Abstract: A lamp socket structure consisting of an insulated housing, a cover, at least one insulated conductor, a conductive screw shell and a plurality of piercing plates wherein the portion of the insulated conductor and the piercing plates are securely disposed between the insulated housing and the cover. The insulated housing has an opening at one end for receiving the screw shell which receives the base of a lamp and the cover secures title housing and screw shell by hooks or extended flanges. Each piercing plate has a sharp portion capable of penetrating the insulation of the insulated conductor to contact the wire therein and another end forming a contact terminal for connection to the screw shell or an electrode of the lamp base.

Abstract: For the purpose of high frequency effective insulation for gaps in the enclosure of electronic devices, a plate 1 is proposed that shows a groove 9 on at least one of its narrow sides 7, 8. In this groove 9 is a spring element 2 with its attached leaf clip 12. Attached on the leaf clip 12 is a right-angled leaf spring 13, with a base piece 21 and a contact piece 22. The contact piece 22 is bent back on itself and bears a contact fin 29, which makes contact with the corresponding contact piece of a neighboring prefabricated component.

Abstract: A modular telecommunications terminal block system includes one or more terminal blocks (10) which may be repeatedly installed and removed from a mounting rail (24). Each terminal block (10) employs a housing (12) having a telephone exchange wire carrier and a service wire carrier within the housing. An exchange to be connected to the terminal block (10) is inserted through an opening (36) in the housing and into the exchange wire carrier (20) which is movable between an open position and a closed position. By manually pressing the exchange wire (20) in the closed position, or by installating the terminal block (10) onto the mounting rail (24), the exchange wire is terminated to an exchange wire contact element (170) within the terminal block (10). A service wire is separately terminated within the terminal block and engages a service wire contact element (66, 68).

Abstract: A connector apparatus for a card-like data processing medium comprises a frame (12) having opposing side walls (16a, 16b) that define a storage space (24a, 24b) of the connector apparatus. One end of the frame (12) defines an insertion inlet (22) for inserting a card-like data processing medium (30) in the storage space. A header containing a terminal array (32) is coupled to the end of the frame opposite the insertion inlet (22). An ejection mechanism (40a, 40b) is provided for ejecting the card-like data processing medium (30) from the storage space by manual operation of a push rod (48) that is coupled to the ejection mechanism (40). Means responsive to a control signal are provided for automatically decoupling the push rod (48) from the ejection mechanism to desable the ejection mechanism.

Abstract: An interference-proof device for electric connectors including many mutually opposed conductors arranged in lines and formed on material strips, the conductors have their respectively contact portions to be integrally and respectively connected to the material strips, many connect portions in identical shape are formed on the contact portions, many interference-proof members can be mounted between the connect portions; one portion of the conductors are used for connecting to a negative pole of a circuit board, and the other portion of the conductors are used for connecting to a plurality of pins; an interference-proof device for electric connectors capable of being mass produced yet its wave filtering effect being perfect can thus be formed.

Abstract: The invention is related to a device comprising a base part (1), a pivoting part (2), and a hinge structure comprising a first pair of hinges (4, 5, 6) and a second pair of hinges (8, 9, 10), the hinge structure being used to pivotally mount the pivoting part on the base part, and electric connection means (12, 13) between the base part and the pivoting part, whereby a connecting piece (3) is provided between the first pair of hinges (4, 5, 6) and the second pair of hinges (8, 9, 10), the electric connection means (12, 13) having been taken through the connecting piece, and the connecting piece being mounted to partly pivot along with the pivoting part (2), the slewing angle .beta. of the connecting piece being smaller than the slewing angle .alpha. of the hinge.

Abstract: A holder for an electrical or electronic component includes a body formed of electrically non-conductive material. The body is generally U-shaped having a pair of laterally spaced arms bridged by a bight. Conductive tracing on the arms establishes an electrical connection between the component and a printed circuit board when the holder is electrically connected to the printed circuit board and the terminals of a component contact the arms.

Abstract: A connector for clamping to a cable shield to provide a ground connection employs a U-shaped yoke. A keeper threadably engages thread surfaces at the interior side of the yoke legs. A clamp jaw on the keeper is compressively engaged against a cable shield received in an aperture defined by the yoke. The yoke connects to a flexible ground wire via a spark gap assembly. An electrically conductive boss extends from the yoke into one end of a bore in an electrically non-conductive separator member. The ground wire is mounted to the separator member by an electrically conductive fastener that extends into the other end of the bore of the separator member. The distal ends of the boss and the fastener are separated by a spark gap. The distal end of an electrically conductive bridging member is positionable in the separator member to engage the distal end portions of the boss and the fastener to bridge the spark gap and provide electrical communication therebetween.

Abstract: An improved printed circuit card for add in functions for computer systems which adds bandwidth to such cards through additional bus type connectors without changing the form factor.The basic card add in system consist of a card having a printed circuit board surrounded and supported by a frame. A connector socket is mounted to the frame and electrically connected to the printed circuit board. The card has top and bottom covers attached to the frame which enclose the printed circuit board and a portion of the socket. The portion of the existing system located in the host consists of a header which is electrically and mechanically connected to the mother board in the digital computer system. The header has a connector which is electrically connected to the mother board and is adapted to mate with the connector socket in the card. The card and header conform to the PCMCIA standard.

Abstract: A tilting terminal clamp having a clamping plate with a central, raised, frusto-conical annulus is provided with an aperture wall having a straight line portion to engage a retaining ring of a screw. This straight wall portion is preferably coined into the annulus aperture which has an upper, inclined wall portion of a greater diameter than the diameter of the straight portion in order to receive a fillet joining the head of the screw to the screw shank. To avoid cutting strands of wire from a clamped, stranded terminal wire, the lower peripheral edge is formed without a sharp burr edge, and a burr edge is formed on the upwardly facing side of the clamping plate. Increased holding power for gripping the terminal wire is provided by extending the serrations from the frusto-conical annulus to the outer peripheral edge of the clamping plate, and by making the serrations increasingly wider and deeper as they flare outwardly from the annulus to the outer, peripheral edge of the clamping plate.

Abstract: A two component connection system consisting of a female connector and a male connector. The female connector consists of three components joined together with a bolt. First is a cup that has the same inner and outer diameters as the tubing that forms the rest of the inner conductor. Second is a bushing stepped diametrically in three places. The first step accepts a standard anchor insulator. The second step is the same diameter as the outside of the inner conductor tubing. The third step has a diameter that allows it to fit snugly inside of the inner conductor tubing. The male connector consists of a cylinder with a bushing on one end that allows it to be assembled to inner conductor tubing and a diameter on the other end with a tandem pair of glands for watchband style springs that fits inside of the female connector cup. The cup of the female connector is fixed in position relative to the outer conductor by the captured anchor insulator.

Abstract: A press-connecting connector in which terminals are mounted respectively in terminal receiving chambers of a housing, and a wire is pressed-connected to each of the terminals borne by a bottom plate portion of the terminal receiving chambers. A main portion of the bottom plate portion is defined by a reduced-thickness portion, and a rear end portion of the bottom plate portion is defined by a thickened portion larger in thickness than the reduced-thickness portion. Preferably, the reduced-thickness portion is continuous with the thickened portion through a step portion, and each of the terminals includes a press-connecting portion, and clamping piece portions which are continuous with the press-connecting portion through a base plate portion, and also the base plate portion has a bent portion which conforms to the step portion.

Abstract: A method of weather proofing an opening through which an electrical cord passes. The method involves modifying the electrical cord by the addition of an elongate resilient deformable truncated conical sealing element. The electrical cord extends through a longitudinal passage in the truncated conical sealing element. The truncated conical sealing element is received into the opening in interference fit relation to provide a weather seal. The truncated conical sealing element can be integrally moulded to form part of an electrical plug. The opening may be modified with trumpet bell form lips to further enhance the weather seal.

Abstract: A termination device for telecommunication and data transmission applications, comprising a carrier rail, a base element with a receiving opening and functional modules. Various termination tasks can be solved by the base element being latched or onto or held by the carrier rail. Receiving portions for a termination element for incoming cables and for a termination element for outgoing cables are provided in the base element. A functional module is disposed between the two termination elements.

Abstract: The present invention provides a unitary, compact telecommunications interface adapter system. The adapter system comprises a bifurcated housing structure enclosing a modular connector and associated category 5 compliant elements. The housing structure has a plug end constructed and arranged for connection to a 110-type telecommunications interface. The associated elements of the adapter are an internal printed circuit board interface between the modular connector and a plurality of longitudinally spring loaded contacts which extend beyond the front perimeter edge of the printed circuit board through channels so that they are exposed for contact outside the housing structure at the plug end. The telecommunications interface adapter system additionally comprises a support structure which has top and bottom spacially parallel extension members integrally formed with the housing structure at the plug end and disposed respectively above and below the longitudinally spring loaded contacts.

Abstract: A contact mechanism for connecting the leads of an IC package to an IC tester comprises a carrier block provided with an opening to receive therein an IC package provided with leads on its side surfaces, an IC connector connected to the IC tester, and a shifting mechanism for shifting the IC package received in the opening of the carrier block toward the IC connector after the carrier block has been joined to the IC connector, to bring the leads of the IC package into contact with the corresponding electrodes of the IC connector. The opening of the carrier block is tapered downward so that the leads of the IC package is guided by the inclined side surfaces of the opening as the IC package is pushed down toward the IC connector to position the leads of the IC package correctly relative to the corresponding electrodes of the IC connector.

Abstract: An electrical receptacle providing repositional plug accepting members which receive and lock into place an inserted electrical plug with or without a ground prong while allowing for manual rotation to on and off positions, the receptacle further utilizes prong slot blocking members to obstruct attempted foreign object insertion when improperly initiated without plug insertion.

Abstract: An electrical connector jack has at least one disk-shaped element made of an elastic, conductive material which has one or more contact surfaces arranged to come into contact with the corresponding contact surfaces on a contact pin. A layer of insulating, elastic material is provided on both sides of the electrically conductive material. The disk-shaped element is elastically deformed by the contact pin when the pin is inserted into the connector jack, so the contact surfaces of the electrically conductive material and the insulating material are pressed against the corresponding contact surfaces on the contact pin, the contact surfaces being protectively sealed by the contact surfaces of the insulating material.

Abstract: An electrical box wiring termination lug to ease installation of thick wires into tight areas within these boxes. An elbow lug similar in appearance and function to a plumbing elbow.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) for mounting on the surface of a printed circuit board (4). This electrical connector includes a housing (2) made of electrically insulating material provided with a number of channels (3) for the accommodation of contact elements (5), and with contact elements (5) made of electrically conducting material which are accommodated in the channels (3). These contacts are provided with a contact end (6) for contacting a further contact element, a connection end (8) projecting beyond the bottom surface of the housing, for connecting the contact element (5) to a corresponding connection face on the surface of the printed circuit board (4). A base part extends between the contact end and the connection end, wherein the connection end (8) of the contact element (5) is provided with a connection face (9) facing away from the bottom surface of the housing.