Abstract: A universal battery post connector for use with both positive and negative terminals on a storage battery comprises an apertured, split body and a pair of spaced opposed arms extending in parallel therefrom. The body is contractable about the battery post upon movement of the arms closer together such as by means of a conventional bolt and nut. An abutment is provided at the distal end of each arm, each abutment extending toward each other and aligned to engage when the arms are drawn closer together. The abutments have inclined opposing inner surfaces that converge toward each other and that lie obliquely relative to the axis along which the body aperture extends. Upon tightening of the nut on the bolt the inclined opposed abutment surfaces are brought into contact in a common plane, such movement providing an additional measure of contraction of the body about the battery post.

Abstract: A housing includes a channel for receiving a multiconductor flat cable between integrally formed cover and base. A plurality of slots, which are of stepped width in the base and which share a common depth in the base and cover, support insulation-piercing contacts for movement in the housing into electrical connection with the cable.

Abstract: A power-operated tool for automatically applying a bundling tie to a plurality of wires or the like comprises an elongate rotatable tie carrier and a loading mechanism disposed adjacent thereto for positioning ties on the carrier. The loading mechanism is adapted to receive ties individually in succession from a series of ties that are webbed together head to head and to transfer the interconnected ties laterally to the carrier. Means are included for rotatably indexing the tie carrier to advance the ties positioned thereon to a separating station whereat the web between the heads is cut to thereby provide separated, individual ties. The ties are further advanced to a feeding position whereat an individual tie is positioned about the articles in a closed loop. Tensioning means is provided to tension the tie about the articles and a severing mechanism is included to suitably sever a strap portion at a predetermined tie tension.

Abstract: A container of clear material is provided in a bundling tie applying tool for deflecting and collecting severed tie portions expelled from the tool through a port of egress. The container comprises a first enclosure portion attached to the housing and including a deflecting surface positioned to be in the path of tie discharge. A second enclosure portion is removably attached to the first portion to provide for disposal of accumulated severed tie portions therein. The tie container further includes means communicating with the port of egress for permitting passage therethrough while preventing feedback of discharged or deflected tie portions to the port of egress to thereby prevent clogging or jamming of the tool during operation.

Abstract: A connector for effecting releasable contact between individual electrical conductors of a printed circuit board and corresponding overlapping exposed conductors of a flat multiconductor cable comprises an elongate U-shaped resilient member having a pair of longitudinally extending legs. A plurality of cantilevered spring members are spaced longitudinally along one of said legs, projecting transversely therefrom in a direction toward the other leg. Means are provided for releasably affixing the connector to the board such that the spring members are positioned in registry with the overlapping conductors. The spring members are dimensioned with respect to the affixing means such that when the connector is assembled to the board the spring members engage and resiliently press the overlapping exposed cable conductors against the corresponding circuit board conductors thereby establishing electrical connection therebetween.

Abstract: A protective cover for use particularly in a sealed splice of electrical cables comprises a generally cylindrical, elongate tubular member having a wall the ends of which are in overlapping relation over a circomferential portion of the tubular member. A groove extends radially into the inner circumferential surface of the tubular member and axially therealong at least for a portion of the length of the member. It is preferred that the tubular member be formed from a pre-contoured sheet of rubber-like material, the inner contoured sheet surfaces being coated with a sealing material.

Abstract: A tie scrap ejecting apparatus is provided in a bundling tie applying tool for positive controlled ejection of a portion of a bundling tie severed upon being suitably tensioned about a plurality of articles. The ejecting apparatus includes a plurality of tubes, interconnected for slidable, telescopic movement. The smallest of the tubes is coupled to a movable support that supports the tie severing means and is thereby movable therewith. The smallest tube has a passageway for close passage of a severed tie therethrough, the passageway communicating with the severing means. The largest tube is stationarily affixed to the housing, its opening communicating with a port of egress for discharging the severed tie portion. The other tubes are movable with respect to the largest tube, each of the movable tubes having an end surface that upon collapsing of the apparatus lies closely adjacent the port of egress for pushing a severed tie portion therethrough.

Abstract: Common printed circuit board area usage is provided for electronic packages and accessory components by the provision of an assembly including a receptacle stacking a package and accessory component and having electrical contact elements with fixed portions selectively connected to component contacts and other portions for engaging package contacts. In a preferred embodiment, the assembly includes one or more dual-in-line packages (DIP) and the accessory component is a capacitive decoupling assembly.

Abstract: A connector for a printed circuit board has a base and a cover movably mounted thereon. A depending portion of the base cooperates with a depending portion of the cover to removably mount the connector on the printed circuit board. The connector is adapted to receive an electrical contact having a number of insulation-displacing slots, each of which is offset with respect to at least one adjacent slot.

Abstract: An insulator for covering an electric cable has circular recesses for receiving any portions of a connector which extend beyond a surface of the cable covered by the insulator. If the connector extends between overlapping portions of a pair of cables, the connector and the overlapping portions of the cables can be completely enveloped by sandwiching them between a pair of insulators. The diameter of each recess is chosen so as to closely accommodate the extending portions of its associated connector and to provide a substantial barrier of insulation about the connector out to the edges of the cables being joined to prevent moisture, dirt and other contaminents from reaching the connector and causing its degradation or shorting.

Abstract: An enclosure for encapsulating and sealing a cable includes a rigid, hollow cylindrical sleeve having an inner wall surface defining a chamber for receiving a portion of the cable therein. One end of the sleeve is sealably enclosed by an end seal and at the other sleeve end an end cap encloses the chamber. An inner disc is spaced longitudinally interiorly of the end cap to define with the end cap and with the inner wall surface, a cavity. An aperture is provided through the sleeve portion in registry with the cavity. Both the inner disc and end cap have apertures therethrough for passage of the cable. A sealing ring of mastic is sealably affixed around the inner wall surface of the sleeve and a sealing band of mastic is sealably affixed around the cable, the sealing ring and sealing band both contacting the inner disc at its longitudinally interior surface.

Abstract: An installation kit for wiring systems includes flat multiconductor cable having a displaceable overlying shield and a connection guide adapted for receiving first and second cables in mutually overlapped, shield-displaced relation and limiting connection of conductors to preselected connection zones.

Abstract: A hand-held fiber cleaving tool has an elongate channel for receiving a fiber, a shroud for exposing a part of the fiber and a fiber cleaving unit including a cutting element rotative through the shroud about an axis parallel to and spaced from the channel longitudinal axis for generally sectoral cutting of the fiber.

Abstract: A receptacle for stacked support of electronic packages provides ready address/selection of each package by disposing vertically spaced receptacle contact sets in offset relation longitudinally of an elongate package-receiving channel. Package stacking is facilitated by a fixed support for a lower package and a further support selectively movable into the package-receiving channel for supporting an upper package. Zero insertion force is provided by an actuator operable to displace receptacle contact sets from noninterfering disposition with respect to the channel into engagement with package contacts.

Abstract: An adaptor to be adhered to one surface of a flat conductor flat cable to permit the individual flat conductors to be aligned with the contacts in a round conductor flat cable. The adaptor has an undulating upper surface which permits alignment between the round conductor alignment ridges and the flat conductor cable. Made of a permeable, elastic memory material, after the contacts break it, it recovers to provide support for the cable, prevent lateral shifts of the contacts and fill the void created by introducing a flat conductor cable between the base and cover of the connector.

Abstract: The invention teaches the incorporation of passages in a fully enclosed cable connector, through which an electrical probe can be inserted to engage the electrical contacts therein permitting the related electrical circuits to be checked. The passages are placed in the connector body or cover and are probeable from one or both sides so that the contacts can be engaged regardless of the position of the connector with respect to its mounting or the cable position or the incorporation of cable strain reliefs.

Abstract: In interfacing electronic and optical components, a housing fixedly supports a female electrical contact therein, remote from a housing entry aperture. A fiber optic assembly includes a fiber, a transducer terminating the fiber and a ferrule securing the fiber to the transducer. The transducer has a male electrical contact matable with the housing female contact and the fiber optic assembly is configured to pass freely through the housing entry aperture to mate the contacts, thereby providing any desired length of electromagnetic radiation-free path within the housing.

Abstract: An electrical connector junction means for flat conductor cable lying along a floor. The electrical connector junction means includes a base having a substantially flat supporting surface for mounting of the base on the floor and having an opening therethrough for receiving through the opening a flat conductor cable when the base is mounted to the floor overlying the flat conductor cable. A support member is secured to the base and includes at least one mounting surface thereon. A fastener is provided for fastening the conductor of the flat conductor cable and a second conductor to the mounting surface. In a preferred embodiment, the second conductor comprises a conventional round conductor wire and the flat conductor cable includes a suitable terminal connector, both of which are sandwiched between the mounting surface and the head of the fastener.

Abstract: A hand tool for assembling two or more articles along an extended plane. Arcuate motion of a movable handle is converted to axial movement of a presser plate to assemble the articles placed on an aligned platen. The movable handle controls a drive bar which is coupled to the tool frame by pivotally movable links which move the drive bar in two orthogonal directions and to the presser plate .[.to move it in two orthogonal directions.]. by means of pivotally movable links coupled to the drive bar. The .[.movements along one orthogonal axis cancel one another and the movements along the other orthogonal axis are cumulative whereby the.]. presser plate is moved only in the direction of the platen.

Abstract: A tension sensing and cut off control mechanism which operates independently of the mechanism for drawing tight a closed loop bundling strap placed about objects to be bundled. Within a stationary block, affixed to one end of a tool housing, is placed a movable block held stationary by a displaceable pin. Adjustable loading means engage said pin to control its movement based on the tension to be applied to the strap. Below the established load a separate pawl mechanism draws the strap up about the bundle. When the load on the pin is exceeded, the movable block is moved by the strap head causing a blade means to sever the strap adjacent the head and all parts return to their original positions.