Abstract: A power connector includes an insulative housing defining at least one passage, at least a first contact to form anode of the power connector and a second contact to form cathode of the power connector received in the insulative housing and each contact having a contacting portion, and a biasing member received in the one passage of the insulative housing; wherein the biasing member includes a flat positioning portion, and a bent elastic arm respectively elastically bracing against the upper wall and the lower wall of said passage, and a tongue portion having a contacting portion and a grounding element to electrically connect outer electric element, and the contacting portion of the tongue portion is closer to the front surface of the power connector than the contacting portion of at least one of the first and second contacts.

Abstract: An elongate electrical conductor (2) is disclosed that is adapted for electrically connecting with an electrical contact, the conductor (2) includes a longitudinally extending elongate body (61) for defining a first contact surface (62); and a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart ribs (66) that extend from the body (61) to respective free ends (67) that are spaced apart from the first contact surface (62) for allowing the contact to be progressed between the body (61) and one or more of the ribs (66), each rib (66) including a respective second contact surface (68) that is opposed with the first surface (62) wherein, upon progression of the contact between the body (61) and the one or more ribs (66), the first surface (62) and the respective one or more second surfaces (68) are resiliently biased into engagement with the contact.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly is disclosed. The electrical connector assembly for connecting a chip module comprises: an electrical connector including an insulating main body, at least a conducting terminal, a cover body to restrain the chip module, and a rocker to restrain and secure the cover body; and a suction cover may be assembled and connected with the electrical connector, including a main body having a flat upper surface, wherein on one end of the suction cover is provided with a first fastening hook may be fastened with the electrical connector, and on the other end is provided with a second fastening hook may be fastened on the rocker. An electrical connector assembly according to the present invention can improve the shortcoming of the prior-art electrical connector assembly, which a slight change of the frame of the metal cover body may cause the suction cover unable to be disposed on the metal cover body and in turn render re-design necessary.

Abstract: A memory disk structure includes a storage device, a hollow casing, an elastic member and a base. The storage device has a connector and a main body. The connector is installed in one end of the main body. The hollow casing has an opening and a recess with a protrusion. The elastic member and the base are attached to the main body, and the base has an engagement portion. When the connector passes through the opening of the hollow casing to make connector pushed into the hollow casing, the elastic member is deformed to make the engagement portion wedge in the recess and against the protrusion, and when the body is pushed into the hollow casing and the connector is exposed outside the hollow casing, the elastic member is fastened at the first recess to prevent the storage device from departing from the hollow casing.

Abstract: A cable connector for a vehicle door has a first connector including a first contact terminal and a fitting member. The fitting member has at least one cam recess, at least one locking recess, and at least one elastic member. The elastic member has at least one latching recess that engages an edge of a connecter mounting opening of a panel of a vehicle body. The contact terminal and the fitting member have a flange with a waterproof seal provided there between. A second connector is engaged with the fitting member of the first connector. The second connector includes a second contact terminal and a slide lever. The slide lever has at least one guide protrusion and at least one locking protrusion. The slide lever is slideable to move the guide protrusion along the cam recess and lock the locking protrusion in the locking recess.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes first and second level package structures and an LGA (land grid array) interposer. The first level package structure includes a package substrate, one or more integrated circuit chips mounted on a first surface of the package substrate, and a first pattern of I/O contacts with pitch P1 formed on a second surface of the package substrate opposite the first surface. The second level package structure includes a second pattern of I/O contacts with pitch P2, wherein P2 is not equal to P1. The LGA interposer is disposed between the first and second level package structures and provides space transform electrical interconnections between the first second patterns of I/O contacts, and further includes a dummy contact formed on at least a first or second surface of the LGA interposer and aligned to an LGA contact on an opposing surface of the LGA interposer.

Abstract: Coaxial connectors for coaxial cable and methods for connecting coaxial connectors to a coaxial cable include: a sleeve for allowing passage of a prepared end of a coaxial cable therethrough having at least a first contact surface, a terminal including a second contact surface, an insulator disposed therein for receiving a center conductor of a coaxial cable and a nut for receiving the sleeve, the nut being axially displaceable along at least a portion of the sleeve. The first and second contact surfaces form a clamping region for capturing the outer conductor of a coaxial cable. The coaxial connector does not include a center conductor. An insulator is disposed in the terminal to receive the inner conductor of a coaxial cable for direct connection to a junction box, amplifier, or other coaxial port.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for grounding one or more cables, each cable having a cable jacket surrounding an electrically conductive layer that includes an exposed portion not covered by the cable jacket. The apparatus comprises an electrically conductive enclosure coupled to a ground potential and having an opening therethrough, a plurality of electrical conductors disposed across the opening to form a lattice, and an electrically conductive connection. The lattice is configured to receive the one or more cables therethrough such that the exposed portion of the electrically conductive layer of each cable makes electrical contact with at least one of the electrical conductors. The connection is electrical coupled to the lattice and the enclosure such that the electrically conductive layer of each cable received through the lattice is electrically coupled to the ground potential through the lattice, the connection, and the enclosure.

Abstract: A rail system (100) is disclosed which may be employed within a commercial interior (102). The rail system (100) comprises a series of primary-tracks (130) in a spaced apart configuration. The rail system (100) also comprises a series of cross rails (132) releasably interconnectable to the primary tracks (130). The rail system (100) permits electrical and mechanical interconnections and reconfiguration of electrical and mechanical interconnections, for various functional accessories and communications.

Abstract: A receptacle assembly for a transceiver module includes a transceiver cage that is configured to receive the transceiver module. The transceiver cage is configured to be mounted proximate a cutout in a circuit board such that a portion of the transceiver cage extends through the cutout. A connector is configured to mate with the transceiver module and is disposed within the cage. The transceiver cage and the connector are configured to be mounted on the same surface of a circuit board.

Abstract: An electrical cord plug assembly for inhibiting the removal of an inserted male electrical cord plug having at least one exposed electrical contact is disclosed. The device comprises a housing, a retention member, a biasing member, and a user actuation member. The retention member is movable between an engaged position, where the retention member engages an opening in the electrical contact of the male plug, and a disengaged position where the retention member disengages from the opening. The biasing member biases the retention member towards the engaged position. In the engaged position, the male plug is substantially inhibited from removal from the plug assembly. The actuation member engages the biasing member so as to allow a user to move the retention member to the disengaged position.

Abstract: An adapter electrically connects an integrated circuit mini-card in a main electronic integrated circuit memory card connector having greater space requirement than the mini-card. The mini-card has surface contact strips and the adapter includes a main body capable of being connected to the main connector and a housing for receiving the mini-card at the surface of the main body. The housing includes inside bond pads for connection to the electric contacts of the mini-card. A mobile cover is capable of taking up a position wherein it closes at least partly the housing while maintaining the mini-card in electrically connecting position in the housing and stiffening the structure of the adapter.

Abstract: The invention relates to a plug-in connector (10) with a connector housing (12) having at least one rearwardly open contact cavity (30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80), which comprises at least one contact element receiving means (31, 51, 71a, 71b) for receiving a contact element (11a, 11b, 11c), and at least one guide groove (32a, 32b, 42a, 42b, 52a, 52b, 52c, 52d, 62a, 62b, 62c, 62d, 72a, 72b, 72c, 72d, 82a, 82b, 82c, 82d) for guiding a contact element locking means (21a, 21b, 21c) provided on the contact element (11a, 11b, 11c). A first guide groove (32a, 42a, 52a, 62a, 72a, 82a) arranged on one side of the contact element receiving means (31, 51, 71a, 71b) is provided on its forward end with a first abutment (34a, 44a, 54a, 64a, 82a) for a forward contact shoulder (22a, 22b, 22c) of the contact element locking means (21a, 21b, 21c).

Abstract: A fused elbow terminator is disclosed which includes an elbow connector having a housing and a cable connector disposed within; and a fused pin connected to the cable connector. The fused pin includes an arc follower section, a fuse section and a cable interface section. Further disclosed is a stage-fused underground transformer loop system, which includes a series of transformers connected sequentially by a series of cables, and a series of fused elbow terminators connected to the inlets and outlets of the transformers. The fused elbow terminators are arranged in an order of decreasing the fuse capacity starting from the feed. A method of rapid diagnosis of a fault cable or a transformer failure using the stage-fused transformer loop system is also disclosed.

Abstract: A filling recess (25) for a sealant “s” is formed in a bottom of a fitting recess (22) and a boundary stepped surface (30) is formed around the filling recess (25) to define an annular area between the filling recess (25) and the outer peripheral edge of the boundary stepped surface (30). A detecting stepped surface (34) is formed around the upper edge of the filling recess (25) and is slightly lower than the boundary stepped surface (30). A filled amount of the sealant “s” is proper if the detecting stepped surface (34) cannot be seen, but the boundary stepped surface (30) can be seen. The filled amount is too little if both stepped surfaces (34, 30) can be seen, and it is excessive if neither of the stepped surfaces (34, 30) can be seen.

Abstract: A card connector composed of a housing, a connection socket, and an inclined guiding edge. The housing includes an opening. The connection socket is mounted to a rear part inside the housing, having a plurality of terminals. The inclined guiding edge is mounted in the housing. The housing further includes a guiding piece formed on a top side thereof. The guiding piece has a front guiding portion extending downward rearward toward one side from the housing for a predetermined length, and a limiting portion extending rearward upward for a predetermined length from the front guiding portion. The limiting portion at a peak thereof is connected with the top side of the housing. The guiding piece is located above the relatively wider portion. Therefore, the card connector is capable of guiding the small card is structurally more simplified.

Abstract: A connector includes an inner housing receiving terminals, and an outer housing which is attached to the inner housing in a direction of insertion of the terminals into the inner housing. The outer housing includes pressing portions which abut against or are closely opposed to the respective terminals, received in their respective predetermined positions within the inner housing, in the direction of attaching of the outer housing.

Abstract: A low profile structure is disclosed. The structure includes a printed circuit board (PCB), a bracket, three connectors and an extending module, wherein the bracket is connected to the PCB to form the body of the low profile structure. In addition, one of the connectors is an extending connector and the other two connectors are configured on the bracket and are directly connected with PCB. The extending module further includes an extending PCB so that the extending PCB is electrically connected to the extending connector and the extending PCB is electrically connected to PCB. Therefore, the extending connector can be electrically connected to PCB via the extending PCB.

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) comprises an insulated housing (10), a plurality first contacts (40) and second contacts (30) retained in the insulated housing and a metallic shell (20) assembled to surround the insulated housing. The insulated housing has a base (112), a top wall (110) and a bottom wall (111). The top wall and bottom wall extend from the base in a front-to-back direction and are arranged oppositely to each other to form a receiving space (170) therebetween. The bottom wall of the insulated housing has a plurality of channels (114) extending therethough in a vertical direction perpendicular to the front-to-back direction for receiving the second contacts therein and a plurality of rib portions (118) each respectively located between every two adjacent channels.

Abstract: A preferred embodiment of a pickup cap for an electrical connector includes a first portion having a substantially planar major surface. The pickup cap also includes a first and a second beam extending from the first portion for interferedly engaging projecting features on the electrical connector so that the pickup cap can be held on the electrical connector by frictional forces between the projecting features and the first and second beams.