Abstract: An electrical connector (100, 200) includes an insulative body (10, 50), a shell (20, 60), a number of first contacts (30, 70) and second contacts (40, 80). The insulative body includes a seat (12, 52) and a mating plate (18, 58) projecting outwardly from the seat, which has opposite first and second sides. The mating plate has a first mating section (184, 186) and a second mating section (186, 586) behind the first mating section. The second mating section is thicker than the first mating section. The shell surrounds the seat and the mating plate and defines an opening at a front end thereof. Each first and second contact includes a contact ends (32, 72, 42, 82) arranged on the first mating section and the second mating section, respectively. The contact ends of the first and second contacts are located on the same side of the mating plate.

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) having a base portion (11), a pair of longitudinal supporting arms (13) connected to the base portion, and a tongue portion (12) extending forwardly from the base portion to be located between the supporting arms and having a number of passageways (16, 17); a number of contacts (2) defining a plurality of contacting arms (211, 221) and soldering portions (213, 223) and received in the passageways; a shell (3) mounted on the insulative housing and enclosing the tongue portion to define a receiving space (4) therebetween, having a top wall (30), a bottom wall (32) being positioned below the longitudinal supporting arms, and a pair of side walls (31) connecting the top wall and the bottom wall, the top wall defines an abutting plate (33) extending backwardly and engaging with a top surface of the base portion, the pair of side walls are disposed between the longitudinal supporting arms.

Abstract: An electrical connector has an insulative housing (10) and a number of electrical contacts (20). The insulative housing has a tongue (14, 15) defining a front face (145) and an upper side and a lower side perpendicular to the front face. The electrical contacts include a number of upper contacts (21) and lower contacts (22). The lower contacts are arranged on the lower side of the tongue and each including a contact section. The upper contacts each includes an extending section (212) arranged on the upper side of the tongue. A contact section (215) is bending from a side edge of the extending section of the upper contact and extending through a passageway (147) of the tongue for arranging on the lower side and avoiding the upper contacts shorting to a metal shell of a mating plug.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an electrical receptacle and an electrical plug for mating with the electrical receptacle. The electrical receptacle includes a first port, a second port communicating with the first port. The second port can accommodate a standard B-type USB 2.0 plug. The first and the second ports can be combined to receive the electrical plug for high-speed signal transmission.

Abstract: An extension to USB includes an insulative tongue portion and a number of contacts held in the insulative tongue portion. The contacts have four conductive contacts and a plurality of differential contacts for transferring differential signals located behind/forward the four standard USB contacts along a front-to-rear direction. The four conductive contacts are adapted for USB protocol and the plurality of differential contacts are adapted for non-USB protocol. The extension to USB is capable of mating with a commentary standard USB connector and a commentary extension to USB, alternatively.

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) for receiving a mating plug (200) having a number of plug contacts and a metal shell. The electrical connector has an insulative housing (10) provided with a base portion (13) and a tongue portion (14, 15) extending forwardly from the base portion. A set of first electrical contacts (21) and a set of second electrical contacts (22) are arranged in the isulative housing for engaging with the plug at a front and a rear position respectively. Each contact (21, 22) includes a contact section (214, 222) electrical connected with the contacts of the plug. An insulator (40) is located in front of the first electrical contacts for avoiding an improper connection between the contacts and the plug.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a work table mainly for supporting a cutting tool or a workpiece. The work table includes a support leg arrangement formed from a plurality of telescoping legs. A tool or workpiece bearing portion is mounted on the support leg arrangement. The bearing portion including a first bearing member and a second bearing member. At least one guide bar extends between the first and second bearing members. To permit movement, the first bearing member is movably arranged on the guide bar. The second bearing member is fixed relative to first bearing member by the support leg arrangement. The work table also includes a locking mechanism for securing the first bearing member relative to the second bearing member to define a use position. The locking mechanism, including a sleeve, a locking member, and a fixing member, is affixed to the guide bar between the first and second bearing members.

Abstract: An extension to USB includes an insulative tongue portion and a number of contacts held in the insulative tongue portion. The contacts have four conductive contacts and two pairs of differential contacts for transferring differential signals. The four conductive contacts consist of a power contact, a ground contact, a ? data contact and a + data contact. One pair of the differential contacts is located between the power contact and the ? data contact and the other pair of the differential contacts is located between the power contact and the + data contact. The four conductive contacts are for USB protocol and arrangement of the four conductive contacts with the insulative tongue portion is compatible to the standard USB connector. The two pairs of differential contacts are for non-USB protocol. The extension to USB is capable of mated with a commentary standard USB connector and a commentary extension to USB, alternatively.

Abstract: An electrical interconnection system includes a stationary board (200), a removable board (300) having a number of conductive pads (304-306), and a connector (100). The connector includes an insulative housing (1) defining thereon a number of passageways (121, 122), a number of contacts (2) retained in the passageways. The contacts include a number of first contacts (21) each having a first contacting end (21b) and a number of second contacts (22) each having a second contacting end (22b). The first and the second contacting ends are offset from each other and come to contact with corresponding conductive pads in sequence.

Abstract: An electrical interconnection system includes a stationary board (20, 20?), a removable board (30, 30?), an electrical connector (1, 1?) interconnecting the two boards, and an actuator (90, 90?). The electrical connector has a plurality of contacts (11) received in a dielectric housing (10), each comprising a first contact end (11a) contacting with the stationary board and a second contact end (11b) contacting with the removable board. The actuator includes an actuation plate (12, 12?) assembled on the connector and a driving member (31, 31?) mounted on the removable board. The driving member cooperates with and exerts a force on the actuation plate to drive the contacts move to electrically interconnect the two boards.

Abstract: An electrical interconnection system includes a plurality of first boards (11) and a plurality of second boards (13) intersecting with each other for forming an array configuration. Electrical connectors (15) are set at quadrants defined by each horizontal board and each vertical board for an electrical connection therebetween. Electrical connectors on every two adjacent first boards cooperate each other to control a distance between the two adjacent first boards. This arrangement will have no mid-plane set between the horizontal boards and the vertical boards, which will improve system performance while reducing signal interference and signal attenuation.

Abstract: A screw hiding device for combining lateral tubes with upright tubes includes a position strip to match with each lateral tube. Each position strip has an upright wall to contact with each upright tube and fixed together with a screw. Each lateral tube has an upper wall and two side walls forming a lengthwise opening therebetween. Each of the two sides has a lower support ridge and an upper stopper on an inner wall, with the distance between each upper stopper and each lower support ridge being equal to the height of the upright wall of the position strip. Each position strip is fixed on an outer surface of each upright tube with a screw and in the space between the upper stopper and the lower support ridge, with each lateral tube hiding each screw and each position strip to beautify a fence formed by the lateral and the upright tubes.

Abstract: A structure of a fence or the like includes plural rails and posts. The intersections of the rails and the posts are fixed by connecting elements. The rail has an inner rail and an outer rail having an opening to cover on the inner rail. Two sides of the outer rail have respectively a ridge projected outwards to keep its inner wall formed as a groove for hiding the connecting elements and enhancing the strength of the rail. Two sides of the inner rail corresponding to the connecting elements are formed as a recess for positioning the connecting elements in them, so that the outer rail is not to be scraped by the connecting elements to damage its coating while mounting the outer rail on the inner rail.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a work table mainly for supporting a cutting tool or a workpiece. The work table includes a support leg arrangement formed from a plurality of telescoping legs. A tool or workpiece bearing portion is mounted on the support leg arrangement. The bearing portion including a first bearing member and a second bearing member. At least one guide bar extends between the first and second bearing members. To permit movement, the first bearing member is movably arranged on the guide bar. The second bearing member is fixed relative to first bearing member by the support leg arrangement. The work table also includes a locking mechanism for securing the first bearing member relative to the second bearing member to define a use position. The locking mechanism, including a sleeve, a locking member, and a fixing member, is affixed to the guide bar between the first and second bearing members.

Abstract: A card connector assembly (100) for insertion of an electronic card (6), includes an insulative housing defining a cavity, two rows of terminals (4), a pair of springs (3), and a carriage component (2) being moveable between two rows of the terminals and having a pair of projection portions formed at two opposite ends thereof. The carriage component is movable along with the inserted electronic card from an initial position toward a final position where the carriage component is held stationary.

Abstract: An electrical interconnection system includes a stationary board (20, 20?), a removable board (30, 30?), an electrical connector (1, 1?) interconnecting the two boards, and an actuator (90, 90?). The electrical connector has a plurality of contacts (11) received in a dielectric housing (10), each comprising a first contact end (11a) contacting with the stationary board and a second contact end (11b) contacting with the removable board. The actuator includes an actuation plate (12, 12?) assembled on the connector and a driving member (31, 31?) mounted on the removable board. The driving member cooperates with and exerts a force on the actuation plate to drive the contacts move to electrically interconnect the two boards.

Abstract: An electrical interconnection system includes a stationary board (200), a removable board (300) having a number of conductive pads (304-306), and a connector (100). The connector includes an insulative housing (1) defining thereon a number of passageways (121, 122), a number of contacts (2) retained in the passageways. The contacts include a number of first contacts (21) each having a first contacting end (21b) and a number of second contacts (22) each having a second contacting end (22b). The first and the second contacting ends are offset from each other and come to contact with corresponding conductive pads in sequence.

Abstract: A pluggable connector (100) includes a dielectric housing (1), a contact group (2), a first sub-assembly (3), a second sub-assembly (4), a third sub-assembly (5), a back cover (6) and a pair of spring tabs (7). The dielectric housing defines a plurality of ribs (118). The first sub-assembly defines a row of front partitions (312) cooperating with the ribs of the dielectric housing and a row of back partitions (314) respectively positioning in opposite sides thereof. The second sub-assembly defines a row of front partitions (412) cooperating with the back partitions of the second sub-assembly and a row of back partitions (414) respectively positioning in opposite sides thereof. The third sub-assembly (5) defines a row of front partitions (512) cooperating with the back partitions of the second sub-assembly and a row of back partitions (514). The back cover defines a plurality of partitions (63) cooperating with the back partitions of the third sub-assembly.

Abstract: A post and rod linking device for a railing includes a lateral rod, a post and a U-shaped elastic member. The elastic member is deposited in each of two ends of the lateral rod, having a protrusion respectively on two ends. The protrusion faces and exposes out of a hole of the lateral rod by the elastic member, The post has an insert hole for each end of the lateral rod to fit there in, with the protrusions of the elastic member pressed inward and extending out of the holes after the lateral rod is inserted in the hole of the post and stopped by the post wall so that the lateral rod is linked with the post immovable. The end of the lateral rod has a recess, which has a vertical surface, and the distance between the vertical surface and the protrusion is equal to the thickness of the post wall so the post wall is clamped by the elastic member to stabilize the linking of the post with the lateral rod.