Abstract: A moveable basketball hoop device has a mounting module, a backboard and a rim. The mounting module has two base belts arranged at an interval. The backboard is moveably mounted on the base belts of the mounting module and has a body and multiple fixing buckles. The fixing buckles are mounted on a side of the body, respectively and moveably mounted on the base belts, and respectively and selectively engaged with the base belts. The rim is mounted on a side of the body opposite to the base belts. Therefore, the height of the moveable basketball hoop device can be adjusted according to the demand of a user.

Abstract: A hinge device of the present invention comprises a male hinge member, a female hinge member and a resilient tube. The male hinge member includes a connecting shaft at one end, a mounting plate at an opposite end and a shoulder between the connecting shaft and the mounting plate. The connecting shaft of the male hinge device forms a receptacle therein for receiving the resilient tube. Four channels are longitudinally defined in the connecting shaft and equiangularly distributed in the shape of a cross to prevent loss of friction in the hinge device. An arcuate surface is formed at each edge of the channels. The female hinge member includes a sleeve and a mounting plate extending from one end of the sleeve, the sleeve having a receiving opening for receiving the connecting shaft of the male hinge member. A longitudinal slot is defined through the resilient tube for enhancing resiliency and allowing expansion of the resilient tube.

Abstract: An I/O shield for an electronic assembly comprises a shielding plate having a reinforcing plate and a resilient plate attached together with a pair of side walls respectively extending from opposite edges thereof and a number of receiving slots disposed therein. The shielding plate is guided into an opening disposed in a chassis of the electronic assembly by the side walls. A number of spaced spring contacts is formed on the side walls by stamping and bending. Each spring contact comprises a base integrally formed with the side wall, a bend and a free end. The tip of the bend is located nearer to the base than to the free end. Thus, the free end will not warp or engage with notches disposed in a peripheral flange of the opening thereby facilitating removal of the I/O shield.

Abstract: A Mohs tapered handle remover enables a user to remove a bit by rotating a knob on a first end of the device to actuate the device. The knob, through a threaded interface, drives a slide rod outward. The slide rod causes a raising block to separate from a slide seat, thereby driving the bit out of the handle. The device enables the user to use rotational force instead of a direct force to remove the bit.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises an insulative body defining a number of passageways therein, a shield enclosing the body, a number of contacts received in corresponding passageways, and a polyswitch for preventing excessive current from damaging the connector. One of the contacts consists of first and second contact members. The first contact member is adapted for mating with a mating contact of a complementary connector and the second contact member is adapted for being soldered to a circuit board. The polyswitch is retained in a cavity formed in the insulative body and is securely sandwiched between the first and second contact members.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulator defining an interior space for receiving therein a pin module formed by embedding conductive pins on an insert. Retention members are provided in the interior space between the insulator and the pin module including a first bound to limit the movement of the pin module in a first direction and a second bound to limit the movement of the pin module in an opposite second direction thereby effectively retaining the pin module in the insulator. The modularization of the pins received in the insulator allows the pins to be assembled into the insulator much more efficiently while the retention members effectively prevent the pin module from separating from the insulator.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing forming a plurality of passages therein for receiving a plurality of terminal pins and a spacer fixed to the housing by means of fasteners. The spacer forms a plurality of channels for extension of tail ends of the terminal pins therethrough. The spacer has a board mating surface distanced from a bottom face of the connector. The board mating surface is positioned on the circuit board to mount the connector to the circuit board. At least a portion of the connector is located below the circuit board, and the remaining portion of the connector is located above the circuit board. The spacer forms two spaced slots for each receiving a flat boardlock therein which has board engaging legs for insertion into holes provided on the circuit board. The boardlock has a section retained by an expanded end of the fastener for securing the boardlock to the spacer.

Abstract: An assembly of a plug and a receptacle connector having a reduced overall widthwise dimension. Each of the plug and receptacle connectors includes a base board, an enclosing board aligned with the base board, a number of electrical terminals retained between the base board and the enclosing board, and a cover board securely mounted to the base board. The cover board of the plug connector is slidingly engaged with the cover board of the receptacle connector. The cover board and the base board are both substantially flat and have a width which is significantly less than the respective length.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing having a shielding shell made of a conductive material fitted thereto. The housing has two groups of pins separated by a central slot defined therebetween with a conductive plate received therein. The conductive plate is in electrical connection with the shielding shell. The conductive plate has two resilient fingers formed on a front edge thereof and thus engageable with a counterpart conductive plate of a mating connector. The resiliency of the fingers provides a positive engagement between the two conductive plates thereby establishing a sound electrical connection therebetween. This allows electrostatic charges on the conductive plates to be effectively removed through the shielding shell.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electrical connector includes the following steps. (a) Forming a number of insert plates and integrally fixing a plurality of conductive pins to the insert plates so as to form the same number of unitary components., (b) Inserting mounting sections of the pins into corresponding holes defined in a spacer component by component. (c) Fitting the insert plates into a slot defined in an insulator. (d) Mounting a shielding shell to the insulator to shield the conductive pins. The method may further include a step of bending the mounting sections of the pins an angle of 90 degrees before the mounting sections are fit into the holes on the spacer and a step of securing the shielding shell to the insulator by means of fasteners.

Abstract: A locking mechanism for attaching a connector to a PCB having a mounting hole comprises a lock body including an attaching portion for fixedly attaching to the connector. A first and second resilient retaining legs extend from for inserting into the mounting hole of the PCB. A first space is defined between the first and second resilient retaining legs. A deformation facilitating means is arranged on the lock body adjacent to the resilient retaining legs whereby the deformation of the resilient retaining legs can be homogeneously and efficiently transformed to the lock body.

Abstract: A board lock includes a fixed section adapted to be fixed to a connector and a pair of spaced legs connected to the fixed section by means of a resilient section. The legs lie in a plane which is substantially normal to the fixed section and are arranged on opposite sides of the fixed section. The legs form convex portions arranged on opposite sides of the plane thereof for engaging with an edge of a hole of a circuit board into which the legs are inserted thereby securely and stably retaining the connector on the circuit board.

Abstract: An electrical connector for electrically connecting an exterior mating connector to a PC board, comprises an insulation housing including a first passageway, a second passageway and a plurality of third passageways. A plurality of conductive contacts are received within the third passageways. An inspecting mean includes a first terminal received within said first passageway for electrical connection with an inspecting circuit on PC board, and includes a second terminal having a first beam received within said first passageway and a second beam and a third beam received within the second passageway for electrical connection with a grounding circuit on PC board.