Abstract: A low-profile connector for use with electronic devices provides a cantilevered latching arm with a pair of engagement hooks that engage mating holes in a guide frame, and which can be easily unlatched from the guide frame or opposing connector or housing. The hooks lock the plug connector into engagement with the frame or housing, but are readily released by way of a rotating cam lobe mechanism. The lobe mechanism converts horizontal pulling movement of an actuator into vertical, lifting movement of the latching arm such that the hooks are lifted upward and disengaged from the guide frame or housing.

Abstract: A receptacle connector mounted to the printed circuit board, includes an insulative housing defining a mating tongue and a metallic shell enclosing the housing to form a mating cavity in which said mating tongue forwardly extends. A complementary plug connector includes a shell with a bull-nose tip. A metallic piece is mounted around a root of the mating tongue and equipped with a plurality of spring tangs to contact the relatively rigid bull-nose tip of the shell of the complementary connector for EMI/RFI protection.

Abstract: A flappable plug connector and a complementary receptacle connector are provided wherein the plug connector defining a mating tongue, is made with a pair of insert molding housings which are associated with the contacts thereof, commonly sandwiching a paddle card therebetween with a pair of power contacts exposed on two opposite lateral sides to form a sub-assembly. The corresponding receptacle connector defines a receiving cavity to receive the mating tongue of the plug connector. The plug connector defines a V-Bus clip surrounding the mating tongue for power transfer and the receptacle connector includes a pair of deflectable power contacts by two sides of the receiving cavity.

Abstract: A receptacle connector assembly includes an insulative housing defining base with a mating tongue forwardly extending therefrom in a front-to-back direction, a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing with contacting sections exposed upon the mating tongue, a metallic shield enclosing the housing to define a capsular mating cavity in which the mating tongue is disposed and a metallic shielding plate embedded within the mating tongue and defining a pair of lateral edge sections. The metallic shield defines an identification protrusion extending into the mating cavity so as to preclude from mating with a standard plug connector, which has a contour compliant with said capsular mating cavity, but with a customized plug connector which also has a contour compliant with said capsular mating cavity and further with a corresponding slot to receive said identification protrusion.

Abstract: A plug for provision of power includes a housing forming a receiving cavity with two opposite sites in a vertical direction which is compatible with a standard plug connector with twelve contacts on each site and a first and second rows of contacts on the sides while in diagonally symmetrical manner. Each contact includes a contacting section, and a connecting section for directly connecting to a corresponding wire. Each row of contacts is categorized with a pair of power contacts, a pair of grounding contacts and a specific contact without any high speed differential pair. Two pair of power contacts of both two rows are electrically connected together either via direct mechanical connection via vertical extensions or via indirect electrical connection via the latch which has a pair of side arms extending into the receiving cavity at two opposite transverse ends.

Abstract: The invention relates to an insulation body that can be inserted into a housing (11) of a plug-in connector (10), which is formed from a connecting portion (2) and a contacting portion (3), wherein in the contacting portion (3), contacting means (4) are provided and the connecting portion (2) is provided with recesses (5), in which individual conductors of a multi-core cable can be clamped, wherein the connecting portion (2) and the contacting portion (3) can be joined together, so that the individual conductors of the multi-core cable can be electrically contacted by means of the individual contacting means (4). According to the invention, the connecting portion (2) includes means that orientate the individual conductors along the recesses (5) of the connecting portion (2) in such a way that each of the conductors is pushed into the respective recesses and the direction of the conductor changes along the recesses.

Abstract: An electrical contact assembly includes a pair of contacting members and a cable receiving member fixed with the contacting members. Each of the contacting members is in a shape of sheet and opposite to each other. The pair of contacting members is formed separately and defines a front-to-rear direction. The cable receiving member is formed separately from the pair of contacting members or is formed integrally with one of the contacting members. As the pair of contacting members is formed separately, the manufacturing process is simple and the quality is easy to control. The symmetry accuracy of the pair of contacting portions will also be controlled perfectly. As a result, a power loss of an electric current will be decreased.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a conductive terminal including two conductive members or further comprising a hot melt fixing member. Each conductive member is provided with a groove which is concaved in from an edge of the host conductive member. The grooves on the two conductive members are opposite to each other and a gap is maintained between the two conductive members by an elastic force between the conductive members. The hot melt fixing member is put into the grooves of the two conductive members and is combined on the conductive members to overcome the elastic force, enabling the two conductive member to form contact limit, the hot melt fixing member to be damaged when overheat, and the two conductive members to be opened by the elastic force to form open circuit. The conductive member can be applied to overheat protection of a plug and a socket.

Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes an electrical connector and a cable electrically connected with the electrical connector. The electrical connector defines a plug portion, a printed circuit board electrically connected to the plug portion, a pair of LED lamps mounted on the printed circuit board, an optical element transmitting the light emitted by the LED lamps and an insulative housing covering the printed circuit board. The optical element defines a pair of transition portions transmitting the light emitted by the LED lamps and a photic zone, the photic zone of the optical element is exposed to the insulative shell and has a closed circumference so that the light emitted by the LED lamps passes through the photic zone to form a continuous aperture.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing having a first end and a second end. The housing has a mating slot formed between the first and second ends configured to receive a mating connector having contact pads. A contact array is received in the housing. The contact array includes ground contacts and signal contacts interspersed between corresponding ground contacts. The ground contacts include attachment portions thereon. At least one lossy ground absorber is received in the housing and is coupled to at least one corresponding ground contact. Each lossy ground absorber includes at least one opening. The at least one opening receives the attachment portion of the corresponding ground contact.

Abstract: A retractable connector assembly for establishing an electrical connection to a power bus bar from an electrical device is disclosed. The retractable connector assembly includes a frame plate and a sled. The sled has a rack and a connector assembly having an electrical contact. The sled has an extended position and a retracted position relative to the frame plate. A spur gear is mounted on the frame plate. The spur gear engages the rack to move the sled between the retracted position and the extended position when the spur gear is rotated. The electrical contact creates an electrical connection with the power bus bar when the sled is in the extended position but not in the retracted position. Safety interlocks and indicia can be provided for the connector assembly.

Abstract: An electrical connection element is for a power connector. The power connector has an electrical component including a first insulative housing and a first mating assembly having first electrical mating members structured to be substantially enclosed by the first insulative housing, and a first driving apparatus. The electrical connection element includes: a second insulative housing; and a second mating assembly including: second electrical mating members structured to be electrically connected to the first electrical mating members, a second driving apparatus cooperating with the first driving apparatus, and a link assembly including linking members cooperating with the second electrical mating members and the second driving apparatus.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a receptacle connector and a flippable pug connector for connecting with a cable. The receptacle connector includes a terminal module assembly defining a mating tongue loading with two rows of contacts on opposing surface of the mating tongue and a metallic shell retained on the terminal module assembly and enclosing the mating tongue, thereby defining a mating cavity between the metallic shell and the mating tongue. The plug connector includes an insulating housing defining a center slot with side walls and two rows of contacts on the side walls and a metallic shell attached to an outer periphery of the insulating housing. The mating cavity of the receptacle connector is configured to be symmetrical to a horizontal center line without orientation limits so as to allow the plug connector to be mated in two opposite orientations, and the center slot receives the mating tongue.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a signal connector which includes an insulating body having a plurality of through grooves cut through top and bottom surfaces thereof adjacent to a front end thereof; an insulating terminal seat mounted inside the insulating body and having a plurality of metal terminals fastened thereon and separated from each other; two metal grounding members having rear ends respectively assembled with the top and bottom surfaces of the insulating body, having pressing parts respectively formed adjacent to front ends thereof and corresponding in position to the through grooves and having insulating layers respectively covered on side surfaces thereof facing the through grooves; such that the pressing part is able to apply a restoring force on the metal terminal when the signal connector is plugged with other signal connector and the metal terminal is moved away from the insulating terminal seat through the corresponding through groove.

Abstract: A housing of a linear conductor connection terminal is provided with a first contact point portion having a recessed portion composed of a metal plate and opening inwardly of the housing. The recessed portion allows insertion of a linear conductor inserted into the housing from an insertion port. The housing is further provided with a second contact point portion that supports contact between the linear conductor and the first contact point portion. This allows the linear conductor to reliably conductively contact the first contact point portion and the second contact point portion.

Abstract: A plug-in unit configured to be coupled to a busway includes a housing configured to be secured to the busway, an electrical coupling assembly coupled to the housing and configured to move between an uncoupled position in which the plug-in unit is uncoupled to the busway and a coupled position in which the plug-in unit is electrically coupled to the busway, and an actuator assembly coupled to the housing and the electrical coupling assembly. The actuator assembly is configured to move the electrical coupling assembly between the uncoupled and coupled positions and to secure the plug-in unit to the housing. Other embodiments of the plug-in unit and a method of securing a plug-in unit to a busway are further disclosed.

Abstract: A self-supported jacket seal designed for a cable connector so that after a cable is inserted into the cable connector, the integrated jacket seal protects any exposed portion of the cable without requiring any additional installation steps. The self-supported feature is provided by a plurality of rigid ridges positioned on the outer surface of the jacket seal. The ridges strengthen the construction of the component so that the jacket seal substantially maintains its shape when a cable is slidably inserted therewithin. Because the seal does not buckle when installed, it does not require any additional installation steps as found in other similar inventions known in the art.

Abstract: An interface apparatus is configured to be mechanically secured and electrically coupled to a busway. The interface apparatus includes a housing configured to mate with the busway and a plug-in interface coupled to the housing. The plug-in interface is configured to receive a plug-in unit. The interface apparatus further includes an electrical coupling assembly coupled to the housing and configured to move between an uncoupled position in which the plug-in interface is uncoupled to the busway and a coupled position in which the plug-in interface is electrically coupled to the busway. The interface apparatus further includes an actuator assembly coupled to the housing and the electrical coupling assembly. The actuator assembly is configured to move the electrical coupling assembly between the uncoupled and coupled positions and to secure the plug-in unit to the housing.

Abstract: A tensile-force buffering apparatus interposes a physical structure and a drop clamp having a messenger of an input drop cable secured thereto. The tensile-force buffering apparatus includes an outer housing defining an elongate inner cavity and a retainer, and a spring-strut assembly. The spring-strut assembly includes a central shaft, a retention member at a first end of the central shaft, and a coil spring disposed about the central shaft. The spring-strut assembly is received in the cavity of the outer housing, and the retention member is held by the retainer while a load compressing the coil spring is less than a predetermined threshold load. The retention member is released from the outer housing when the load compressing the coil spring reaches the predetermined threshold load, thereby effecting separation of the spring-strut assembly from the outer housing.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a tape light electrical connector that is configured to electrically and physically connect a tape light, such as a light emitting diode (LED) tape light and a lead wire together in order to provide electrical continuity between the tape light and the lead wire, and to prevent physical separation of the tape light from the lead wire, once the tape light and the lead wire have been coupled to the tape light electrical connector. The electrical connector may further be configured to allow for removal of the lead wire and the tape light from the electrical connector, and accordingly the electrical connector may be reusable for installation of other lead wires and tape lights to be connected thereto.