Abstract: A communication jackfield having a face plate, a plurality of jacks and a designation plate. The designation plate is of a generally elongate flat shape, and has a plurality of jack barrel access holes, for allowing a front end of each of the jack barrels to protrude into respective jack barrel access hole, when jacks are mounted onto the face plate. The designation plate further has a first strip holder and a second strip holder, each strip holder having a longitudinal lower flange and a longitudinal upper flange arranged to securely hold a strip of information marking material. The designation plate covers substantially all of a front side of the face plate, and further has jack screw access holes arranged in conjunction with each jack barrel access hole.

Abstract: A socket for a printed circuit board wherein the attachment and detachment of a printed circuit board can be easily and reliably performed without damaging the printed circuit board. The socket comprising a pair of guide portions extending from a header portion having an insertion opening which receives a printed circuit board to guide the sides of the printed circuit board in its extraction direction, an eject lever arranged at the guide portion to extract one end of the board from the insertion opening, and an elastic guide arm arranged at the guide portion to guide an end surface of the other of the board. When the eject lever extracts one end of the printed circuit board from the insertion opening, the guide arm rotates the board between the pair of guide portions.

Abstract: A connector assembly for electrically connecting a first and a second electronic unit, comprises a plug provided in the first electronic unit to have a plurality of spring pins and a second rigid pin, the plug be mounted in a plug housing, and a socket provided in the second electronic unit to have a plurality of first pin contacts corresponding to the spring pins and a second pin contact with a hole for receiving the second rigid pin, whereby the spring pins resiliently contact respective ones of the first pin contacts with the second rigid pin received by the hole of the second pin contact, or are obstructed by the second rigid pin from contacting the first pin contacts according as the plug is correctly inserted into the socket or not.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) having multiple electrical contacts (2) encircled by an insulating housing (3) wherein, each of the electrical contacts (2) is divided into lengthwise halves (4), and the housing (3) is formed by separate housing halves (5), and the electrical connector (1) is provided by combining together the housing halves (5), and combining together the lengthwise halves (4) of each of the electrical contacts (3).

Abstract: A male connector (1) is provided for electrically interconnecting the conductors (6) of a flat flexible circuit (4) to the conductors (24) of a complementary mating connecting device (2). The connector includes a male body member (10) about which the flexible circuit (4) is wrapped. Locating projections (13) are provided at one side (10a) of the body member (10) for engaging and holding a distal end (7) of the flexible circuit. A strain relief structure (19,20) is provided at the opposite side (10b) of the body member defining a tortuous path through which the flexible circuit (4) is passed to lock the circuit on the connector.

Abstract: A waterproof electrical connection apparatus having a plug casing which is inserted into a socket casing. The socket casing is provided with a hinged protective cover which is movable between an open position and a closed position. The socket casing can be used as an outlet or the connector of an extension lead of an appliance coupler. The socket casing has on an upper portion an annular groove intended to receive a singular annular seal which extends from the groove in an axial direction. The annular seal has a hooked-shaped cross-section which extends towards the interior of the socket casing. The cover and the plug have meeting surfaces intended to come into contact with the seal when the cover is in a closed position and when the plug is coupled to the socket.

Abstract: A network interface device has a base. The base has a first jack on its bottom and a second jack on its top. A middle section is pivotally attached to the base. The middle section has a plug portion shaped to fit into the second jack. The plug portion has first and second terminals. Each terminal has an upper portion and a lower portion. The lower portions of the first and second terminals are connected to the first jack by a pair of openings in the base between the first and second jacks. Each of the openings is capable of receiving a conducting portion of an external plug when the external plug is inserted in the first jack, so that the conducting portions of the external plug contact the lower portions of the first and second terminals. An upper section is pivotally attached to the middle section. The upper section receives the upper portions of the first and second terminals. The upper section has first and second holes.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a device which includes a cylindrical support provided with coaxial conducting rings, and a brush support carrying brushes respectively in sliding contact with the rings. An extension of this support constitutes another support for a set of longitudinal conducting tracks linked respectively to the brushes. The brushes in sliding contact with the tracks are carried by a brush support which is able to move translationally on the support. There may, therefore, be relative translational and rotational movements between a cable, the conductors of which are linked to the rings, and a cable, the conductors of which are linked to the brushes, while still providing electrical continuity between them. The device of the present invention is useful in supplying current to the blades of the tail rotor of a helicopter from a structure able to move translationally.

Abstract: The present invention includes an electrical connector system utilizing a single piece slide lever system which is lockable in a pre-staged and in a final fully seated position. The slide lever is used to mechanically assist the mating of male and female connectors. The slide lever may also be received inside of a flexible grommet to provide a mechanical assist in making a seal between the grommet and a panel. The locking features and the slide lever may be selectively released to move the slide lever from a pre-staged position (open position) to a final seated position (closed position) locking the two connector pieces together. Likewise, the locking features on the slide lever may be released to move the slide lever from a final fully seated (closed) position back to a pre-staged (open) position to disconnect the connector pieces all while the slide lever is contained within the flexible grommet.