electrical connector with provisions to reduce thermally-induced stresses: A preferred embodiment of an electrical connector includes a housing, a wafer positioned adjacent the housing and being movable in relation to the housing, a first contact extending through the housing, a first fusible element mounted on an end of the first contact for securing the first contact to the...

20060141822 - Electric distribution block and method of assembling the same: An electric distribution block includes a printed circuit board that has a distribution installation circuit, a block that has a plurality of terminals and is attached to the printed circuit board, and a power bus bar that has a rigid structure. The printed circuit board on which the block is...

20060141820 - Electric junction box and its assembling process: Printed boards are arranged vertically such that the outer circumferential part of an upper printed board projects outward beyond the outer circumferential part of a lower printed board, and the projected outer circumferential part is contained in a printed board holding case while being arranged on the horizontal step part...

20060141821 - Power terminal and a unit comprising such power terminal: A power terminal for electrical connection of an electric cable to a circuit board comprises a main body (8a) having a central longitudinal axis and means (12, 12a) for attaching a cable to the main body. An eccentric body (8b) integral with the main body (8a) and having a through...

20060141824 - Electric distribution box and method of assembling the same: An electric distribution box includes a printed circuit board that has a distribution installation circuit, a fuse holder that has a plurality of first connection terminals for connecting the distribution installation circuit, a connector block that has a plurality of second connection terminals for connecting the distribution installation circuit, and...

20060141823 - Estimating method and apparatus and estimating program of wire harness and recording medium thereof: In order to analyze, by a finite element method, the wiring property of a wire harness having a base end constrained and a distal end having a connector constrained to a connector base, a screen of a display unit displays a virtual three-dimensional shape image of the wire harness including...

20060141825 - Structure for attaching a terminal to a circuit board: In a structure for attaching a circuit board terminal to a circuit board, stress is minimized in a soldered portion on a circuit section upon inserting and drawing an electrical element into and from the circuit board. The attaching structure including a holding member mounted on and secured to a...

20060141826 - Receptacle: A receptacle comprises a receptacle housing having a body, a plug interface portion extending therefrom, and a contact support member with pivot areas formed therein for urging contacts disposed in the housing into alignment. A receptacle further comprises a shielding shell having cantilevered beams formed therein. The shielding shell has...

20060141827 - Snap fit electrical connector assembly with operating tool for facilitating the connection of a connector assembly to an electrical box: An electric connector assembly having a connector body defining an inlet end portion and an outlet end portion and having a frustro-conical retainer ring connected to the outlet end portion wherein the retainer ring is formed with locking and grounding tangs arranged to effect a snap-fit locking and grounding connection...

20060141829 - Electrical cable connector with grounding insert: The present invention provides a connector for an electrical cable comprising a grounding insert comprising: a bushing having a tapered forward end and a tapered rearward end, and a plurality of conductive fingers, wherein each conductive finger has a proximal end that is embedded in the tapered rearward end of...

20060141828 - Overmolded electronic assembly and overmoldable interface component: An overmolded electronic assembly (900, 1000, 1200) is fabricated from one or more overmoldable interface components (300, 400, 500, 1220, 1750) that may be electrical contacts or electronic components that have physical interfaces, such as speakers or sensors. The overmoldable interface components have a sacrificial end that is cut off...

20060141830 - Cover plate for a personal computer rear panel: A cover plate for a rear panel of a personal computer (PC) is disclosed. The cover plate has openings for connectors and ports found on the rear panel of the PC. Another portion of the cover plate conceals a portion of the rear panel from view. The portion of the...

20060141831 - Electrical connector: A right-angled backplane connector (100) includes an insulative housing (20), a number of contacts (40) received in the housing (20), and a spacer (60) assembled to the housing. The housing (20) forms a front mating portion (22) adapted to mating with a mating connector and a rear mounting portion (24)...

20060141832 - Electrical contact: An electrical contact formed from a plurality of interlaced and annealed wires by weaving or braiding the wires together to form a mesh, annealing the mesh, and cutting the an-nealed mesh so as to form a plurality of individual electrical con-tacts. A method for forming a precursor material for use...

20060141833 - Electrical connector having shutter: An electrical connector (10) having a shutter (50) at an opening provided on a front side thereof for plug-in with a mating connector (60) includes a housing (21), a shield case (30) made of a sheet metal and fixed to an outside of the housing (21), at least one shutter...

20060141834 - Electrical connection device: Electrical connection device, for arrangement between a steering wheel and a steering column module of a vehicle, which includes a rotor part (2) and a stator part (3) for enclosure of at least one electrical conductor connected to it at the end, in which the rotor part (2) inserted into...

20060141835 - Connecting lead for a probe: Described is a connecting line for a measuring sensor, in particular for a measuring sensor for determining a physical property of a gas to be measured, such as the temperature or the oxygen concentration in the exhaust gas of internal combustion engines, including a jacket tube, at least two electrical...

20060141836 - Connection assembly comprising a support provided with an opening and a connector housing mounted on the support: A connection assembly may include: a support including an opening, in particular a panel element including an opening, the opening extending substantially in a plane; an electrical connector housing; and an assembly for assembling the connector housing to the support, the assembly being arranged firstly to enable the housing to...

20060141837 - Electrical connector for flexible flat cable: An electrical connector with upper contacts, for a flexible flat cable. The connector is an electrical connector for gripping a flexible flat cable by upper contacts, and the connector includes two kinds of contact members for gripping the flexible flat cable, a housing for receiving the contact members, and an...

20060141838 - Method for manufacturing a socket: In a method for manufacturing a socket for connecting a fluid conduit to a container made from thermoplastic synthetic material, wherein the socket has a first socket-shaped material arrangement of at least one layer and a second socket-shaped material arrangement of at least one layer, wherein the first material arrangement...

20060141839 - Electrical card connector: An electrical card connector (1) for receiving an electrical card (100) includes a longitudinal insulative housing (10) and a plurality of conductive contacts (20) received in the insulative housing. Each contact includes a contact portion (204) projecting beyond the insulative housing. The electrical card is pressed to contact with the...

20060141840 - Land grid array package socket: An LGA socket (10) includes a socket body (30) having a number of terminals (40), a stiffener (50) attached to the socket body, and a load plate (60) and a load lever (70) pivotally mounted to two ends of the stiffener, respectively. The load plate defines a pair of pivotal...

20060141841 - Electrical connectors with positioning mechanism: Disclosed is an electrical connector (20) for connecting an IC package (30) having a mating surface (302) and a number of pins (300) and guiding walls (316) extending past the mating surface. The electrical connector includes a base (200) defining a number of passages (2040). A number of terminals (230)...

20060141842 - Plug-in connection device: The plug-in connection device consists of at least one plug part and one socket part, which can be connected together detachably. A plug insert or socket insert is accommodated in the respective part, wherein at least one of the inserts is configured for plug coding. Each insert exhibits electrical connecting...

20060141844 - Cam connector with set screw: A cam connector includes a contact pin and an intermatable pin receptacle. The cam connector can be mated by inserting the pin in the receptacle and rotating the elements with respect to one another. A latch enables rotation of the contact pin and pin receptacle in a first direction to...

20060141845 - Electrical connector with locking/unlocking means: An electrical connector (100) adapted for mating with a complementary connector (6), includes an insulative housing (1) defining a number of channels (12) and grooves (15), a number of terminals (2) received in the channels, a pair of locking/unlocking means (3) retained in the grooves, a latch cooperating with locking/unlocking...

20060141843 - Hooking mechanism of a connector: The present invention discloses a latching structure of a connector, to make the connector and the mating connector achieve a perfect latching effect by providing a resilient latching member in the connector. The resilient latching member is a one-piece construction comprising a base portion and a spring portion, the spring...

20060141846 - Roll-a-seal: A latex rubber cover molded to the base of the plugs on a construction type extension cord. When not in use, it is rolled back like rolling up the sleeve of a long sleeved shirt. When two cords with the latex cover are plugged into each other to make a...

20060141847 - Indexable electrical connector alignment system: Indexable electrical connector alignment systems for backplane, coplanar, etc., connections are disclosed. The alignment systems include indexable pin and socket modules. A pin is removably received in a pin module and can be removed, rotated, and re-secured in the pin module to correspond to a socket orientation. A socket likewise...

20060141848 - Power cord electric connection structure: A power cord electric connection structure includes a power cord and a terminal socket that are electrically connected in a vertical direction. The power cord has a connecting portion in which the conductive core is bare and exposed outside the insulation layer. The terminal socket has a coupling trough which...

20060141849 - Electrical connector and backshell: An electrical connector assembly includes a connector housing holding a plurality of electrical contacts and a backshell including a backshell housing having a connector receiving end and a cable exit end. The connector housing is coupled to the connector receiving end of the backshell housing. A plurality of organizing elements...

20060141850 - Divided connector and method of assembling it: A divided connector has a cover (70) that is mounted on a frame (10) in a direction orthogonal to an inserting direction of auxiliary housings (40) into the frame (10). Latches (71) on the inner surfaces of the cover (70) contact guide surfaces (42B) of an insufficiently inserted auxiliary housing...

20060141851 - Socket for led light source and lighting system using the socket: A socket fixed to a heat sink holds a card-type LED module formed by integrating LED elements. The socket (6) includes: a frame structure for holding the LED module (1000) with its light source unit exposed through the frame opening; and a pressing member positioned around the opening for pressing...

20060141852 - Connector: A connector is disclosed. A plate contact member is fixed to a housing of the connector. The contact member includes an FFC connection contact section. The FFC connection contact section is formed in a U-shape, and includes a base section on which a triangular projection is formed. An FFC is...

20060141853 - Connector for flexible flat strip cables: The present invention relates to a connector (1) for flat flex cables (2), with a housing (3), in which is provided: at least one introduction opening (4) for one end of a flat flex cable, spring contacts (5) for connecting the at least one flat flex cable (2) with contacts...

20060141854 - Printed circuit board: A printed circuit board includes circuit lines having different transmission characteristics. In the printed circuit board, mounted components are connected to each other at a plurality of points by an anisotropic conductive film (ACF) adhesion by using a flexible circuit board (FPC) which includes transmission lines formed of circuit line...

20060141855 - Cord management device: A device for providing electricity includes a frame, an outlet, a plug, and a cavity cover. The outlet is capable of providing electricity to devices plugged into the outlet. The plug is operable to provide electricity to the outlet from an external power source. The frame forms a cavity that...

20060141856 - Support assembly for portable device: A support assembly for a portable device includes a base (10), a support body (20) and a holder (30) for holding the portable device. The support body extends from the base. A protrusion (25) is formed on the support body. The holder defines a cutout (37) and a groove (375)....

20060141857 - Stacked electrical card connector assembly: A stacked electrical card connector assembly comprises an upper electrical connector (1) having a row of first tail portions (121), a lower electrical connector (2) stacked with the upper electrical connector (1) and having a row of second tail portions (221) having bigger width than the row of the first...

20060141858 - Integrated sealable plate system and method: An integrated sealable plate assembly for a sealable electrical or fiber optic connector can be used in industrial and other settings. The integrated sealable plate assembly has a plate with frame portions that are inserted into grooves of a gasket so that the plate and gasket can be coupled together...

20060141859 - Metal fixing member and connector with the same: A metal fixing member for fixing a connector to a wiring board, includes a board fixing portion that is adapted to be secured to the wiring board, a housing mounting portion that is disposed in upstanding relation to the board fixing portion, and is adapted to be mounted on the...

20060141860 - Mobile communication terminal having two separated body parts rotatable in horizontal direction by predetermined angle: A mobile communication terminal such as cellular phone or personal digital assistant (PDA) is separated into two body parts having functions different from each other and two body parts are connected to be rotatable in a horizontal direction by a predetermined angle so that a user can crook to use...

20060141861 - Feedthrough for electrical connectors: A method (10) of forming an electrically conducting feedthrough. The method (10) comprises a first step (11) of forming an electrically conductive structure (21) comprising a sacrificial component and a non-sacrificial component. At least a portion of the non-sacrificial component can then be coated with a relatively electrically insulating material...

20060141863 - Connector: A connector includes a connector housing that includes a terminal receiving chamber for receiving a terminal, and an elastic retaining member that is arranged to retain an engagement portion of the terminal. The elastic retaining member includes a pair of ribs that are spaced from each other in a first...

20060141862 - Electrical connector: Upon releasing a locking arm from a connecting terminal by inserting a jig through a front holder, the jig could not be erroneously inserted into a terminal inserting hole. Connecting terminals 15 are inserted into a housing 11, and the connecting terminals are prevented from being pulled out of the...

20060141864 - Flexible circuit sheet, continuous tape, and ink jet head: A flexible circuit sheet is electrically connected to an electric device. The electric device has a first row of electric terns and a second row of electric terminals. Both the first row of electric terminals and the second row of electric terminals extend along a first direction, the second row...

20060141865 - Combo-type male and female universal series bus connector: The present invention is a combo-type male and female universal series bus (USB) connector which is characterized in that either the USB metallic shell or the electrically connecting terminal board is movable to expose or shield a plurality of electrically connecting terminals attached to the electrically connecting terminal board. When...

20060141866 - Connector minimized in cross-talk and electrical interference: An electrical connector (100) including an insulative housing (1) formed with at least a tongue (11); signal terminal pairs (31) loaded in the housing, each of the signal terminal pairs comprising a pair of adjacent signal terminals (310), each of the signal terminals having a contact portion (310a) attached on...

20060141867 - Cable assembly with improved engaging means: A cable assembly (1) includes an insulative housing (10) with a number of terminals (20) received therein, each terminal (20) including a mating end (21) and a mounting end (23) opposite to the mating end (21), a cable (50) including a number of conductor cores (51) terminated to the corresponding...

20060141868 - Low profile power connector: A low profile power connector comprises an insulative housing having front and rear faces which respectively define a jack cavity and a hole base communicating with the jack. The hole base including an insertion limiting portion having a through hole. Opposed internal sidewalls of the hole base respectively defining a...

20060141869 - Tube for transporting fluid: A tube for transporting a fluid is provided integrally with a quick connector on a tube end portion. The quick connector has a tubular connector housing defined by the tube end portion in a form of diametrically enlarged shape, an O-ring contacting with an outer peripheral surface of a mating...

20060141871 - Connector: A connector includes a first housing, a, second housing arranged on an upper face of the first housing, and a cover engaged to at least one of the first housing and the second housing so as to cover the upper face of the first housing and an upper face of...

20060141870 - Environmentally sealed chip socket: A chip socket with one or more seals protecting the contact members. The seals are formed in a multi-step molding process. In a first step, an insulative housing is formed with grooves in the surface. In the second step, a seal material is molded into the grooves with a portion...

20060141872 - Connector: A retainer (30) has a penetration prevention portion (37) rearward from a locking projection (36) and configured to project into a cavity (22) when the retainer (30) is at a main locking position. A terminal fitting (10) erroneously inserted into a rear portion of the cavity (22) when the retainer...

20060141873 - Single-piece female electric contact terminal having reinforced transition part: The invention relates to a female electrical contact terminal obtained from a single plate of electrically conductive metal: including a rear part making possible a crimped connection with an electrical wire, a front part including a cage 4a consisting of a bottom, a top, two sides, at least one strip...

20060141874 - Arrangement for welding ends of electrical conductor segment pairs of a rotating electrical machine winding: The invention concerns an arrangement for welding a rotating electrical machine winding consisting of a plurality of conductive segments supported on a supporting body (1) so that the ends of each pair of conductive segments to be welded are juxtaposed in a radial direction and arranged in radial rows (R)...

20060141875 - Ejection mechanism and method for same: The invention concerns an ejection mechanism (110). The ejection mechanism can include a movable ejection button (118) having at least one wing (124) and a cover (112) having at least one first projection (130) and at least one second projection (138). When the ejection button is in a first position,...

20060134932 - Apparatus for securing wire connectors: An apparatus for securing wire connectors includes a rotatable cylindrical member defining at least one chamber configured to store at least one wire connector. A frame supporting the rotatable cylindrical member is detachably mountable on a drill. A dispensing housing mounted on the frame receives the wire connector from the...

20060134933 - Electrical connector assembly: An electrical connector assembly includes a first electrical connector having a first electrical contact unit provided on a coupling end portion of a first housing and connected electrically to a first conductive terminal unit that is mounted in the first housing. A second electrical connector includes a second housing having...

20060134934 - Electric supply apparatus: The present invention is to provide an electric supply apparatus having a small size protector and being long lifetime. The electric supply apparatus having a wiring harness includes a protector; an annular wall disposed inside the protector, the wiring harness being bent freely along the annular wall; a leaf spring...

20060134935 - Coiled charging cable: A cable for conducting electric current from a source receptacle to a load receptacle. The cable includes a primary cord including an electrical conductor with a first terminal end and a second terminal end, and a ground cord including an electrical conductor for establishing an electrical connection between a circuit...

20060134937 - Electronic circuit device and production method of the same: An electronic circuit device comprises: a printed circuit board mounted with electronic components; a resin-molded portion formed of resin so disposed that the electronic components are covered therewith; a convex connector that has metal terminals for connection and is exposed from the resin-molded portion; and a sealing member wrapped around...

20060134936 - Multi-function expansion slots for a storage system: A system having expansion slots is capable of multiple configurations. In a first configuration, a first blade is coupled to a first module via a first expansion slot and a second blade is coupled to a second module via a second expansion slot. The first and second modules may be...

20060134938 - Isolated bnc connector with replaceable bayonet shell: An insulated BNC connector includes a replaceable non-metallic insulating shell. The non-metallic shell is attached to a metallic portion of the BNC connector such that, when mounted on an oscilloscope, or other electronic instrument, the non-metallic shell may be disconnected from the metallic portion of the BNC connector without having...

20060134939 - Method for forming hermetic glass bead assembly having high frequency compensation: Methods and devices in accordance with the present invention can comprise forming an electrical feed-through assembly to provide a hermetic seal in a coaxial connector. In one embodiment, the electrical feed-through assembly comprises a conductive insert having a bore, a dielectric insert positioned within the bore having a first diameter...

20060134940 - Electronic apparatus having a connector connecting a disk drive: An electronic apparatus includes a main body having a receptacle, and a disk drive accommodated in the receptacle. A connector is provided in the receptacle. The connector is rotatable between an accommodated position and a standing position. The disk drive is removably connected to the connector and rotatable together with...

20060134941 - Digital video recorder with slot type mainboard: A digital video recorder is described. The digital video recorder may include a plurality of male slots, an image compression substrate connected to a first one of the plurality of male slots, and a function expansion substrate connected to a second one of the plurality of male slots. The image...

20060134942 - Built-in type antenna assembly of wireless communication terminal: Disclosed herein is a built-in type antenna assembly of a wireless communication terminal. The antenna assembly comprises a board, a case mounted on the board and having at least one disposing part formed through the case such that a portion of an upper surface of the board is exposed through...

20060134943 - Contact woven connectors: A contact connector is provided that has at least one loading fiber and a plurality of conductors. Each conductor may have at least one contact point. Each conductor may contact a single loading fiber, and each loading fiber may be capable of delivering a contact force at each contact point....

20060134945 - Board to board connector assembly: A board to board connector assembly includes a main board and two secondary boards. The main board includes two connectors abutting each other and is arranged at two opposite surfaces of the main board. Each of the secondary boards includes a connector mating with one of the connectors of the...

20060134944 - Cap for an electrical connector: An electrical assembly that may include a weighted cap. The weighted cap may provide counterbalancing to a non-proportional ball-grid array connector integrated circuit package for connection with a substrate. The weighted cap provides compensation for variations in the imbalance of the electronic connector package against the substrate....

20060134947 - Electrical card connector with protective device: An electrical card connector (100) for compatibly electrically connecting with a number of electronic cards (5), includes an insulator (1) defining a number of recesses (111, 112, 113, 114) for insertion of the electronic cards, a number of contacts (2) assembled to the insulator (1) and a protective device (3)...

20060134946 - Electrical connector with horizontal ground plane: An electrical connector is provided that includes a housing and a circuit board provided therein. The circuit board has a body arranged along a circuit board plane, and the body includes a separable interface configured to directly join to a mating connector. A ground plane is arranged parallel to the...

20060134948 - Wiring board-stacking structure: In a structure of stacking a plurality of wiring boards 1 and 10 each having bus bars 6, 14 received in bus bar receiving grooves 3, 12 formed in an upper surface thereof, movement prevention bosses 13 for preventing the movement of the bus bars 14 are formed on the...

20060134949 - Electrical connector with protective cover for post header: A header connector assembly is provided in which a protective cover (50) is engageably attached to an end portion of the header connector housing (30) such that when the protective cover and the connector housing engage, the cover and the connector housing combine to form a complete planar mating surface...

20060134950 - Contact for cpu socket: A contact (1) for a CPU socket includes a base (10) secured in the socket and a pair of arm sections (20) extending from opposite lateral sides of the base. Each arm section comprises an upper arm (21) extending from a body section (12) of the base, a forearm (25)...

20060134951 - Fastening structure: A fasten structure comprises two clip blocks and two U-shaped conducting chip, wherein to fasten a circuit board on the backplane of a display panel, the two clip blocks connected with an elastic arm, the two clip blocks are formed upward with a upper hook which can pass through and...

20060134952 - Connector insert for preventing contamination: A connector insert for protecting contacts within a receptacle housing of a connector assembly from becoming contaminated. The connector insert includes a body portion having an exterior configured to correspond to at least a portion of the interior of the receptacle housing of the connector assembly. The body portion of...

20060134953 - Electronic module latching mechanism: An electronic module securing assembly includes a cam lever and a latch lever. The cam lever cams the electronic module connectors in and out of their sockets. The latch clicks into a catch to secure the module in its enclosure. The latch and cam levers can be operated by the...

20060134954 - Card connector: A card connector includes an insulating housing (10), a number of contacts (20), an ejector and an engaging portion (123). The insulating housing (10) defines a card receiving space (14) with a card insertion/ejection direction. The ejector disposed in the insulating housing comprises a slider (40) moving along the card...

20060134955 - Electromagnetic relay: Provided is an electromagnetic relay which does not require a braided wire for securing a current capacity of a main contact unit. The electromagnetic relay includes a main contact unit 2 A inserted into a power supply path to a load and an arc contact unit 3 A connected in...

20060134956 - Modular wiring device: Disclosed is a wiring device that can be equipped with at least one connection module and is provided with a contacting device(s). In order to protect the optionally live contacting device(s) of the wiring device with simple device(s) against accidental contact when contacting the connection module that can be coupled,...

20060134957 - Adjustable stop: An adjustable stop (20) includes an inner collar (22) and an outer collar (24). In one embodiment the inner collar has first and second inner collar contact surfaces (46, 50) in opposed disposition along a length of the inner collar. The outer collar is coupled to the inner collar and...

20060134958 - Electric connection assembly for power supply with interlocking components: The present invention relates to a electric connection assembly of power supply, which comprises a first component connectively installed to the power supply and a second component connectively installed to the power cord, wherein a male and a female connector, which mate each other, are separately installed in the first...

20060134959 - Incorporating a portable digital music player into a vehicle audio system: A carriage receives and secures a portable digital music player in a vehicle audio system. The carriage is mechanically engagable with a dock of the vehicle audio system. Access and control over a portable digital music player received and secured by the vehicle audio system may be provided....

20060134960 - Card edge connector: This invention is related to a card edge connector (1). The card edge connector has an insulative housing (2) defining a plurality of slots (56) for receiving a corresponding number of terminals (3) therein. A pair of support devices (40) are firstly secured in the insulative housing. A pair of...

20060134961 - Connector delatching mechanism with return action: A shielded housing that provides a shield to a circuit board connector of the SFP-style includes a conductive body that encompasses the connector. The housing has an opening that defines an entrance of the housing through which an opposing mating connector may be inserted. The housing also includes a pair...

20060134963 - Axial latch actuator with locking wedge: An axial latch actuator includes: a mating portion having a latch for engaging a jack; and a slidable housing that slides along the mating portion and engages the mating portion, wherein when the slidable housing slides in a first direction, the mating portion is in a latched position and when...

20060134962 - Protection device for usb connector: A protection device for a USB connector is disclosed. A first fastener structure is mounted on a USB female socket (or a USB male plug) and a second fastener structure is mounted on the USB male plug (or the USB female socket) for cooperating with the USB female socket (or...

20060134964 - Connector: The present invention is to provide a cantilever structure connector without an extended portion of a main locking arm and provide also a locking feeling similar to that of a center impeller structure connector. When a male and female housings are connected to each other, rib protrusions disposed at inner...

20060134965 - Cord connector having a water-resistant seal: A cord connector having a water-resistant seal that allows a cord to be connected to one or more connectors and then sealed in a water-resistant enclosure in a field installation or environment. The cord is received at a first opening of the enclosure which uses a sealing assembly comprising a...

20060134966 - Insulation displacement multipoint connector for electrical plug connectors: An insulation displacement multipoint connector for electrical plug connectors includes connection elements which form at one end thereof an insulation displacement termination area for a connection of electrical conductors without requiring stripping and, at the other end, a plug contact area for a multipoint counter connector. The insulation displacement termination...

20060134967 - System of connection of a probe terminal to a connector head in an implantable medical device: A system of connection of a probe terminal to a connection head of an implantable medical device. A connection terminal is assembled at the proximal end of a probe to be inserted in a cavity of a connector head of the housing of an implantable medical device. The connection terminal...

20060134968 - Method for safely removing connecting device of peripheral equipment of computer: A method is used for safely removing a first device from a second device, e.g., removing a first connector from a matching second connector or removing an interface converter from a mother board of a computer. Thus, the loop of the soft strap mounted on the first device allows passage...

20060134969 - Connector suitable for connection of a thin sheet member: In a connector for connecting a thin sheet member to a mating object, a conductive shell portion collectively covering a base insulator and a cover insulator in a predetermined direction. The base insulator has a through hole penetrating therethrough in the predetermined direction. The cover insulator is cooperated with the...

20060134970 - Electric supply apparatus: The present invention is to provide an electric supply apparatus having a wiring harness bent freely in a protector and prevented from outer interferences or rain water. An electric supply apparatus having a wiring harness includes a protector, a leaf spring disposed in the protector and a spring holder fixed...

20060134971 - Voice/data adapter kit: An adapter kit (100) includes adapters (102) formed in adapter pairs to accommodate couplers and jacks of various sizes. The adapters (102) are secured to a spline (114) in a releasable manner. The spline (114) includes a central post (116) with cross bars (118). Blanks (112) are secured to an...

20060134972 - Angled patch panel with cable support bar for network cable racks: A patch panel mountable to a network rack includes a patch panel frame and rack mounting plates. The frame forms a central section having a longitudinal width sized to fit within the network rack. The rack mounting plates are provided on opposite longitudinal ends of the central section and allow...

20060134974 - Coaxial connector with all metal shell: A coaxial connector with all metal shell comprises a metalwork casing in which at least one positioning hole is disposed; an insulator is accepted in the positioning hole; a terminal is accepted in the insulator; a rear receiving room is disposed at the rear end of the casing; a breach...

20060134976 - Electrical card connector: An electrical card connector (1) stacking on a bracket (2) for receiving a hard disk drive comprises an insulating body (3) having a transverse wall (31) far from a front edge (22) of the bracket (2) and relatively adjacent to a rear edge (23) of the bracket (2), a shielding...

20060134975 - Electrical connector with a tine plate: A connector includes a housing and a terminal portion disposed on the housing. A tine plate has a first surface, an oppositely facing second surface, a plurality of through-holes passing from the first surface to the second surface, and at least one opening passing from the first surface to the...

20060134973 - Multiple pieces dual type bnc connector with all metal shell: A multiple pieces type dual type BNC connector with all metal shell comprises a rear section casing combined with a plurality of middle section casing, each middle casing is combined with a front section casing; an accepting room formed by the each front section casing, the middle section casing combined...

20060134977 - Pin connector: A connector for connecting electric cables, in particular in automatic test equipment, includes a housing provided with a cable contact side having a plurality of cable receptions each adapted for electrically connecting to an electrical cable, a pin contact side having a plurality of pin contact zones each adapted for...

20060134978 - Illuminated, three-dimensional modules with coaxial magnetic connectors for a toy construction kit: A construction kit that is suitable for creating a variety of different structures includes a plurality of illuminated elements. Each illuminated element has a light source and is electrically conductive. Tin one embodiment, the kit includes a plurality of connectors for linking the plurality of illuminated elements mechanically and electrically...

20060134979 - Coaxial connector with back nut clamping ring: A coaxial connector includes a removable back nut, an outer body, and a center conductor supported within the outer body by a dielectric. A clamp ring is rotatably disposed within the central bore of the back nut. A prepared end of a coaxial cable is inserted through the back nut,...

20060134980 - Engine mounting insulator: The inner periphery of the main rubber of an engine mounting insulator has a smaller diameter portion along the anteroposterior axis and a larger diameter portion along the lateral axis, thus supporting longitudinal and lateral loads individually....

20060134981 - Electrical receptacle: An electrical receptacle is disclosed wherein the front section is detachable for the replacement thereof. The front section includes a pair of posts, which extend through apertures formed in the rear section. A fastener is disposed on a distal end of the post to fasten the front section to the...

20060134986 - Connector and memory card: A connector includes a housing for receiving a memory card in an inserted position; a mouth at one end of the housing for inserting the memory card into the housing and for removing the memory card from the housing, the insertion and removal being performed in a longitudinal direction of...

20060134984 - Electrical connector: A stacked RJ21 receptacle (100) for mating with a mating connector includes a first RJ21 receptacle (2) and a second receptacle (3). An outer shield (1) shields the first and second receptacle. The first and second RJ21 receptacle each has a projecting portion projecting beyond the outer shield. The stacked...

20060134983 - Electrical socket assembly and plug connector coupled thereto: An electrical socket assembly includes an insulating body, a plurality of first terminals, and a plurality of second terminals. The insulating body has first terminal grooves formed on a lower side thereof, and second terminal grooves formed on an upper side thereof. The first terminals are respectively positioned in the...

20060134982 - Methods and devices for connecting and grounding an emi shield to a printed circuit board: The present invention provides electronic devices, kits, and connector assemblies for coupling an EMI shield to a ground trace. In one embodiment, the present invention provides an electronic device comprising a printed circuit board and an EMI shield that has a flange around at least a portion of a perimeter...

20060134985 - Plug connector ejector mechanism with integrated return action: A shielded housing that provides a shield to a circuit board connector of the SFP-style includes a conductive body that encompasses the connector. The housing has an opening that defines an entrance of the housing through which an opposing mating connector may be inserted. The housing also includes a pair...

20060134987 - Shielded high-density edge connector: A shielded high-density edge connector comprises a metallic connector housing for accommodating several adjacently arranged segments with electric contacts held therein. The number of contacts between the mating side and the terminal side of the edge connector can be reduced by providing the contacts within the segments and the connector...

20060134988 - Cable connector and method for assembling such a connector: The invention relates to a cable connector for a plurality of cables, wherein each of the cables includes at least one conductor and a shielding. The connector includes a cover and at least one connecting means for electrically connecting the shielding and the cover. The connector further includes a holder...

20060134989 - Electrical card connector: An electrical card connector comprises an insulating header (1) having a mounting face (10), a plurality of electrical contacts (2) retained in the insulating header (1) and each having a soldering portion (22) arranging along the mounting face (10) and an engaging portion (21) for electrically connecting with an inserted...

20060134990 - Adapter for a multi-contact connector, and such a connector: An adapter may be for a multi-contact connector including at least one insert including at least two cavities. The adapter may include a first face configured to be pressed against a front face of the insert, and a second face opposite from the first face, a plurality of cells extending...

20060134991 - Power plug adapter: An adapter for connecting a welding-type power source to various different input voltage signals is disclosed. The adapter comprises a body with a receptacle at one end which is connectable to a power cord of a welding-type power source and a plug at another end which is connectable with a...

20060134994 - Beam welding apparatus and beam welding method: A beam welding apparatus that welds the housing and transparent cover of a vehicular lighting device via beam welding includes: a cover fixing jig including a beam transmitting part, for pressing a transparent cover toward a housing while arranged on the transparent cover with the welding part of the transparent...

20060134992 - Electrical connector with crosstalk compensation: An electrical jack includes a housing having a mating end configured to receive a mating plug. A plurality of signal contacts are arranged in differential pairs, and each of the signal contacts carries a signal from or to a plug contact in the mating plug. A plurality of compensation contacts...

20060134996 - Modular cable termination plug: The invention is a modular cable termination plug having a conductor divider having an entrant barb and a plurality of divider channels, a load bar having a plurality of through holes and a plurality of slots, and a plurality of contact terminals. Additionally, the invention may include a housing, a...

20060134993 - Plug connector with mating protection: A plug connector is disclosed that has a body portion and a circuit card extending forwardly of a mating face of the connector. The circuit card is protected in place by a protective flanges that extends forwardly from the body portion above the circuit card to protect it from stubbing...

20060134995 - Systems and methods for reducing crosstalk between communications connectors: Communications connectors are provided with conductive covering layers to reduce the amount of alien near-end crosstalk (ANEXT) between connectors at IDC terminals when they are installed alongside one another....

20060134997 - Spring based continuity alignment apparatus and method: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for an alignment system for use in a data storage system for enabling numerous contact cycles between two surfaces in a robust manner. The system includes a first and a second surface each having at least two contact zones. Each of the contact zones...

20060134998 - Waterproof simplex receptacle: A simplex receptacle body (102) includes a front portion (108) with a front surface (104) and a rear surface (106). Terminals (110) extend through the front portion (108). A clip (138) is “snap-fit” on a rear housing (132), so as to provide waterproofing....

20060134999 - Device permitting a plug or a cover to lock in a detachable manner onto a frame: In accordance with the invention, the metal washer (9), interposed between the screw head (4) and the mounting surface (7) formed at the bottom of the housing (5) of the cover (2), includes two radial wings diametrically opposite (9a) working together with internal parts (13) of the housing (5) butting...

20060135000 - Axially actuated battery terminal post clamp: An axially actuated battery terminal post clamp in which a threaded fastener causes clamping action of a concave post seat onto the convex surface of a battery terminal post, and wherein the threaded fastener is oriented axially, that is, substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the battery terminal post....

20060135001 - Method for low temperature growth of inorganic materials from solution using catalyzed growth and re-growth: The present invention involves a method and apparatus for depositing a silicon oxide onto a substrate from solution at low temperatures in a manner that produces homogeneous growth of the silicon oxide. The method generally comprises the following steps: (a) Chemically treating a substrate to activate it for growth of...

20060135002 - Electromagnetic switch for starter: An electromagnetic switch mounted on a starter for cranking an internal combustion engine includes an excitation coil for driving a plunger upon supplying electric current to the excitation coil. A conductor member led out from the excitation coil is connected to an outside cable to supply electric current to the...

20060135003 - Connector with improved dual beam contacts: A mezzanine-style connector is provided with male and female engaging parts. The terminals of the female part have bifurcated contact arms and the terminals of the male part have projecting mating blades. The contact arms are cantilevered from a body portion of the female terminal and are structured so that...

20060135005 - Snappy structural system: A modular structural system for vehicle and pedestrian bridges, buildings, etc. and more particularly a splice for interconnecting and providing a rigid connection between two sections of hollow tubing, as used in modular structures, wherein variability in span lengths is provided by means of alternate splice locations in the hollow...

20060135004 - Soldering station: A soldering station of unitary construction includes a base member, a sidewall extending upwardly from a base member segment, and a horizontal support member extending from the sidewall. Alternative embodiments include a soldering iron holder and a second sidewall extending upwardly from a second base member segment and a second...

20060128169 - Textile interconnect: There is provided a flexible, lightweight high-performance textile interconnect 1 cooperative with a variety of different textiles such as those commonly used in garments or upholstery, as well as with any of a variety of different electronic devices/systems without unwantedly compromising the innate properties/characteristics of such textiles. The interconnect having...

20060128170 - Contact safety device for pin-and-socket connectors with safety mechanism against interference: The present invention concerns a contact safety device for pin-and-socket connectors that is suited for use between a primer for airbags and a control unit of a motor vehicle, whereby a protective element in the contact safety device is provided to prevent spurious releases....

20060128171 - Signal processing unit for use in process automation technology to be mounted on a top-hat rail: A signal processing unit for use in process automation technology for mounting on a top-hat rail, comprising a housing for accommodating a plurality of plug-in cards, for example CPU card, I/O cards, power supply card, which can be connected with a display unit including a frame with a display, keyboard...

20060128172 - Coaxial connector: The present invention discloses a coaxial cable connector and an assembly method for the same, which includes a metal shell, an insulating member, a terminal seat and an under cover; the insulating member has a chassis on the lower side of the cylinder thereof, the terminal seat has a retaining...

20060128173 - Printed circuit board with right-angled trace and method for making the same: A printed circuit board having right-angled trace and a method for making the right-angled trace is to apply semi-conductor material and form an interface with a P-type semi-conductive layer and a N-type semi-conductive layer. The semi-conductive right-angled interface does not reflect signals transmitting from the first line portion to the...

20060128174 - Hybrid circuit board and display device having the same: A hybrid circuit board includes a first circuit board and a second circuit boards. The first circuit board includes a first body having a slot, and a first circuit pattern formed on the first body and extended to the slot. The second circuit board includes a second body, a protruding...

20060128175 - Electric connector: An electrical connecting apparatus is characterized by inserting a first pin having a flange portion into a through hole of an elastic body via a seat, by disposing a second pin in the through hole so as to adjoin in the axial direction of the through hole relative to the...

20060128176 - Selective application of conductive material to substrates by pick and place of compliant contact arrays: Application of a conductive material with a compliant underlayer onto selected pads of a substrate, includes forming at least one padstack, by patterning a sheet including a stack of material layers. Padstacks may include a first conductive top layer, one or more underlying layers, and a bottom attachment layer, such...

20060128177 - Electric contact device: An electrical contact device (X1) includes a first contactor with contact portions (C1, C2) and a second contactor with contact portions (C3, C4). The device (X1) also includes an electrical circuit having a branch path (YA) provided by the contact portions (C1, C3) and a branch path (YB) provided by...

20060128178 - Ic socket and test method using the same: An IC socket includes a base portion having a support portion for supporting an IC device, and an external connection terminal for inputting a signal to the IC device and outputting a signal from the IC device; a lid portion having a pressing portion with a movable first projecting portion...

20060128179 - Display device structure with circuit board secured to display panel and method of securing circuit board to panel thereof: A display and a method of coupling a circuit board to a panel of the display. A frame is secured to the panel, and the circuit board is coupled to the frame in such a manner that a part of the fire is positioned between the circuit board and the...

20060128180 - Quick disconnect safety connector: An apparatus for connecting two hoses with a quick disconnect feature. A male plug is insertable into a female receiver and latched into position with a latch operator. The male plug is disconnected from the receiver by operating the latch operator or by pulling the male plug out of the...

20060128181 - Electric connection box: An electric connection box includes a first cover and a second cover each having connector mounting portions, a first wiring board and a second wiring board which are mounted in a stacked manner between the first and second covers, a plurality of press-contacting terminals which are disposed in the connector...

20060128182 - Junction box assembly: A junction box assembly includes a main body on which an electric circuit is disposed having at least one socket electrically connected to the electric circuit. A first cover covers a surface of the main body on which the electric circuit is disposed. A second cover covers another surface of...

20060128183 - Electrical card connector: An electrical card connector (1) includes an insulative header (2) defining a retaining section divided into a front retaining section (25) and a rear retaining section (26) by a longitudinal wall (20), a plurality of contacts (4) being retained in the retaining section and a shielding member (6) covering the...

20060128184 - Printed circuit board assembly having a bga connection: An electrical connector may have a housing which has one or more printed circuit board assemblies. Each printed circuit board assembly has a plurality of signal traces and ground traces. Attached to the printed circuit board assemblies is a base. Disposed within one side of the base are a plurality...

20060128185 - Wiring connector: A wiring connector having a connector housing made of an insulator and a plurality of stages of terminal rows provided in the connector housing. The plurality of stages of terminal rows includes a first terminal row and a second terminal row and the first and second terminal rows each comprise...

20060128186 - Electrical connector with detachable pick-up device: An electrical connector assembly comprising a housing (1) having a mounting face (11) adapted for mounting on a printed circuit board, a top face (12) substantially parallel to the mounting face and a mating face (16) substantially perpendicular to the mounting face, and defining a mating cavity (17) in the...

20060128187 - Horn switch device, airbag system, and steering wheel: A horn switch device includes a first contact member, a second contact member disposed relative to the first contact member via a spacer, a guide shaft for guiding the first and second contact members, a coil spring, and a contacting body at the distal end of an extension extending from...

20060128189 - Card connector assembly: A card connector assembly (1) includes an insulating housing (21, 22), a number of contacts (211, 222), a daughter board (7), a rear socket (8) and a spacer (6). The insulating housing (21, 22) defines a card receiving space. Each contact (211, 222) comprises a contacting portion and a soldering...

20060128192 - Electrical connector assembly having locking mechanism: An electrical connector assembly (10) includes a first connector (20) and a second connector (30) for mating with the first connector. The first connector includes a first insulative housing (200) having a number of first conductive terminals (210). The second connector includes a second insulative housing (300) planted with a...

20060128188 - Electrical connector with sliding connection: An electrical connector with sliding connection has a main body and a mated device, which both can electrically and mechanically connect together. The main body has a concave room. The concave room has an electrical connector that can slide back and forth by elasticity and outer forces. The mated device...

20060128190 - Slide mechanism of portable device and cellular phone: In order to provide a slide mechanism of portable devices which is possible size reductions, the slide mechanism which can form a closed state by slidably engaging both sides of a first box and both sides of a second box forming a portable device, and covering an upper surface of...

20060128191 - Storage container: The invention is a storage container in which semiconductor wafers and the like are stored in a container main body 11. The container main body 11 includes an attaching/detaching mechanism portion 23 in which a handle 21 and a top flange 13 are provided while detachably mounted onto the container...

20060128193 - Methods and apparatus for conducting electrical current: An electrode assembly for use with a living subject includes a substrate having first and second openings extending therethrough, and a first terminal at least partially received within the first opening. The first terminal includes an end portion having a first size. At least a portion of the first terminal...

20060128194 - Electrical connector having improved connection: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (10), a movable contact (23) and a fixed contact (22). The insulative housing defines a receiving hole (12) for receiving a mating plug (4) therein. The movable contact comprises a base portion (230) received in the insulative housing. A flexible portion (231)...

20060128195 - Switch connector: A switch connector includes an insulative housing (1), a fixed terminal (2), a switch terminal (3) and a shielding (4). The insulative housing has a base portion (10) defining a hollow portion (12) and a pair of notches (16, 16′) on the bottom thereof, and a cylindrical introduction portion (11)...

20060128196 - Connector: A connector for making an optical and/or electrical connection underwater or in a wet or severe environment, comprising first and second connector parts which are axially interengageable to establish the optical or electrical connection, the first connector part having relatively movable portions for relative movement to allow the optical or...

20060128197 - Board mounted power connector: A blade terminal is provided for an electrical power connector which is mountable on a printed circuit board. The terminal includes at least a pair of flat metal layers juxtaposed to form a laminated structure, with a non-conductive layer disposed between the metal layers. The metal layers include contact blade...

20060128198 - Movable connector: A connector, being a connector whereof one portion of the housing protrudes, and wherefor an electrical connection and mechanical fixation is achieved by said protruding portion being housed within a recessed portion of an opposing connector, wherein the housing has a fixing portion for fixing to a board and a...

20060128199 - Instrument loop adapter: An instrument loop adapter includes an interface portion that is configured to couple to a header of a miniature process variable transmitter. In some embodiments, the interface portion includes a standardized cable output portion. In other embodiments, a cable portion is coupled to the interface portion. Additional functionality is provided...

20060128200 - Device for securing a circuit board to a socket: The present invention provides a securing device for securing a card to a socket within a computer is provided where the card and the socket are coupled. The device includes a unitary base member comprising a foundation portion dimensioned to receive a stationary socket and an arm portion orthogonally positioned...

20060128201 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector is used for electrically connecting a plane grid array chip module to a circuit board. The electrical connector includes an insulating body, and conducting pins located in the insulating body. One side of the insulating body includes a fastening body that can be separated from the insulating...

20060128202 - Connector: A connector for coupling a component to external circuitry, comprising a base, a guide for guiding the component along an axis towards the base, a first barb positioned to latch an edge of the component at a first distance along the axis from the base, and a second barb positioned...

20060128203 - Panel mount connector with integrated latch and polarizing key: A receptacle connector includes a nonconductive housing comprising a plug insertion opening extending therein, a latch projection extending outwardly from the opening, and an alignment slot proximate the plug insertion opening and partly defining the latch projection....

20060128204 - Electric connector: An electric connector having a housing in which there are disposed, side by side, a plurality of wire holding portions for holding the insulations of insulated wires. Each wire holding portion has: a pair of wire holding pieces disposed as facing each other to form a wire holding groove; and...

20060128205 - Electrical cable connector: An electrical connector for use on an electrical cable, for drawing power from the cable, includes a body having upper and lower sides, the lower side including a channel which opens to the exterior on the lower side such that the cable can be laterally inserted into the channel from...

20060128206 - Electrical connector with release means: An electrical connector includes a housing having a chamber in which are mounted a bus bar, and a leaf spring that normally biases the end of a conductor that is inserted into the chamber into electrical engagement with the bus bar. A release member is connected with the housing for...

20060128207 - Connector for flexible printed circuit: A connector (100) includes a housing (1) having a top wall (13), a bottom wall (12) and a pair of opposing side-walls, which cooperate to define a cavity (11) opened to a front face (10) of the housing, and defining two spaced recesses (142, 144) at each side-wall wherein the...

20060128208 - Battery seat: A battery seat has a base, a positive terminal and a negative terminal. The base has a bottom, a sidewall, a positive terminal seat, a negative terminal seat and a battery cavity. The sidewall, the positive terminal seat and the negative terminal seat are formed on the base, extend up...

20060128209 - Lighted booster cables: A set of booster cables for charging a depleted vehicle battery is disclosed. The booster cables have an integral lighting device designed to make the jump start procedure quicker and safer in circumstances where adequate lighting is not present....

20060128211 - Holding device for holding a tested electronic module: A holding device includes first and second walls, an adapter card, a deformable sheet member, a set of contact pads, and a force-imparting unit. The first and second walls define an accommodating space, and an insertion space that is reduced in width from the accommodating space. The adapter card extends...

20060128210 - Weatherproof cover to protect outdoor electrical plug connections.: This invention is a weatherproof cover to protect outdoor electrical plug connections. The cover is a plastic box that is open on the bottom. There are spiked legs at each corner which can be pushed into the ground to hold the cover securely in place. A hook and loop fabric...

20060128212 - Conductive mechanical bracket for mounting keystone jacks: A bracket for mounting keystone jacks in plates and panels. The bracket is formed of a conductive die-cast alloy consisting of mounting holes, a mounting window, and a catch mechanism. The bracket is structured to accept a keystone style interface while mounting the bracket to virtually any thickness plate or...

20060128213 - Connector and nut holding structure for connector: A connector includes a plurality of contacts, an insulator for arranging and holding the contacts, and a nut for securing the connector to a substrate or panel. The insulator is provided at a predetermined position with a flange which is formed with an inserting portion for accommodating the nut, and...

20060128214 - Connector having a u-shaped fixing member with screw holes: In a connector including a contact and a housing holding the contact, a fixing member is coupled to the housing. The fixing member has a pair of facing portions faced to each other in a first direction via a part of the housing. The facing portions are connected to each...

20060128216 - Electrical connector: Disclosed is an electrical connector for use with a coaxial cable. In one aspect, the electrical connector is for use with a coaxial cable having a central signal conductor and an insulative core tube surrounding the central signal conductor such that an air gap is provided between the central conductor...

20060128215 - Sma connector: The present invention discloses to an SMA connector, a preferable embodiment of which comprises a body acting as ground, a central conductor existing in the inner part of the ground, an insulator with a predetermined dielectric constant existing between the body and the central conductor, a first step transition part...

20060128217 - Coaxial cable connector: A connector for coaxial cable is disclosed herein which has a gripping ring positioned between a compression ring and a connector body. At least two opposed ends of the gripping ring are capable of being displaced radially inwardly for gripping the cable....

20060128220 - Bus-line protector: A bus-line protector preventing the bus-lines within a computer casing from moving around and being damaged by metal components is disclosed. The bus-line protector has a base plate and at least one wing plate, wherein the base plate has at least one notch and at least one fold line. The...

20060128219 - Electrical connector with shielding shell: An electrical connector including an insulative housing (10) comprising a longitudinal base (110), a pair of shoulder portions (130) respectively projecting forwards from two opposite end sections of the longitudinal base, and a tongue plate (120) projecting forwards from a middle section of the longitudinal base and located between the...

20060128221 - Optical transceiver with a pluggable function: The optical transceiver of the present invention is one type of the pluggable transceiver that is inserted into/extracted from the cage in the host system. The transceiver includes the OSA (Optical Sub-Assembly) unit, which shows the optical function, and the body unit installing the electronic circuit. The OSA unit includes...

20060128222 - Pin clamp accessories: The present disclosure provides a pin clamp having first, second and third pins, a finger and stripper assembly. The first pin moves in response to an actuation. At least one finger is positioned adjacent the first pin, and is movable between clamped and unclamped positions. The second pin is located...

20060128218 - Shielding cage: The invention relates to a shielding cage determined by a plurality of walls and including one or more mounting tails for mounting the shielding cage to a circuit board. The shielding cage is a die-cast shielding cage and the mounting tails are integrated mounting tails of the die-cast shielding cage....

20060128223 - Shielded cable-grounding structure: In a structure for grounding a shielded cable, a braided wire is extended radially outwardly of core covering portions to form a flange portion, and an associated wire is connected to the flange portion by the use of sleeve members, thereby effecting the grounding....

20060128224 - Fuse holder for flat fuses: A fuse holder for use in motor vehicles. The fuse holder comprises an elongated box-shaped housing having flat-fuse type slots accessible from the upper side of the housing and contact chambers arranged beneath the slots within the housing. The chambers can receive the contact feet of single contacts and/or current...

20060128225 - Memory card connector: A memory card connector includes a front receptacle area communicating with an interior cavity for receiving a memory card. The connector has an L-shaped insulating housing which includes a rear terminal-mounting section extending transversely across a rear of the cavity, and a longitudinal side wall section extending forwardly of one...

20060128226 - Accessory: Disclosed is an accessory detachably mounted on an electronic device. The accessory includes a case, an electronic circuit housed in the case and activating the accessory, and an accessory's-side connector for supplying power to the electronic circuit or sending and receiving signals. The accessory's-side connector includes a portion of the...

20060128228 - Modular jack connector: A modular jack (100) includes an insulative housing (20) having a base wall (22) and a peripheral lateral wall (26) projecting in generally normal relation from the base wall to define an interior cavity (30), a number of conductive contacts (40) fastened to the outer side of the lateral wall...

20060128227 - Modular socket with a preventer: A modular socket with a preventer has a jack cavity, multiple pins and a preventer. The jack cavity has an open front, a top, an inner bottom, two sidewalls and a rear wall. The pins are mounted in parallel in the jack cavity on the inner bottom. The preventer is...

20060128229 - Battery connector: This invention is related to a battery connector. The battery connector has an insulative housing (1) defining a plurality of cavities (11) for receiving a corresponding number of contacts (2). The contact has a flat-plate mounting base (21) engaged with the insulative housing, a resilient section (23) extending obliquely and...

20060128230 - Sealed compact power distribution module: A sealed power distribution module includes a nonconductive body defining a terminal receptacle, a barrier seal engaged to and surrounding the body adjacent the receptacle on an exterior surface of the body, a terminal element grid fitted within the receptacle, and provisions for installing commercially available sealed terminals to complete...

20060128231 - Memory card casing having longitudinally formed ridges and radially formed ribs for support of contacts of a pcb: A memory card casing is composed of a top cover having multiple through holes defined in a peripheral edge of the top cover, and a bottom cover, wherein the bottom cover has multiple longitudinal ridges formed on a peripheral edge of the bottom cover, a first rib formed on the...

20060128232 - Wire connecting apparatus for a magnetic contactor: A wire connecting apparatus for a magnetic contactor comprises a plurality of wire connector assemblies, a frame for supporting the wire connector assemblies, and a plurality of terminals connected to an external wire. The external wire can be simply connected to the terminal by just tightening or releasing a screw,...

20060128233 - Electrical terminal having resistance against mating terminal removal: An electrical terminal is provided for mating with a blade-like mating terminal. The electrical terminal includes a base having a front mating end and a rear terminating end. A spring arm is folded rearwardly over the base from the front mating end thereof to a rear bowed end of the...

20060128234 - Sealing system for multispindle electrical connector: The invention concerns a sealing system for a multiterminal electrical connector (1) comprising a multiterminal seal (10) with several through-holes (11) passing right through the seal and each one designed to receive an electrical connection wire (5) and a tubular single-unit seal (20) partly enclosing the connection wire and inserted,...

20060116003 - Electronic card assembly: An electronic card assembly comprising a circuit board (1) interposed between two shells (4,5), an insulative frame (3) supporting said circuit board and comprising a pair of protrusions (35) oppositely formed at a front end thereof, a connector (2) assembled to the insulative frame and comprising conductive contacts electrically connecting...

20060116004 - Normally closed zero insertion force connector: A normally closed connector apparatus for electrically connecting first and second circuit members. An electrically insulative connector housing having a first portion translatable relative to a second portion is provided. The connector housing is adapted to be positioned substantially between the first and second circuit members. A plurality of resilient...

20060116005 - Reinforced flexible printed circuit board: A reinforced flexible printed circuit board (20) includes a conductive portion (21) and a connection portion (22). The conductive portion includes a first metallic wire layer (13) having a plurality of conductive metallic wires, and two first insulation layers (24). The connection portion includes a second metallic wire layer (16)...

20060116006 - Land grid array package socket: Disclosed is an LGA socket (10) including a socket body (30) having a number of terminals (40) embedded therein. A stiffener (50) is attached to the socket body. A load plate (60) and a load lever (70) are pivotally assembled to two ends of the stiffener. Prior to setting the...

20060116007 - Socket connector for carrying integrated circuit package: A socket connector includes a metallic stiffener (12), an insulative housing (11), a load plate (14), a load lever (15) and a plurality of plastic supporting posts (16). The stiffener defines a central opening (120) in a middle portion thereof, the opening being surrounded by two pairs of inner surfaces...

20060116008 - Electrical connector with improved terminal: An electrical connector for connecting a pair of separated PCBs, includes a female connector (1) and a male connector (2) respectively connectable to the two PCBs. The female connector includes a first insulator (10) and a number of female terminals (11). Each female terminal has a resilient contact section (114)...

20060116009 - System for adapting devices: An adapting device for adapting a first portable media player to emulate selected mechanical and electrical characteristics of a second portable media player includes a housing having first and second connectors. A signal converter may be operatively connected to the first connector and the second connector for converting a first...

20060116010 - Latching structure and a method of making an electrical interconnect: An electrical interconnect device attaches electrical devices with a cantilever spring with out the use of solder or adhesive. The cantilever spring latches to a contact structure such that there are a plurality of contact points between the spring and the contact structure. The cantilever spring has two tines at...

20060116011 - Elongated electrical conductor that is adapted for electrically connecting with an electrical contact: An elongate electrical conductor (2) is disclosed that is adapted for electrically connecting with an electrical contact, the conductor (2) includes a longitudinally extending elongate body (61) for defining a first contact surface (62); and a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart ribs (66) that extend from the body (61) to...

20060116012 - Lga socket: Disclosed is a LGA socket connector including an insulative housing (2), a stiffener (3), a clip (4), and a lever (5) defining thereof a driving portion (50) and a locking portion (52) linked thereto. The stiffener is configured to grasp a periphery of the housing. The clip and the locking...

20060116013 - Card connector: A card connector of the present invention includes a connector body, a cover member in combination with the connector body, contact terminals arranged in the connector body, and a card-ejection preventing mechanism provided in a card-inserting opening of the connector body, wherein the card-ejection preventing mechanism has a card-stopper cap...

20060116014 - Memory cards and method of fabricating the memory cards: Provided are a memory card and a method of fabricating the memory card. The memory card includes: a printed circuit board including conductive wires exposed to at least a portion of an outer wall of the printed circuit board; at least one electronic device mounted on the printed circuit board;...

20060116015 - Electrical connector: The electrical connector includes a connector body and an accessing device. The connector body includes an insulation body that receives a plurality of pins and has a multilateral through hole in the middle. The PCB has a positioning frame line that corresponds to the through hole. The accessing device has...

20060116016 - Land grid array socket: An LGA socket (1) is provided for electrically connecting an IC package to a circuit substrate. The LGA socket includes a housing (2) having a number of conductive terminals (3) and a stiffener (4) formed with a pair of clasping ribs (420) bent inwardly towards the housing disposed around the...

20060116017 - Electrical connector housing, electrical connector, and connector assembly: A split electrical connector housing comprises a first housing and a second housing independent from the first housing. The first housing has a plurality of contact receiving compartments and a projection extending from an outer surface thereof. The second housing has a first housing receiving opening that receives the first...

20060116018 - Electric connector: There is described an electric connector (2) having an insulating casing (4) defining a number of cavities housing respective electric terminals and having axes parallel to a first direction (A) in which the connector (2) is coupled to a complementary connector (3); a slide (16) fitted to the casing (4)...

20060116019 - Head or bottom element of a component support: A head or bottom element of a component support, having guide rails arranged side-by-side and aligned in an insertion direction for receiving a printed circuit board of a plug-in module, wherein the guide rails are formed by one-piece guide elements of the head or bottom element. The guide elements can...

20060116020 - Electric connector: A plug member is adapted to be fitted into a socket body in a first direction. The plug member includes a plug body formed with a groove extending in a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction, and a plurality of plug contacts, each of which includes a...

20060116021 - Plug-in connector for a connector-ended cable: An electrical connector (10) having a contact element (50) retained in a hollow body (12). The body (12) has an internal socket structure (44) for receiving an end of the contact element (50) so that insulation displacement contacts (54) of this engage and make electrical connection to wires (70) of...