Abstract: A contact element for making electrical contact with a contact area of a mating contact element, wherein a contact region forms at least two contact points, and wherein the two contact points are distinguished from one another in the new state in respect of the distance from the contact area of the mating contact element, so that, in the new state, a first of the contact points makes contact with the contact area and, after a defined amount of wear of the first contact point, the second contact point makes contact with the contact area.

Abstract: The present invention relates to improving input/output port configuration and structure of the portable device. According to at least one of embodiments of the present invention, a portable device an input/output port having a frame fixed to a PCB to form a space for enabling a plug to be externally inputted therein, the frame including a top base forming a top surface of the frame, a pair of sidewalls configured by being bent from both sides of the top base to form both lateral sides of the frame, fixing terminals configured to be fixed to the PCB by being bent from both of the sides of the top base simultaneously with a pair of the sidewalls, a bottom base forming a bottom surface of the frame, and a front opening provided to a front side of the frame to have the plug inserted therein.

Abstract: A connector (10) includes a housing (30) with a terminal accommodating portion (31) into which a plurality of differently dimensioned terminals (20) are to be accommodated, and a retainer (60) retains the terminals (20) by being inserted through a side surface of the housing (30). The retainer (60) is moved laterally by operating an operating portion (63) and is held at a partial locking position and a full locking position by locking pieces (65) of the retainer (60) that engage locked portions (44) of the housing (30). The terminals (20) include medium terminals (20M) locked by medium locking lances (56) fit into an escaping portion (68) between the operating portion (63) and the locking pieces (65) in the retainer (60). The escaping portion (68) includes a reinforcement (69) for preventing deformation of the escaping portion (68).

Abstract: A pin terminal (PT) is such that a cap (30) made of synthetic resin is attached to a tip part of a terminal main body (10) made of metal and in the form of a round pin. An attachment hole (21) including an uninterrupted and continuous peripheral wall over the entire circumference is perforated on the tip surface of the terminal main body (10), whereas a press-fitting portion (35) to be press-fitted into the attachment hole (21) is formed to project on the rear surface of the cap (30). An internal thread (23) is formed on the peripheral surface of the attachment hole (21), and a ridge portion (24) of this internal thread (23) constitutes a biting protrusion. The tip of the pin terminal (PT) is structured to form a smooth and tapered guiding portion (40).

Abstract: A socket has a plug board with first plug-in openings for appropriate pins of a plug of a first standard and with second plug-in openings for appropriate pins of a plug of a second standard. Provided in a spacing to the plug board are a first type of contact mounts for receiving plug pins of the first standard, and a second type of contact mounts for receiving plug pins of the second standard. Provided between the contact mounts and the plug board are protection elements which are movable out of a closed position in which the first and second plug-in openings are blocked, into an open position in which the plug-in openings are open. The protection elements are pretensioned into their respective closed positions by spring elements. The first and second protection elements are pretensioned into their respective end positions in different directions of movement by the spring elements.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a plug that can be fit into network ports. The plug features a flexible extrusion that fits into a aperture in the back of the plug. The when the flexible extrusion is linked into the aperture, it creates a loop that can hold a hang tag. The hang tag can be used to label the plug. The loop created by the plug can be tightened, so that it fits around a cable, in order to label the cable, once the plug has been removed from the socket.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing, a shell retained on the insulating housing, a plurality of terminals retained on the mating portion of the insulating housing, and a spacer engaging with the insulating housing. The insulating housing includes a base portion and a mating portion protruding from the base portion, the base portion has a top wall, a bottom wall, a pair of sidewalls connecting with the top wall and bottom wall, a front wall connecting with the mating portion and a rear wall. The front wall of the base portion has a pair of slanted portions formed on two sides of the mating portion, the rear wall of the base portion has a plurality of barriers for retaining the terminals and a pair of flange portions on two sides of the barriers, each flange portion has a groove on an inner side surface to engage with the spacer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a plug (1), with a first plug-and-socket connector (5) and at least a second plug-and-socket connector (4) in which the first plug-and-socket connector (5) can be received, and with a surrounding housing (6) in which the second plug-and-socket connector (4) can be received non-displaceably in at least one securing direction (A). Furthermore, the invention relates to a mating plug (2) with a first mating connector (7) and at least a second mating connector (2a), in which the first mating connector (7) can be received.

Abstract: A connector includes: a terminal; a housing; a rear holder; and a rubber plug. A terminal receiving chamber of the housing is provided with: a first receiving portion receiving a wire connecting portion, an electric wire connected to the wire connecting portion, and a rubber plug; a second receiving portion; and a step wall interposed between the first and second receiving portions and allowing a flange portion formed on the wire connecting portion to abut on the step wall. The rubber plug is composed of a ring-shaped packing attached to the electric wire and keeping a space between an outer peripheral wall of the electric wire and an inner wall of the first receiving portion watertight, and a resin member. The resin member is provided with a buried portion buried in the packing, and a cylinder portion extended from the buried portion and interposed between the flange and the packing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic control device which is an electronic control device such as an engine ECU for a vehicle and has a tight sealing structure between a case and a connector. The present invention provides an electronic control device for a vehicle, which implements a new type of sealing manner in which a space to be filled with a sealing material is formed between a case side dam and a connector side dam when a case and a connector of the electronic control device are assembled, and the sealing material is applied in the space, which is formed as described above, such that airtightness for an assembly region between the case and the connector is maintained, thereby securing sufficient sealing areas because of enlarged sealing sections, and achieving stable sealing quality and improving quality.

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) has a front insertion opening and a receiving space (40) for receiving a mating connector. The electrical connector includes an insulative housing (2), a number of contacts (3) retained in the insulative housing, a metal shield (4) covering the insulative housing, an insulative cover (5) assembling outside of the metal shield, and a waterproof block (7) interposed between the metal shield and the insulative cover along a vertical direction. The waterproof block is formed by cooling and solidifying glue material from a rear of the metal shield and insulative cover combination. A bulge (532) is formed at one of the insulative cover and the metal shield. The bulge extends along a transverse direction perpendicular to a mating direction along which the mating connector is inserted. The bulge seamlessly seals between the metal shield and the insulative cover.

Abstract: A first connector is fluid-tightly fitted with a second connector through an opening of a mounting wall. The first connector includes a cylindrical spacer fitted into the opening, and a housing having a support part and a housing body. The support part is mounted to a first surface of the mounting wall while being able to be displaced along a plane perpendicular to a connector fitting direction of the first and second connectors. The housing body has a leading end which is inserted in the opening with a clearance. A first ring-shaped seal member is interposed between the opening and the spacer, a second ring-shaped seal member is interposed between the spacer and the support part in the connector fitting direction, and a third ring-shaped seal member is interposed between the second connector and the leading end.

Abstract: Provided is a tray type card connector that is compatible with waterproof electronic devices and that can easily perform the insertion and removal of a card into/from the electronic devices. A tray type card connector includes a card tray; a housing having a tray insertion portion; a plurality of contacts arranged in the housing so as to project within the tray insertion portion; a front cover portion fitting in a casing opening portion opened at a lateral surface portion of a casing of an electronic device A, at a front end portion of the card tray; a ring-shaped cover water-sealing member made of an elastic material at an outer periphery portion of the front cover portion.

Abstract: An electrical connector has a connector body and a terminal mounted to the connector body. A wire is connected to the terminal, and a retainer tube is mounted to the connector body and engaged with the wire.

Abstract: Power cables that include plug housings having an improved appearance as well as employ a halogen-free cable while providing adequate fire resistance. One example provides a power cable having cable plug with a substantially unitary body. Another example provides a power cable that is formed using halogen-free materials. To provide adequate fire protection, a strain relief formed using multiple materials is used.

Abstract: A battery wiring module attached to a battery group formed by juxtaposing a plurality of batteries each having electrode terminals, includes: a plurality of bus bars; and a plurality of holder units made of an insulating resin and having holding portions and holding the bus bars. The holder units include: a first holder unit disposed at an end; and a second holder unit which is a holder unit other than the first holder unit. The holding portion of the second holder unit is provided with a bus bar insertion portion through which the bus bars are inserted in the direction in which the batteries are juxtaposed, and the second holding portion of the first holder unit is provided with an encompassing wall and adapted to insert the bus bars in a direction in which the first holder unit is attached to the battery group.

Abstract: A connector assembly including a housing and a cover. The cover including a locking member receiving portion and a lever retaining portion. A lever rotatable between an unlatched position and a latched position is provided. The lever is positioned in the lever retaining portion when the lever is in the latched position. A locking member is movably retained in the locking member receiving portion. The locking member is moveable between an unlocked position and a locked position. A portion of the locking member is positioned in the lever retaining portion when the locking member is in the locked position. The locking member engages the lever when the locking member is in the locked position to properly secure the lever in the latched position and to ensure continuous latching of the connector assembly.

Abstract: Retainer clip (100) attachable to motor vehicle headlamp (10) for inhibiting second electrical connector (72) of wiring harness (44) from unintentionally separating from mating first connector (52) on the PCB (60) of the lamp. Retainer clip comprises a deformable retaining arm (110) configured to inhibit separation of the first connector (52) and a second connector (72) upon assembly thereof with the first connector (52) and the second connector (72); a second connector receptacle (140) defined by retainer clip body (102), the second connector receptacle (140) configured to receive the second connector (72) therein; and a support base (160) configured to cooperate with the motor vehicle lamp (10) to align the second connector (72) with the first connector (52) in a connection plane (82) to assemble the second connector (72) and the first connector (52).

Abstract: A connector mounted to a circuit board to be inserted into a storage destination, and configured to include: a connector body including a housing part for housing an electric terminal connected to a predetermined wire of the circuit board, and a base part connected to the housing part; a panel including an opening which is formed in a pair of opposed surfaces and through which the housing part can be inserted; an ejector for detaching the circuit board from an insertion destination by turning; and a connection member connected to a turning shaft part for turning the ejector to fasten the circuit board and the base part of the connector body. The connector can be mounted, together with the ejector, to a compact circuit board corresponding to a compact unit wire rack and can be efficiently mounted in a saved space.

Abstract: A method and apparatus (“utility”) for securing an electrical connection formed by a mating structure including prongs of a male assembly and receptacles of a female assembly are provided. The utility includes a clamping mechanism whereby the very forces that would otherwise tend to pull the connection apart serve to actuate the clamping mechanism, thereby securing the mated pair. The apparatus may be integrated into a standard receptacle, or retrofitted to work with existing devices. In one embodiment, the clamping mechanism acts solely on the ground prong of a standard plug assembly, so that it is unnecessary to consider electrical potentials applied to the clamped prong in relation to the design of the clamping mechanism. Further, the withdrawing movement of the prongs of a plug may cause elongate clamping surfaces of the clamping mechanism to frictionally engage opposing surfaces of the clamped prong.

Abstract: A lock device that locks or unlocks a locking subject includes a lock member moved between a lock position where the lock member locks the locking subject and an unlock position where the lock member unlocks the unlocking subject and a movable transmission member that acts to move the lock member to at least the lock position. A guide mechanism is arranged between the transmission member and the lock member. The guide mechanism includes a sloped lock guide surface. The lock guide surface guides the lock member to the lock position when the transmission member moves in a first direction.

Abstract: A connector that is configured to be inserted within a cavity of a shroud defined by a mating connector along a longitudinal axis, including a connector body which defines a first resilient member and a first wedge member that is configured to urge the first resilient member into compressive contact with the shroud of the mating connector along a vertical or longitudinal axis. The connector may include a plurality of pairs of resilient members and wedge members to provide compressive contact along more than one axis. The wedge members may be incorporated into a connector position assurance device (CPA).

Abstract: A communication connector including a housing and a plurality of contact pairs arranged relative to the housing. One of the plurality of contact pairs includes a first conductor termination zone centerline, and another contact pair includes a second conductor termination zone centerline, wherein the second conductor termination zone centerline is an approximately perpendicular bisector of the first conductor termination zone centerline.

Abstract: An HDMI cable, an HDMI connector and an HDMI interface for a high-definition video/audio apparatus are provided. The HDMI interface includes the HDMI connector and the HDMI cable. The HDMI connector includes a connecting terminal having an extending cable terminal arranged in parallel in a main body. The HDMI cable includes at least one connecting unit consisting of a plurality of parallel metal wires. An insulating unit covers an outside of a face of the connecting unit, in such a manner that the metal wires are parallel and isolated from each other. The present invention is using design of single row of the connector terminal and single row of the HDMI cable, to simplify an HDMI interface structure and reduce size and weight, and manual identification is not required for pin bit definitions, which simplifies production process, reduces the manual work, and greatly improves production efficiency.

Abstract: Communications jacks include a housing having a plug aperture. A plurality of spring members extend into the plug aperture, and a plurality of plug contacts are mounted on respective ones of the spring members. The communications jack further includes a plurality of fixed contacts. Each fixed contact is configured to be in electrical contact with a respective one of the plug contacts when a plug is received within the plug aperture.

Abstract: An electrical connector defines perpendicular first direction and second direction and includes a housing and a plurality of contacts. The housing includes a base portion and a first mating portion. The mating portion defines opposite first mating face and second mating face. The contacts are arranged in the housing in the second direction and include mating portions respectively exposed upon the first mating face and the second mating face and tails protruding from the housing. The contacts include several high-speed signal groups and each includes a pair of signal contacts and a grounding contact. The mating portions of the pair of signal contacts are located at the second mating face while the mating portion of the grounding contact is located at the first mating face. Three mating portions of each high-speed signal group are shaped as a triangle from a view along the first direction.

Abstract: Electrical connector including a connector body having a mating side configured to interface with an electrical component. The electrical connector also includes signal pathways extending through the connector body. The signal pathways are arranged to form pairs of signal pathways. The electrical connector also includes an impedance-control assembly having a plurality of dielectric bodies supported by the connector body. The dielectric bodies surround respective pairs of signal pathways. The dielectric bodies include a dielectric medium and gas bubbles distributed in the dielectric medium. The dielectric medium has a predetermined dielectric constant. The at least one of the gas bubbles or gas-filled particles are sized and distributed in the dielectric medium to achieve a target dielectric constant of the dielectric bodies.

Abstract: A receptacle electrical connector includes a metallic shell, an insulating bracket defining a receiving cavity, an upper member including a base portion and a mating portion and a lower insulating member distinct from and assembled with the base portion. The upper member is loaded with upper contacts with contacting portions arranged on an upper surface of the mating portion and a shielding plate is located between the upper and lower surface of the upper member. The lower member is loaded with lower contacts with contacting portions extending beyond a front edge of the lower insulating member and arranged on the lower surface of the mating tongue. The assembled base portion and the lower member is received in the receiving cavity of the insulating bracket and the mating portion extends beyond a front face of the insulating bracket and surrounding by the metallic shell to define a mating cavity thereamong.

Abstract: A mating connector includes a plastic body, a first terminal group and a second terminal group received in the plastic body, a retaining elastic sheet retained at the plastic body and located at a side of the first terminal group and the second terminal group, a middle shielding sheet located between the first terminal group and the second terminal group, and a shielding case contacting the middle shielding sheet. An urging portion is extended from the middle shielding sheet and abuts the retaining elastic sheet. The middle shielding sheet shields an interference signal between plate surfaces of the first and second terminal groups. The retaining elastic sheet shields an interference signal between side surfaces of the first and second terminal groups.

Abstract: A device connector includes device-side terminals (18), a device-side shield shell (21), harness-side terminals (40) to be fixed to a plurality of wires (71) and connected to the device-side terminals (18) by bolts (69) and a harness-side shield shell (50) connected to a braided wire (72) surrounding the wires (71). The harness-side shield shell (50) includes a first shell (51) and a second shell (61). The first shell (51) is fixed to the braided wire (72) and includes an operation cutout (60) for enabling a connecting operation of the device-side terminals (18) and the harness-side terminals (40) by the bolts (69). The operation cutout (60) is closed by the second shell (61).

Abstract: A plug connector includes a plug housing (11) defining a receiving space (1110), a plurality of contacts retained in the plug housing, a cable (16) electrically connected with the contacts and a shielding member (15) enclosing on the plug housing to form a cavity. The contacts comprises a plurality of first contacts (12) and a plurality of second contacts (13), stiff contacting portions of the first contacts are exposed in the receiving space, and elastic contacting portions of the second contacts are exposed in the cavity for transmitting high speed signal. The shielding member is enclosing on the plug housing to form a cavity, the cavity is stacked on the receiving space. The slit is communicated with an exterior in the up-to-down direction, the plug connector further comprises an additional contact (18) received in the slit and extending beyond the bottom surface of the plug 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: An electrical connector that includes a housing configured to be coupled to a mating connector. The connector has signal contacts held in signal contact openings. The signal contacts are arranged in arrays of quad groups. Each of the quad group has a set of four contacts arranged in row pairs and column pairs. The signal contacts of each quad group are configured to carry relational signals with each other signal contact in the quad group. Each signal contact is configured to electrically couple to a signal contact of the mating connector. The connector also includes ground shields held in corresponding ground shield openings. The ground shields have walls surrounding a corresponding quad group of signal contacts and provides electrical shielding from adjacent quad groups of signal contacts. The ground shields have mating ends for mating with corresponding ground contacts of the mating connector.

Abstract: A connector suitable for a storage device is provided. The storage device has a storage module. The connector includes a body, a plurality of terminals, and a housing. The terminals are disposed in the body, and a first end of each terminal protrudes from the body and is electrically connected to the storage module. The housing covers the body and has an indentation and a shielding portion. The first end of each terminal is located at the indentation. The shielding portion shields the indentation, and the first end of each terminal is located between the shielding portion and the storage module. A storage device is also provided.

Abstract: A communication jack, system using the jack, and method of fabricating the jack are disclosed. The jack includes a cavity configured to accept a communication plug to form a communication connector. The jack includes a plurality of plug interface contacts that extend into the cavity such that a plug inserted into the cavity makes electrical contact with the plug interface contacts at plug/jack interfaces of the plug interface contacts. One or more of the plug interface contacts is formed from multiple conductive layers. The conductive layers are movable relative to each other at at least one end. A dielectric layer or flexible printed circuit board may be disposed between the conductive layers.

Abstract: A Lightning connector compatible accessory device includes circuitry that is completely enveloped by a mobile device when the accessory device is inserted in a Lightning connector. The accessory device may include a microUSB connector on one end of a printed circuit board. The printed circuit board may be offset in a housing.

Abstract: A USB receptacle is mateable along a predetermined direction with a special USB plug comprising an identifiable portion. The USB receptacle comprises a holding member and a detector. The holding member includes a body portion having a plate-like shape extending in the predetermined direction. The detector is held by a side portion of the body portion. The detector has a contact portion. The contact portion does not overlap the body portion at all in a vertical direction perpendicular to the predetermined direction. When the USB receptacle and the special USB plug are mated with each other, the identifiable portion of the special USB plug is connected to the contact portion of the detector.

Abstract: A connector includes a connecting terminal, a fixed contact, a movable plate, a movable contact provided at an end of the movable plate, a card that includes an insulator and contacts the movable plate, a button that contacts the card, an opening spring connected to the button, and a sliding operation part that controls a contact between the fixed contact and the movable contact. When the sliding operation part is moved in a first direction, the movable contact is brought into contact with the fixed contact and the connector is turned on. When the sliding operation part is moved in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the movable contact is caused to move away from the fixed contact and the connector is turned off. The sliding operation part is provided on a surface that is different from a surface on which the connecting terminal is provided.

Abstract: A cable assembly includes a cable bundle extending between first and second cable ends. A first electrical connector is terminated to the first cable end and has first contacts defining a first mating interface. A second electrical connector is terminated to the second cable end and has second contacts defining a second mating interface. A flexible light pipe extends along the length of the cable bundle. The flexible light pipe has a first light pipe interface at a first end of the flexible light pipe and a second light pipe interface at a second end of the flexible light pipe. The first light pipe interface is at or beyond the first cable end for interfacing with a component associated with a first mating connector and the second light pipe interface is at or beyond the second cable end for interfacing with a component associated with a second mating connector.

Abstract: A cable connector comprising a connector body, a compression member operably connected to a second end of the connector body, the compression member including a compression portion having a forward facing surface, wherein the compression portion protrudes from an inner surface of the compression member, wherein, when the compression member is slidably axially compressed within the connector body, the compression portion of the compression member compresses an inner sleeve into crimping engagement with a coaxial cable is provided. An associated method is also provided.

Abstract: Pairs of matching connectors are described. The matching connectors can provide power to a powered device and/or communicate signals to a device. The matching connectors can include electrical contacts. In one example, the electrical contacts may be ring-shaped and several electrical contacts may be concentrically positioned. In one example, the matching connectors can be held together by a locking future that can be a magnet located in one or both of the matching connectors. In one example, the matching connectors can be connected by the angular of one of the connectors relative to the other. This rotation of one of the connectors relative to the other can engage the contacts of the connectors.

Abstract: A micro radio-frequency connector includes an isolated body, a resilient terminal and an external terminal. The isolated body includes an accommodating slot and an inserting hole connected to the accommodating slot. The accommodating slot includes an upper inner wall and a lower inner wall opposite to each other. The resilient terminal is disposed inside the accommodating slot, and includes a fixing section, two resilient arms and a first contacting section. The fixing section is fixed to the accommodating slot. An end of the resilient arm is connected to the fixing section and contacts against the lower inner wall, the other end of the resilient arm is a free end to be separated from the lower inner wall while an external force is not applied to the first contacting section and further to contact against the lower inner wall while the external force is applied to the first contacting section.

Abstract: A connector includes a ground pin and a signal pin. The ground pin includes a first cylindrical part, a first cylindrical terminal telescopically movable into the first cylindrical part, and a first elastic member compressible in a first central axis direction. The signal pin includes a second cylindrical part, a second cylindrical terminal telescopically movable into the second cylindrical part, and a second elastic member compressible in a second central axis direction. The signal pin is provided concentrically with the first elastic member and the first cylindrical part, and has a one-piece structure of a single metal plate. The first and the second cylindrical parts are connected to a ground line and a signal line of a board with the first and second cylindrical terminals being in contact with the board and compressed in the first and second central axis directions, respectively.

Abstract: A connecting device for electrically connecting two circuit boards is provided. The connecting device has a first and a second coaxial connector and a coupling member. The two coaxial connectors and the coupling member each have an outer conductor and an inner conductor. The outer conductors of the coaxial connectors are electrically interconnected via the outer conductor of the coupling member and the inner conductors of the coaxial connectors are electrically interconnected via the inner conductor of the coupling member. The coupling member is arranged between the two coaxial connectors so as to be tiltable from an axially aligned orientation and displaceable in an axial direction. The coupling member is held on an elastically deformable dielectric holding ring which surrounds the coupling member in a circumferential direction and is in contact against at least one coaxial connector.

Abstract: The present disclosure is to provide a connector which is compatible to USB Type-C standard and includes an assembly tongue plate, two grounding boards and a metal casing. The assembly tongue plate includes a first terminal block made of plastic and having a plurality of first connection terminals disposed therein, a second terminal block made of plastic and having a plurality of second connection terminals disposed therein, and a metal separating plate being assembled between a bottom surface of the first terminal block and a top surface of the second terminal block. The two grounding boards can be fastened with each other to enclose outer edges of the first terminal block and second terminal block when the metal separating plate is assembled between the first terminal block and second terminal block, so as for allowing the assembly tongue plate to be easily and quickly assembled into the metal casing.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a connector having a metal separating plate being fastened by a tongue plate in integral formation, which is compatible to USB Type-C standard and includes a tongue plate made of plastic integrally and provided with a metal separating plate fixedly disposed therein; a plurality of first connection terminals respectively inserted into first connection slots formed in the tongue plate near a top surface of the metal separating plate; a plurality of second connection terminals respectively inserted into second connection slots formed in the tongue plate near a bottom surface of the metal separating plate; grounding boards having structures respectively matched with the tongue plate, so as to enclose an outer edge of the tongue plate; and a metal casing having a structure matching with the tongue plate, so as to allow the tongue plate and grounding boards to be assembled into the metal casing.

Abstract: The Universal 220-240V Power Strip for 110-120V Outlet provides the ability to use 220-240V electronic devices in standard 110-120V outlets. The Universal Power Strip is the similar to a standard power strip but features multiple country plugs and two power cables which will be plugged into two different power outlets instead of one. By this method the Universal Power Strip will increase the electricity from 110-120V to 220-240V and power the 220-240V devices. Notably, residences in North America are pre-wired with a 220-240V circuit, and this device will allow full usage of the system.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical supply connector having a housing, a contact element on which an electrical port is formed and which is arranged so as to be displaceable inside the housing, in such manner that the contact element is displaceable between an extended position, in which the electrical port protrudes out of the housing in the area of a side surface and an electrical contact can thus be made with a conductor rail via the electrical port, and a retracted position in which the electrical port is arranged inside the housing and the electrical contact is disconnected, and an actuating element that is arranged in the area of a front cover surface on the housing and is displaceable between a release position and a coupling position, in such manner that when the actuating element moves into the coupling position it forces the contact element out of the retracted position and into the extended position thereof.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing and a plurality of first conductive terminals retained in the insulative housing. The insulative housing defines a mating frame running through a front face thereof. An L-shaped mating tongue extends forwardly in the mating frame. The mating frame has two opposite inner surfaces facing to the mating tongue and spaced from the mating tongue. The first conductive terminal each includes a contacting portion arranged on a mating face of the mating tongue and a connecting portion extending out of the insulative housing. The electrical connector includes second conductive terminals disposed on both inner surface of the mating frame. The second conductive terminals are used for different-voltage power transmission. Therefore, the electrical connector not only meets the specification of SATA connector, but also provides the function of signal transmission and different-voltage power transmission.

Abstract: An exemplary pass-through connector includes a connector housing a first end and a second end. A first amount of terminals extends from said first end to said second end. A supply line connects to a second amount of terminals. The supply line is located apart from the first end and the second end. The second amount of terminals is less than said first amount of terminals.