Patents by Inventor RIK DANNEELS

RIK DANNEELS has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Flat contact for a connector, receiving block for a flat contact and connector
    Patent number: 9419364
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a flat contact for insertion in a receiving member of a connector in an insertion direction (E), a receiving block for inserting the flat contact, and a connector comprising a receiving block and/or a flat contact. A solution is provided in which the positioning of a flat contact relative to the receiving block is simple and precise. This is achieved by a flat contact for insertion in a receiving member of a connector in an insertion direction (E) comprising a clamping portion having clamping projections which protrude in a width direction (B) and a positioning portion which has at the narrow sides thereof guiding faces which extend parallel with the insertion direction (E), the guiding faces projecting beyond the clamping projections in the width direction (B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Belgium EC BVBA
    Inventors: Peter Devos, Rik Danneels, Thomas Ryckx, Lieven Dossche
  • FLAT CONTACT FOR A CONNECTOR, RECEIVING BLOCK FOR A FLAT CONTACT AND CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20150038023
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a flat contact for insertion in a receiving member of a connector in an insertion direction (E), a receiving block for inserting the flat contact, and a connector comprising a receiving block and/or a flat contact. A solution is provided in which the positioning of a flat contact relative to the receiving block is simple and precise. This is achieved by a flat contact for insertion in a receiving member of a connector in an insertion direction (E) comprising a clamping portion having clamping projections which protrude in a width direction (B) and a positioning portion which has at the narrow sides thereof guiding faces which extend parallel with the insertion direction (E), the guiding faces projecting beyond the clamping projections in the width direction (B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: PETER DEVOS, RIK DANNEELS, THOMAS RYCKX, LIEVEN DOSSCHE