Abstract: An electrical splice enclosure for enclosing a splice of an electrical cable. The splice enclosure includes an enclosure housing. The housing is formed of a lower housing portion and a cover portion defining a bounded interior therein. The lower housing portion includes a bottom surface, an upwardly extending wall bounding the bottom surface and an open upper surface opposite the bottom surface. The lower housing portion further includes a cable entry opening through the wall for permitting entry of the cable into the lower housing portion. The cover portion is positionable over the open upper surface of the lower housing portion so as to enclose the cable splice within the enclosure housing. The cover portion and the wall each include an encapsulant fill opening for permitting the housing interior to be gravity filled with a curable encapsulant, with the housing being positioned in multiple different positions.

Abstract: A cover is employed with an edge mount electrical header connector to secure the header connector to a printed circuit board during soldering. The header connector includes plural electrical contacts supported in an insulative housing. The contacts include extending solder tails for engagement with solder pads of the printed circuit board. The cover includes an elongate insulative body for attachment to the header connector. The body of the cover includes gripper arms extending therefrom and being in spaced opposition to the extending solder tails. The solder tails and the gripper arms form a space therebetween for receiving an edge of the printed circuit board. The gripper arms and solder tails retain the printed circuit board edge so as to permit secure soldering of the solder tails to the solder pads of the printed circuit board.

Abstract: A roadway luminaire is provided which includes a mast mount docking sation securable to an end of a pole mast. The mast mount docking station includes a power plug electrically coupled to the power conductors. The luminaire includes a corresponding power plug which is electrically and mechanically coupled to the mast mount docking station via a twist-lock feature including mating keys and keyways in the docking station and luminaire, respectively. The luminaire includes several plug-in components such as a plug-in photoelectric cell, a plug-in starter and a capacitor pressfit into a molded cavity in the luminaire. The power plug of the luminaire is adaptable to be used with all international voltages. The twist-lock feature provides for a foolproof mechanical and electrical connection to ensure that the correctly rated luminaire is connected to the supply voltage.

Abstract: A hanger bar assembly supports an outlet box between spaced apart support elements. The assembly includes a longitudinally expandable elongate support bar having a first elongate open ended channel member, and a second open ended channel member. The first channel member being slidably and telescopically received in the second channel member. A fastening element slidably supported within the first channel member. The channel members having adjacent facing surfaces, one of the surfaces having a gripping element for engaging the other surface. A mounting apparatus for attaching the outlet box to the fastening element. Upon securing the outlet box to the fastening element, the facing surfaces are urged together and the gripping element engages the other facing surface thereby restricting movement between said members. Additionally, an attachment member coupled to each opposed end of the support bar is provided.

Abstract: A cable tie bandolier for use with automatic tools. A continuous length of cable ties may be formed utilizing a non-continuous molding operation by molding discrete shots of cable ties, such discrete shots having connection capability therebetween allowing the connection of one discrete shot of cable ties to a second discrete shot of cable ties thereby providing one continuous strip of cable ties.

Abstract: An electrical outlet box including a bottom wall having a plurality of cable accommodating bottom wall openings and an upstanding side wall perimetrically bounding the bottom wall and including a plurality of cable accommodating side wall openings. The bottom wall and side wall define a box interior. A cable clamp is adjustably mounted within the box interior. The cable clamp allows restricted passage of the cable through the side wall openings while covering the bottom wall openings.

Abstract: A low insertion force multi-pin connector for a flat flexible cable includes an insulative housing, conductive terminals mounted in the housing and a slide member which is laterally inserted into the housing to press a flat flexible cable against contact arms of the terminals. The terminals have pin portions which protrude through a header side of the housing. The connector is mounted to an external surface of an electrical device such that the header side of the housing projects outwardly to provide external electrical connection to the pin portions of the terminals.

Abstract: A grounding coupling sized for cooperation with a gland nut of a fitting to allow external grounding of such fitting via an external grounding conductor. The grounding coupling is configured for rotationally unrestrained cooperation with the gland nut when the gland nut is in an untightened condition with respect to the body of the fitting. The grounding coupling is further configured for rotationally restrained and electrically conductive cooperation with the gland nut when the gland nut is in a tightened condition with respect to the body of the fitting.

Abstract: A tool for installation of a cable tie. The tool includes a tensioning mechanism for tensioning the cable tie to a predetermined tension setting and a cutting mechanism for severing an excess portion of the tail from the tensioned cable tie. The tool provides grip size adjustability to reduce operator fatigue, angular nose adjustability to facilitate installation of cable ties in a variety of orientations with respect to the installer's work station, and reduced recoil shock/vibration. The tool further provides rapid adjustability of the tension setting level, allows the installer to readily view the tension setting level and provides an adjustable tension setting mechanism which resists damage due to impact/jarring of the tool and exposure to dirt and other environmental conditions.

Abstract: A reader for chip cards with a housing (3) featuring an insertion slot (1) for the chip card (2), a number of pairs of contacts (6,7) corresponding to the number of read tracks, and a contact support frame (5) connected to the contact lead-ins (4), in which the contact lead-ins (4) held in the housing (3) are inserted in parallel from one side into the contact support frame (5) held in a free suspension by the contact lead-ins (4). On the side of the contact support frame (5) turned away from the contact lead-ins (4) there is an actuator element designed as a double arm lever (9, 10). The actuator element is held in the housing (3) by a transverse torsion spring arm (8) and its power arm (9) lies in the insertion path of the chip card (2) such that the work arm (10) of the actuator lever is twisted during insertion of the chip card (2) under tension of the torsion spring arms (8) and the contact support frame (5) and thus its associated contacts (6,7) are pressed against the chip card (2).

Abstract: An electrical wiring distribution system adapted for securement with a metal floor structure is provided. The system includes a hatch structure secured to a cellular floor structure. The hatch structure has a housing having an interior portion therewithin and an open bottom end. The housing has opposed sidewalls disposed transverse to the enclosed metal cells and bottom portions extending downwardly in close adjacency with channelways of the floor structure to prevent ingress of concrete into the interior portion. The housing has a pair of side portions having edges forming an access opening in communication with the interior portion of the housing. A divider structure is provided in the interior portion of the housing for dividing the interior portion of the housing into at least a pair of sections. The housing has an upper flange defining a top access opening.

Abstract: An electrical disconnect for use with an appliance includes a base assembly and a pull-out head assembly. The base assembly includes an insulative housing having isolated compartments therein. Within the compartments are mounted wire connectors for receiving load and line conductors. The head assembly includes a handle on a top surface thereof and contacts extending downwardly from a bottom surface thereof. The head assembly is selectively positionable within the base assembly so that the electrical contacts of the head assembly electrically couple the line and load conductors associated with the wire connectors. The contact of the head assembly directly contacts a side portion of the line and load wire connectors, respectively. The electrical disconnect also includes a series of wire guides associated with each wire connector. The wire guide includes a tapered opening to assist in guiding conductors into the wire connectors.

Abstract: An electrical outlet box assembly including an outlet box and a lid. The outlet box generally includes a base, an outer wall parametrically bounding the base and extending upwardly therefrom forming a box interior, the outer wall having an upper and lower end, the upper end forming a lip which defines an opening to the box interior. The assembly further includes a lid. The lid has a closed position such that when the lid is in the closed position the opening to the box interior is partially covered forming a receptacle opening having a size substantially similar to an opening of a standard size outlet box. The lid further includes an open position such that when the lid is in the open position, the opening to the box interior is entirely uncovered thereby permitting unrestricted access into the outlet box interior.

Abstract: A conduit connector provides for the movable attachment of a conduit saddle to a connector body. The connector includes a connector body having an interior for accommodating the conduit. The connector body includes a body aperture therethrough. The conduit saddle is movably supported interiorly of the body for movement into engagement with the conduit. The conduit saddle includes a saddle aperture therethrough. An elongate screw having a head at one end and an elongate shaft is employed for attaching the saddle to the body. The screw includes a first shaft section and a spaced second shaft section.

Abstract: A fastening device provides for the securement of an elongate member to a support structure. The fastening device includes a housing having a support portion for supporting the elongate member. The fastening device further includes a fixed component fixably securable to the support structure. The housing is insertable over the fixed component and may be variably positioned thereon at select angular orientations such that the support portion is variably positioned about the fixed component.

Abstract: A surface mount connector for a flexible printed circuit board of low profile (low height) by providing contacts at a smaller pitch. A connector comprises an insulator, a plurality of contacts aligned longitudinally of the insulator and a slider. The contacts are provided in the insulator with at least one end thereof and a portion of a central area thereof being exposed outward. The slider holds a flexible printed circuit board between the slider and the insulator, longitudinal opposite ends of the slider are connected to opposite ends of the insulator and the contacts are electrically connected to a conductive pattern of the printed circuit board at positions corresponding to a node of the slider.

Abstract: The electrical connector assembly includes a female connector portion which is mountable to a first printed circuit board, such as a motherboard, and a male connector portion which is mechanically and electrically connected to a second printed circuit board, such as a daughterboard. The female connector portion includes a plurality of signal contacts arranged in two rows having a ground terminal, or conductive elastomer, positioned between the rows of signal contacts. The male connector portion preferably includes a flexible circuit having a solid groundplane separated by an dielectric insulator from an electrical trace thereon. The distance separating the groundplane from the trace and the width of the trace controls a characteristic impedance of the flexible circuit for matching to specific circuit requirements of the daughterboard and motherboard.

Abstract: A connector assembly having a male plug connector and a female socket connector. The male plug connector includes an elongate housing and a dependent housing shaft. An elongate first electrical contact is supported in the housing and has a first cable terminating end and an opposed interconnection end extending into said shaft. A latch is rotatably supported by the housing about the shaft. The socket connector includes a female connector housing having a central cavity therein for insertable connection with the housing shaft. A second electrical contact is supported in the cavity of the female connector housing for electrical engagement with the interconnection end of the first contact upon insertable engagement between the housing shaft of and the female connector housing.

Abstract: A locknutless conduit connector provides for the retentive termination of an electrical conduit to a junction box. The connector includes a connector housing having a conduit receiving end, an opposed conductor egressing end and a central conduit passage therebetween. The conduit passage is defined by opposing connector halves which are relatively movable with respect to one another in clam-shell fashion and which include male and female cooperating engagement members positioned to prevent relative axial movement between the connector halves when the connector is subjected to bending forces.