Abstract: A female combination connector for connecting a computer storage drive to a printed circuit board includes a plurality of female connector elements affixed to a base. The plurality of female connector elements correspond to a plurality of male connectors on the computer storage drive. The female combination connector also includes a printed circuit board connector. The printed circuit board connector includes a plurality of conductors, each of which is supported by the base, and each of which is electrically coupled to one of the plurality of female connector elements. The female connector elements may be elements such as a data connector (e.g., an IDE or SCSI data connector), a power connector, a digital audio connector, an analog audio connector, or a select connector (e.g., an IDE master/slave cable select connector or a SCSI identification select connector).

Abstract: In a connector plug covering the housing (78) with contacts (82) in the socket engaging hole (81) by the metal shell portion (88) of the shield case (79), the metal shell portion (88) is roughly angular cylindrical in the direction of insertion of a plug, by installing the elasticity portion (77) bulged out to this roughly angular and cylindrical both-side portion (88) or bent to curve outwards the lower part of the roughly angular cylindrical both-side portion, and forms in the direction of insertion of a plug the gap (89) to let have flexibility to the metal shell portion (88) in the bottom.

Abstract: An electrical terminal for use with a ZIF socket for electrically connecting a CPU to a printed circuit board comprises a terminal body forming a leg portion at a lower portion thereof. The terminal forms a first connecting arm and a second connecting arm extend from a side of an upper portion thereof. Each of the first and second connecting arms form a connecting portion for electrically connecting with a corresponding terminal.

Abstract: A contact terminal includes an electrically conductive plate including a base plate; an electrical contact section, engageable with another terminal, formed at a front end portion of the base plate; a wire clamping section, for clamping a wire thereto, formed at a rear end portion of the base plate; an electrically conductive section formed between the electrical contact section and the wire clamping section, the electrically conductive section including first and second side walls and a bottom wall which is a part of the base plate and is formed between the first and second side walls, the first and second side walls which have first and second blades extending inwardly to confront each other so as to define a slot therebetween; and a step portion formed in the base plate between the electrical contact section and the wire clamping section so that a section of the base plate in the step portion in the front-to-rear direction is non-linear.

Abstract: A covered electric wire is placed on a conductor drawn out onto a terminal retaining portion protruding from an end portion of a connector housing. A a core wire of the covered electric wire is conductively contacted with the conductor and welding ribs on both sides of a cover closing the terminal retaining portion are welded to the terminal retaining portion by oscillating ultrasonic waves while pressing the covered electric wire against the conductor by means of this cover. On an outer periphery of the cover there is formed a reinforcing rib covering the length between the welding ribs on both sides thereof.

Abstract: An electrical connector structure comprises a first electrical component including a first block accommodating at least one first electrical terminal, a second block accommodating at least one second electrical terminal, and a housing that receives the first and second blocks. The housing has an end wall including upper and lower walls including, respectively, first and second opening portions aligned with the first and second electrical terminals. The first and second blocks are movable within the housing between a retracted position in which contact pieces of the first and second electrical terminals are retracted and protected from damage within the housing and an extended position in which the contact pieces of the first and second terminals extend through the first and second opening portions of the housing for connection to an electrical component, e.g., an FPC and/or a bus bar, of a second electrical connector component.

Abstract: A shielding arrangement for an connector includes a housing made up of a base and front shield stamped and formed from a single blank to provide shielding continuity between the front shield and a cable gripping section of the base. A cover is arranged to be secured to the base using only two screws, the cover being secured to the base by interengaging tabs at the front of the cover, the two screws, and an injection molded plastic insulator that fits over the assembled base and cover and that includes retention for jackscrews using interference holes on two sides of the insulator and provision for securing a separate strain relief.

Abstract: A patch cord assembly for plugging connection with an in-line array of insulation displacement connectors (IDC's) on a 110 cross-connect panel includes a plugging connector defining a plurality of plug receptacles separated from each other by contact supporting walls. Each supporting wall supports an associated elongated contact which defines a portion of the wall and has elongated contact surfaces exposed at opposite sides of the wall. The contacts extend in to the hollow housing and are terminated therein by individually insulated electrical conductors. An ultrasonic welding process strips insulation from end portions of the electrical conductors and simultaneously terminates the stripped end portions at the contacts and within the housing while the housing sections are being joined together in assembly by the ultrasonic welding process.

Abstract: A holding device (10) for gripping a pair of spaced plug connectors (50) in a parallel relation, includes a plate-like body (12) defining a center portion (14) and two side portions (16) thereof wherein a pair of alignment posts (18) are disposed on the center portion (16) and a pair of retention members (22) are respectively on two side portions (16). A pair of end walls (28) are disposed on two opposite ends of the body (12) with restriction bosses (30) on the inner sides (32) for restraint of the corresponding connectors (50) in a lengthwise direction. A guidance post (34) is positioned adjacent to one boss (30) for guidably assembling the connector (50) to the holding device (10).

Abstract: A connector is constructed to reduce a risk of malfunction or impairment of the connector due to the entrance of dust and/or external matter thereinto. The entrance of external matters into a receptacle 13 is prevented because an opening 16 of the receptacle 13 is normally kept closed by a cover 21 biased by a spring member 28. The cover 21 is temporarily opened against the biasing force of the spring member 28 during the insertion and withdrawal of the female connector housing 30.

Abstract: An electrical connector (16) associated with a component (10) is arranged to releasably receive a conductor (22, 24) and electrically interconnect the conductor to the component. The connector (16) includes a contact member (48) having a shank (62), a pair of first and second opposed beams (64, 66) extending from opposite edges of the shank upwardly into mutual pressing engagement and terminating in outwardly formed flanges (70) that are angled away from each other and from the shank (62). Conductor gripping portions (90, 92) are formed in the two flanges (70). By deflecting the beams (64, 66) the gripping portions (90, 92) are movable to an open position for receiving the conductor therein and movable to a closed position for gripping and electrically contacting the conductor.

Abstract: A reliable method of incorporating a crimp-style connector onto a printed circuit board. Even when a relatively long wire having a large diameter is used, the connector housing can be easily attached to the board and there is no possibility that the board will be warped. The method of incorporating a crimp-style connector (20) onto a board (10) by which a connector housing (21) provided with an electrical wire is incorporated onto the board (10), includes the following steps: attaching the connector housing (21) to the board (10); crimp-connecting the electrical wire with a crimp-blade (33) of a crimp-terminal (30) accommodated in a terminal accommodating chamber (22) in the connector housing (21); and soldering a fixing portion of the crimp terminal (30), which protrudes onto a reverse side 10b of the board (10), to a contact point on the board (10).

Abstract: A ZIF socket includes a cover slidably engaged with a base to which a cam is pivotably connected. The cam is selectively rotated in a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction thereby driving the cover to move laterally in opposite directions with respect to the base. The rotational plane of the cam is substantially parallel to the plane of movement of the cover.

Abstract: An electrical mating connector for connecting a safety plug have prongs connected to a plurality of conductors. The connector comprises a coupling body having an end face disposed on a surface thereof, a plurality of lugs disposed in the coupling body, and a protective insert movably mounted in the coupling body. The lugs respectively connect to a plurality of conductors and are set back at a predetermined distance from the coupling end face. The protective insert has a mating end face and a plurality of openings disposed on the mating end face and adapted to accept the prongs of the safety plug.

Abstract: A pin/socket contact is made from two contact parts, namely, a pin/socket member and a tail/coupling member. The pin/socket member has a blind bore therein for receiving a stub portion on the tail/coupling member. Burrs on the stub portion hold the tail/coupling and pin/socket members together. The pin/socket member can be standardized and inventoried in large quantities to be assembled to a variety of tail/coupling members in which the tail portion is in the form of a PC tail, wire wrap adaptor or a compliant adapter.

Abstract: The invention provides for an apparatus comprising a pin connector, and a method for assembling the pin connector, where the pin connector comprises a unitary insulator and housing, and a plurality of contact holes that extend between a front and back face of the insulator to receive contacts known in the art. The insulator may also contains an intermediate PCB slot that opens from the back face of the insulator and receives a PCB inserted therein. The unitary housing has a front and back end, where the back end receives the insulator from the front face, and the front end contains an open area that accesses the insulator to another connector mated therein. The invention may also incorporate a key element in the intermediate PCB slot that engages a matching notch on an edge of the PCB. The housing and insulator may include aligning fastener holes that receive fasteners shared by the components of the connector.

Abstract: An improved wiring system for vehicle doors allows the trim panel to be simply snapped to the metal door frame. Electrical connections are made by floating electrical connectors at the time the two are snapped together. Alignment pins on the floating connector are received within corresponding openings in the second connector to facilitate alignment. In other features, a water barrier may include electric wire holding structure such that the wires may be merely mounted to the water barrier, without the necessity of any complex wire harness. In other aspects of this invention, a plurality of electrical components may be connected through a single electrical connector.

Abstract: A device for selectably passing a wire through a cap of an insulation displacement connector to a point beyond the connector. A wire is inserted into a passage in the cap and exits the passage through an exit aperture in the cap. A stop wall is positioned in spaced confronting relationship with the exit aperture. The stop wall is dimensioned and shaped so that when the wire exits the exit aperture, the wire contacts the stop wall and is inhibited from passing beyond the stop wall, yet when the wire is selectively guided around the stop, the wire is passed beyond the connector.

Abstract: A grounding contact (1) for inducing noise on a pair of contacts (215) in a high speed, high density electrical connector (2) to ground includes a first section (10) and a second section (11) separated from each other. The first section (10) includes a contact portion (102) for engaging with a daughter board (40) inserted into the connector (2), a fitting portion (104) interferentially engaging with a housing (201) of the connector (2), and a terminal portion (12) to be fitted into a hole of a printed circuit board. The second section (11) includes a contact portion (112) for engaging with the daughter board (40), a fitting portion (114) interferentially engaging with the housing (201) of the connector (2), and a terminal portion (13) for engaging the terminal portion (12) and joining the two sections (10, 11) of the grounding contact (1) together.

Abstract: A compression type coaxial cable F-connector includes a conventional coupling nut and tubular post. A cylindrical body member is secured to the tubular post and includes a sleeve for receiving the jacket of the coaxial cable. A circular relief in the sleeve allows the end of such sleeve to be deformed inwardly toward the cable jacket. A compression ring is mounted over the outer wall of the sleeve of the cylindrical body member and includes a tapered inner bore which forces the end of the sleeve inwardly against the cable jacket as the compression ring is advanced axially over the cylindrical body member. As the end of the sleeve is deformed inwardly, it extends just behind a circular barb formed about the tubular post to pinch the cable jacket therebetween. The compression ring can be manufactured as a separate component, or the compression ring can initially be integral with the sleeve of the cylindrical body member and attached thereto by a frangible connection.