Abstract: A card connector includes an insulating housing (1), a number of contacts (2) and a shell (4). The insulating housing (1) defines a card receiving space (15) with a card insertion direction and comprises an engaging portion (114, 102). The contacts (2) are retained in the insulating housing (1) and exposed into the card receiving space (15). The shell (4) covered the insulating housing (1) comprises a resilient piece (411, 421) corresponding to the engaging portion (114, 102) of the insulating housing (1). The resilient piece (411, 421) of the shell (4) engages with the engaging portion (114, 102) of the insulating housing to urge the resilient piece to slightly distort elastically after the shell (4) is assembled to the insulating housing (1).

Abstract: A portable wire reel capable of doing emergency charging work is provided. The wire reel includes a main body having a chamber therein and a wire slot thereon; a circuit unit disposed in the chamber; a universal serial bus (USB) connector electrically connected with the circuit unit; an input line having one end electrically connected with the circuit unit and the other end connected with a plug, wherein the input line is wound around the main body lengthwise within the wire slot; and a battery connecting base electrically connected with the circuit unit.

Abstract: A socket includes a housing and a plurality of terminals received in the housing. Each terminal includes a securing portion inserted in the housing, a mating portion and a spring portion connected between the securing portion and the mating portion. When the socket interconnects with first and second electronic devices, the spring portion is resiliently deformed to provide resilient force to the mating portion and the mating portion therefore engages with the second electronic device with minimized wiping relative to the second electronic device.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a flexible circuit substrate extending between a pair of mechanical connectors to electrically couple circuits, and a supporting member between the mechanical connectors to reduce twisting of the flexible circuit substrate. The supporting member cambered to permit the mechanical connectors to translate with respect to one another. A clamping member includes a tapered clamping surface in an undeformed, unclamped position. The clamping member bends when in a clamped position, resulting in approximately planar clamping surface. Resilient pressure pads on the clamping members bias the flexible circuit substrate to the circuit board. The pressure pads are mounted in wells in the clamping members to support a side wall of the pressure pads. Frames provide additional support to the side walls of the pressure pads. The pressure pads include a raised edge along a periphery of a contact surface of the pressure pad.

Abstract: A zero insertion force socket is provided having a cover and housing sidably mounted to one another. The housing includes a pocket receiving a cam assembly. The cam assembly is slidably moveable within the housing in a direction perpendicular to the direction of movement between the cover and housing. The lever is rotatably mounted within the housing and engages the cam assembly to transfer rotational movement of the lever into axial movement of the cam assembly in a transverse direction. The cam assembly communicates with the cover such that the cam assembly drives the cover in a longitudinal direction as the cam assembly moves in a transverse direction. The lever and cam assembly cooperate to spread actuation forces across the cover and housing.

Abstract: A print board connector comprises a print board (20) and a female-type connector housing (11) attached to the rear face of the print board. The print board (20) has an opening (21) and a line of through-holes (22) beside the opening (21). The female-type connector housing (11) includes a hood (11a) that has an opening (11b) corresponding to the opening (21) of the print board (20) to receive a male connector. Multiple terminals (12) extend out of the hood (11a), and the tip of each terminal (12) is inserted in the through-hole (22) of the print board (20). A rib (15) extends on an outer wall of the hood (11a) near the opening (11b). The rib (15) has through-holes (15a) for receiving and holding the terminals (12) below the print board (20).

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a connector housing and a plurality of conductive terminals. Each of the conductive terminals is mounted on the housing, includes a conductive terminal body with first and second contact surfaces, and is provided with a dielectric coating at portions other than the first and second contact surfaces, thereby insulating each of the terminals from adjacent ones on the housing.

Abstract: An electrical card connector (5) includes a shell (1), an insulative body (2) covered by the shell, a plurality of terminals (3) received in the body, and a card ejection mechanism (4) mounted in the body. The card ejection mechanism includes a slide block (40), an elastic element (42), a push bar (44), and an elastic piece (46). When an electrical card (6) is inserted into the connector, the slide block is pushed inwardly until it is engaged by the elastic piece. The card is thus securely retained in the connector, with the elastic element being compressed. To eject the card, the push bar is manually pushed inwardly. The push bar gradually forces the elastic piece away from the slide block. The elastic element decompresses, pushing the slide block back out.

Abstract: An electrical connector (10) includes an insulative housing (12), a number of electrical terminals (27) received in the insulative housing, and a pair of latches (14). The insulative housing has a pair of longitudinally spaced opposite end portions (12a) and a base (16). The latches are pivotally assembled to the base of the insulative housing and are engageable with tabs (162) and barbs (163) of the base to selectively locate the electrical connector between an open position and a fixed position.

Abstract: A system and method to facilitate the connection or removal of a first connector from a second connector located on a side of a device having an obstructed view. The system includes a device having a map illustrating the portion of the device that is obstructed from view. The map is located on a more visually accessible portion of the device. The method includes using the map to identify the location of a first connector on a device. The device is then coupled to a system or second device by connecting or removing a second connector, such as an electrical cable or water hose, from the first connector.

Abstract: The fuse block extenders are made up of a shell (10), (10a), (10b), (10c), (10d), (10e) enclosing a bus electrode (11), circuit electrode (12), (12a), electrode base(s) (13), (13a), (13b) and accessory electrode(s) (17), (17a), (17b), (17c). Some models have a detachable cover (21) and attached cover (21a), (21b), (21c), (21d) for the accessory electrodes. The bus electrode and circuit electrodes mate with complementary fuse block electrodes of appropriate capacities and shape and the accessory electrodes connect to the electrodes of accessory circuits.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing (1), a first set of contacts (3) connecting to a first powering device and a second set of contacts (5) connecting to a second powering device. The first set of contacts has a first contact (31) and a second contact (32). The second set of contacts has a third contact (51), a fourth contact (53), a fifth contact (54) and a connecting element (52). The third and the fifth contacts respectively have a first and a second bias terminals (516, 543). A first electrical circuit is formed by the second and the third contacts and the connecting element. A second electrical circuit is formed by the first, the fourth and the fifth contacts. The first and the second electrical circuits are respectively connected to circuit traces of a PCB through the first and the second bias terminals.

Abstract: A connector housing (1) of a connector (1) is constituted by a lower housing (7), which is mounted on a printed circuit board (2), and an upper housing (8) connected to the lower housing (7) in such a manner as to be able to perform shifting movement with respect the housing (7). Further, terminals (6) are provided in such a way as to penetrate through a partitioning wall portion (8a) of the upper housing (8) and through a connecting block portion (7b) of the lower housing (7). At that time, tapered holes (7d) are provided in the connecting block portion (7b). The terminals (6) are maintained in a state in which a bending deformation thereof caused by the shifting movement of the upper housing (8) is allowed. Consequently, when the connector (1) is connected to the mating connector (3), the connectors (1, 3) can be connected to each other by performing the shifting movement of the upper housing (8) thereby to concurrently absorb the positional displacement therebetween.

Abstract: A plug connector (8) includes a top cover (1), a latch mechanism (2), a strain relief (3) securing a cable (31), a terminal module (4) have a plurality of terminals (40) therein, a push button switch (5), a printed circuit board (6), and a bottom cover (7). The top cover has a latch release button (16). The latch mechanism includes a spring plate (20) and a latch portion (22) extending downwardly and outwardly from a front end of the spring plate. When the latch release button is pressed, the spring plate gets pressed, and the latch portion is moved downwardly and released from a mating connector. The plug connector is thus unlatched from the mating connector.

Abstract: An electrical connector for securely maintaining the connector members in mated relation to allow for a continuous electrical connection. The electrical connector includes a male connector member or plug having a series of prongs and a female connector member or wall outlet box having a series of sockets that extend vertically for accepting the prongs. Each of the connector members is connected to an electric cable and may have a pair of wedges having serrated opposed sides to retain the cable within the connector member.

Abstract: A shielded back plane connector is disclosed comprising a header assembly and a daughter board connector. The daughter board connector includes an upper and lower shield where the upper and lower shields include stamped windows thereby forming passages for allowing structural ribs of the housing to pass therethrough while providing a contact for contact with grounding pins disposed in the header assembly. A cross talk shield can be positioned intermediate each of the terminal sub-assemblies thereby reducing the cross talk between adjacent terminals. A shield includes a contact portion for contacting the center terminal in the shielded sub-assembly, for using the center terminal as a ground terminal.