Abstract: An electrical connector is disclosed which comprises an inner shielded body having two hinges stamped from the sidewalls thereof. Spring latching arms are rotatably connected to the hinges and comprise forward portions which include latching surfaces which latch the connector to a complementary connector. The latching arms further comprise, rearward of the hinge, surfaces which converge from front to rear. The outer housing includes an internal camming surface adjacent to the converging surfaces on the spring arms. The housing is axially movable relative to the inner shielded body, thereby to rotate the latch arms and unlatch the connector.

Abstract: An electrical connector which has a plurality of electrical contacts for interconnecting a plurality of data or communication lines is panel mountable. The connector includes a front mating portion which is insertable from outside of the panel and latchably attaches to the panel. The housing portion which includes the contacts is insertable from the rear of the panel and latches to the front mating portion.

Abstract: The apparatus comprises a rotary jaw assembly which is movable along a first axis between two rows of connectors and along a second axis to grasp a selected connector and then to retract, after which the jaw assembly is rotatable about a third axis to change the endwise orientation of the connector grasped by the assembly. This connector is then passed by a push rod to a cover separating station at which the cover is separated from the body of the connector. Further push rods transfer the connector body and the cover to a turntable to rotate them about a vertical axis, and yet further push rods transfers the connector and the cover to an application station at which they are applied to a cable. Each connector can be thus applied to cable in four different orientations connector and the cover to an application station at which they are applied to a cable. Each connector can be thus applied to cable in four different orientations.

Abstract: A power distribution system includes flexble cable interconnected to receptacle connectors which can be interconnected to mother boards or daughter cards. To assist in the distribution of power an adapter member is disclosed which can be interconnected to a post header or directly to a pin field. The adapter member includes two rows of pins which are commoned to each other and to a receptacle portion which is interconnectable to the posts in the post header or to the pins in the pin field.

Abstract: An electrical socket for mounting on a flat, flexible conductor carrier (FFC), for connecting an electrical plug (P) to a conductor (C) on the conductor carrier (FFC), comprises a base plate having a central plug receiving opening. A pair of contact springs extend from opposite edges of the base plate and have arcuate contact surfaces which project across the opening on one face of the plate for resiliently engaging the plug (P) between them. On each side of the opening is a pair of lugs depending from the other face of the plate and being adapted to be passed through the conductor carrier (FFC) and curled round towards each other to make electrical contact with the conductor (C). In use, the plug (P) is passed through the opening in a direction normally of the plane of the base plate, and through the conductor carrier (FFC).

Abstract: An electrical socket for interconnecting a pin grid array to a printed circuit board includes an insulative housing having a plurality of apertures extending between upper and lower faces, the socket apertures have disposed therein, terminals for receiving the pins of the pin grid array in an electrically interconnected condition. A pin receiving portion of the terminal includes a circular band portion with resilient contact arms extending downwardly therefrom. The band portion includes a seam which allows for the expansion of the seam to relieve the stress in the band cuased by the deflection of the contact arms. The center of the circular band portion is also moveable to allow the pin receiving portion to realign itself to allow the reception of misaligned pins.

Abstract: A transition block for interconnecting flat undercarpet power cable to round conductor power cable has stackable terminal blocks each having an electrical terminal mounted therein. The conductors of the multiconductor power cable can be separated and folded such that each cable is vertically aligned with the other. Insertion of the cable into the terminal blocks and forcing the terminal blocks together causes an insulation displacement portion within the terminal block to pierce the insulation of the flat cable. A poke through type terminal is mounted adjacent to, and electrically continuous with, the insulation displacement portion for electrically interconnecting flat cable to round cable. The assembled terminal blocks are profiled for installation within the standard wall mounted junction box.

Abstract: The lead parking and sorting station is for receiving electrical leads (L), especially those which differ from one another and for presenting the leads for pick up by a block loading station. The parking and sorting station comprises a pair of ganged jaw wheels (12 and 16) each having lead gripping jaws (13). The jaw wheels (12 and 16) can be swung to move each jaw wheel ( 12 and 16) between a lead loading position (LP) and a lead sorting and discharge position (DP). When in its loading position (LP), each jaw wheel (12 and 16) is driven by a unidirectional stepping motor (14) in constantly spaced steps, to pick up a lead (L) at each step. When it has been loaded with leads (L) each jaw wheel (12 and 16) is swung to its sorting and discharge position (DP) where it is driven by a bidirectional stepping motor (18), in steps, the length and direction of which are determined by a pre-arranged harness making program, the leads being picked up by the block loading station at a pick up position (PP).

Abstract: An electrical connector having an insulating housing has a rear face with a plurality of electrical terminals extending therethrough. A sealant material in the form of a hotmelt material is placed over the ends of the terminals and the connector, including the sealing material, is thereafter heated to melt the material. The sealing material flows around the terminals and partially into the apertures of the housing to provide for a sealed atmosphere on the interior of the connector housing.

Abstract: A coupler for two modular plugs includes an insulative housing having two plug receiving opening for receipt of the modular plugs to be connected. A terminal assembly is included which incorporated a plurality of laterally spaced wire integrally held in a fixed array by a molded over web of insulative material. The connector housing is two part where the first part includes a rear face having a recessed pocket for the receipt of the web of material. A second housing half is snap latchable to the first housing half. The wires are formed into resilient contact portions with the contact portions disposed adjacent to the plug receiving openings for contact with the terminals on the modular plugs.

Abstract: A modular mother board or bus printed circuit board connector includes insulating housings, each having a row of contact receiving channels extending between longitudinal edges and intersecting a daughter board receiving slot. Flat stamped contact elements inserted in the channels have first and second resilient contact portions at opposite edges and resilient daughter board engaging contacts protruding into the slot. A bridge portion severable at different locations joins the first and second contact portions. The longitudinal edges of adjacent housings are adapted to be attached together to bring corresponding first and second contact portions into electrical engagement to effect desired combinations of connection both between adjacent modules and the daughter boards according to the locations at which the bridge portion is severed.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a mating receptacle and header. The receptacle includes contacts having beam members integral with and extending between a forward and rearward cylindrical portion. The beam members are formed in opposed pairs with constricted portions at different axial locations. The spacing between the opposed pairs of beams is less than the widths of the beams. The header includes rows of square posts for mating with the socket contacts, the rows of posts being axially offset from each other.

Abstract: A data connector is disclosed herein which includes a plurality of terminals situated in an insulative housing, and the housing is surrounded by shielding members to form a shielded subassembly, the shielded subassembly finally being inserted within a premolded one piece boot to form a data connector which is interconnectable to shielded data cable. The data connector of the instant invention can be field assembled and installed and is intermatable with similar data connectors having T-bars and T-slots without the complexity thereof. Alternatively, the data connector of the instant invention is interconnectable with a communications outlet locally mounted which houses similar terminals electrically interconnected to like shielded data cable.

Abstract: An integrated circuit package socket includes an insulating housing having a plurality of side by side terminals profiled for receipt of a square package with leads extending therefrom. The socket also includes a camming member disposed above the housing which has a camming surface which contacts a portion of each of the terminals to move the terminals into and out of electrical engagement with the leads of the package. The camming member multiplies the force applied directly to the camming member to cause the desired rotation. Relaxation of the camming member causes a reverse rotation of the contacts into electrical engagement with the package leads.

Abstract: A data connector is disclosed herein which includes a plurality of terminals situated in an insulative housing, and the housing is surrounded by shielding members to form a shielded subassembly, the shielded subassembly finally being inserted within a premolded one piece boot to form a data connector which is interconnectable to shielded data cable. The data connector of the instant invention can be field assembled and installed and is intermatable with similar data connectors having T-bars and T-slots. Alternatively, the data connector of the instant invention is interconnectable with a communications outlet locally mounted which houses similar terminals electrically interconnected to like shielded data cable.

Abstract: An electrical connector is disclosed which is for use with a patch cable on a data distribution panel. Connectors are placed at each end of the cable and can be latchably interconnected to the panel to interconnect shielded subassemblies together. A data distribution panel includes a conductive panel having openings for the receipt of shielded electrical data connectors from the rear thereof and are electrically commoned to the panel. The electrical connectors are in the form of shielded subassemblies which, when interconnected to the panel, are commoned by a finger which extends from the panel thereby contacting the subassemblies.

Abstract: Method and apparatus embrace loading electrical conductor wires (100) into a wire retainer (36) which in turn is made to engage and become part of a frame (30) having grooves (37) therein and apertures (34, 35) adapted to receive the retainer and/or components (120) which are terminated to wires implanted in said grooves. The wire retainer may be in the form of a simple wire organizer or an electrical connector. Wire implantation via rolling is taught wherein a roller (114) is driven to cause frame movement beneath the roller.

Abstract: An electrical device intended for surface mounting has an insulating body and leads extending from the body. Each lead has an integral spring portion and an end portion. The insulating body has an aligning or locating stop and the lead adjacent to its end is biased against the locating stop by the integral spring. The locating stop thus ensures that the extreme ends of the leads will be in aligned coplanar relationship. The terminals are also formed with an integral spring which spring biases the lead portions against the stop means and spring biases a retention barb further into retentive condition.

Abstract: An electrical power distribution system is disclosed which includes flat undercarpet power cable. The cable includes portions of the cables spliced to one another to effect a continuation of the power distribution. A covering for the spliced joint of the two cables includes two foam layers having double backed adhesive thereon which, when placing the two facing surfaces together, adhesively affixes the two foam layers together. The outer surfaces, which include adhesive, adhere a protective sheet of insulative material thereto.

Abstract: A one piece integrally molded outlet member includes an opening for receiving from the rear a shielded subassembly to position the shielded subassembly in a position for interconnection with a data connector. The shielded subassembly includes an insulative housing including a plurality of hermaphroditic terminals therein. The outlet has an integrally molded T-slot and an integrally molded T-bar which is interconnectable to a matable data connector. The outlet member further includes an opening for receiving from the rear an unshielded connector.