Patents Represented by Attorney Adrian J. LaRue

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  • Through board surface mounted connector
    Patent number: 5197891
    Abstract: An electrical connector (10) includes a plastic housing (12) of a configuration to fit through an aperture (32) of a printed circuit board (30) having circuits (34) on the undersurface (33) thereof with the connector housing having wing portions (14) carrying contact portions (26) adapted to engage the circuits of the underside of the printed circuit board and be soldered thereto to minimize the overall height of the assembly formed of the connector and board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1993
    Assignee: AMP Incorporated
    Inventors: Junichi Tanigawa, Shoji Kikuchi
  • Elecrical connector
    Patent number: 5194022
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises an insulation housing (30) having a plurality of contact-receiving cavities (33) in which electrical contacts (10, 10') are to be inserted and secured. Each of the contacts (10, 10') includes a base section (11, 11') for engaging with a first wall (31a) of the cavity (33), a contact-receiving section (12), a conductor-engaging section (13) and an engaging section (14, 14') having engaging members (22, 22') being pressed into channels (34) in the third and fourth walls (32a, 32b) of the cavity (33) thereby securing the contact (10, 10') in the cavity (33). Wing members (15) have ends (15a) disposed in spaces (38) in the cavity (33).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1993
    Assignee: AMP Incorporated
    Inventor: Ikuo Enomoto
  • Double locking-type electrical connector
    Patent number: 5186662
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises an insulated housing (11) having contact-receiving chambers (10) formed by partitions (18) in which electrical contacts (30) are to be positioned; a locking member (13) having openings (16) formed by partitions (17); and latch means (20,21;22,23) on the housing (11) and the locking member (13) mounting the locking member in a first position on the housing (11) so that the partitions (17,18) are in alignment such that the spacing between the partitions is essentially eliminated thereby forming substantially continuous surfaces by the partitions enabling smooth insertion of the contacts (30) through the openings (16) and into the contact-receiving chambers (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1993
    Assignee: AMP Incorporated
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Yuasa, Shinji Amemiya, Akira Nagamine
  • Electrical contact
    Patent number: 5186658
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a dielectric housing (30) having at least one cavity (31) with a wall of the cavity having a resilient lance (34), an electrical contact (10) positioned in the cavity (31) and includes conductor and insulation-crimping sections (11, 12) at both ends of the contact for respectively crimping to a conductor (20a) and insulation (20b) of an electrical wire (20), a securing member (14) and a contact section (13) are located between the crimping sections (11, 12) at opposite sides, and an outwardly-formed projection (15) is formed in the securing member (14) for engagement with a raised portion (35) of the resilient lance (34) to retain the contact (10) in the cavity (31).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1993
    Assignee: AMP Incorporated
    Inventors: Shoji Kikuchi, Nobuaki Onoue
  • Electrical connector with contacts on diestamping centers
    Patent number: 5184963
    Abstract: An electrical connector (30) and a method of making includes a base housing (40) holding contacts (41) on close spacing and a face housing (50) fitted onto the base housing to protect the contacts. The base housing (40) includes an alignment post (46) integrally formed with the contacts as intercoupled by a carrier section to tie the contact position and alignment post position together dimensionally. The alignment post includes a slot (45) receiving a fastener (35) fitted therein with barbs (37) projecting outwardly to latch the post and thereby the base and face housings to a printed circuit board for surface mounting to the traces of the board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1993
    Assignee: AMP Incorporated
    Inventor: Shigeru Ishikawa
  • Multicontact connector for signal transmission
    Patent number: 5174770
    Abstract: A multiple contact electrical connector for transmission of electrical signals therethrough comprises first and second matable connectors (1,2) each including signal contacts (5,5') and ground contacts (6,6') secured in dielectric housings (3,3') and arranged in a two-dimensional manner therein. The signal contacts (5,5') and the ground contacts (6,6') are arranged in the housings (3,3') in rows spaced at regular intervals with the ground contacts being shifted half a pitch relative to the signal contacts so that when the matable connectors are mated together, the engaged signal contacts (5,5') are surrounded by the engaged ground contacts (6,6').
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1992
    Assignee: AMP Incorporated
    Inventors: Takinori Sasaki, Yukiharu Tayama
  • Electrical connector
    Patent number: 5174761
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a first housing (11) having electrical contacts (18) secured therein and a second housing (12) pivotally mounted within the first housing (11) with electrical contacts (27) secured in the second housing (12) in electrical engagement with respective contacts (18) so that the housings (11, 12) can be angularly positioned with respect to one another when circuit boards to which they are electrically connected are positioned at an angle relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1992
    Assignee: AMP Incorporated
    Inventor: Kazuaki Kodaira
  • Adjustable strike for door-locking and door-latching mechanisms
    Patent number: 5171050
    Abstract: An adjustable device for door-locking and door-latching mechanisms of a door hingedly mounted onto a door frame that comprises a plate member having spaced openings mounted along an aperture of the door frame and secured thereto for receiving plungers of the door-locking and door-latching mechanisms to maintain the door in a closed and/or locked position. An adjustment member is located on the plate member adjacent at least the opening for receiving the plunger of the door-latching mechanism and being adjustable for engagement with such plunger to prevent play between the door and the door frame when the door is in a closed and latched position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1992
    Inventor: Lawrence L. Mascotte
  • Edge connector and board latching device for a connector
    Patent number: 5161994
    Abstract: An edge connector (1) having metal latching devices (5) to latch and unlatch a circuit board (4) is disclosed. More particularly the latching devices (5) include a latching section (53) for latching the board (4) and an unlatching section (54) for releasing the board (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1992
    Assignee: AMP Incorporated
    Inventors: Yoshio Sato, Takashi Kamono, Ryoji Nishimura
  • Connector latch with anti-overstress
    Patent number: 5151051
    Abstract: A panel mounted electrical connector includes a plastic housing with flexible latches that are driven inwardly as the connector is forced into an aperture in a panel and spring outwardly to engage the edge of the panel aperture to hold the connector in place. The latches include interior recesses containing surfaces engaged by an integral stop contained entirely within the profile of the recesses to limit bending of the latches and resulting failure caused by pulling loads applied to the connector. The latches and stops have a configuration facilitating the provision of applying a sealing member onto the panel and the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1992
    Assignee: AMP Incorporated
    Inventor: Akira Nagamine
  • Filter and electrical connector with filter
    Patent number: 5150086
    Abstract: An electrical filter connector comprises a metal shell (10,18) in which is secured a dielectric housing (8) having electrical contacts (6,6',6") secured therein, a filter member (30,50,70) electrically connected to the metal shell and having a plate member (34,52,72) provided with a multiplicity of through holes (32,54,74) with capacitors (42,56,80) at each through hole, and post members (6a,6a',6a") of the contacts disposed in the through holes and electrically connected to the capacitors thereat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1992
    Assignee: AMP Incorporated
    Inventor: Tsukasa Ito
  • Mounting device for components
    Patent number: 5145407
    Abstract: A mounting device (30) comprises an integral stamping of sheet metal having a head portion (40) and legs (50) extending downwardly therefrom; the head portion including a latch (48) extending angularly to the plane of the sheet metal and barbs (43, 44) extending in the plane to lock within a slot (74) of a component (70), the legs (50) each including a first portion (52, 54) tapered outwardly and a second portion (52a, 54a) tapered inwardly to provide a spring action transverse to the plane of the device and to the plane of a hole in a board in which the device is mounted. The leg portions (52a, 54a) operate to ease insertion in the hole in a board, and the ends of the said legs are free for cantilever action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1992
    Assignee: AMP Incorporated
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Obata, Sakae Manabe
  • Turning insertion type electrical connector system
    Patent number: 5145398
    Abstract: A turning insertion type electrical connector system is disclosed. The system includes a receptacle side connector (20) which mates to a plug side connector (40) by a turning motion. The receptacle side connector (20) includes recesses (23) which are arc-shaped in cross section and which receive arc-shaped protrusions (43) when the connectors (20,40) are mated. Further a projection (24) on one connector (20) has multiple protrusions (24') which lock into holes (44') on a projection part (44) on the second connector (40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1992
    Assignee: AMP Incorporated
    Inventor: Sakae Manabe
  • Strain relief for insulation displacement contact
    Patent number: 5139434
    Abstract: An electrical contact (50) includes a forward spring contact portion (51) and an integral insulation displacement portion (60) having slots (S) formed in blades (61, 62) which terminate an insulated wire (17) and, axially spaced therefrom, a wire strain relief portion (64) which includes a resilient support having legs (63, 65) supporting the wire as embraced by crimped arms (66, 68) to hold the wire axially in a straight line relative to the slots (S) to provide a controlled height of the wire in the insulation displacement portion (60) of the contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1992
    Assignee: AMP Incorporated
    Inventor: Joseph R. Goodman
  • Security door having antiprying member
    Patent number: 5131189
    Abstract: An antiprying member is secured onto a metal frame adjacent a protective flap member secured onto a security door that is hingedly mounted onto the metal frame. The antiprying member extends along the free end of the flap member and has a thickness at least the same as that of the flap member and is spaced from the flap member no greater than the thickness of the flap member to prevent a prying member from bending the flap member away from the metal frame or to pry open the security door. A pin having an annular notch is secured to the flap member and extends through a hole in the door frame to prevent the door frame from being pried or twisted away from the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1992
    Inventor: Lawrence L. Mascotte
  • Insulation displacement connector
    Patent number: 5120235
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100') having a plurality of contacts (10) positioned in a dielectric housing (20') for terminating respective electrical wires (1) and a plurality of wire retaining grooves (70, 80) on the housing (20') for receiving and retaining respective electrical wires (1), each groove (70, 80) being provided with projections (72a, 72b, 82a, 82b) on respective sidewalls (74, 84) wherein the projections (72a, 72b, 82a, 82b) are positioned at different depths relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1992
    Assignee: AMP Incorporated
    Inventor: Yoichi Kashiwa
  • Electrical connector having a resilient contact latch
    Patent number: 5108309
    Abstract: A dielectric housing (11) of an electrical connector (10) comprises a contact-receiving passageway (13) in which an electrical contact (25') is secured by a resilient housing lance (14). A locking member (20, 25) is movable along the passageway (13) and has a projection (21) that is positioned in a space (15) between the passageway wall (13a) and the housing lance (14) to prevent the housing lance from moving outwardly. A window (30, 31, 32, 33) is in the housing (11) and exposes a part (20b, 25b) of the locking member (20, 25) when the projection (21) is positioned in the space (15) thereby indicating the securing of the contact in the contact-receiving passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1992
    Assignee: AMP Incorporated
    Inventors: Kenzo Oda, Seiji Hirano
  • Electrical connector and electric contact therefor
    Patent number: 5078611
    Abstract: An electrical connector (10,20,30,40) having an insulating housing (11,21,31,41) and electric contacts (14,24,34,44) therein has been disclosed. The electric contacts (14,24,34,44) are individually formed by removing selected parts (53,55,56,58,59,61,62) from stamped electric contact elements (50). The housing (11,21,31,41) includes cavities (12,32) opening on a front surface and cavities (22,42) opening on a back surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1992
    Assignee: AMP Incorporated
    Inventors: Junichi Tanigawa, Shoji Kikuchi
  • Electrical connector
    Patent number: 5067913
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises tab contacts (14) crimped to electrical wires (24) retained in cavities (13) of a dielectric housing (12) with tab sections (14a) of the tab contacts (14) extending from the front ends of the cavities (13), and restraining sections (31) are located at the edges of the front ends of the walls of the cavities (13) and extending in the radial direction of the cavities (13) engaging the tab sections (14a) along surfaces thereof adjacent the base portions thereof to straighten the tab sections (14a) if they have been bent upwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1991
    Assignee: AMP Incorporated
    Inventor: Tetsuya Sagawa
  • Apparatus for making a wire harness
    Patent number: 5063656
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming a Y-shaped wire harness (23) having a pair of wires (2,3) and for orientating the wires (2,3) in a specific orientation. More particularly the apparatus includes jaws (12) for orientating the wires (2,3), an identification member (14) for holding the wires (2,3) in that orientation during termination of one ends thereof and a guide member (18) for receiving and storing the wire harness (23) with the wires (2,3) in the specific orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1991
    Assignee: AMP Incorporated
    Inventors: Koji Hirano, Hiroshi Yamashita