Abstract: An improved interconnection for use with electric power equipment, and more particularly with electric power rotary lawn mowers, is disclosed. The interconnection includes a connection apparatus that has a loop that slides over a rod that extends between the two handle bars of the lawn mower. The connection apparatus also includes an access slot for receiving a looped portion of an extension cord and a tab for releasably connecting the extension cord to the connection apparatus. The connection apparatus allows the power cord and extension cord to freely move back and forth along the rod between the two tubes of the lawn mowers handle bars. In an alternate embodiment, the rod 50 may have an extended W-shaped to provide a greater distance along which the connection apparatus may move.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes an electrical connector mounting a plurality of terminals and including an outer conductive shell. A dielectric insert defines a receptacle for the electrical connector. An outer shielding shell surrounds a substantial portion of the dielectric insert. A electrical element is captured by the dielectric insert and is held in contact between the outer conductive shell of the connector and the outer shielding shell to establish an electrical coupling therebetween.

Abstract: A pair of board-to-board connectors (10, 30) including a receptacle connector (10) and a plug connector (30). The receptacle connector (10) includes an insulative first housing (12) having a plurality of first passageways (14) for receiving a corresponding number of first contacts (16) therein, respectively. Each first contact (16) is of a resilient bellow type and the distal end (22) thereof abuts against the butting wall (26) of the housing (12) for pre-loading consideration, thus controlling the contact gap for mating. The plug connector (30) includes an insulative second housing (32) having a plurality of second passageways (34) for receiving a corresponding number of second contacts (36) therein, respectively. Each second contact (36) is of a stiff stick type and the distal end (42) thereof abuts against the side wall (44) of the housing (32) for confronting the mated corresponding first contact (16).

Abstract: An insulation displacement contact (1) has a generally semi-circular configuration. A longitudinal slot (2) and a lateral slot (22) extending from the base of the longitudinal slot define a pair of tines (24). The free ends of the tines (AA,BB) are parallel to one another to assist location in an insulation displacement connector housing (12).

Abstract: The connector is structured such that a spring piece member 30 supported by a male side connector housing 10 can be compressed in the two directions of the sliding motion of the connector when the connector is mounted and removed, a seesaw type lever piece member 40 disposed so as to be seesawable in the sliding direction of a female connector housing 20 can be inclined forwardly and backwardly into engagement with the two end portions of the spring piece member 30, and the seesaw type lever piece member 40 can be inclined according to the fitted state of the connector by a waiting side guide projection piece 17 and a movable side guide 45 respectively provided in the male side and female side connector housings 10 and 20.

Abstract: A device for retaining an electrical component such as a fuse relative to a circuit includes a retainer body portion that receives and supports the electrical component. A cover maintains the component in position on the retainer body portion. A housing that surrounds the circuit includes a guide member that guides the retainer and maintains it in proper alignment with the housing. The retainer is moveable between a first position where the component engages a connection terminal in the circuit and a second position where the component is disconnected from the circuit. The retainer includes structure that maintains the component in the disconnected position until the retainer is specifically manipulated to allow the component to be reinserted into the connection terminal.

Abstract: An electrical connector for terminating flat cable of the type having a plurality of signal and ground conductors in parallel alignment comprises a housing which holds a plurality of signal contacts and a ground bus. Each of the signal contacts has a signal conductor termination slot configured for insulation displacement termination of a respective said signal conductor. The ground bus has a plurality of ground conductor termination slots each configured for insulation displacement termination of a respective said ground conductor, and at least one bypass slot configured to permit at least one of said signal conductors to pass through said ground bus without termination thereto. The signal conductor termination slots, the ground conductor termination slots and the at least one bypass slot are arranged such that the plurality of signal and ground conductors reside in a common plane in the connector after termination thereto.

Abstract: A compliant mounting bracket for a connector is provided. The connector is physically connected to a plate. The connector extends through a connecting hole of a bracket. The bracket is for attachment to a fixture. The plate is attached to the bracket so that the plate is allowed movement with respect to the bracket. The movement, however, is limited so that the movement is within a predetermined tolerance from a nominal aligned position. A first elastic rod is placed in a position extending from a first hole in the bracket to a first hole in the plate. The first elastic rod holds the plate in the nominal aligned position with respect to the bracket and allowing movement within the predetermined tolerance. A second elastic rod also may be used.

Abstract: A device for fixing an electric connector to a mother board is disclosed. The device includes a mounting flange integrally formed at a bottom corner of the electric connector, a nut having a hexagonal head portion and a neck portion, and a bolt. The mounting flange defines a nut receiving hole having a hexagonal hole portion and forms a locking tooth extending into the nut receiving hole. When the nut is pressed into the nut receiving hole to reach a position in which the hexagonal head portion fits the hexagonal hole portion, the nut is fixedly locked in position by the locking tooth engaging with the neck portion of the nut. The bolt extends from a bottom through the mother board to threadedly engage with the nut fixedly received in the nut receiving hole to firmly fix the connector to the mother board.

Abstract: A grommet adapted to be placed through an aperture in a work surface, such as a desk. A lip, with a diameter larger than the aperture in the work surface, is located at the top of the housing, or body of the grommet, so that the lip rests over the aperture in the desk while the housing of the grommet passes through the aperture, so that the great majority of the grommet lies below the surface of the work surface. The grommet contains a plurality of electrical plugs or duplex receptacles and a plurality of modular couplers for communication terminals so that power or communications wires may be passed over the top of the grommet and down into the housing to be connected inside of the grommet. The grommet has a power wire and communication connection wires connected to the bottom of the grommet, for connection to a power source, such as a wall plug, and a communication source, such as a telephone plug.

Abstract: A self-aligning connector system is provided for facilitating mating an electrical connector assembly with a complementary mating connector. The system includes a housing having a forward end, a rearward end and side walls extending between the ends. At least one deflectable aligning beam is cantilevered from at least one side wall of the housing. A detent structure is operatively associated between the housing and the aligning beam for holding the beam in an inoperative condition spaced outwardly from the side wall of the housing and, upon mating the connectors, for releasing the beam to a deflectable condition to facilitate self-aligning the housing and mating it with the complementary connector. A frangible break-away web may be provided between the housing and the deflectable aligning beam for holding the beam in its inoperative condition.

Abstract: A computer chassis includes a circuit board. A locating clip is mounted on the circuit board. The clip includes a first planar portion having a first fastener opening. A circuit board gripping leg extends from a terminal end of the first planar portion and is inserted into a receiver slot in the circuit board. A second portion of the clip is connected to extend from the first clip portion at an angular disposition. The second clip portion has a fastener portion including a second fastener opening. A fastener advanced through the first and second fastener openings, through the board and into the chassis, urges the first planar portion and the board to move relative to the second clip portion and the fastener.

Abstract: An electrical receptacle assembly includes a housing and a plurality of dual snap-fit securement arrangements defined on the housing. The housing include a front cover and a back cover being adapted to interfit with the front cover in a mating relationship so as to define an interior cavity for enclosing electrical components. Each dual snap-fit securement arrangement includes a lug attached on one of the front and back covers of the housing, and a pair of latching tabs attached on the other of the front and back covers and disposed in a latching position relative to one another in which the latching tabs are adapted to make interlocking engagement with the lug upon interfitting of the front and back covers into the mating relationship with one another.

Abstract: A communication plug for terminating a cable carrying a plurality of conductors. The communication plug includes a strain relief housing for receiving the cable and a jack interface housing for communication with a jack. Confined within the two housing components are a plurality of conductive members carried by a blade carrier. In a preferred embodiment, the jack interface housing segregates the conductive members in a substantially circular array largely conforming to the arrangement of the conductors in a round cable.

Abstract: During the performance of service on many machines, it is often necessary to remove one component from another necessitating the removal of any wiring clips or harnesses that may be attached thereto. In many instances, removal of these wiring clips creates a laborious and/or an unduly complicated task. The present invention provides a connector assembly that includes a mounting portion that has a groove defined therein that receives a tapered abutment member defined by a clip assembly. The groove has tapered end portions on each end thereof that interact with the tapered abutment member to allow easy and selective removal and assembly of the clip assembly and mounting portion depending on the type of service required.

Abstract: A circuit board electrical connector for a circuit board having an attachment opening, which comprises a housing; an attachment leg having a metallic surface and projecting downwardly from the housing into the attachment opening; and a solder retention area in the attachment leg so that solder flows into an upper portion of the attaching opening.

Abstract: In a connector 57, its mounting plate 51 comprises a base 27, a press-in portion 53 extending forwardly from the central portion of the base 27 and having a locking hole 52 formed therethrough, and a pair of arms 28 extending forwardly from opposite end portions of the base 27 and then bent downward and having tapped holed 29 formed through the bent portions. The mounting plate 51 is assembled to the connector body 11 by press-inserting thereinto the press-in portion 53 from behind the body 11 and firmly gripping tip end portions 28a of the arms between the connector body 11 and a base 23.

Abstract: A mounting system is provided for mounting an electrical connector assembly to an appropriate support structure. The system includes a frame, and an elongated mounting post projecting therefrom for insertion into a mounting hole in the support structure. The post includes a plurality of rigid crush ribs extending lengthwise of the post and spaced from each other circumferentially about a major side of the post. A flexible arm extends lengthwise of the post on an opposite side thereof.

Abstract: A covered wire connection structure is formed by the steps of: pinching a covered wire with a pair of resin chips; pressing and exciting a cover portion of the wire by ultrasonic vibration so as to conductively connect conductive portions of both the covered wires at the connection portion; and melting a pair of the resin chips so as to seal the connection portion. The resin chip comprises main melting portions for pinching the connection portion which are melted to a mating resin chip so as to seal the connection portion, and auxiliary melting portions which are formed of material compatible with the cover portion of the covered wire introduced from the main melting portions and pinch the cover portion such that they are melted to the mating resin chip. The auxiliary melting portions and cover portion of the covered wire are melted together and integrated so as to seal an introductive portion of the covered wire from the resin chips.

Abstract: A retaining device (200) for fixing a connector (10) on a printed circuit board includes a main body (210) including a first edge (212) and a second edge (214) substantially perpendicular to the first edge (212). A first engaging portion (220) is projected from the first edge (212) of the main body (210) and firmly fixed in the connector (10) via barbs (2202). A guiding and positioning portion (230) is projected from the main body (210) for guiding and positioning the main body (210) in the connector (10). A second engaging portion (240) is extended from the second edge (214) of the main body (10) and it is engaged to the printed circuit board.