Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing including a rear end. The housing has a cable bore configured to receive a cable, and the housing has an outer pocket positioned radially outward from, and surrounding portions of, the cable bore. A strain relief element is coupled to the housing. The strain relief element includes an end wall having an opening therein. The strain relief element has a flexible beam extending axially inward from the end wall proximate to the opening that is configured to engage the cable. The strain relief element also has a mounting tab extending axially inward from the end wall that is received in the outer pocket and that engages the housing to secure the strain relief element to the housing.

Abstract: A connector has an insulative housing and two edge card-receiving slots disposed in a stacked arrangement with in the insulative housing. Each slot receives an edge card of an electronic module therein. The slots support conductive terminals that extend from a plurality of individual terminal assemblies. The housing may be positioned in a cage that includes receptacles on a front face of the cage.

Abstract: A coaxial connector (100) includes a bracket (10) defining a cavity (15), a central pin (30) received in the cavity and an insulative member (20). The central pin includes a contact portion (31), a mounting portion (32), and a fixing portion (33) disposed between the contact portion and the mounting portion. The fixing portion has at least an engaging face (331) extending along a direction angled to a rotating direction of the central pin. The insulative member is mounted around the fixing portion of the central pin and disposed between the bracket and the central pin. The insulative member includes a working face (211) engaging with the engaging face of the central pin.

Abstract: An apparatus for accommodating and making electrical contact with a luminous means, which contains a glass vessel, a luminous means base and contact pins for supplying power, in a spotlight, which contains a luminous means holder for accommodating the luminous means base with plug-type sockets for accommodating the contact pins of the luminous means, is provided. The luminous means holder has a device for monitoring the connection between the luminous means base and the luminous means holder. The monitoring device comprises a device for detecting the relative position of at least one part of the luminous means base in relation to the luminous means holder when the luminous means base is inserted into the luminous holder.

Abstract: A waterproof structure for a transform plug of a socket includes a housing having a front receiving portion and a rear receiving portion spaced in a hollow exterior thereof by using a first and the second partition to receive a conducting pieces and a transforming unit respectively, and a waterproof layer is formed between outer rims of a back cover, a rear cover, and the housing to prevent water from permeation. In addition, a photo resistor and a transparent portion of the back cover are used to conduct the power source to a light string automatically based on lights, thus flashing light freely.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes first male and second female connectors having respectively a generally annular locking spring with inwardly directed flexible tines and an outer cylindrical coupling member. The tines are deflected outwardly by the outer coupling member when the second connector is inserted into the first connector for coupling the connectors. A locking clip having a pair of identical, semi-cylindrical mating sections adapted for mutual engagement and manual assembly about the coupled first and second connectors locks the two connectors together to prevent inadvertent disconnection. An uncoupling tool adapted for insertion in respective opposed slots in the two connected mating sections of the lock clip engages and axially displaces a release sleeve in one of the connectors, which, in turn, engages and outwardly deflects the locking clip's tines permitting the non-destructive separation of the two connectors.

Abstract: The invention relates to a test holder for fixing the position of a microchip in a microchip contactor, having a base frame and a pressing unit, which is connected to the base frame such that it can be pivoted open or shut and which comprises a pressure body designed to interact with the microchip. In order to press the microchip all over with a uniform pressure onto the contactor, even if the microchip is inclined with respect to the pressing means when it is contacted with the contactor, the invention provides that the pressure body may be tilted about a first and a second tilting axis.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a connector for a composite structure includes at least one conducting element that is coupled to a node of an electrical circuit embedded in a composite structure. The composite structure has two opposing surfaces in which the conducting element is disposed essentially between the surfaces of the composite structure.

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) for mounting onto a printed circuit board (5), includes a longitudinal insulative housing (1), a plurality of contacts (2, 3) received in the housing and a pair of latching members (4) retained to the housing. The housing defines a mating face (104) and a pair of supporting portions (15) disposed at two opposite ends of the housing in an elongated direction, and each supporting portion defines a supporting face (150) and a receiving slot (17) running through the supporting face. Each latching member is retained to a corresponding receiving slot and defines a locking portion (42) extending perpendicularly to the printed circuit board and projecting out of the receiving slot to expose to the supporting face at a free end thereof.

Abstract: A rotational connector for connecting a welding power cable to a welding torch may include an enclosure, an end cap, a torch stud, a cable stud, and a biasing member. The enclosure may have an internal surface. The end cap may have an end cap biasing surface. The end cap operably connects to the enclosure. The torch stud may include a flange that has a contact surface and a biasing surface. The cable stud may include a flange that has a contact surface and a retention surface. The cable stud retention surface may have a shape corresponding to the enclosure internal surface. The biasing member may be disposed between the end cap biasing surface and the torch stud biasing surface urging the torch stud contact surface into engagement with the cable stud contact surface and urging the cable stud retention surface into engagement with the enclosure internal surface.

Abstract: A lever-fitting connector includes: a first connector; a second connector having a retaining portion; and a rotatable lever which engages the first connector with the second connector. The rotatable lever includes a retaining arm for provisionally retaining the lever with the second connector to abut on the retaining portion. The retaining arm extends to form a slit between the retaining arm and an edge of the rotatable lever. A width of the slit is smaller than an elastic range of the retaining arm at which the retaining arm bends toward the edge.

Abstract: An elongate electrical contact element (1) for physically contacting electrical components under test, having two electrical contacting end regions (2, 3) and an elongate intermediate region (4) situated between the end regions (2, 3). The intermediate region (4) has an essentially rectangular cross-section and is configured lamellar along its longitudinal extent. Also disclosed is a corresponding contacting apparatus (22) including such a contact element (1) and a contact element holder (23).

Abstract: A conductive contact holder includes an insulating holder member and a conductive block member. The insulating holder member is made of an insulating material and includes a first insertion hole through which a signal conductive contact inputting and outputting a signal to and from a circuit is directly inserted over substantially its full length. The conductive block member is made of a conductive material and includes a second insertion hole through which the ground conductive contact is inserted in partial contact therewith.

Abstract: A circuit board built-in connector and a catcher are provided. The circuit board built-in connector and the catcher can be miniaturized, have high cable pulled-out strength and resistance to noise and electrostatic property, and are easy for installation and high in line operability. The circuit board built-in connector for connecting an antenna element (10) with a cable (20) is comprised of a circuit board (1), a ground member (2), and a cable clamping portion (3). The circuit board (1) has connecting terminals and an electronic circuit is placed thereon. The ground member (2) is provided adjacent to a side portion of the circuit board in a perpendicular manner to a plate surface of the circuit board. Then, the cable clamping portion (3) extends from the ground member to hold the cable (20).

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) for receiving an electrical card assembly (3) which having at least one first cable connecting member (31), includes an insulative housing (10), a plurality of contacts (11) received in the housing and at least one extending portion (4). The insulative housing defines a longitudinal main body (100) with a slot (101) extending along a longitudinal direction. The at least one extending portion is disposed at one end of the main body. The at least one extending portion is used for receiving and retaining a second cable connecting member therein to connect with the first cable connecting member.

Abstract: A cable assembly comprises a mating member, a print circuit board having two conductive traces, an LED attached to the print circuit board, a cable having a positive wire and a negative wire connected with the mating member, and a pair of contacts respectively corresponding with the positive wire and negative wire. Said positive wire and negative wire respectively has an inner conductor. Each of said contacts defines a catch part connecting the inner conductor and a retaining part locks the print circuit board for electrically connecting said conductive trace.

Abstract: This connector has snap-fit lock including a partially deformable locking member which is mounted on the housing so as to be axially slideable between an extended locking position and a retracted position; and a biasing spring which axially bias said locking member to its locking position. The locking member has a flexible beam including a tooth member adapted to engage a complementary locking projection of the counterpart connector, and to provide an axial stop therewith. The flexible beam is elastically deflectable on the axial path of the locking member, whereby the snap-fit effect is provided by elastic load, both axial and in flexion, of the flexible beam.

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (2) defining a plurality of passageways (21) and a plurality of contacts (1) received in corresponding passageways. Each contact includes a moveable part (10) forming a pair of guiding beams (105), an immoveable part (20) coupled with the moveable part and a biasing device (30) constantly urging the moveable part away from immoveable part. The immoveable part includes a pair of posts (205) and defines a pair of guiding slots (207). The guiding beams are received in the guiding slots and are capable of moving with regard to the immovable part along opposite surfaces of the immoveable part. The guiding beams and the posts are decussated to surround the biasing device for preventing the biasing device from disengaging therefrom.

Abstract: A stacked electrical connector (1) includes an insulative housing (2) and a number of contacts (3) retained in the insulative housing (2). The insulative housing (2) includes a first housing (21) and a second housing (22) arranged in an up-to-down direction. The first housing (21) defining a number of inserting ports (213) recessed from a front end thereof. The second housing (22) defines a receiving space (224) to receive a standard USB 2.0 B type plug. The contacts (3) include a number of first contacts (31) retained in the first housing (21) and a number of second contacts (32) retained in the second housing (22). Each first contact (31) has a first contact portion (311) extending into the inserting port (213). Each second contact (32) has a second contact portion (321) and a second soldering portion (324) being arranged in a row in a level direction.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) for electrically connecting with a modular plug (2) includes an insulative housing (10) having a receiving cavity (100) and a resisting block (126) formed in the receiving cavity and having a curved surface (122). A number of contacts (20) is mounted in the receiving cavity. Each contact has a mating portion (21) extending into the receiving cavity and cantilevered above the resisting block. The modular plug is engaged with the mating portion and presses the mating portion to the resisting block when the modular plug is inserted into the receiving cavity. When the plug connector is inserted into the receiving cavity, the mating potion abuts against the curved surface.