Abstract: An electrical connector for electrically interconnecting or splicing a plurality of coaxial cables includes a cover and a base. The cover has a plurality of U-shaped slots for the receipt of the coaxial cables and an electrically conductive metallic shield connector secured thereto. The metallic shield connector includes a plurality of electrically interconnected, downwardly extending, insulation piercing contacts for cutting through the outer insulating layers of the coaxial cables and for physically and electrically contacting and for electrically interconnecting the metallic shields of the coaxial cables. The base includes an electrically insulating substrate that has an electrically conductive central conductor connector disposed thereon.

Abstract: An electrical edge connector (14) of the zero insertion force type includes a pair of opposing blocks (30, 32) defining a longitudinal guideway (34) therebetween. Opposite corresonding pairs of female contacts (52, 54) are disposed in transverse holes in the blocks (30, 32), and male contacts (60) are slidably supported in the female contacts in one block for selective actuation into or out of sliding engagement with the female contacts in the other block responsive to insertion of a slider (36).

Abstract: An electrical connector for removably attaching a flat electrode to a conducting cable is shown. Flat, conductive upper and lower jaws are connected at the rear by flexible, resilient spring means, and are spaced apart at the front. The jaws are mounted within a housing, and are surmounted by a slide actuator having a finger movable member passing through a slot in a housing roof. The actuator slides on a guide means having a front planar surface and a rear planar surface higher than the front planar surface, the two planar surfaces connected by a ramp in a transition area. In the forward position, the actuator compresses the jaws together on the surfaces of the flat electrode to tightly hold the electrode in a locked conductive connection, and simple finger movement of the actuator releases the electrode.

Abstract: A mechanism for locking the connection between a first electrical connector having a first insulating housing with contacts arranged therein and a conducting connector case surrounding said insulating housing and a second electrical connector having a second insulating housing with contact arranged therein. It comprises a locking member extending along at least one side of said first electrical connector between said insulating housing and said conducting case; a first connection member fitted between said insulating housing and said locking member for protecting said locking member against physical damage and electronic equipment against electrostatic damage; a second connection member provided on the insulating housing side of said second electrical connector corresponding to said first connector side on which said locking member and the connection member are mounted.

Abstract: A coaxial cable connector is provided, which resists radio-frequency breakdown in coaxial cables used in the vacuum of outer space. The connector body surrounds an insulator which includes an easily compressible elastomeric portion. An insulated coaxial cable is prepared so its insulation projects beyond the outer conductor and compresses the elastomeric portion of the connector insulator.

Abstract: A high density receptacle has a right-angled configuration having pins extending from a mounting face for interconnection to a printed circuit board. A second face is mountable to a bulkhead and has three rows of pins mounted in a cavity recessed from the second mounting face for interconnection to a matable plug having socket contacts. The contacts within the receptacle are disposed in three tiers, the contacts being bent around mandrels to form the right-angled bend. Below the mandrels is a contact locating plate having contact receiving slots in line with the contacts. The upper and lower row of contacts are laterally aligned with each other and with a first contact receiving slot. The first slot has two widths, and has a rib extending down along the edges of the slot. When the contacts are placed in the slot, the ribs interferingly hold the contacts in place.

Abstract: A robot arm has a tool connected thereto through a coupling apparatus including an inner assembly attached to the robot arm and an outer assembly attached to the tool. When the inner assembly has its outer surface mating with an inner surface of the outer assembly, a piston in the inner assembly is pneumatically moved to lock the inner and outer assemblies to each other. The piston movement causes radial movement of balls, which are mounted in a retainer of the inner assembly, away from the piston so that the balls will be retained beneath a cam locking ring of the outer assembly whereby the inner and outer assemblies remain locked when the pneumatic pressure is removed. The outer surface of the outer assembly has a mounting plate for attachment to the tool to be connected to the robot arm.

Abstract: A holder for receiving cards with electronically stored data or printed circuit boards. The holder has guide means to receive the card. The holder is provided with a connector with contact springs for contacting connection strips located on the card. One end of each contact spring is clamped while the other is free to move and make contact with the connection strips. The contact springs include the parts formed by bending and shaped so as to minimize pressure and friction against the connection strips of the card.

Abstract: A multicontact electrical connector comprises an insulating housing having a substrate-receiving face. A trough-like opening extends into the face for reception of a substrate. In the housing are spaced-apart terminals having free ends which are proximate to the substrate-receiving face and fixed ends which are proximate to an inner end of the opening. Contact surfaces are on the free ends for contacting spaced-apart terminal pads on the substrate. Contact engagement camming means are provided for flexing the terminals and moving the free ends from the opening allowing the substrate to be placed in the opening under reduced insertion force conditions. As the free ends of the terminals are subsequently moved, the contact surfaces of the free ends will be resiliently biased against the terminal pads. Contact wipe camming means are provided to move the contact surfaces across the terminal pads as normal force occurs permitting a wiping action to take place.

Abstract: A connector for flexible substrates which can prevent the flexible substrate exactly from being pulled against ordinary pull-out force and allows the flexible substrate to be pulled out without being broken even when abnormally strong pull-out force beyond the assumed range is applied, and comprising a flexible substrate having an expanded section on its ends, a connector body having a cavity opened upward and the movable contact points of a number of terminals arranged side by side in a row in the cavity, and a housing mounted onto the connector body so as to close opening of the cavity and to hold the end of the flexible substrate inserted through the window of the top wall between a tongue and the movable contact point of the terminals, in which the window of the housing is formed of a wide opening to insert the expanded section of the flexible substrate, and a narrow opening communicated with the wide opening into which non-expanded section following the expanded section of the flexible substrate is fitte

Abstract: A solderless connector for effecting the connection between a multi-layer flexible circuit and other electronic circuit devices is presented. A first embodiment of the present invention is characterized by wrapping separated layers of a two or more layer flexible circuit about an elastomeric resilient member such that the terminal ends of each layer are provided on one side of the resilient member. In a second embodiment of the present invention, a multi-layer flexible circuit is provided with successive steps formed in each layer wherein the terminating portions of each circuit layer have a progressively longer length. This stepped multi-layer flexible circuit is then used in conjunction with a correspondingly stepped rigid retainer plate wherein a resilient elastomeric member is positioned between the stepped flexible circuit and the steps of the rigid retainer plate such that uniform pressure is maintained on all layers during interconnection with another electronic circuit device.

Abstract: In order to construct an IC-tester socket as a whole into a compact size and to make the mounting and removal of an IC package easy and further to enable stable and positive contact between the lead terminals of the IC package and contact pins, the IC-tester socket is comprised of a socket body capable of accomodating an IC package; a plurality of contact pins provided within the socket body and each having resilient first and second arms capable, in their normal state, of nipping each said lead terminal; and releasers mounted vertically movably on the socket body for being able to release the nipping of the lead terminals done by these first and second arms.

Abstract: Matable electrical connectors mounted on cables are secured by first and second pairs of flexible straps. Each strap is secured at one end to one of the connectors and extends from the attached end to a free end of its connector. One pair of straps has relatively rigid rings secured at their free ends. The other pair of straps have mating fastener parts separated by a hinge section adjacent their free ends. The second straps are threaded through the rings on the other straps such that the rings lie adjacent the hinge sections. Subsequently, the second straps are folded at the hinge sections and the fastener parts attached to secure the straps. The attached ends of the straps can be secured to the cables and connectors by wire ties.

Abstract: Photodefined pin and guide arrangements on a connector and a printed wiring board are used to obtain an alignment between the connector and the printed wiring board. A clamp fixed to the connector housing squeezes the connector contact fingers to the connector pads of the board to engage pads and fingers which have been guided into an overlapping position by the guide and pin arrangement.

Abstract: A socket for an electronic device having leads projecting laterally therefrom comprises a socket substrate having grooves formed on one surface thereof for accommodating the leads therein and also having contacts which are plate members punched out of a strap of plate and bent in a substantially L-shape with a fold in the widthwise direction and each composed of a first plate strip and a second plate strip with the fold as a boundary, the first plate strip having one surface laid along and supported on the bottom of the groove to thereby serve as a rigid contact, the second plate strip being implanted from the bottom of the groove in the socket substrate to project downwardly from the lower surface of the socket substrate and serve as a male terminal, and a cover being superposed on and fixed with fastening means to the socket substrate and having resilient pressure strips each resiliently clamping, in cooperation with the other surface of the first plate strip, the lead of the electronic device accommodated

Abstract: A locking device for locking the coupling of a connector plug with a connector receptacle comprises a metal engaging piece provided at one of the connector plug and receptacle and a resin engaging portion provided at the other to be engaged by the metal engaging piece. A metal piece is mounted on the engaging part of the resin engaging portion.

Abstract: A locking device for retaining in position an electrical connection plug pumped into a socket in a measuring instrument. The device is a molded plastic adapter releasably secured to the instrument. The device has a hinge and a tab that extends transversely over the socket. The tab is provided with a hole which the plug crosses through, whose edge opposite the hinge cooperates with the plug to retain the plug in the socket. The hinge may be deformed to shift the tab laterally to release it from the plug.

Abstract: An arrangement is provided for selectively associating and connecting an electrical device such as a fuse with a mounting therefor. The arrangement includes an efficient connection device that is clamped at each end of the electrical device to end studs protruding from the ends of the electrical device. In a specific embodiment, the efficient connection device includes a contact bar fabricated from wrought copper that is directly clamped to the end studs and that directly connects to the contacts of the mounting. The connection device also includes provisions to prevent the assembly of distinct electrical devices with different predetermined ratings or characteristics into connection devices other than the connection device corresponding to the appropriate electrical device.

Abstract: The electrical connector is physically attached to the external surface of a metallic structure (and which might contain flammable fluid) solely by virture of an annular layer of resinous adhesive. The annular adhesive layer is carried by the centrally-open lower-side of a frame member to provide vertically aligned central-openings for the adhesive and the frame member lower-side. At least one electrically conductive and upwardly deflectable contact member is located within the frame member and includes a contact member lower free-end protruding through the vertically aligned central-openings so that the free-end is initially disposed below the adhesive layer. However, once the electrical connector is physically adhesively attached to the metallic structure external surface, the contact member free-end is in electrically conductive abutment against the metallic structure external surface, and hence, is substantially co-elevational with the adhesive layer physical attachment.

Abstract: A connector plug is disclosed, in which a plurality of contact pins are embedded in an insulating body mounted in a cylindrical metal cover. A shielded cable having wires connected to contact pins is led out from the cylindrical metal cover. A cylindrical shield conductor which is fitted on the shielded cable is fitted on and secured to a rear portion of the cylindrical metal cover. A rear end portion of the cylindrical shield conductor is caulkedly urged against the cable, thus clamping the cable. A shield braid of the cable is electrically connected to the cylindrical shield conductor. The outer periphery of a rear portion of the cylindrical metal cover and cylindrical shield conductor is covered by an insulating cap.