Clamping Cam Or Wedge Patents (Class 439/863)
  • Patent number: 11843214
    Abstract: A terminal-equipped electric wire includes an electric wire that includes a conductor, a terminal connected to the conductor, and a shell attached to the terminal. The terminal includes a grip portion that pinches the conductor. The shell includes a pressing portion that presses at least a portion of the grip portion toward the conductor. The grip portion and the conductor are joined with an alloy layer. The alloy layer contains a Cu—Sn alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takahito Jo, Yasushi Saito, Tomoyuki Sakata, Masaaki Tabata, Teruo Hara, Shunya Takeuchi, Hideki Matsunaga, Keisuke Teramoto, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Takeshi Amakawa
  • Patent number: 11128061
    Abstract: A method for establishing a materially bonded current path connection in low-voltage, medium-voltage and/or high-voltage installations having long-term stability includes providing a first part and/or a second part of a current path with a nanomaterial at least in one region. The first part and the second part of the current path are force-lockingly or form-lockingly connected at least in the respective regions. A supply of a reaction energy together with the nanomaterial creates a conductive and bonded connection between the first part and the second part of the current path. A low-voltage installation, a medium-voltage installation and/or a high-voltage installation is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dirk Pohle, Philipp Last, Kira Berdien Wuestenberg, Christian Werner
  • Patent number: 9054445
    Abstract: An electrical connector for forming a mechanical and electrical coupling with an electrical conductor includes a tubular housing, at least one jaw member, a sealant containment membrane, and a sealant. The tubular housing has a connector axis. The housing defines a conductor receiving opening and an interior cavity each configured to receive the conductor along the connector axis. The at least one jaw member is configured to clamp the conductor within the interior cavity. The sealant containment membrane is disposed in the interior cavity and defines a sealant chamber. The sealant is contained in the sealant chamber in the interior cavity to environmentally protect an electrical contact engagement between the conductor and the electrical connector when the conductor is clamped in the interior cavity by the at least one jaw member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignees: Tyco Electronics Corporation, Tyco Electronics Brasil LTDA
    Inventors: Edward O'Sullivan, Jose Alexandre La Salvia, Charles Hills, Matthew P. Galla, Mahmoud K. Seraj, George Triantopoulos
  • Publication number: 20150072572
    Abstract: Disclosed is a locking electrical circuit apparatus connection device capable of making a firm electrical connection where more certainty is a premium. The locking electrical connector creates electrical connections of temporary and semi-permanent nature improving the quality of connections than was heretofore possible, drastically reducing the prospect of unintentional disconnection, reducing health and safety hazards, making a new and useful improvement over electrical connectors of this kind in the past.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventor: James Frank Easterling
  • Patent number: 8915760
    Abstract: A surface mount clip includes a base part having a rear surface electrically connected to a conductor part of a printed wiring board; and an extension part extending from the base part. The extension part contacts with a conductive member attached to the printed wiring board with elastic deformation of the extension part to hold the conductive member and make electrical connection thereto. The base part includes a solder-bonding part having a bonding plane to be bonded with the printed wiring board and a floating part forming a gap from the printed wiring board in a state that the solder-bonding part is solder-bonded to the printed wiring board. The extension part includes a root part extending from the floating part toward the rear surface of the base part and a folded-back part extending from an end of the root part toward a front surface of the base part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Kitagawa Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomohisa Kurita
  • Patent number: 8858270
    Abstract: A battery pack comprising: at least one battery including at least one electrode and at least one terminal in electrical connection with the electrode; a printed circuit board (PCB) comprising at least one layer having an electrical circuit in electrical connection with the at least one battery, the PCB including at least one PCB interconnect for electrical connection with the at least one battery; and at least one battery-pack interconnect in electrical connection with the at least one PCB interconnect and the at least one terminal of the battery. The PCB interconnect comprises a PCB-interconnect aperture formed therein and having an electrically conductive inner surface structured to receive the battery-pack interconnect for direct electrical connection between the two.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Robert J. Pavlinsky, Mark Curtis Brown, Anthony Joseph Malgioglio
  • Publication number: 20140106627
    Abstract: An electrical receptacle terminal includes a contact portion having a plurality of tabs, a clamp having a notch on one end and an aperture on a second end, and a fastener that engages the clamp aperture. The notch on the clamp is configured to receive any one of the plurality of tabs on the contact portion, so that the contact portion is substantially perpendicular to the clamp. The configuration of the terminal varies depending on which one of the plurality of tabs of the contact portion is engaged with the notch on the clamp. The positioning of the clamp in relation to the contact portion, and the ability to configure a terminal in a different orientation with the same component parts, allows for substantially identical terminal components to be used in one or more receptacle terminals as well as substantially identical terminal components across different types of receptacles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
    Inventor: Jerry R. Hoffman
  • Publication number: 20130330984
    Abstract: A connector of the present invention includes a first connector housing (11) and a second connector housing (101) which are fitted to each other, a fitting operation member (20) which makes the first connector housing 11 and the second connector housing, which are initially fitted, to be completely fitted, a grommet (40) which urges the fitting operation member to move from a standby position to an operational position, and temporary locking arms (16) which, while the fitting operation member is temporarily locked at the standby position and the first connector housing and the second connector housing are initially fitted, cancel the temporary locking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Osamu Oshita
  • Publication number: 20130280968
    Abstract: A surface mount clip includes a base part having a rear surface electrically connected to a conductor part of a printed wiring board; and an extension part extending from the base part. The extension part contacts with a conductive member attached to the printed wiring board with elastic deformation of the extension part to hold the conductive member and make electrical connection thereto. The base part includes a solder-bonding part having a bonding plane to be bonded with the printed wiring board and a floating part forming a gap from the printed wiring board in a state that the solder-bonding part is solder-bonded to the printed wiring board. The extension part includes a root part extending from the floating part toward the rear surface of the base part and a folded-back part extending from an end of the root part toward a front surface of the base part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: Kitagawa Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomohisa KURITA
  • Publication number: 20130143452
    Abstract: In a terminal structure, at least one pair of left and right clamp pieces are formed in a terminal in which an electrode is slide-inserted. The left and right clamp pieces elastically press the electrode from both right and left sides when the electrode is inserted in the terminal. A contact piece is formed on at least one of left and right sides of the terminal, and is separated in the slide-insertion direction by a slit from a clamp piece-formed portion where the clamp piece is formed. The clamp piece is elastically deformed to contact the contact piece when the electrode is inserted in the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventor: Shuji YOSHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 7981539
    Abstract: A battery connector includes a housing having a bottom wall, two sides of the bottom wall extend upward to form two sidewalls, and the back end of the bottom wall extends upward to form a back wall. At least one partition wall is set between the two sidewalls and connects with the bottom wall and the back wall. A plurality of terminal recesses are defined in the housing and separated by the partition wall for receiving a plurality of electric terminals. Each electric terminal has a soldering portion extending forward to connect with a printed circuit board and a contacting portion protruding upward out of the housing for contacting a battery. Between the housing and the printed circuit board a stopping element is set. The stopping element can stop the contacting portion moving forward to contact the printed circuit board or lose resilience if improper installation of the battery occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ming-Chun Lai
  • Publication number: 20110076902
    Abstract: A duct detector housing includes a housing cover and a housing body defining a midline between the center of a detector and a printed circuit board within said body. Gas inlet and outlets are off axis of the midline to allow water that collects in conventional housing to drain from the housing. A maintenance mode button associated with a duct detector housing cover that is secured to a housing body of the housing provides a preselected time period during which removal of the cover is independent of a cover removal alarm. A printed circuit board within the housing has dedicated terminal blocks providing grouped connections with each of the groups segregated from another. An improved duct detector terminal has a hole in the terminal adapted to receive a test meter probe therethrough to provide an electrical contact between the wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: David L. Hall, Peter Stouffer, James E. Ludwig
  • Publication number: 20110059660
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for electrical connection clamping are provided. The apparatus includes a connection arrangement having a top clamp section and a bottom clamp section. The connection arrangement further includes a stacked connector between the top clamp section and the bottom clamp section. The top clamp section and the bottom clamp section are configured to distribute a compression force along a plurality of points of the stacked connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Nicholas Ryan Konkle, Michael Richard Moritz, Thomas Michael Corcoran
  • Patent number: 7883381
    Abstract: A wedge connector for mechanically securing two electrical cables and making them electrically common is disclosed. The wedge connector has a C-shaped body member and a wedge. The body member has sides that converge toward a first body member end from a second body member end. The body member has edges that are formed to define a pair of inwardly facing channels connected by a web extending between the channels. The wedge also has converging sides to be conformably received in the C-shaped body member. The wedge has concave, outwardly facing surfaces on each side connected by a web extending between the sides. It also has a spring rib formed in the web that extends continuously from a first wedge end toward a second wedge end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Brasil LTDA
    Inventors: Vagner Fuzetti, Gustavo Oliveira
  • Publication number: 20100314232
    Abstract: A conductor termination system for use with an electrical power transmission conductor includes a termination assembly and a connector. The termination assembly includes an end member and an integral retainer mechanism. The end member includes a receiver portion configured to receive a segment of the conductor. The retainer mechanism includes a moveable keeper member on the end member. The retainer mechanism is operable to selectively clamp a segment of the conductor in the receiver portion to the end member and to apply a retention load to the conductor segment. The connector is adapted to be applied to the end member and the conductor to securely clamp the conductor segment to the end member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventors: Owen Gregory, Edward O'Sullivan, Sherif Kamel, Steven Mitchell
  • Patent number: 7845990
    Abstract: An enclosed connection system for connecting first and second elongate electrical conductors includes a transverse wedge connector and an enclosure. The transverse wedge connector includes an electrically conductive first connector member, an electrically conductive second connector member, and a clamping mechanism. The first connector member includes: a first body having inner and outer opposed ends; a first hook portion on the outer end of the first body, the first hook portion defining a first channel to receive the first conductor; and a first abutment portion on the inner end of the first body. The second connector member includes: a second body having inner and outer opposed ends; a second hook portion on the outer end of the second body, the second hook portion defining a second channel to receive the second conductor; and a second abutment portion on the inner end of the second body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Maigan G. Shrum, Jimmy E. Marks, George W. Pullium, III, Rudolf R. Bukovnik, Mahmoud K. Seraj, Kenton A. Blue
  • Publication number: 20100304624
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to wining terminations. Wiring terminations cad be used in any suitable device such as a wiring device. The wiring termination is configured to selectively receive a distal end of a wire therein. The wire termination mechanism includes at least a first position for receiving the distal end of the wire, and a second position for terminating the distal end of the wire against the respective electrical contact upon an actuation thereof from the first position to the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: LEVITON MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventors: Christopher Montalbano, Gregory Montalbano, Aaron Klein
  • Publication number: 20100255701
    Abstract: A bus bar connector terminal design includes a bus bar having a bus bar housing, on which at least one connector terminal having a terminal housing is attached. The at least one connector terminal has a fixation device for fixation of the at least one connector terminal in a secure position on the bus bar. A bus bar as well as a connector terminal for use in such a bus bar connector terminal design are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventor: Johannes Bollmann
  • Publication number: 20100216356
    Abstract: A conductor connection structure includes a cable including a stranded conductor composed of twisted plural wire conductors, and an insulating layer formed around the perimeter of the stranded conductor, the cable being connected to a male terminal member; a female terminal including a protruding portion formed by causing the stranded conductor to protrude from the insulating layer at an end of the cable, the female terminal being formed in a cylindrical shape by widening the center of an end of the protruding portion to make the protruding portion hollow, to insert the male terminal member into the protruding portion; and a fastening member slidably provided around the perimeter of the female terminal, to tighten the female terminal when connected to the male terminal member, to fasten the male terminal member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: HITACHI CABLE, LTD.
    Inventor: Hideaki Takehara
  • Patent number: 7766702
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electrical connector frame member. The electrical connector frame member includes a first leg section, a conductor receiving section, and a wedge section. The first leg section is configured to be connected to an electrical isolator. The conductor receiving section is connected to the first leg section. The conductor receiving section is configured to receive an electrical conductor. The wedge section extends from the conductor receiving section. The wedge section is integrally formed with the conductor receiving section and comprises a wedge connector shell contact surface. The wedge connector shell contact surface is angled relative to the conductor receiving section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Burndy Technology LLC
    Inventors: Robert V. De France, Daniel D. Dobrinski, Bernard C. Crutcher
  • Patent number: 7736180
    Abstract: A coaxial connector with a connector body provided with a connector body bore. The outer conductor electrically coupled to the connector body. An insulator supporting an inner contact coaxial with the connector body bore. A grip ring seated in an annular grip ring groove of the inner contact. The grip ring groove provided with a wedge surface having a taper between the connector end of the wedge surface and the cable end of the wedge surface. The grip ring movable along the wedge surface, longitudinally within the grip ring groove. The grip ring provided with a grip surface oriented to engage a surface area of the inner conductor as the inner contact is coupled with the inner conductor by insertion of the coaxial cable into the connector body bore. The grip surface dimensioned to couple with the surface area, inhibiting removal of the inner conductor towards the cable end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Andrew LLC
    Inventor: Jeffrey Paynter
  • Patent number: 7736203
    Abstract: A wedge connector assembly includes a spring member having a generally C-shaped body with an inner surface, and a wedge member having opposed first and second sides. The wedge member is mated with the spring member such that the wedge member is configured to securely retain a first conductor between the first side and the spring member and a second conductor between the second side and the spring member. The wedge member has at least two final mating positions based on the orientation of the wedge member with respect to the spring member. Optionally, the wedge member may have two orientations, namely a first orientation and a second orientation, wherein the first and second sides are flipped with respect to one another in the first and second orientations. A top of the wedge member may engage the inner surface in the first orientation and a bottom of the wedge member may engage the inner surface in the second orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Dudley Copper, Steven Mitchell
  • Publication number: 20100130076
    Abstract: An enclosed connection system for connecting first and second elongate electrical conductors includes a transverse wedge connector and an enclosure. The transverse wedge connector includes an electrically conductive first connector member, an electrically conductive second connector member, and a clamping mechanism. The first connector member includes: a first body having inner and outer opposed ends; a first hook portion on the outer end of the first body, the first hook portion defining a first channel to receive the first conductor; and a first abutment portion on the inner end of the first body. The second connector member includes: a second body having inner and outer opposed ends; a second hook portion on the outer end of the second body, the second hook portion defining a second channel to receive the second conductor; and a second abutment portion on the inner end of the second body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Maigan G. Shrum, Jimmy E. Marks, George W. Pullium, III, Rudolf R. Bukovnik, Mahmoud K. Seraj, Kenton A. Blue
  • Patent number: 7690868
    Abstract: A cable coupler includes a body having a first end, a second end, and first and second passageways sized and shaped to receive a cable, with each passageway including a tapered portion. A wedge assembly is disposed in each tapered portion to secure a cable to the body. A clip assembly is attached to the body adjacent the tapered portion of each of the passageways and is shiftable between a closed position in which the clip assembly is positioned to prevent an adjacent one of the wedge assemblies from exiting the corresponding passageway and an open position in which the adjacent wedge assembly is insertable into the tapered portion of the corresponding passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Inventors: Alexander I. Wallstein, Raymond Brandon, Tony Reschke, Roland Walker
  • Patent number: 7686661
    Abstract: An enclosed connection system for connecting first and second elongate electrical conductors includes a transverse wedge connector and an enclosure. The transverse wedge connector includes an electrically conductive first connector member, an electrically conductive second connector member, and a clamping mechanism. The first connector member includes: a first body having inner and outer opposed ends; a first hook portion on the outer end of the first body, the first hook portion defining a first channel to receive the first conductor; and a first abutment portion on the inner end of the first body. The second connector member includes: a second body having inner and outer opposed ends; a second hook portion on the outer end of the second body, the second hook portion defining a second channel to receive the second conductor; and a second abutment portion on the inner end of the second body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Maigan G. Shrum, Jimmy E. Marks, George W. Pullium, III, Rudolf R. Bukovnik, Mahmoud K. Seraj
  • Publication number: 20100029147
    Abstract: An enclosed connection system for connecting first and second elongate electrical conductors includes a transverse wedge connector and an enclosure. The transverse wedge connector includes an electrically conductive first connector member, an electrically conductive second connector member, and a clamping mechanism. The first connector member includes: a first body having inner and outer opposed ends; a first hook portion on the outer end of the first body, the first hook portion defining a first channel to receive the first conductor; and a first abutment portion on the inner end of the first body. The second connector member includes: a second body having inner and outer opposed ends; a second hook portion on the outer end of the second body, the second hook portion defining a second channel to receive the second conductor; and a second abutment portion on the inner end of the second body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Maigan G. Shrum, Jimmy E. Marks, George W. Pullium, III, Rudolf R. Bukovnik, Mahmoud K. Seraj
  • Publication number: 20090298358
    Abstract: A corrosion resistant automatic splice having a housing with opposed first and second ends, an interior cavity between the ends, and a plurality of drainage openings disposed between an exterior surface of the housing and the interior cavity. The first and second ends are each adjacent a biasing member or spring. A semi frustoconical gripping jaw or clamp is located at each of the first and second ends adapted for receiving a cable. The drainage openings aid in voiding corrosive contaminants from the interior cavity of the splice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: R. Carl Tamm, Robert G. Hay, Stanley R. Siegrist
  • Publication number: 20080311802
    Abstract: A push-in wire connector has an improved busbar suitable for use with either solid or stranded wire. The connector has a housing with a hollow interior. At least two openings in the housing provide access to the interior for the ends of wires inserted into the connector. A busbar is mounted in the housing. The busbar defines at least two wire-crossing axes extending from an entry edge to an exit edge and a thickness between a top face and a bottom face. The busbar has a wire-receiving pocket extending below the top face on each of the wire-crossing axes and a wire-engaging protrusion extending above the top face on each of the wire-crossing axes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventors: Sushil N. Keswani, Benjamin D. Swedberg
  • Patent number: 7445479
    Abstract: An electronic connecting device includes a plate defining an opening therein, a connector for being movable along the opening, a controller for shifting the connector to different height positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd,
    Inventors: Chien-Ming Fan, Wei-Kuo Sung, Jung-Hsiang Lee, Chang-Lin Yang
  • Publication number: 20080254670
    Abstract: Electrical connectors are generally discussed herein having a housing having a bore and a groove having a canted coil spring positioned therein. A pin is inserted through the bore and is electrically connected with the canted coil spring. The canted coil spring may be coated with a noble metal and the housing and the pin may be made from non-noble metals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventors: Peter J. Balsells, Robbie J. Sjostedt, Farshid Dilmaghanian
  • Publication number: 20080139055
    Abstract: An electric plug contact for setting a contact between a component, in the form of an electrovalve or a sensor, and a base plate is provided. The plug contact includes fork-shaped contact elements which are fittable with each other by a 90° rotation and form an at least four-point electroconductive connection in plugged-in position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2005
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: WABCO GMBH & CO. OHG
    Inventors: Jens Thorsten Gronau, Bernd Pohl, Andreas Sievers, Tino Wiggers
  • Patent number: 7385138
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly including a connector member; a housing having a general tube shape; wedges and an extension spring member. The housing includes a front end and a rear end. The front end of the housing is adapted to be fixedly connected with the connector member. The wedges are adapted to be located in the housing directly between the housing and a core member of a cable conductor. The connector member is adapted to push the wedges into the housing as the connector member and the housing are being connected with each other. The extension spring member surrounds the wedges to bias the wedges towards a center channel formed by the wedges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: FCI Americas Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert V. De France, Peter A. Waltz
  • Patent number: 7383631
    Abstract: A method of fabricating an antenna connector is provided. The components of the antenna connector are mechanically assembled in an automatically operated workstation to effectively eliminate the labor/time consuming assembly process requiring assembly by hand as in the case of the prior art. The electrical connection between the coaxial cable and the terminal can be ensured and also the coaxial cable can be effectively secured to the housing so that the coaxial cable may not come loose. Thus, it is not only possible to effectively increase the production throughput, but also the reliability of the antenna connector may be effectively promoted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Inventor: Shin-Shun Kao
  • Patent number: 7384216
    Abstract: A cable coupler includes a body having a first end, a second end, and first and second passageways sized and shaped to receive a cable, with each passageway including a tapered portion. A wedge assembly is disposed in each tapered portion to secure a cable to the body. A clip assembly is attached to the body adjacent the tapered portion of each of the passageways and is shiftable between a closed position in which the clip assembly is positioned to prevent an adjacent one of the wedge assemblies from exiting the corresponding passageway and an open position in which the adjacent wedge assembly is insertable into the tapered portion of the corresponding passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Dywidag-Systems International USA
    Inventors: Alexander I. Wallstein, Raymond Brandon
  • Patent number: 7341495
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electrical wedge connector wedge. The electrical wedge connector wedge includes a first conductor contact surface, a second conductor contact surface, and a center section. The second conductor contact surface is opposite the first conductor contact surface. The center section is between the first conductor contact surface and the second conductor contact surface. The center section has a first lateral side and a second lateral side. The first lateral side includes a first undulating surface. The second lateral side is opposite the first lateral side. The second lateral side includes a second undulating surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: FCI Americas Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Svetlana Ulemek, Michael Rzasa
  • Patent number: 7320627
    Abstract: A secure electrical connector for wire conductors. An electrical connector can be pressed into place in the base of a toggle switch and includes an electrically conductive cylinder having a slot in the forward end of the electrical connector. The wire conductor is inserted into the longitudinal hole through the cylinder and protrudes from the forward end. The lateral slot deforms inward around the wire conductor as the connector is pressed in a screw terminal, securely holding the wire conductor in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Skarlupka, Matthew J. Brose, David S. Evans
  • Patent number: 7249980
    Abstract: The invention proposes a connecting device for electric bunched conductors in an electric connector housing with male contacts and/or female contacts that are arranged in separate chambers in the form of rows and columns, wherein a clamping sleeve is attached to a sliding element arranged in the chambers. An electric bunched conductor that is inserted into the sliding element and the clamping sleeve attached thereto is pushed over a stationary, conical connecting region of the male or female contacts during an axial movement of the sliding element along the chamber such that the bunched conductors are fixed between the clamping shoulder of the connecting region that is formed by the cone base and the clamping sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: Harting Electric GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventor: Albert Ferderer
  • Patent number: 7182653
    Abstract: A connector assembly for connecting first and second elongate electrical conductors includes an electrically conductive first connector member, an electrically conductive second connector member, and a clamping mechanism. The first connector member includes: a first body having inner and outer opposed ends; a first hook portion on the outer end of the first body, the first hook portion defining a first channel to receive the first conductor; and a first abutment portion on the inner end of the first body. The second connector member includes: a second body having inner and outer opposed ends; a second hook portion on the outer end of the second body, the second hook portion defining a second channel to receive the second conductor; and a second abutment portion on the inner end of the second body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Vladimir Hoxha
  • Patent number: 7044810
    Abstract: An electrical wedge connector including a connector shell having a general C-shaped cross-section with two opposing free ends, and a wedge. The free ends each comprise an outward extension from the opposing ends. Each outward extension has an outer tip along a longitudinal length of the shell adapted to stablely locate the shell on a surface of a frame of a wedge connector installation tool. The wedge is adapted to wedge two electrical conductors against respective opposing inner sides of the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: FCI Americas Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary W. DiTroia, Mario Tijerina, Laurent Guillaumin
  • Patent number: 6979207
    Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting a ground wire and a ground rod. The electrical connector having a metal body including a top and a cylindrical side wall. The body having a first internal wall defining a ground rod cavity and a second internal wall defining a ground wire cavity being positioned adjacent to and in communication with the ground rod cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: E & J Demark, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey P. Wenger, David M. Harman
  • Patent number: 6918780
    Abstract: A snap fastener for the electrical socket comprises a housing, a receptacle and snap fastener. When the knob of the snap fastener is being turned, the downward hump of the knob will drive the bulge of the brake plate to rotate and finally fall into the bottom recess of the brake plate and the fork of the brake plate will move downward to clamp the electrical blades of the plug in place. When the knob is turned in the reverse direction, the bulge of the snap will rise from the recess and push upward the fork of the brake plate, so the electrical blades of the plug get loose and are easy to leave the socket. Or a screw shank is used instead of the snap to move down or up the brake plate by turning the knob only.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Exito Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Po-Cheng Yang
  • Patent number: 6827613
    Abstract: For use in already known plug connections, an electrical contact element is proposed that can be formed as a socket contact or as a pin contact and is provided with a plug region and a terminal end, a sleeve being capable of being screwed onto the terminal end of the contact element. The sleeve has inwardly directed spring arms that enter into a conical bore in the terminal end. Positioned between said spring arms is an electrical conductor, the spring arm tips exerting a force-locking wedge action on the electrical conductor to an ever greater extent, the further the sleeve is screwed onto the terminal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Harting Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Albert Ferderer
  • Patent number: 6773311
    Abstract: An electrical conductor splice connector including a body; conductor contacting wedges movably mounted on the body; and at least one wedge movement anti-reverse clip connected to the body and contacting one of the wedges. The anti-reversing clip includes an anti-reversing tab, a removal tab, a notch therebetween, and a wedge stop tab for limiting reward movement of the wedges on the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: FCI Americas Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith F. Mello, Richard Chadbourne, Daniel D. Dobrinski
  • Patent number: 6752667
    Abstract: For connection elements, which are designed as pin contacts or contact tubes and disposed in an insulating housing, for the electrical contacting of the respective connection ends with an electrical conductor having a plurality of strands it is proposed to provide the connection ends with a structure, which is shaped in a saw-tooth-like manner and is surrounded by a slotted sleeve, wherein into the slot of the latter a wedge element is insertable so that, in the open state of the sleeve, the strands are insertable into the gap between saw-tooth contour and sleeve and, when the wedge element is removed, the strands are pressed into the saw-tooth contour by the resiliently designed sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Harting Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Albert Ferderer
  • Patent number: 6736318
    Abstract: A smart-card reader is disclosed for receiving and locking a smart-card in a locking position. The smart-card reader comprises: a housing, a contacting apparatus, the contact elements of which are adapted to contact respective card contacts of the smart-card when the smart-card is in the reading position in the housing. A mechanical locking means for locking and releasing the smart-card. The mechanical locking means comprises a locking slide and a locking lever mechanism. The locking slide extends along and outside of the housing. The locking lever mechanism is located in front of the contacting apparatus when looking in the direction of the card insertion. The locking mechanism is also arranged above the smart-card and is adapted to lock the locking slide in the reading position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Amphenol-Tuchel Electronics GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Reichardt, Olga Kaiser
  • Publication number: 20040072456
    Abstract: Surface-mount, solder-down sockets are described which permit electronic components such as semiconductor packages to be releasably mounted to a circuit board. Generally, the socket includes resilient contact structures extending from a top surface of a support substrate, and solder-ball (or other suitable) contact structures disposed on a bottom surface of the support substrate. Composite interconnection elements are described for use as the resilient contact structures disposed atop the support substrate. In use, the support substrate is soldered down onto the circuit board, the contact structures on the bottom surface of the support substrate contacting corresponding contact areas on the circuit board. In any suitable manner, selected ones of the resilient contact structures atop the support substrate are connected, via the support substrate, to corresponding ones of the contact structures on the bottom surface of the support substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Applicant: FormFactor, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas H. Dozier, Benjamin N. Eldridge, Gary W. Grube, Igor Y. Khandros, Gaetan L. Mathieu
  • Publication number: 20030104732
    Abstract: For use in already known plug connections, an electrical contact element is proposed that can be formed as a socket contact or as a pin contact and is provided with a plug region and a terminal end, a sleeve being capable of being screwed onto the terminal end of the contact element. The sleeve has inwardly directed spring arms that enter into a conical bore in the terminal end. Positioned between said spring arms is an electrical conductor, the spring arm tips exerting a force-locking wedge action on the electrical conductor to an ever greater extent, the further the sleeve is screwed onto the terminal end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Applicant: HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Albert Ferderer
  • Patent number: 6517391
    Abstract: An electrical wedge connector with a wedge and a shell. The shell is a one-piece sheet metal member with a conductor piercing section. The conductor piercing section comprises a tab of the sheet metal member at an end of the shell that is folded about 180° inward against an interior side of the shell. The tab has a section that projects in an inward direction generally perpendicular to the interior side and has teeth at an end edge thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Framatome Connectors USA Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Chadbourne
  • Patent number: 6280203
    Abstract: An electrical contact-making connection has a metallic pin, a base part with a plug-in opening and an electrical conductor routed to the plug-in opening. The plug-in opening includes an oblique wall surface area oriented at an angle a other than zero with respect to a predefined plug-in direction. On this area, the pin is deflected as it is inserted into the plug-in opening in such a way that it comes to rest on at least one further inner wall surface area of the plug-in opening, while exerting a lateral pressure. The conductor is clamped in the plug-in opening by the deformed pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Karl Smirra
  • Patent number: 6120334
    Abstract: The invention is directed to an electrical connector having a C-shaped member with two ears with arcuate inner surfaces. At least one of the arcuate inner surfaces has teeth extending inwardly with at least one of the teeth having a plastic cap disposed on it. A wedge is designed to be secured within the C-shaped member and terminated two cables therein. The wedge has two sides which cooperate with the arcuate inner surfaces to terminate the cables. At least one of the sides has a blade extending outwardly therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Inventors: Roland Sion Timsit, Albert Renaud Perrin