Abstract: An electrical connector assembly for mounting an electrical component, such as a radio, on a panel. The connector assembly permits blind mating of a radio in a dash. A header on the radio is mated to a plug connector on a wiring harness. The plug connector is mounted on a mounting member on a panel. When the component is inserted through an opening, such as an opening in an automobile dash, the plug connector can shift into alignment with a header on the component. Ramps on the header and on the plug connector cam the mating connectors into alignment permitting movement in a plane perpendicular to the mating direction. Alignment and movement in the mating direction is permitted by springs holding the plug connector on the housing. Metal springs exerting a mating force when deflected can be use. Alternatively molded cantilever latches can be deflected. The mated connectors can still move in the axial direction after mating.

Abstract: A portable electronic component transport and interconnection assembly 2 includes a removable console 50 that can be mounted in a host or vehicle and connected to a permanently mounted output connector 10 by simple linear longitudinal movement followed by linear lateral movement. The removable console 50 includes input contact members 62, 64 and 66 for connecting the console to a source of power, ground and electrical signals. The input contact members are L-shaped with a contact interface 72 located on the rear of the input contact member. The output connector includes a curved resilient contact 12 that is located on the inside of a connector front wall adjacent to one of several openings 30, 32, 34. A spring loaded door 40 normally closes these openings, but the input contact members push this door 40 during initial longitudinal movement. The input contact members are then moved laterally so that the contact interfaces 72 engage corresponding resilient contacts 12.

Abstract: A terminal junction block 10 having elongate bus members 20 therein each for commoning the terminals 24 of a respective row. Commoning clips 60 within slots 62 of main housing member 14 are positioned transverse of the bus members 20 and common the bus members 20 to each other, thus commoning all terminals 24 of the respective rows.

Abstract: A system for defining and controlling data transmissions in a multiplexing system having a host controller in bi-directional communication with a plurality of remote stations or nodes. The system comprises a series of simple frame flags generally defined as varying periods of inactivity on the bi-directional transmission line. Only specified numbers of transmitted data digits constitute valid transmissions. An arrangement is provided which responds to the receipt of an incorrect number of received digits (an error condition) in a manner which is a function of the number of digits which are actually received.

Abstract: An electrical terminal includes an insulation displacement slot formed by two upstanding beams having a slot there between profiled to receive a wire. At an upper portion of the terminal, a wire receiving opening is formed which is profiled to receive an insulated wire, the opening being in transition with, insulation severing surfaces. To increase the reaction forces on the beams, a back-up spring is added to the spring beams, interconnected to the spring beams alongside the wire contact surfaces.

Abstract: Synthetic continuous filament yarn is woven with a sacrificial filling and thus formed into a prefabric, selected portions of the prefabric are dyed, the prefabric is optionally crimped either before or after dyeing, the prefabric is immersed into a dilute solution which, when concentrated will destroy the sacrificial filling, and the prefabric is then conducted through a heating and drying operation, boiling off the water and concentrating the solution, then substantially completely destroying the sacrificial filling and freeing the warp yarns as a free warp of intermittently colored yarns.

Abstract: Drawn but undyed synthetic continuous filament yarn is formed into a prefabric, selected portions of the prefabric are dyed while leaving other selected portions free of any dye, the prefabric is raveled, the resulting partially dyed yarn is formed into a partially dyed prefabric, and this partially dyed prefabric is then substantially completely over-dyed to produce a novel over-dyed fabric.This method produces a novel form of crimped and drawn continuous filament synthetic polymeric yarn, a substantial portion of which is undyed, and the balance of which consists of random, intermittent dyed lengths consisting of at least two different colors (A and B) intermittently and randomly arranged along the length of the yarn.

Abstract: A high speed continuous knitting machine wherein the cylinder has a substantially circular cam track for the needle butts having a substantially uniform slope and disposed at an oblique angle relative to the axis of the cylinder, and also including cam controlled axially moveable sliders disposed between the needles for assisting in castoff, which sliders are moved in a direction opposite to the direction of movement of the needles.