Abstract: An electrical connector 10 has electrical contacts 30a, 30b arranged in cavities 40a, 40b of a housing 50. Electrical contacts 30a, 30b include contact sections 31 and termination sections 32a, 32b having plate sections 36 oriented perpendicular to a surface of the contact sections 31 and soldering termination members 37. When electrical contacts 30a, 30b are placed in the housing 50, a rear portion 34 of the contact section 31 can be bent due to the fact that cut-outs 47a, 47b corresponding to the rear portion 34 are provided in the inside walls of cavities 40a, 40b, thus allowing for elastic deformation of the rear portion 34. In addition, plate sections 36 have lugs 38 accommodated in grooves 55 formed in the housing 50. Because of resilience of the rear sections 34, the lugs 38 engage against bottom surfaces 56 of the grooves 55, thus determining the position of the soldering termination members 37.

Abstract: In a connector having first and second connecting cylinders and a split clamp, the first cylinder has a pressing portion projecting inwardly radially from the inside of one end thereof and an annular portion extending axially forwardly from one end thereof. The second cylinder has a conductive pressed portion opposing the pressing portion when connected to the first cylinder. The clamp is sandwiched between the pressing and pressed portions and held by the annular portion. When the clamp is pressed by the pressing portion in association with the connection of the cylinders, it clamps one end of an outer conductor of a coaxial cable in cooperation with the pressed portion.

Abstract: An insulating base includes integrally formed raised supporting portions, bridging portions, and a contact holding portion formed between the bridging portions. One end of the contact holding portion projects through a mounting hole of the insulating base to connect with a conductive cover, while another end of the contact holding portion connects with a contact terminal. The contact holding portion and the conductive cover together receive a coaxial cable plug. A fitting portion of the cover fits between an inner surface of the mounting hole and an outer surface of the contact holding portion. A mounting collar on the cover contacts the insulating base at an edge of the mounting hole. A stopper groove on the fitting portion of the cover is located on the other side of the insulating base from the mounting collar.

Abstract: A part of an electric contact is specified, which is formed from a sheet, is constructed in the shape of a box, has at least four side walls and is assembled in such a way that there is located in one side wall a seam a which opposite edges of the sheet abut one another. The opposite edges are of counterbalanced configuration, and two projections are provided on the edge, and two recesses on the edge. A depression in the shape of half a spherical cap is located on the edge between the recesses. Depressions in the shape of half a spherical cap are arranged on the edge in the projections. The arrangement is intended to prevent the two edges from overlapping by virtue of a lateral effect of force.

Abstract: In the insulation displacement connector, there are provided: a housing; terminal receiving chambers formed in the housing; an opening portion formed in the housing so as to expose the terminal receiving chambers to the outside; and an openable/closable cover having a pair of supporting arms which are projected from opposite ends of the openable/closable cover and which are pivotally supported at their top ends on the housing so that when the cover is rotated toward the housing the opening portion is closed by the cover, while in an opened state a feed through space feedable in the front and rear directions of the housing is formed between the pair of supporting arms.

Abstract: A socket for operatively holding a wedge-base lamp has terminal guards positioned within a lamp receptacle to protect electrical terminals inside the receptacle from damaging contact by a lamp as it is inserted into the receptacle. The guards comprise a pair of terminal covers located between the terminals and the open end of the receptacle, the covers defining a gap which receives a base portion of the lamp and guides it into a proper position with respect to the terminals. The lamp base has a pair of lead wires which make contact with the terminals, and guide notches formed in the gap-defining edges of the guards engage the wires and draw them into contact with the terminals as the lamp base passes through the gap.

Abstract: Surface mountable socket connector having first and second base portions providing for top, bottom, or horizontal entry of a male mating projecting member depending on the mounting position of the socket connector on a substrate such as a PCB. A spring contact member cantilevered at the first base portion, is configured to contact the projecting member via a hole at the first base portion or at an opposite end of the socket connector. The socket connectors are preferably fabricated from a continuous strip for loading onto a PCB by placement equipment.

Abstract: Connector (10) terminatable to a power cable (12) for tapping thereof, and having a housing (20), a clamp member (40) and an actuator (80) all linked by fasteners (100) when assembled around a length of the cable (12). Actuation of the actuator (80) urges the housing (20) toward and against the clamp member (40) with cable (12) nestled in a channel therebetween defined by grooves (30,44). IDC contacts (22) of the housing (20) extend toward cable (12) within groove (30) and establish terminations with respective conductors (14) of the power cable upon termination. The actuator (80) is cradled between slotted arms (48) of the clamp member and includes a cam (82) bearing against the clamp member when actuated to move the actuator away from the clamp member, with links (100) carried thereby and in turn pulling the housing against the clamp member.

Abstract: A modular jack (10) mountable to a circuit board (12), with a bottom section (50) of a housing (32) forwardly of solder tails (38) of contacts (36) thereof, being disposed within a recess (52) in the circuit board, whereby the height of the top surface of the jack above the circuit board is minimized without reducing the size of the plug-receiving cavity (30) of the jack.

Abstract: An electrical apparatus (10) includes a circuit board (12) having an opening (40). A conductor terminal (30) is secured on an electrical conductor (20). An axis (116) of the conductor terminal (30) extends through the opening (40) in the circuit board (12). A first portion (112) of the conductor terminal (30) is located in the opening (40) in the circuit board (12). A second portion (114) of the conductor terminal (30) extends transverse to the axis (116) and is electrically connected to the circuit board (12). A portion of the circuit board (12) overlies a surface (122) on the second portion (114) of the conductor terminal (30) to block movement of the conductor terminal (30) in a direction parallel to the axis (116). A strain relief tab (140) on the conductor terminal (30) engages a surface (82) on a housing (14) to block movement of the conductor terminal relative to the circuit board (12) in a direction transverse to the axis (116).

Abstract: One of a pair of mating electrical connectors A, B has a cam groove 2 and a coupling lever C pivotally attached to the one connector. The coupling lever C has an operation portion 3 provided with a locking engagement portion 4 and a pair of lock-guiding portions 11 positioned at opposite sides of the locking engagement portion 4. The other one of the connectors has a driving pin 5 for advancing into the cam groove 2 and a lock portion 7. When the pair of connectors A, B engage with each other by operating the coupling lever C, the locking engagement portion 4 slidably engages the lock portion 7 so that the center line of the locking engagement portion 4 is urged toward the center line of the lock portion 7.

Abstract: An electrode contact device for medical application as a contact device at one end of an electrically insulated conductor or electrode cable for a cardiac pacemaker, has a rotationally symmetrical main body of ceramic material with at least one contact portion of electrically conductive material being formed on the exterior of the main body, and which is in electrical communication with a conductor which can be attached to the contact device. The electrically conductive contact portions on the exterior of the ceramic main body are radially and/or axialy separated from each other and at leaest one of these contact portions is formed by a thin layer of material produced by application of electrically conductive material on a surface area of the main body.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an elongated dielectric housing having a front mating face and rear face with a plurality of terminal-receiving passageways extending therebetween. The rear face extends between opposite ends of the housing and is devoid of any substantial projections which might prevent a terminal-insertion tool from being moved into proximity with the rear face. A plurality of terminals are received in the passageways. Each terminal includes a forwardly projecting contact portion and a tail portion projecting rearwardly from the housing beyond the rear face thereof. An elongated tail aligning device is mountable on the housing and has a plurality of apertures through which the tail portions of the terminals extend. The tail aligning device has wing portions near opposite ends thereof projecting generally transversely of the rear face of the housing to protect the tail portions of the terminals and to stabilize the connector.

Abstract: This water-proof lamp socket structure includes a lamp socket, a ring body, an upper cover, and a water-proof ring. The lamp socket is constituted by two semi-cylinders in relative position, with a fluted penetration hole formed at both sides of its bottom. An interior wall of the lamp socket has inner threads and its exterior has a ring body. A curved groove is formed at an upper portion to accommodate a wire. The bottom upper cover inside the groove has a sharp nickel plate which a bottom upper cover with the same curved groove is placed on top of in order to penetrate the wire by the nickel plate for conduction. The bottom of lamp socket is encased with a slight trapezoidal water-proof ring. The water-proof ring is clicked into holes at both sides of the lamp socket by two catch blocks at its top in order to fix it inside the lamp socket so that it will not easily fall off.

Abstract: The invention concerns an electrical terminal with a housing, which comprises an insulating material, and with an actuating push button, which consists of an insulating material and that is installed in a guidance channel in the housing in a manner whereby it is capable of axial displacement. It is proposed that the housing and the actuating push button be molded in one piece during the injection molding of the plastic and that the internal wall of the guidance channel be provided with a recess in the region in which the push button is capable of axial displacement, whereby the recess serves for accommodating the material bridge that is molded onto the push-button.

Abstract: A panel mounted angled modular jack assembly allows a mating modular plug to be inserted at an angle to the panel while permitting the jack contact assembly to be inserted perpendicular to the panel. A printed circuit board terminating ends of the contacts is mounted parallel to the panel allowing conductors to be terminated on an insulation displacement strip located on the board terminal in a direction perpendicular to the board and the jack mounting panel.

Abstract: A PC card connector has an injection mechanism which is improved so as to make it possible to push a PC card in a substantially straightforward direction, in which the PC card is withdrawn, without converting rotary motion into linear motion. The PC card connector is further improved so as to be able to assure the constant smooth withdrawal of the PC card without the need of a complicated or large-sized structure. The PC card connector is provided with a push rod which is pressed to remove the PC card, an eject lever which is supported by a first fulcrum in a pivotal manner, and which has one end engaged with the push rod and has a first claw at the other end to eject the PC card, and a rotary arm which is supported by a second fulcrum in a pivotal manner and has at one end a second claw to eject the PC card, and which has the other end connected to a predetermined location in the eject lever.

Abstract: The invention generally relates to a camming system for mating and unmating a pair of connectors having a housing mounting a plurality of terminals mateable with the terminals of the other connector and a camming system for moving the housings towards and away from each other along a mating axis. A lock slide member is mounted on one of the housings and slidably movable along a path transverse to the mating axis. The lock slide member is including at least one cam track extending oblique to the mating axis and the other housing has at least one cam follower projecting into the cam track for mating the connectors in response to sliding movement of the lock slide member. According to the invention, a lever means is pivotally mounted on the lock slide member, and an arcuated slot is disposed in the lever means slidably engaging a projection formed in one of the housings.

Abstract: A clamp for a dispersive electrode is disclosed. The clamp includes (a) a housing having an exterior surface, an interior surface being formed within the housing for receiving projecting tabs of the electrode, and a slot in the housing disposed between the exterior surface and the interior surface; (b) a mechanism for releasably engaging the tabs at the interior surface; (c) a reinforcement on the releasably engagement means; and (d) a slot on the exterior surface of the housing having a shape matching the reinforcement.

Abstract: A waterproof tap cover for use in a waterproof connector which prevents a waterproof tap from being damaged when a terminal metal member is removed from a connector housing in the waterproof connector. The waterproof tap, which is formed of rubber and includes a plurality of insertion holes respectively formed so as to oppose a plurality of terminal storage chambers formed in the connector housing, is fitted with the rear portion of the connector housing, and the waterproof tap is fixed by the waterproof tap cover which has a plurality of through holes corresponding to the insertion holes. Chamfered escape recesses are formed in the hole edge portions of the through holes adjacent the waterproof tap in order to accommodate ridge portions of the waterproof tap when the terminals are withdrawn from the connector housing so that the connector can be resealed when the terminals are inserted again.