Abstract: A connector for a flat cable having a plurality of cable lines laid on a common plane in side-by-side fashion with each other, which comprises a housing having a hollow defined therein and opening outwardly at a front face. Top and bottom walls are formed with respective pluralities of first and second guide grooves both defined therein in communication with the hollow, and terminal members of generally h-shaped configuration equal in number to the number of any one of the first and second guide grooves and arranged in side-by-side fashion in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the housing. Each of the terminal members includes a contact finger having a contact protuberance formed integrally therewith, an anchoring finger extending generally parallel to the contact finger and connected at one end with one end of the contact finger remote from the contact protuberance, and a connecting finger.

Abstract: A connector device for connecting and disconnecting female and male connectors by use of a fitting operation lever which allows easy and accurate confirmation of the incomplete fitting of the connectors to thereby prevent such incomplete fitting. The device includes a fitting operation lever (5), which is rotatably disposed in a female connector (A) and has a driving groove (6) in the front end portion thereof, and a driven pin (11) which is provided in a male connector (B) and is engageable with the drive groove (6). The connecting device connects the female and male connectors (A) and (B) with each other and disconnects them from each other upon rotation of the fitting operation lever (5). When the connectors are only partially connected to each other, there is some space for free and easy movement in the operation lever which allows the lever (5) to rotate in the reverse, un-locking direction due to its own weight. Thus, the incomplete connection can be visually detected.

Abstract: A socket apparatus, within which conductive terminals can be secured and electrically connected as desired, comprising of a housing member, lid, and means for securing conductive terminals within the housing member. The socket apparatus includes an aperture that is specifically designed to accommodate conductive terminals varying in size and in variety. Furthermore, the socket apparatus' lid supports the means for securing the conductive terminals.

Abstract: Disclosure is a connector assembly of low insertion force type comprising first and second pairs of connectors which can be engaged with each other with a low insertion force. A connector assembly comprises: a frame on which an engaging lever member having cam grooves is swingably provided; a pair of female connectors which are set in the frame in advance; and a pair of connectors which are engaged with the first pair of connectors, respectively. The male connectors have cam pins. The female connectors and the frame have guide slots into which the cam pins are inserted. The guide slots of the female connectors are aligned with the guide slots of the frame when the female connectors are set in the frame.

Abstract: A chip storage and insertion guide includes a generally rectangular plastic housing with a top wall, side walls and end walls. The end walls define guide posts for insertion into matching apertures in a printed circuit board. The side walls are configured so that the pins of a new chip are bent inwardly slightly as the chip is gently forced into the rectangular guide until it is flush against the inside of the top wall. A handle portion of a pivoted arm mechanism extends transversely across the top wall at each end of the housing. Pivot arms at each end of the handle extend down the side walls and are attached thereto with pegs pivotally engaged in notches formed in the side walls. When the two arm mechanisms are pivoted outwardly, a shoulder portion of each arm moves upwardly to align a camming surface with the lower edge of the side walls thereby enabling the chip to be inserted in the socket of the printed circuit board.

Abstract: This invention relates to two-part electrical coupling connectors for use with audio cables, and in particular to a means by which insulated conductors of the cable are connected to contact elements of the coupling connector.

Abstract: An insulation displacement termination system is provided for an input-output electrical connector which includes a dielectric housing having a top face and a bottom face with a terminal-receiving passage therebetween. At least one terminal includes an insulation displacement section generally at the bottom face of the housing for termination to an insulated electrical conductor through a lower mouth of the passage in the bottom face of the housing. The terminal includes a contact section projecting through an open upper end of the passage generally in the top face of the housing for engaging a complementary mating electrical component. The terminal is configured for insertion into the terminal-receiving passage through the lower mouth thereof.

Abstract: A combination video tape recorder and camera includes a main body having a video tape recorder and a television camera, and a separable hand grip secureable to a side wall of the main body. The hand grip carries a view finder for the camera and a battery for supplying operational power to the video tape recorder and the television camera.

Abstract: An electrical connector is disclosed in a modular telephone connector configuration and includes a housing defining a standard telephone jack. A plurality of stamped metal terminals each have a resilient cantilever jack contact portion, a wire insulation displacement portion and an intermediate portion between the cantilever jack contact portion and the wire insulation displacement portion. The housing is a one-piece structure overmolded about portions of the stamped metal terminals, with the wire insulation displacement portions exposed for receiving insulated telephone wires. The housing includes a cavity for receiving a standard telephone plug. The cantilever jack contact portions of the terminals are exposed by the overmolded housing adjacent the cavity, whereby the contact portions can be bent into the cavity.

Abstract: An electrical connector is provided for receiving a daughtercard having a plurality of conductive surfaces formed thereon. The connector includes a socket having a first end and a second end. An ejector is coupled to the first end of the socket. The ejector includes spring arms for retaining the daughtercard in the socket upon insertion of the daughtercard into the socket. A post is coupled to the second end of the socket in a fixed position relative to the socket to guide insertion of the daughtercard into the socket. The post is formed to include a pair of spring arms for engaging opposite sides of the daughtercard adjacent the post to retain the daughtercard within the socket. The ejector ejects an end of the daughtercard adjacent the ejector out of the socket upon movement of the ejector relative to the socket while leaving an opposite end of the daughtercard adjacent the post in the elongated slot of the socket.

Abstract: A battery .cndot. terminal, wherein a pair of right, left clamping plate portions of the terminal main body are inserted into the notch portion of the clamping equipment, the bolt is clamped from above in the vertical direction with respect to the nut through the gap between the right, left clamping plate portions, the right, left clamping plate portions are moved by the taper face of the clamping equipment at the clamping time in the mutually approaching horizontal directions, the electrode engagement portion is adapted to be put into pressure contact against the external peripheral face of the battery .cndot. post, so that the terminal can be secured by the clamping operation from the vertical direction or obliquely from above with respect to the battery .cndot. post.

Abstract: The blade (12) is intended for a female contact for an electrical connector and arranged in order to extend into an elongate slot of a tubular socket of the contact by bearing against an external tube and by being engaged inside this socket and radially movable in an elastic fashion when a pin of an associated male contact is introduced into the socket. It comprises a central portion (13) bearing against the external tube, located between a tail end (7) and a contact end (9), which has a continuous longitudinal curvature of large radius and without folding so that the bearing surface.

Abstract: A terminal connecting structure securing and retaining a holding tongue of the terminal for connecting at a conductive end portion of the flat circuit body, the terminal connecting structure is provided with a covering plate retaining the terminal, the covering plate includes notched portions for engaging with the holding tongue at end of the flat circuit body.

Abstract: The multipolar electrical connector according to the present invention is adapted to give a pleasant click feel when a memory card C set in the connector is pushed out by a card ejecting mechanism, and also adapted to prevent the component elements of the card ejecting mechanism from being freely moved to prevent an unpleasant collision noise from being produced while no memory card is being set in the connector. The card ejecting mechanism comprises (i) a projecting piece 84 having a mountain-shape expanding portion 85, which is formed at a lever 8 connected to a cam 7, and (ii) a portion to be engaged 54a formed at the side of the connector body 1, the portion to be engaged 54a being adapted to overlap or be engaged with the mountain-shape expanding portion 85 when the lever 8 is moved.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for reducing pair to pair cross talk which arises in electrical connectors due to closely spaced elongated parallel contacts. The cross talk which occurs within the connector is reduced by modifying certain circuit paths either inside or outside of the connector so that each conductor of a first pair which is parallel to and cross talking with an adjacent conductor of a second pair in the connector is relocated adjacent and parallel to the other conductor of the second pair over a predetermined distance. It is preferred that the relocation of the circuit paths occur on a circuit board which is attached to the connector.

Abstract: In a portable electrical device, a plurality of engaging portions of a frame on surfaces of the frame are directed in the same direction and engaging portions on two connecting terminals can be brought into engagement with the engaging portions along the same direction. Thus, both of the connecting terminals can be mounted on the frame from the same direction, and the efficiency of the mounting operation is improved and can be automated. Furthermore, deformation of or damage to the connecting terminals, caused by the mounting process, is reduced.

Abstract: A sealable electrical connector includes a housing having a passage therethrough which is open at both ends. A portion of the length of the passage defines a seal retaining region and includes an undercut edge. The seal retaining region receives an elastomeric seal ring which engages, and is retained by the undercut edge. A grip member which includes projecting electrical contacts is affixed to one end of the housing so as to seal the passage, to further retain the seal ring therein and to support the electrical terminal into the passageway. When a mating connector is inserted into the passageway for contact with the terminal therein, the sealing ring provides a sliding, seal with the mating connector against environmental conditions. Also disclosed is an improved ring seal providing uniform resistance to the insertion of a mating connector.

Abstract: The rotation of a power control arm on a fuse box is used to rotate a contact, sequentially disconnecting power to a fuse and spreading the tensioned jaws on a fuse clip to reduce the force needed to remove a flat fuse terminal from the clip.

Abstract: Double leaf spring contact with external enclosure spring and a cover in the form of skids which cover stop devices on fork spring arms of the double-leaf spring contact. Fork spring arms converge in the shape of a curve to form a contact element for a counter contact, and stop devices that protrude towards the outside and maintain a certain distance between the converging fork spring arms are arranged in the contact area. An external enclosure spring includes a box-shaped spring arm base that rests on the spring arm base of the double leaf spring contact in a positive and stationary manner, and converging enclosure spring fork arms are connected to the lateral side walls of the spring arm base that press against the fork spring arms of the double leaf spring contact from the outside. Skids cover at least the stop devices of the fork spring arms of the double leaf spring contact and are arranged on an external enclosure spring that rests on the double-leaf contact spring.

Abstract: A connecting box for forming branch circuit comprises two rectangular casing members in the same configuration and a plurality of conductive members. Each casing member comprises a partitioning, a plurality of connector-connecting openings disposed on one side thereof with respect to the partitioning wall, a conductive member-accommodating portion disposed on the other side and a plurality of connection portion-inserting openings formed on the partitioning wall. The two casing members are connected with each other with one of the casing members to constitute a case having the conductive member-accommodating portion in the center portion thereof and the connector-connecting openings on the front and back sides. The conductive members are disposed in the conductive member-accommodating portion so as to project a connecting portion of each conductive member into each of the connector-connecting openings formed on the front and back sides of the case through each connection portion-inserting opening.