Abstract: An apparatus and method for enabling removable coupling of conducting lines in a powerline assembly is disclosed. In one embodiment, a dead-end shoe apparatus is disclosed that comprises a capping mechanism, coupling mechanism, and connection clamp, the connection clamp facilitating the removable coupling of conducting lines of variable diameters to the apparatus. In another embodiment, a method of selectively transmitting electricity in a powerline assembly is disclosed, wherein conducting lines are removably coupled to dead-end shoe apparatuses to facilitate the transmission.

Abstract: The electrical connector includes an insulative housing enclosed within a metallic shell unit and retaining a plurality of contacts therein. The housing includes a base and a tongue extending forwardly from the base. Each contact has a contacting section exposed upon the tongue and a leg located outside the housing. The shell unit includes an inner shell attached to the housing, and an outer shell secured to the inner shell and forming a pair of rear mounting legs. The housing forms a rear fixing block holding the pair of mounting legs in position for alignment with corresponding holes in the printed circuit board to which the legs of the contacts are soldered.

Abstract: A household appliance includes a plug for electrical contacting. The plug includes a body for mechanically retaining an electrically conductive contact. A protective hood extends at least largely over the body and has a burning point which is higher than a burning point of a material of the body of the plug.

Abstract: Plural contacts include other ends on which first substrate connections that are connected to the signal electrodes of a substrate are formed. A shell includes an upper plate that covers the whole of the plural contacts on the substrate. Side plates block both ends of the first substrate connections in an array direction (x-axis direction) between the upper plate and the substrate and include edges which face the substrate and on which second substrate connections connected to the ground electrode of the substrate are formed. A back plate blocks the fronts of the first substrate connections with respect to contactors between the upper plate and the substrate and includes an edge which faces the substrate and on which third substrate connections connected to the ground electrode of the substrate are formed.

Abstract: A connector comprises a plurality of outer contacts including a first outer contact and a second outer contact that are slidably assembled together, a plurality of inner contacts disposed within the outer contacts, and a first elastic element disposed between the first outer contact and the second outer contact and adapted to exert a first axial pushing force onto the first outer contact. The second outer contact has an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder connected to the outer cylinder. A receiving groove having an annular cross section is defined between the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder. The first outer contact has an elastic latch adapted to be inserted into the receiving groove and adapted to be latched onto an inner wall of the outer cylinder.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and associated methods of manufacturing are described that provide a retention clip for securing a cable connection to a printed circuit board (PCB). An example retention clip includes a bottom support member, a top support member, and a hinge element attached to the top support member and the bottom support member. The hinge element allows movement of the retention clip between a locked position and an unlocked position. The retention clip further defines an opening configured to receive one or more cable connections therethrough. In the locked position, the top support member is folded about the hinge element so as to engage the bottom support member and secure the cable connection disposed within the opening to the PCB.

Abstract: The invention refers to a kink protection for prefabricated cables having first and second sleeves which fit around part of the cable or a plug connector adapted to be assembled in different relative positions. Each of the two sleeves is designed in general as a rectilinear tube section with a longitudinal axis. One end of the first sleeve has two integrally formed projections in the form of two regular octagons having the same spanner width, which are arranged on both sides of the longitudinal axis and the rotational axes of symmetry of which coincide and perpendicularly intersect the longitudinal axis. One end of the second sleeve has four elongated extensions which are distributed in a rotationally symmetrical manner about the longitudinal axis, each extending parallel to the longitudinal axis. Two mutually adjacent extensions form a spanner jaw having a jaw width corresponding to the spanner width of the octagon.

Abstract: The invention discloses a flat wire direct coupling connector for buckling a fixing device and for connecting to a flat wire, which comprises a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion. The first connecting portion can be buckled on the fixing device by a first hook of the first connecting portion, and a first aligning unit of the first connecting portion and the second aligning unit of the second connecting portion are moved in the opposite position. Thereafter, a second hook of the second connecting portion is inserted into the first opening of the first connecting portion and a third hook of the second connecting portion is inserted into a second opening of the first connecting portion for the flat wire to be inserted into the side edge of insert from at least one of a first insertion opening and a second insertion opening of the second connecting portion.

Abstract: A method of assembling an electrical connector that is configured for mounting to a printed circuit board. The method has the steps of providing contact wafers with a plurality of contacts; bending the tail ends of each contact wafer; interleaving the contact wafers to form one or more contact wafer assemblies; loading the contact wafer assemblies into an insert of the electrical connector, such that the one or more contact wafer assemblies form a predetermined arrangement of mating ends of the plurality of contacts at a mating interface of the electrical connector; and inserting the insert into a shell of the electrical connector.

Abstract: A wall mounted power supply receptacle device includes a body, a core disposed inside the body, and an insertion plate assembly. The body includes a upper body portion and a base connected to each other. The core includes a first circuit board assembly and a second circuit board assembly. The first circuit board assembly is accommodated inside the base and potted with a high thermal conductivity material. The insertion plate assembly includes insertion plates and wiring terminals and is mounted via a middle support frame above the first circuit board assembly. The second circuit board assembly is mounted via a grounding frame above the middle support frame. The grounding frame includes a U shaped notch that drops toward the base to accommodate the second circuit board assembly. The second circuit board assembly is electrically coupled to the first circuit board assembly through the wiring holes of the grounding frame.

Abstract: An electrical receptacle that has a conductive body and a dielectric assembly received in the conductive body. The dielectric assembly has an entry dielectric portion, a distal support dielectric portion opposite the entry dielectric portion, and a reduced-diameter dielectric portion therebetween. An air region is defined between the inner surface of the conductive body and the reduced-diameter dielectric portion. An outer conductor is coupled to the conductive body and receives at least part of the entry dielectric portion. An inner contact is received in the dielectric assembly and has a mating interface end for receiving a corresponding mating contact, a termination end for coupling to a printed circuit board or adapter contact, and an inner through bore therebetween.

Abstract: A connector system includes a plug assembly that has a front connector mounted to a circuit board. The connecter has two wafers that each support a row of terminals and uses shims and pegs to precisely control the spatial relationship of the two wafers to the circuit board. The wafers need not be directly contacting the circuit board and the terminals can have tails that can be positioned slightly above the circuit board and connector to pads on the circuit board via solder connections. The connector system is optimized so as to enable support of 25 Gbps data rates.

Abstract: A universal serial bus connector includes an insulating housing, a terminal module and an outer shell. The insulating housing has a base body which opens an accommodating space. A rear wall of the accommodating space protrudes frontward to form a tongue portion. The tongue portion opens a receiving space. The terminal module is received in the receiving space. The terminal module includes a main body, and a plurality of terminals molded in the main body. Each terminal has a base portion, a contact portion connected with a front end of the base portion, and a soldering portion connected with a rear end of the base portion. The contact portion and the soldering portion of each terminal are disposed to two opposite ends of the insulating housing. The base portion of each terminal is mounted in the main body. The outer shell is assembled to the insulating housing.

Abstract: A connector (10), for example, an F-connector, has a barrel (12), which may be threaded, a front flange (14), a frame insert (16), a rear flange (20), a body section (22) between the frame insert (16) and the rear flange, an insulator (60) in the barrel, and a center conductor (24) running through the insulator. The body section forms a slot (18) between the frame insert and the rear flange. The rear flange has two sections (20A, 20B), which mirror each other. A section may be a rectangular block with a curved cutoff; the curved cutouts face each other and, together, provide a passageway for the conductor. The conductor is preferably beryllium-copper with a tin plating. The insulator is preferably a high-temperature thermoplastic, such as a heat-resistant polyamide nylon which can withstand a temperature of 270° C. for 1 minute.

Abstract: An interconnect structure that includes a component circuit board containing a plurality of electrical components, and a wafer connector assembly. The wafer connector assembly includes a plurality of interconnect circuit boards that are in electrical connection with the components circuit board through a plurality of rows of solder joints, the plurality of interconnect circuit boards having a connection end including at least one contact. An adhesive is present structurally reinforcing at least a row of the solder joints that is proximate to the connection end of the plurality of interconnect circuit boards of the wafer assembly.

Abstract: A tube used for producing an electrically conductive connection between an electrical conducting element and a printed circuit board of a light fixture. The use of the tube in the printed circuit board makes it possible, due to a corresponding configuration and a region which widens in relation to the longitudinal direction, that the tube can be connected to the printed circuit board or is held thereby and can be soldered. Additionally, the configuration or widened portion prevents soldering agent from penetrating into the tube, so that a wire for voltage supply can then be introduced into the tube and can be connected thereto by deformation. As a result, an automatic and reliable method is made possible, so that a cost saving is produced.

Abstract: A new infrastructure for mobile devices and electronic loose equipment, preferably an aircraft infrastructure, is designed to be deployed for both new production aircraft and the after-market installed base for all parts of the aircraft that have human interaction, such as the galley, cockpit or cabin. The architecture is designed around two main objectives: creating stylized and functional products with flexibility in design and providing reliability and maintainability for operators while integrating power and charging mediums to those devices. This architecture is composed of several elements that as a whole complete our new architecture for mobile devices and electronic loose equipment design.

Abstract: An electrical continuity apparatus for a coaxial cable interface port including an interface port, a cable connector, and a resilient member. The interface port includes a first end having a threaded outer surface, and the cable connector includes a coupler having a threaded inner surface. The coupler is configured to rotatably couple the threaded inner surface with the threaded outer surface of the first end of the interface port. The resilient member is arranged between the interface port and the cable connector and urges threads of the threaded inner surface of the coupler into engagement with threads of the threaded outer surface of the interface port to provide electrical continuity between the coupler and the threaded outer surface of interface port even when coupler is loosely tightened to the interface port.

Abstract: A card edge connector includes an elongated insulative housing, a number of terminals retained to the housing, and a metallic member formed integrally with the housing via an insert-molding process. The housing includes two lengthwise walls, a central slot defining by the two lengthwise walls, and two protrusions located at two opposite ends of the two lengthwise walls. The protrusions protrude upwardly out of an upper surface of the lengthwise walls. The metallic member includes two main portions retained respectively in the two lengthwise walls and a pair of connecting portions connecting therebetween. The connecting portions are located at the bottom of the metallic member.

Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector includes an insulated housing in a metallic shell. First and second receptacle terminals are on the insulated housing. The receptacle terminals include first and second high-speed signal terminals. The metallic shell includes a receptacle cavity for receiving the insulated housing, an insertion opening being in communication with the receptacle cavity, pins at two sides of the metallic shell and outwardly extending, and an external protruding structure on a bottom surface for connecting to a circuit board. The external protruding structure forms an enclosed structure. Therefore, the seamless configuration improves the reduction to electromagnetic interference.