Abstract: In a terminal in which a contact plate portion of a contact spring piece is projected through an opening of a bottom plate portion and a stop plate at the tip end of a rear plate portion bent from the contact plate portion is to butt against the opening edge of the bottom plate portion, curved parts are formed in a range extending from the contact plate portion to the rear plate portion. The curved parts have an arcuate section taken along a width direction of the spring piece.

Abstract: For an electric plug and socket connection with one or two locking shackles, which can be pivoted about bearing studs of the one half of the plug and socket connection, locking elements, disposed on the side parts of the plug and socket connection, overlapping, in the locked position of the plug and socket connection, locking studs disposed on the other half of the plug and socket connection, it is proposed that pockets be provided in the side parts and spring elements be inserted in these pockets, which spring elements act on the locking elements, or that tiltable locking elements be provided at the spring elements.

Abstract: An electrical connector consisting principally of a housing of synthetic material with a plurality of receiving chambers provided therein for receiving an associated electrical connector contact element. In at least one outer housing wall of the housing is located one orifice per receiving chamber, with a locking arm disposed therein, which is integrally formed as a single piece on this outer wall of the housing. In order for it to be possible with a single operating step to release both the primary and the secondary locking and therefore to remove the electrical connector contact elements quickly and easily from their receiving chambers, a return slope is integrally formed on the free end region of each of the locking arms. In the housing at least one further access point is provided per receiving chamber and leads from the mouth region of the housing.

Abstract: A socket for use in electrically measuring and testing a semiconductor device including a body portion having a guide for holding leads of the semiconductor device, and a cover with a plurality of probes for contacting with the leads of the semiconductor device. The cover has a plurality of out-leads respectively connected to the probes to communicate electrical signals from the probes to an exterior device. The guide of the body portion is provided with a plurality of lead guide holes, and a biasing member for urging the guide toward the cover to ensure consistent contact between each of the probes and a corresponding lead.

Abstract: Cutout portions are respectively formed at the lower edges of a pair of terminal plates, one being deeper than the other. At predetermined positions of holding grooves of a lower mold, protruding portions for positioning are formed, by which the terminal plates are positioned when the protruding portions are respectively engaged with the cutout portions. With this construction, terminal plates can be accurately fitted into a holding groove of the mold so that an O-ring can be smoothly attached to the molding.

Abstract: In order to provide a simple connection between a shield housing and a strip body, the shield housing has resilient side parts with spring arms being initially bent inwards and then outwards and being pushed over lead-in and sliding inclines on the strip body and automatically latched on an insertion side or front of the strip body. Those sections of the spring arms which are bent outwards form contact elements for the shield housing to make contact on a mounting panel. The invention is suitable for motor vehicle filter plug connectors.

Abstract: An ejection mechanism for an electrical connector, especially a double-deck PCMCIA card header/electrical connector, has a single card eject selection button and associated ejection shaft that is manually positionable to selectively engage and actuate upper or lower card ejectors through respective upper or lower ejector push-rods. The user manually positions the selection button so as to only eject one of the upper or lower cards. Upon actuation of the selection button and subsequent ejection of the desired card from the selected upper or lower connector slot, the selection button returns to a pre-selection or initial position. The selection button includes a safety mechanism that prevents accidental ejection of the nonselected card.

Abstract: A socket that can be fixed on a circuit board for mounting an integrated circuit. The socket comprises a base and a plurality of socket pins, arranged along a periphery thereof, for electrically connecting to portions (pins) of the integrated circuit. Connecting portions are provided to each of the socket pins for soldering additional components thereon or short circuiting some of the socket pins to each other.

Abstract: A connector for substrates such as smart cards has a housing containing two parallel rows of spring contacts, each of which is held in a respective channel of the housing. Integral with each of the spring contacts and extending outside of one end of the housing is a terminal lead for connection to a substrate. The lead has a solder mass adjacent its end. The two parallel rows of solder-bearing leads will straddle and resiliently hold a substrate between them to improve accuracy in soldering during solder re-flow. The other end of the housing is provided with entry apertures for pins of a multi-pin connector, so that each pin will enter a respective housing channel to contact the spring contact therein. The entry apertures may accommodate a substrate with contact pads.

Abstract: An eject mechanism for a card-receiving connector equipped with a foldable eject button which provides sufficient mechanical ejection stroke without excess projection of the ejection button from a front face of an electronic apparatus. The card ejection mechanism includes an eject rod, an eject button connected to the ejection rod, and an actuation lever for ejecting a memory card from the card-receiving connector. The eject button includes a base button and an operation button. The operation button is pivotally connected to the base button and is mounted for movement between a raised position where the operation button is axially aligned with base button, and a folded position where the operation button is oriented generally perpendicular to the base button. The operation button includes a base portion for engaging a corresponding recess in the base button for holding the operation button in its raised position.

Abstract: The invention relates to a self-baring connector for a flat cable. This connector comprises a base and a cover fitted onto this base. The base comprises grooves separated by longitudinal bosses and the cover is equipped with grooves separated by longitudinal ribs to house wires of an electrical cable. The cover in addition bears, in recesses arranged in the grooves, connecting grips arranged to perform electrical coupling by perforation of the self-baring type of the insulator surrounding the conductor of the wire. This connector is suitable for a flat cable with several electrical wires and enables an electrical connection to be made at any point of this cable.

Abstract: A power center for using ON-OFF switches to control power availability for individual receptacle outlets is disclosed. The molded-in receptacle apertures and podded contact strips provide significant space, cost and efficiency improvements over existing power centers which use stand-alone, off-the shelve receptacle parts.

Abstract: A terminal structure includes a male terminal which is formed by folding a piece of plate material and a female terminal into which the male terminal is inserted for an electrical connection therebetween. The male terminal has a rod-shaped electrical connection part formed on an end thereof. The electrical connection part is provided on an upper surface thereof with raised portions which are brought into contact with the female terminal when the male terminal is inserted thereinto. The female terminal is formed by folding a piece of plate material. The female terminal is provided inside thereof with a plane upper surface for depressing the male terminal and is also provided with a resilient tongue piece for supporting the male terminal from below. Due to provision of the raised portions on the male terminal, the contacting area between the male terminal and the plane upper surface of the female terminal is reduced to obtain a terminal structure requiring low insertion force.

Abstract: A holder for a lamp bulb comprises an insulating housing having a terminal receiving part and a socket for the lamp bulb. The terminal receiving part defines first, second and third terminal receiving cavities opening into a terminal receiving end of the housing. One of the cavities receives an electrical terminal having a spring contact beam projecting into the socket for engaging one contact of the lamp bulb, and a slot receiving one lead of a diode. Another of the cavities receives an electrical terminal having a slot for receiving the other lead of the diode and a further slot for receiving a first supply lead. When these two terminals have been inserted into their cavities, a third terminal is inserted into its cavity, after the leads of the diode have been securely lodged in the diode receiving slots of the first two terminals. The third terminal has a spring contact beam which projects into the socket for engaging the other contact of the bulb, and a slot for receiving a second supply lead.

Abstract: A printed circuit board ground clip is provided having upwardly extending retainers and downwardly extending legs. The legs are designed to insert within plated-through holes of a variable thickness printed circuit board. The upwardly extending retainers terminate as a spaced pair of flanges which frictionally receive and electrically couple with a hook. The hook extends from the chassis of an electronic device, through a slot within the printed circuit board and between the spaced flanges. Accordingly, the hook and ground clip form an electrical conduit between a ground supply connected to the electronic device chassis and a ground conductor formed within the printed circuit board. Chassis-to-ground conductor attachment is performed during assembly of the board to the chassis backplane. Attachment can be quickly and easily reversed to allow board re-work, without requiring placement of heat upon the board.

Abstract: A low profile information outlet (1), suitable for mounting to a wall or floor, provides for connections to multiple connector styles and media types while maintaining appropriate minimum bend radii. A connectorized fiber optic cable (30) enters the housing (3) via cable entrance (7) and plugs into fiber optic receptacle (13). Fiber optic receptacle (13) snaps into a flange retention member (9). Connectorized copper cable (33) plugs into a recessed connector well (14) at an angle. The receptacles (13,25) and exterior connectors (45,48) are protected by the low profile housing (3) and the mounting surface (29). All cables (31,33) exit the housing (3) parallel to the mounting surface (29) to dress along the wall or floor.

Abstract: The invention discloses an electrical plug and socket. The socket is an elongated body made of rigid non-conductive material with two or three grooves along its body. A conductor connected to a power source passes inside, along and through every groove. This socket has at least one "station" for insertion or removal of the plug which is located along said socket. The plug is comprised of e cover and a body both made from non-conductive rigid material. Two or three rigid conductive bodies are located at the underbody of the plug and connected to an electrical cable passing through the cover. Said conductive bodies are contoured and located such that they fit for entry, sliding and grasping of the socket's grooves while continuously touching the sockets conductors inside said grooves. The advantage of the particular feature of the plug end socket according to the invention is that it minimizes the risk o electrocution by preventing foreign bodies from being inserted and touching the electric conductors.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a connector which, in use, is connected to a shore cable. The shore cable provides power to a vehicle. A connection in the apparatus to the vehicle's starting circuit actuates an ejector mechanism when the vehicle's engine is started. The ejector mechanism ejects the shore cable from the apparatus and a switch interrupts the current prior to the completion of the ejection action, thereby preventing arcing at the connector and assuring long contact life.

Abstract: An electrical receptacle terminal having forwardly extending and inwardly folded opposing cantilevered contact arms from a box-like structure which further includes at least one port for the receipt of a locking latch of a housing for receiving said receptacle terminal therein, characterized in that a tab extends inwardly from the body portion at the port for abutment by the free end of the contact arm. The tab enables the latching function and the electrical and mechanical function of the contact arms to be effectively isolated from one and other in a one piece receptacle terminal having a protective shell surrounding the contact arms.

Abstract: A multi-conductor communications jack where the individual insulated conductors are forced into associated insulation displacing contacts to make a mechanical and electrical joint with the metallic conductor therein by means of an impact tool which also has thereon a cutting edge for severing the portion of the insulated conductor that extends beyond the jack lead frame. The improvement comprising a series of anvils adjacent the frame and insulation displacing contacts to support the insulated conductor and insure a clean cut without injury to the conductor or insulation and without having to employ two separate tools in two separate operations. The first tool to force the conductor into the contact slot and the second tool, in a separate operation, to sever the excess conductor.