Abstract: A distributor strip has a service side provided with terminal elements for incoming lines that are to be frequently changed. The terminal elements for the outgoing lines that are to be seldom changed are arranged at the rear side of the distributor strip. The terminal elements are continued in contact pairs that terminate in separate contacts. The contacts are arranged near the rear side and can be separated by a respective pin of a separating plug inserted from the service side.

Abstract: An adapter including an insulating, three shouldered adapter having a filter device disposed in a channel formed therein. When inserted between a RF-type cable connector and a panel mounted receiving connector, the adapter effectively isolates the shell of the connector from the panel and insures that all ground currents must pass through the filtering device. The configuration of the shoulders allows the adapter to be used with all standard cable connectors designed for panel mounting.

Abstract: Flexible retaining tongues are formed within a cable receiving passageway of a basic body, the tongues retaining the cable therebetween, and being resiliently deformed upon insertion of the cable whereby an effective strain relief is achieved concurrently.

Abstract: Male and female electrical connectors are locked together by a resilient cantilevered lock arm of the male insulator body engaging a latching member of the female insulator body. The lock arm has a T-shaped member at its free end which provides a thumb pad for depressing the lock arm and disconnecting the electrical connectors.

Abstract: An assembly (42) includes plurality of receptacle contacts (46,44) mounted to a clevis block (66) between respective pairs of salients (86) and along a shaft (64) extending through the salients. The receptacle contacts (46,44) are incrementally moveable after assembly and thus define a floating separable interface for an array of blade shaped contacts (122,124) when assembly (42) is mounted within a card cage (10) and blade shaped contacts are along rearward ends of bus bars (118,116) mounted on upper and lower edges (108,112) of daughter cards (102) insertable into the card cage, defining a system for distributing electrical power from the card cage to the daughter cards.

Abstract: A retainer for insert-retaining a plurality of pin terminals includes a ferrite member having an aligned arrangement of through holes formed at insertion positions of the pin terminals and a resin member covering one surface of the ferrite member. The resin member also has an aligned arrangement of holes for receiving the pin terminals. The ferrite member functions as a filter element to reduce noise. Thin portions are formed along the inner circumferential surfaces of resin member defining the holes. The thin portions are deformed or fractured by the insertion of the pin terminals, and then each deformed or fractured portion is sandwiched between the inserted pin terminal and the inner circumferential surface to thereby elastically engage the pin terminal, resulting in the retainer being secured to the pin terminals in a manner which prevents the terminals from shifting in position.

Abstract: An electrical plug and socket connector with a U-shaped locking hoop has cylindrical rollers provided at the side parts and the overlapping parts of the locking hoop. The rollers are provided with a central slot and an axle and are snapped into the side parts. The attachment of the locking hoop to one plug and socket connector half is such that the locking hoop can be snapped onto the bearing pins of the plug and socket connector half.

Abstract: A miniature high voltage connector for a CRT including a rubber receptacle having a common conductor plate insert molded therein. A clam shell housing for the receptacle engages the conductors and prevents their withdrawal from the receptacle.

Abstract: This invention relates to personal computers, and more particularly to personal computers having a connector assembly with an integral retainer enabling resistance to disconnection which would interfere with continued operation of the computer. A particular configuration of card edge connector is provided, and a mating cable end connector is provided with latches which engage and grip undercut portions of recesses adjacent the card edge connector.

Abstract: A receptacle for computer mother board connectors with a self-locking and electric shielding mechanism, which includes a rubber core (1) incorporated with a metal ring (2) and received in a metal casing (3). The rubber core (1) is unitarily made of rubber material through a shape molding process, and has a circular slot (13) on its front end, or top, for the insertion therein of the metal ring (2), two recessed holes (14) and two fastening holes (15) at both opposite sides for securing the metal ring and the metal casing to provide good electric shielding.

Abstract: A structure for coupling a plurality of substrates includes at least two transverse parallel substrates on which connectors are fixed so that their coupling motion is effected perpendicularly of major surfaces of the substrate. The structure further includes a longitudinal substrate on which connectors are fixed at front and rear different positions so that their coupling motion is effected in a parallel direction with a major surface of the substrate. When the longitudinal substrate is mounted to the transverse substrates, with their connectors being coupled together, structural and electrical connection between the longitudinal substrate and the transverse substrates is established simultaneously.

Abstract: The invention is directed to an electric plug connector having a cooled connector component on a consumer where an intense heat is generated. The plug connector includes a movable connector component having a flexible supply line and both connector components are configured with heat-contact surfaces which define a low heat resistance when in contact with each other. In the movable connector component, at least one electrical line part is connected to a part made of a good insulating and heat-conductive material. The flow of heat to the heat-contact surface of the movable connector component takes place through this part made of insulating and good heat-conductive material.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly comprising a receptacle connector and a pin header is disclosed. The receptacle connector is attached to wires and the pin header can be secured to a printed circuit board. The receptacle connector is secured in the shrouded pin header by a double acting connector latch extending upwardly from one wall of the header housing. Connector latch comprises a yoke section with upwardly extending deflectable arms and a centrally disposed downwardly extending deflectable cantilever beam. The latching protrusion engages a trough located on the exterior of the receptacle connector.

Abstract: The rear portion of a rectangular body of an insulating material is made hollow, and the forward portion of the body has contact housing holes extending from the front thereof to the hollow and arranged in a matrix form in the front thereof, socket contacts being housed in the contact housing holes. The rear end portions of the socket contacts are bent at right angles in the hollow and led out of the body through terminal insertion holes of a holder which forms the bottom of the hollow. The rectangular body is fitted in a square tubular shield cover produced by punching a metal plate, pressing and bending it into the desired shape. The body and the shield cover define therebetween a square groove for receiving a metal cover of the mating plug. The top panel of the shield cover has an engaging key protruding outwardly therefrom, and the key has in its top an inward protrusion for locking use.

Abstract: A socket for an electric part comprises a socket body for connecting an electric part, a movable plate having a plurality of terminal insertion holes formed therein and being adapted to move along an upper surface of the socket body, a plurality of contacts in the socket body, and a no-load insertion space formed alongside each contact and adapted to facilitate a no-load insertion of a terminal of the electric part. The terminal of the electric part can be inserted into the no-load insertion space through the terminal insertion hole formed in the movable plate. The terminal can then be brought to a position in which it contacts the contact from the no-load insertion space by causing the movable plate to move laterally in one direction. Likewise, the terminal can be moved into the no-load insertion space from the contacting position by causing lateral movement of the movable plate in the other direction, in order to realize a no-load insertion and withdrawal of the electric part.

Abstract: A wiring connection terminal block having a housing for accommodating a movable block and a compression spring, is arranged within an insulator made of fire-proof synthethic polyester. Two opposite sides of the housing each has a wire hole with oblique surface, forming a sharp wedge at the top rim of each hole. The moveable block has a wire hole with oblique surfaces forming concavities into opposite surfaces of the moveable block. The oblique surfaces are positioned at the bottom rims of the wire holes on the surface of the moveable block and extend into the moveable block. A wire is inserted into the wiring holes by compressing the compressing spring to bring the wiring holes of the moveable block into alignment with the wiring holes of the housing. When the compressing spring is released an inserted wire is pushed upward and bent into the concavities on either side of the moveable block by the force of the compressing spring.

Abstract: A plane change connector assembly is provided which connects electrical busbars which are in different planes. The assembly includes a connector which has at least one coupling flange cantilevered from one side of a planar joining member. A second coupling flange is cantilevered from the other side of the planar joining member in a different plane from the first coupling flange and preferably, in a plane at a right angle to the plane of the first coupling flange. The connector can be used as part of an assembly for connecting multiphase systems having multiple co-planar busbars for each phase. In this preferred form, the connector is provided with multiple coupling flanges, and a connector is associated with each phase of the system. The co-planar busbars for each phase are connected with plates which in turn engage the first coupling flanges of the connector.

Abstract: A connector assembly particularly adapted for burn-in/testing of IC chips (10) held in a TAB film carrier (16, 18) includes a frame (32) mounted on a printed circuit board (26), a lid (44) pivoted to the frame (32), and a handle (54) pivoted to the lid (44). The frame (32) holds a connector housing assembly (40) which has contact members (42) engaged with contact pads (28) on the printed circuit board (26). The carrier (16, 18) is placed in the frame (32) where it is releasably retained so that contact pads (14) on the film (12) engage the contact members (42) of the contact housing assembly (40). Then handle (54) is utilized to provide a mechanical advantage so that the lid (44) generates appropriate contact forces to ensure electrical connections between the contact pads (14) on the film (12) and the contact pads (28) on the printed circuit board 26 ), and the handle (54) includes a latch mechanism (58, 62) for locking the lid (44) to the frame (32).

Abstract: A locking device for connectors of printed wired boards, the connectors being of EURODIN (DIN41612C/R) type, which device prevents the disconnection of two coupled connectors, consisting of a rectangular elongated plate in plastic material having four tenons at its corners in relief over said plate, the tenons inserting in end recesses of the connectors when the plate is overlapped to two coupled connectors, the plate further having two resilient end arms, perpendicular to the plate and extending in the same direction as the tenons, each arm having a locking tooth which hooks to the lower side of the connector pair when the plate is overlapped to the coupled connector pair.

Abstract: An electrical connector including a pin contact housing having a plurality of recesses and socket contact housings to be received in the corresponding recesses. The socket contact housing is provided with a resilient finger with an opening which can be engaged with a ridge projected from the inner wall of each of recesses. The pin contact housing is provided with a lock bar having first latch members which can be lowered down and engaged with the corresponding second latch members arranged to the socket contact housing when the socket contact housing is completely received in the recess in the pin contact housing to prevent separation of the pin contact housing and the socket contact housing.