Abstract: A wire containment cap has twisted pair slots for routing twisted wire pairs through the wire containment cap. The twisted pair slots are provided with funnel-shaped entrances to assist in routing the twisted wire pairs from a rear end of the wire containment cap toward wire slots of the wire containment cap. The wire containment cap may be provided in shielded or unshielded versions, and is adapted for use with a communication jack assembly.

Abstract: A system and method for a ground bonding strap. The ground bonding strap includes a length of cable. The ground bonding strap includes multiple connectors disposed at intervals along the length of the cable. The multiple connectors being flattened in the cable and defining a pair of receptacles. The pair of receptacles are separated by an indentation.

Abstract: A printing material container is detachably attachable to a printing apparatus having apparatus-side terminals. The container includes first and second devices, and a terminal group with first terminals, at least one second terminal and at least one third terminal. The first terminals are connected to the first device and respectively include a first contact portion for contacting a corresponding terminal among the apparatus-side terminals. The second terminal is connected to the second device and includes a second contact portion for contacting a corresponding apparatus-side terminal. The third terminal is for the detection of shorting between the second and third terminals and includes a third contact portion for contacting a corresponding terminal among the apparatus-side terminals. The second contact portion, the first contact portions, and the third contact portion are arranged to form rows. The second contact portion is arranged at an end of one of rows.

Abstract: Provided is an electrical connector for electrically connecting a plug assembly having a plurality conductive pads to a PCB, comprising a dielectric housing including a base having a plurality of sidewalls extending therefrom; the base defining a receiving cavity for receiving the plug assembly together with said sidewalls; a plurality of spring contacts received in the base, and defining a resilient arm extending above the base, the resilient arm having a contact portion for wiping the corresponding conductive pads of the plug assembly and exerting a tangential component force, while the plug assembly is mated into the receiving cavity of the housing; wherein the base is divided into several sections, each section having a plurality of spring contacts received therein, the spring contacts received in a same section oriented in a same direction but different from those in other sections, sidewalls which is opposite to the composition of the tangential component force defining a plurality of push finger in ord

Abstract: An electrical connector is disclosed for conducting an electrical signal from a source, such as a video output device, to a destination, such as a video display device. The electrical connector includes a cable that has an outer sheath and contains at least one electrical conductor. An L-shaped plug is included that has a conduit therethrough for conveying each electrical conductor therethrough. A connector housing rotationally captures a proximal end of the plug and includes a jack electrically connected to at least one of the electrical conductors. The plug is preferably limited to rotation of approximately 270 degrees with respect to the connector housing, and includes a discernable detent every 90 degrees. As such, the cable may be rotated to any suitable position to facilitate the installation of the connector into the destination, but only through a limited arc.

Abstract: The invention discloses a double-sided pluggable backplane, having one side on which one or more than one front backplane connector is disposed according to width of plot positions and the other side on which one or more than one rear backplane connector is disposed according to width of plot positions, the front backplane connector and the adjacent rear backplane connector being located at the same horizontal level on the double-sided pluggable backplane and staggered right-and-left in turn, meanwhile the front backplane connector and the rear backplane connector having uniform specifications and the same contact pin definitions. The double-sided pluggable backplane according to the present invention can realize interchangeability of front boards and rear boards and have no special requirements for design and manufacture of printed circuit boards and machining of the backplane.

Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) die/substrate assembly includes an IC die and a substrate that are electrically coupled through an interconnect formed on the IC die. The IC die/substrate assembly further includes at least one coupling that facilitates maintaining an IC die/substrate gap definition between the IC die and the substrate.

Abstract: A socket for an electrical part has a socket body 14 and a contact pin 15. The contact pin 15 has a fixed portion 15e fixed to a through hole 14d of the socket body 14, a plate-like elastic pieces 15b extending upward from the fixed portion 15e and a contact portion 15c to contact the electrical part. The elastic piece 15b is elastically deformable along a plate surface of the elastic piece so as to cause the contact portion to contact to and separate from a terminal of the electrical part. A biting portion 15f formed between the fixed portion 15e and the contact portion 15c for biting a bitten portion 14h formed on an inner wall of the through hole 14d. When the biting portion 15f bites the bitten portion 14h, vertical movement of the contact pin 15 is restricted and also a preload is given to the elastic pieces 15b in a direction of closing the contact portion 15c of the elastic piece 15b.

Abstract: A universal connector apparatus comprising a first component and a second component. The first component is fixedly secured to a housing of an LCD monitor and includes a wedge shaped projection or protrusion and a first electrical connector. The second component forms a docking station and is fixedly secured to any other support surface where the LCD monitor is to be attached and supported from. The second component includes a second electrical connector intended to matingly engage with the first electrical connector. The LCD monitor is attached to the second component by slid ably engaging the wedge shaped protrusion or projection of the first component into a wedge shaped recess formed in the second component. This automatically centers the two electrical connectors before they matingly engage one another and prevents damage to the male pins of the male electrical connector.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a connector body (2) having a top wall (220), a bottom wall (222). A terminal (1) has a base section (15) within the body to be moveable longitudinally relative to the body. A pair of spaced retention elements (18) is disposed longitudinally from the base section, and each adjacent the top wall or bottom wall. The retention elements are moveable together with the base section such that when the contact is moved downwards to be at a first position, one of the retention elements is urged to engage on the top wall, and when the contact is moved upwards to be at a second position, the other retention element is urged to engage on the bottom wall, thereby preventing the terminal from being removed during the longitudinal movement of the terminal relative to the body.

Abstract: Disclosed is a lock assembly 10 adapted to be detachably attached to a LAN-cable connector 106 which is integrally fixed to a LAN cable 100 and adapted to be removably inserted into a socket 102 of a computer 102 and latched at an inserted position thereof. The lock assembly is operable, when attached to the LAN-cable connector, to allow the LAN-cable connector 106 after being inserted into the socket 104 to be locked at the inserted position, and, when detached from the LAN-cable connector 106, to allow the LAN-cable connector 106 to be removed from the socket 102.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly including a connector member; a housing having a general tube shape; wedges and an extension spring member. The housing includes a front end and a rear end. The front end of the housing is adapted to be fixedly connected with the connector member. The wedges are adapted to be located in the housing directly between the housing and a core member of a cable conductor. The connector member is adapted to push the wedges into the housing as the connector member and the housing are being connected with each other. The extension spring member surrounds the wedges to bias the wedges towards a center channel formed by the wedges.

Abstract: A thin peripheral devices for mating with electrical connectors where the thickness of the device is less than the dimensions needed for mechanical engagement with the connector, has a body including electronic circuitry and a selectively deployable plug arrangement. The plug arrangement includes a first plug portion including a plurality of electric contacts and a second plug portion. At least part of the plug arrangement is selectively displaceable relative to a remainder of the body between a non-deployed configuration wherein the entire plug arrangement lies within a thickness dimension of the body and a deployed configuration wherein the first and second plug portions together define an effective plug having thickness greater than the thickness dimension of the body for mating with the electrical connector.

Abstract: A multi-standard connection hub includes a housing (110) having a first surface (111), a second surface (112) spaced apart from the first surface, and a sidewall (113) extending between the first surface and the second surface. The multi-standard connection hub further includes a first connection port (120) at the first surface and a second connection (210) port at the sidewall. The first connection port operates according to a first standard and the second connection port operates according to a second standard.

Abstract: A plug and/or a plug and cord connector set that includes integrated circuitry for use with decorative lighting products such as Christmas lights and rope lights. The integrated circuitry included in the plug and/or plug and cord connector combination can serve to reduce or limit current, provide full-wave AC to DC rectification, provide overload protection, reduce voltage, protect against voltage spikes, add blinking or flashing functions, or any combination thereof. An optional intermediate circuit is included for the manufacture of light strings employing multiple series connections.

Abstract: A miniature audio jack connector (100) for electrically connecting a mating plug (200) includes an arched insulative housing (1), a number of conductive contacts (2) retained in the housing (1) and a pair of switch contacts (3) containing a movable contact (31) and an immovable contact (32). The housing defines a top wall (13), a plug-insertion hole (16) and an opening (134) through the top wall. The movable contact defines an elastic arm (312) with an emboss (313) extending into the plug-insertion hole and a mating portion for connecting with the immovable contact. The arm (312) is movable within the opening (134), thereby minimizing the profile of the insulative housing (1).

Abstract: An electrical comprises a base, and a plurality of contacts received in the base. The base defines a mating interface, a mounting interface opposite to the mating interface, and a plurality of passageways arranged between the mating interface and the mounting interface so as to receive the contacts. The base further defines peripheral edges, and each edge defines at least one positioning member extending upwardly from the mating interface along the peripheral edges, said positioning members seated around region having contacts so as to define a receiving cavity adapted to have an CPU module received therein jointly with the mating interface.

Abstract: The present invention provides a battery module system including a plurality of battery modules in a series electrical connection through a specified sequence, each battery module having a male connector and a female connector, the female connector of each battery module in electrical engagement into the male connector of an adjacent battery module, wherein the male connector and female connector are positioned along the sidewall of each battery module and have insulating structures that protect handlers of the battery modules from high voltage electrocution. The present invention also provides a battery module system in which the male and female connectors are attached to a top surface of each battery module.

Abstract: A smart card holder frame for an electronic device which comprises a card holder, a member, and an alignment structure. The card holder has a base, a first wall, a second wall, a connector clip, and an open region structured to receive a smart card therein, the open region being disposed between the base, the first wall, the second wall, and the connector clip. The member has a first sloped surface and a second sloped surface structured to be engaged with a smart card and to align the smart card with the open region. The alignment structure comprises a deflectable finger that is structured to bias the smart card into engagement with at least one of the first sloped and the second sloped surface, wherein the alignment structure is adjacent the card holder and wherein the member is adjacent the card holder and the alignment structure.

Abstract: A heat dissipating device (8) includes a heat sink (40), a first and a second fixing members (2, 3) mounted on the heat sink, a lever (1) pivotably mounted to the second fixing member, a fan holder (5) and a fan (6) mounted on the fan holder. A pair of mounting holes (26) is defined in the first fixing member. A catch (38) is bent from the second fixing member for clasping the lever. The fan holder includes a pair of tongues engaged in the mounting holes of the first fixing member, and a U-shaped receiving portion (58) receiving and downwardly pressed by the lever.