Abstract: A personal computer has a casing that includes a bottom wall formed having fitting holes and a rear wall provided with a first expansion connector. An expansion adapter to which the computer is connected includes a carrying surface, on which the casing is detachably mounted, and a first relay connector connectable with the first expansion connector of the casing placed on the carrying surface. Arranged on the carrying surface are guide rails that guide the casing in movement along the directions of connection and disconnection of the connectors. The expansion adapter includes locking members, which are swingable between a locking position in which they project from the carrying surface and an unlocking position in which they are situated below the carrying surface.

Abstract: An adapter for interfacing a tester with the leads of a dual-flatpack or quad-flatpack is disclosed herein. The adapter includes lengths of a conductive elastomer for making electrical contact with the rows of leads extending from the flatpack. The lengths of conductive elastomer are each located within a slot formed in a body of the adapter and are exposed within a depression in the adapter, where the width and length of the depression correspond to the width and length of the flatpack. The adapter is frictionally secured to the flatpack when the adapter is pressed onto the flatpack. The resilient conductive elastomer makes reliable contact to the leads of the flatpack.

Abstract: The invention concerns a connector of the shielded type comprising a socket (1) attached to a printed circuit board (CI) and a plug (7) designed to be mechanically and electrically coupled to socket (1). One wall of socket (1) is covered with a shielding (5) of electrically conductive material. This shielding (5) is extended on its front part by projections (52) folded back on themselves so as to form a spring, these springs emerging inside socket (1) and exerting a pushing force on plug (7) along a direction orthogonal to the direction of insertion of the plug into the socket, so as to establish a galvanic contact with shielding (9b) of plug (7).

Abstract: A connector having a connector body with opposing end contacts. The connector also includes tabs coupled to the connector body and positioned between the opposing end contacts. Provided between the tabs and the opposing end contacts are circular stabilizers. When no force is applied to the opposing end contacts, the tabs and the circular stabilizers hold the connector in a cylindrical holder. When a compressive force is applied on each opposing end contact, the circular stabilizers pivot about an axis while maintaining the position of the connector in the holder. Further, as the opposing end contacts are compressed, they move across the connector surface of the component making contact with the connector. The movement of the opposing end contacts "wipes" across the surface and, thus, forms a good electrical connection between the connector and the surface.

Abstract: In a waterproof connector, relief portions are notched in an insertion-side end of a packing, and when the packing is fitted on an inner tubular portion of a male connector housing, support post portions of a lock arm, formed on the outer periphery of the inner tubular portion, pass through the relief portions, respectively. With this arrangement, the lock arm can be disposed closer to the front end of the male connector housing, and therefore the housing can be formed into a compact size in accordance with the minimum size of the inner tubular portion for receiving and holding connection terminals.

Abstract: In a waterproof connector housing in which a hood portion for fitting with a counter housing is projected from a housing body portion, an elastic seal ring which maintains watertightness with the counter housing is disposed inside the hood portion, and a retaining piece of the elastic seal ring is engaged with the hood portion, a fitting convex portion is projected integrally from an inner face of the hood portion on a contact face in which the hood inner face is contacted with the seal ring, and the elastic seal ring is integrally formed in a state where the fitting convex portion bites the seal ring.

Abstract: An outdoor electrical outlet protector (10) comprising a waterproof extension cord (12). A timer (14) is electrically built into the waterproof extension cord (12), which will safely connect an outdoor electrical outlet (16) to exterior Christmas lights (18) and exterior security lights (20) on a building (22).

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a dielectric housing having a pair of accessory mounting stations integrally formed with the housing on respective opposite sides of the housing, and a pair of resilient latch arms extending forwardly from respective ones of the accessory mounting stations. In a preferred embodiment, each of the accessory mounting stations includes a lug extending laterally from the housing and a beam extending forwardly from the lug. The lugs are configured to be gripped by an accessory to the connector. The beams flank the housing and are spaced from the housing, thereby defining pockets which are configured to receive portions of the accessory.

Abstract: A card edge slot connector includes an insulative housing defining a central slot for receiving a card therein with a plurality of passageways disposed therein by two sides of the central slot. A corresponding number of signal contacts are received within the passageways, respectively. At least an elongated grounding member is disposed in the inner portion of the housing with a series of grounding straps extending from the grounding member into the corresponding passageways, respectively, wherein each grounding strap shares the same passageway with the corresponding signal contact.

Abstract: An electrical assembly includes a socket member and a plug member adapted for mating with the socket member along a mating axis of the socket member. The socket member has a mating aperture having a side wall portion and a bottom wall portion. The side wall portion has a locking slot, while the bottom wall portion has at least one pin contact and at least one tab member. Each pin contact and each tab member extends from the bottom wall portion substantially parallel to the mating axis. The plug member includes a bottom surface and a resilient locking device adapted for engaging in the locking slot of the side wall portion of the socket member. The bottom surface has a socket contact aperture corresponding to each pin contact extending from the bottom wall portion of the mating aperture and a tab aperture corresponding to each tab member extending from the bottom wall portion of the mating aperture.

Abstract: A connector 20 for disk-shaped batteries 90 including a housing 22 with a battery receiving cavity 48, opposed end walls 30 having spring arms 32 that extend outwardly from the cavity 48 for retaining the battery 90 in the housing 22, and terminals 50 connector 20 is adapted for receiving a battery in a horizontal orientation. The lower and upper terminals 52, 54 are disposed in respective terminal receiving passageways 36, 42 of the housing 22 with spring arm contact sections 60 opposing each other along the housing side walls 24,28 and with surface mountable connecting sections 70 of both the terminals 52,54 extending outwardly from the housing base 34 at spaced locations for electrical connection to pads on a circuit board.

Abstract: An improved electrical connector for computers adapted for connecting electric currents to cooling fans of CPUs or computer peripheral equipment. The electrical connector includes a front housing and a rear housing joined together integrally and a plurality of contacts each comprised of a front portion and a rear portion fitted respectively to the ends of a connection portion, the contact being placed inside the front and rear housings. The contacts are firmly held within the housing due to the configuration of the inner walls of the front and rear housings. The assembly process is simplified and costs reduced. The overall reduced size of the electrical connector occupies makes efficient use of the limited space of the computer.

Abstract: A connector comprises a plurality of movable terminals, a a frame for holding the plurality of movable terminals in a row at prescribed intervals, a contact bar for joining under pressure the plurality of movable terminals and the terminal conductors of a cable disposed on the plurality of the movable terminals, and a cover for pressing the contact bar, whereby the cable is connected to the connector by a simple operation without the use of special tools.

Abstract: A cabling connection system provides cabling connection for an equipment box. A unit input connector is placed on the equipment box. A unit output connector is also placed on the equipment box. The unit input connector and the unit output connector are of identical shape and gender. A cover plate is placed on the equipment box over the unit input connector and the unit output connector. The cover plate has a first opening which allows access to the unit input connector and has a second opening which allows access to the unit output connector. The first opening is a different shape than the second opening. This results in the first opening acting as a first keying feature for the unit input connector and the second opening acting as a second keying feature for the unit output connector.

Abstract: The invention comprises an interconnection system having an assembly with a base member and a silo. The silo has an upper contact receiving passageway and a lower contact receiving passageway. The silo is slidably mounted onto the base and reciprocally movable in a linear manner between an unterminated position and a terminated position. A pair of U-shaped terminals securable in the base to be received within the silo upon assembly of the silo to the base. Each of the terminals include a base section and a pair of legs extending normally therefrom to define the U-shape. The legs include aligned wire receiving openings and aligned IDC termination slots extending from the openings. A third IDC termination slot is formed along a top of the terminal. The bottom passageway of the silo is aligned with the wire receiving openings and the upper passageway is above the third IDC termination slot when the silo is in the unterminated position.

Abstract: The present invention teaches a boot system for protecting plugs and connectors or receptacles for use in commercial and industrial environments or applications. A boot is provided for each of the plugs and connectors to be joined, with the boots being formed with triple-sealing cooperative surfaces which contact one another upon the boots being matingly joined. Each boot is further formed with stepped sealing means for receiving a cable to be wired to the device housed by the respective boot. Each boot is yet further formed with outer scalloped longitudinally extending surfaces adapted to receive the fingers of a user.

Abstract: A sealed F-connector, with a threaded section and a recessed section adjacent the threaded section, has a ring-shaped elastomeric sealing member formed within the recessed section and affixed to the surface of the recessed section. When a connector shell from a mating connector is screwed on, the sealing member deforms as the connector shell screws on over the sealing member, thereby lining at least a portion of the internal thread of the connector shell and at least a portion of the recessed section of the F-connector. The deformed sealing member thereby establishes a barrier to the penetration of moisture between the F-connector and the mating connector.

Abstract: Electrical connectors having actuating slides, for connection to a second complementary connector, the actuating slide being attachable to an outer housing part of the first connector and the actuating slide interacting with the second connector, are known. The actuating slides often have a U-shaped design and are fastened to the outer housing part of the first connector. In order to ensure correct functioning of the actuating slide with the first connector, it is necessary for the actuating slide to be pushed onto the housing of the first connector from a specific direction. In order to achieve this, the outer housing part has guide means for guiding the actuating slide and the actuating slide has corresponding complementary means. The guide means and/or the actuating slide are/is configured in such a way that the actuating slide and the outer housing part can be joined together only from one side of the housing part.

Abstract: A connector assembly for mounting a coaxial plug to a coaxial cable includes a contacting ferrule which on one hand engages a cable conductor corrugated tube by means of threads, and on the other hand is connected to the housing of the coaxial plug. The connector is configured in such a manner that at its plug-side end the contacting ferrule constitutes a collet having resilient segments and evincing a conical compression surface which is subject to radial compression against the cable conductor corrugated tube by a plug-side, cooperating compression cone.

Abstract: An electrical connector for automatically terminating signals in distribution equipment is provided, particularly in the form of a tap housing containing the F-port connector installed in a CATV system. The connector includes a cylindrical outer conductor for attachment to a housing of the distribution equipment which contains a pcb, a conductor of a coaxial cable being connectable to said outer conductor; an inner resilient conductor member contained in the outer conductor and connectable to an electrical circuit when contacting the pcb, a conductor of a coaxial cable being connectable to the inner resilient conductor member; and signal terminating means comprising a resistor operatively associated with the resilient conductor member and the pcb whereby an electrical circuit may be selectively opened and closed to automatically terminate the signals when the inner resilient conductor member has contact with the pcb.