Abstract: The invention comprises a holding device having a body member with a central portion and two resilient legs extending therefrom in a first direction. The legs have engagement members for engaging a circuit board. The body member has a hook arm extending in a second direction from the central portion for engagemtne with a component. The hook arm has a first portion extending in the second direction and a resiliently deflectable portion extending towards the central portion. The resiliently deflectable portion being deflectable towards the first portion to allow passage through a mounting hole and has an end for engaging the component to secure the body member thereto. The body member secures the component to the circuit board.

Abstract: A cable connector (20) for terminating a plurality of cables (26) in a clamping manner and matable with a complementary connector (10). Cable connector (20) includes a housing (32) and a backshell subassembly (62) having a pair of covers (66,68) and a pair of inserts (70,72) and can include a ground assembly (120) for gang termination of ferrule-terminated braid portions of shielded signal cables. Ground assembly (120) includes a commoning strip (122) compressed between ferrules (58) of the two rows of cables (26), and further includes a conductor (124) extending to a ground terminal (128) in housing (32).

Abstract: A process for forming a layer of gold on a substrate, comprising: preparing a solution of a gold precursor wherein the gold precursor consists ofAu(OH).sub.p (OOCR.sup.1).sub.q (OOCR.sup.2).sub.rwherein R.sup.1 is selected from the group of hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, and alkynyl, and R.sup.2 is selected from the group of hydrogen, alkyl from 2 to 10 carbon atoms, alkenyl, or alkynyl, and p+q+r=3. Applying the solution of the gold precursor to the surface of the substrate. Decomposing the gold precursor by subjecting the gold precursor to heat.

Abstract: The invention comprises a fiber optic management system with a tray having a first fiber optic receiving area to receive an input optical fiber. A second fiber optic receiving area receives a tap fiber. A fiber optic splice connector is disposed between the first and the second fiber optic receiving area to receive the input fiber from one side and the tap fiber from another side. The first and the second fiber optic receiving areas can be loaded with their respective fibers without disturbing the other fiber optic receiving area.

Abstract: The invention comprises a power tap connector of the type for terminating by insulation displacement a pair of conductors. The connector includes a housing for receiving at least a pair of upstanding IDC terminals. A pivotally mounted conductor wire carrier has front and rear faces arranged on the housing. The wire carrier is pivotal from a first conductor unterminated position to a second conductor terminated position. The wire carrier has a conductor receiving opening extending from the front face to the rear face for each the IDC terminal. An IDC terminal receiving slot is in communication with each opening, whereby an insulated conductor may be positioned for termination to a corresponding IDC terminal within the opening by entry thereto through either the front face or the rear face.

Abstract: The invention comprises a contact terminal having a body with a forward end, a rearward end, an insulation crimping section, and a conductor crimping section. The body has a first stop member to engage insulation on a wire and prevent the insulation from being inserted further forward into the body. A second stop member engages an upper surface of a circuit board to prevent the body from being inserted further forward into a through hole in the circuit board. The second stop member being further forward on the body than the first stop member. When the body is inserted into the through hole in the circuit board, the first and the second stop members maintain the insulation on the wire spaced away from the circuit board thereby protecting the insulation from exposure to heat during soldering.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a machine for detecting anomalies in parts. A strip of parts (10) is transported through a sensor unit having light sources and photodetector pairs (118, 116; 132, 134; 136, 138) to detect pilot holes and the presence and position of parts. At least one of the light sources (136) is directed at an angle to detect out of plane deformations. Simple light sources and photodetectors are used to detect and identity misaligned contacts without the need for complex vision system components.

Abstract: An input/output electrical connector header 102 includes at least two rows of terminal pins 140 which can be connected to two separate printed circuit boards 106 and 108. The same header 102 provides input and output for both printed circuit boards 106, 108. The terminal pins 140 in each of the rows extend through openings 130 in the same header housing wall 126. A separable interconnection is made between pins in a second terminal row and a second printed circuit board 108 at the rear of the header 102. This separate connection can be established by a separate multiposition connector 114, 214, 314 or 414 containing receptacle contacts 116, 216, 316, 416 respectively. In other embodiments, this separate connector 514, 614, 714 and 1214, includes the terminal pins in the second terminal row in the separate connector.

Abstract: The invention comprises an electrical connector having a connector housing with contact receiving passages to receive contacts therein and a guide member. A lock housing has a pivot member wherein the pivot member and the guide member cooperate to secure the lock housing to the connector housing and to allow the lock housing to rotate and move longitudinally with respect to the connector housing. The lock housing having a first position with respect to the connector housing wherein the contacts can be loaded into the housing. The lock housing having a second position wherein the contacts are secured within the housing for electrical connection with a matable connector.

Abstract: A female connector housing (10) is equipped with a rotating arm (20) which is flat with the housing (10) when the connection is complete, and is raised when the connection is incomplete. When a male connector housing (30) is inserted in the female connector housing (10), its protrusion (31) is pressed against the bottom surface (24) of the rotating arm (20) moving the rotating arm (20) away from the female connector housing (10). When the connection is accomplished, the rotating arm (20) returns to its original position against the female connector housing (10). Designated FIG. 2.

Abstract: A connector 10, 30' has a guide member 70, 60' movably latched in its housing 12, 40'. The guide member 70, 60' is used to guide and align contact portions of male contacts. The guide member 70, 60' has a plate 72 formed with a large number of through-holes 84 to pass the male contacts therethrough. Preferably, the guide member 70 is formed with side plates 78 at both sides of the plate 72 perpendicular thereto. Latching arms 92, 94, 96 are stemmed from the free ends of the side plates 78 and extend in the opposite direction, thereby minimizing the apparent length of the latching arms 92, 94, 96 which engage with respective projections 100, 102, 104 on the inner wall of the connector housing 12.

Abstract: An electrical connector having a mounting bracket to be inserted into a hold down recess and to secure the connector to a circuit board having a mounting hole. The bracket has a main body portion, a lower body portion, and a boardlock portion. The main body portion has wings extending therefrom and bent towards each other. The wings have tab sections extending straight up from the wings. The lower body portion has arms extending therefrom and bent towards each other. The wings and the arms form a compression fit with the recess when they are inserted therein. The tab sections are bent down to secure the bracket in the recess. The boardlock extends below the connector to be inserted into the mounting hole and secured therein.

Abstract: A backplane assembly includes a backplane board having a plurality of connector assemblies connected thereto for electrical connection with a header mounted on a backplane. The header includes a plurality of pins defining a pin field on the opposite side of the backplane. The pins extend through a mounting rail providing support for a plurality of cable connectors. The mounting rail is stamped and formed to include alignment slots whereas the cable connector is molded to define alignment ribs. The cable connector housing includes latching arms on opposite sides thereof having locking lugs which lock in place within apertures in the mounting rail. A release mechanism is positioned between the latching arms such that outward movement of the mechanism moves the latching arms together disconnecting the cable connectors from the mounting rail. A twinaxial cable connector inner housing can also be positioned in the cable connector housing, where the inner housing is comprised of outer housings and an inner insert.

Abstract: A connector for flat cables 10 comprises basically an insulating housing 20 and contacts 30. The housing 20 has a slot 26 for the insertion of the flat cable 50 and a number of passages 25 for insertion of contacts in communication with the above mentioned slot. The contacts 30 are preferably stamped from a sheet metal material in the form of a V-shape with one end having a soldering tab 38 and the other end having an actuator 36. The actuators 36 are operated by a special bar, thus allowing to insert or to remove the flat cable 50 using very little effort.

Abstract: One end of a two-core twisted pair cable 30 having two twisted wires 32 and 34 in a common jacket 36 is prepared. An insert 20 having a pair of semicylindrical halves 22a and 22b connected by a hinge 21 in which a central groove 25 and a branched groove 26 are formed is used. An insert subassembly is prepared by placing one wire 32 connected to the central contact in the central groove 25 of the insert 20, and by placing the other wire 34 in the branched groove 26 and bringing outside its exposed conductor 38. This insert subassembly is inserted in the outer ferrule 13 of the metal shell 12 of the BNC connector 10, after which the ferrule is crimped, thus connecting the conductor 38 to the metal shell 12.

Abstract: A bolt-fastened connector featuring an easy securing of the bolt in the housing while making it possible to achieve a compact design with a high density of elements is achieved. The bolt-fastened connector (2) comprises first housing (10) accommodating the bolt (20) and the second housing (40) having multiple contacts. A metal member (80) having several spring blades (82) is embedded in an inner wall (58) of a bolt-insertion opening (54) of the second housing (40). When the tip of the bolt (20) retained in the first housing (10) is inserted in the bolt-insertion opening (54), the spring blades (82) snap into a recess of the bolt (20), thereby securing the bolt (20) and the first housing (10) in the second housing (40).