Abstract: An electrical connector comprises outer plate-shaped contacts and a center plate-shaped contact, a dielectric member is secured onto the plate-shaped contacts maintaining the plate-shaped contacts in spaced relationship and in the same plane so that the plate-shaped contacts are coplanar, a coupling part at the other ends of the outer plate-shaped contacts interconnecting them, a receptacle contact as part of the coupling part, and a pin contact member at the other end of the center plate-shaped contact disposed within the receptacle contact member at the center thereof.

Abstract: An electrical connector system (10) comprising a pair of matable drawer connectors (10a,10b) is disclosed. The connectors (10a,10b) are preferably identical and include contact (31) having first contact sections (32) at one end which mate with other first contact sections (32) and second contact sections (33) at another end which mate second contacts (110) carried by wiring harness connectors (100).

Abstract: An organizer is mounted on bars which are connected to end caps sealingly secured into stripped ends of fiber cables. Strength members of the cables are secured to the organizer and fiber optic connectors terminated onto ends of the fiber optic transmission members are connected together in profiled bores of coupling members which are releasably mounted in clips that are latchably mounted on the organizer. A split sleeve is sealingly secured onto the end caps.

Abstract: A cable connector (10,10') for holding a cable (2) against axial movement is disclosed. The connector 10,10') includes a housing (4) and a clamping member (6,7,8,9). The cable (2) passes through the housing (4) in an opening (40) which is intersected normally by slots (41) into which the clamping member (6,7,8,9) is inserted to receive the cable (2) in recesses (62,72,82,92) defined by pairs of legs (61,71,81,91) of the clamping member (6,7,8,9).

Abstract: An end-processing device for an optical fiber (42) comprises a housing (3, 4) having a receiving recess (10) extending from a front wall (23) to the other end, an aperture (14) located in the front wall (23), a heat conductive plate member (15) mounted on a front surface of the housing (3), pushing means (17, 22) mounted on the optical fiber (42) and in the receiving recess (10) for pushing the optical fiber end toward the heat conductive plate member (15), a reference surface (16) at the front wall (23) to regulate the final movement of the optical fiber (42), the plate member (15) being selectively coupled to a heating means (30) for processing the end of the optical fiber.

Abstract: A connector (C) having a housing (10) and latching member (50) is disclosed. The housing (10) and latching member (50) include cooperating latching devices (61,21) for retaining the two (10,50) together in a temporary position and other latching devices (17,63) for retaining the two (10,50) in a final position. The connector further includes cooperating prevention means located on the housing and on the latching member for preventing the latching member from being moved to the final position until the prevention means is operated.

Abstract: A wire-supplying device comprises wire-supplying drums (15) for supplying a plurality of wires (16), a wire-feeding roller (21) for feeding the plurality of wires (16), a weight roller (28) mounted on a sliding member (27) supported on rods (26) for vertical movement therealong, a stopping member (30) on the sliding member (27) for engagement with the rods (26) to stop vertical movement of the sliding member (27), and actuation means for moving and maintaining the stopping member (30) against the rods (26).

Abstract: An apparatus for preparing an end of a flat electrical cable for connection to electrical contacts of a connector is disclosed. The apparatus includes a clamp (10) having a movable section (12) for clamping the cable, a positioning device (100) for positioning the clamp section (12) in response to a sensing member (102), conductor aligning comb members (250) and a cutting and bending device (270) for cutting and bending the conductors (1) of the cable.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a dielectric housing (10) having a plurality of terminal-receiving cavities (11), a dielectric latching member (50) having latching arms (52) extending into the terminal-receiving cavities (11) and including openings (56), first latching means (21, 22, 60, 61) of the housing (10) and the latching member (50) latching the latching member (50) to said housing (10) at a first position so that electrical terminals (100) are inserted through the openings (56) and into the terminal-receiving cavities (11), second latching means (17, 19, 62) and third latching means (23, 24, 67, 68) of the housing (10) and the latching member (50) latching the latching member (50) at a second position in the housing after being moved inwardly and downwardly so that front ends (66) of the latching arms (52) are positioned adjacent contact sections (101) of the terminals (100) thereby latching the terminals in the terminal-receiving cavities.

Abstract: A tool for stripping outer and inner jackets from an end of a transmission cable comprises upper and lower guide members (18, 19) normally spaced from each other defining an opening (23) therebetween and having first and second guide means (24, 26), cutting blade means (17a, 17b) mounted on the guide members and having first and second cutting sections (17c, 17d; 17e, 17f) aligned respectively with the first and second guide means (24, 26), a support surface (25) on one of the guide members (19) and a cutting member (20b) on the other guide member (18) in alignment with the support surface (25), operating means (11, 11a, 28) connected to the guide members (18, 19) to move them toward and away from each other when the cable is placed in the first guide means (24) so that the first cutting section (17c, 17d) cuts and strips an end of the outer jacket from the cable, then exposed fused ends of the inner jackets are placed on the support surface (25) so that the cutting member (20b) slits the fused inner jackets

Abstract: An electrical cable-making apparatus includes a cable-making area in which a shuttle mechanism (10) moves electrical wires (1) clamped therein from a first position to a second position at which the spaced wire ends are positioned between spaced parallel tapes (26). Clamping members (25c) move the tapes into engagement with the spaced wire ends and clamp the taped wire ends therebetween whereafter the shuttle mechanism (10) having been unclamped from the wire moves along the wires back to the first position. A wire-feeding mechanism (34, 38) feeds the wires (1) to a prescribed length and cutting and terminating members (61, 61a) cut the wires and terminate them in an electrical connector (2) thereby forming a cable with one end of the wires being taped and the other ends connected to a connector. A transfer mechanism (40) receives the wires (1) adjacent the taped wire ends and transfers the cable away from the cable-making area.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises matable connector housings (10,20) having matable electrical contacts (21), a shorting bar (22) in one of the connector housings (20) and having sloped sections (22A, 22B) with one of the sloped sections (22B) engaging the contact (21) in the housing (20) adjacent the shorting bar (22) when the connector housings are unmated, and a push-up projection (12) on the other of the connector housings (10) and having separate push-up projections (12A, 12B) for engagement with the respective sloped sections (22A, 22B) to push up the shorting bar (22) out of engagement with the contact (21) by one of the push-up projections even if the other push-up projection is broken when the connector housings are mated.

Abstract: Daisy chain connector comprises a dielectric housing in which an electrical contact assembly is secured. Contact assembly comprises identical contact sub-assemblies, each contact sub-assembly including electrical contacts having contact sections in alignment with apertures in a front surface of the housing and terminating legs for electrical connection with signal conductors and ground conductors of electrical cables. Contacts include contact plates in engagement between contact sections and legs defining bifurcated pairs of legs for each contact so that the signal conductors of one of cables are respectively connected to one of legs and the signal conductors of the other of the cables are respectively connected to the other of legs and at least one of legs forms a ground bar to which ground conductors are connected.

Abstract: A shielded electrical connector for matable and latchable connection with a complementary electrical connector (50) comprises an electrical contact assembly (27) covered by a metal shield member (11) having a profiled mating section (31) for matable engagement with a profiled mating section (52) of the complementary connector (50); latch members (20a, 20b) having slots (24) with sections (24') of the slots (24) having mounting sections (13') of L-shaped mounting members (13) of the shield members (11) disposed therein pivotally mounting the latch members on (20a, 20b) the shield member, and maintaining sections (13") of the mounting members (13) along with cantilever members (25) of the latch members (20, 20b) maintaining the latch members on the mounting members (11), and spring members (26) of the latch members (20a,20b) engaging the shield member (11) maintaining hook members (23) of the latch members (20a, 20b) in latching engagement with latching hooks (53) of the complementary connector (50).

Abstract: An electrical pin comprises a metal pin having plated metal members at peripheral end surfaces thereof and head members including solder secured to the end surfaces of the metal pin and the plated metal members.

Abstract: A machine for connecting an end of an optical fiber cable (1) to an optical fiber connector (2) comprises a stripping mechanism (10) that strips an end of a jacket (1b) from an end of the optical fiber cable (1) to expose an end of a fiber core (1a), a connector-connecting mechanism (30) which inserts the stripped end of the optical fiber cable (1) into a hole (2a) in the optical fiber connector (2) and connects the cable (1) with the connector (2), a core-cutting mechanism (60) which cuts the length of the fiber core (1a) protruding from the front end of the connector (2) leaving a tiny length of protruding fiber core (1a), and a core-finishing mechanism (70) which finishes the end surface of the protruding tiny length of fiber core (1a).

Abstract: An electrical connector for electrically connecting electrical conductors (2b) of a flat electrical cable (2) to electrical conductive areas of a circuit board comprises a dielectric housing (3) having electrical contacts (5) secured in the housing with spring contact sections (5b) located within the housing and terminating sections (5a) extending outwardly from the housing. A cover member (4) is movably mounted on the housing (3) from an open position to permit a section (2a) of the cable (2) to be positioned along the housing (3) and a closed position whereby the cable section (2a) is forced by the cover member (4) against the spring contact sections (5b) so that the contact sections (5b) electrically engage the respective electrical conductors (2b).

Abstract: A shielded electrical connector (1) comprises an insulating housing (40) having electrical contacts (45) secured therein to which are to be electrically connected insulated electrical conductors (73) of a shielded electrical cable (7). A shielding member (20) is mounted on the housing (40) covering the electrical contacts and electrically connectable to the shield (72) of cable (7). An insulating cover (10) is mounted on the shielding member (20) and has metal latching members (3) secured in respective sides thereof and they include latching sections (31) for latching engagement with latching sections of a complementary electrical connector when the connectors are connected together. An operator engages only the insulating cover (10) when connecting the shielded connector to the complementary connector and disconnecting it therefrom so as not to transmit static electrical charges from the person to the electrical conductors and connections.

Abstract: A shield member for mounting onto an electrical connector comprises a shield section secured onto a dielectric housing with integral leg sections of the shield section being disposed in slots of the housing and mounting members integral with the leg sections extending through slots in housing and outwardly from a bottom surface of housing for engagement with hole in a circuit board.

Abstract: Cylindrical electrical assembly comprises a plug part and a receptacle part, each part consisting of a metallic shell and an insulating insert within the shell. The insert of the receptacle part has an integral hood which extends forwardly beyond the mating face of the receptacle insert and which receives forward portions of the plug insert. The shell of the receptacle part also has an integral hood which extends forwardly, and is radially spaced from, the hood of the insert. Forward portions of the plug shell are received between the hood of the receptacle insert and the hood of the receptacle shell. The internal surfaces of the hoods of the receptacle shell and the receptacle insert are each provided with keyways. These keyways receive integral keys on the plug shell and the forward portions of the plug insert.