With Contact Preventer Or Retractable Cover Part Patents (Class 439/135)
  • Publication number: 20090191736
    Abstract: A card edge connector for receiving a module, includes an elongated insulative housing having a pair of side walls, a central slot extending therebetween for insertion of the module, a plurality of terminals positioned in the side walls and extending into the central slot; and a pick-up member having a fixing portion and a connect portion connecting the fixing portion. the insulative housing includes a latch pair of portions formed on opposite ends thereof and disposed at an outer sides of the terminals along a lengthwise direction thereof, the latch portion fixes with the fixing portion of the pick-up member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventors: Hai-Fei Guan, Lei Li, Xue-Wu Bu
  • Patent number: 7563101
    Abstract: An electrical connector (1) includes a housing having a window (11) defined through a center of the housing, and a pick up cap (30) having a top surface (301) providing an engagement surface (31) for being sucked by a vacuum pickup device and a bottom surface (302). The window is surrounded by interior walls (113) intersecting at corners (111). The pick up cap has a pair of opposite spring beams (33) integrated with the bottom surface for engaging with interior walls of the window and having a pair of elbowed portions (331) formed on opposite ends of the spring beam, and two pairs of corresponding slots (311) defined through four corners of the pick up cap for providing a clearance to mold the spring beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Fang-Chu Liao
  • Patent number: 7563113
    Abstract: A waterproof plug includes a cover plate for closing an outward-directed access of a data port provided on a main body of a portable electronic device; and an approximately hexagonally shaped sealing flange perpendicularly extended from a data port sealing surface of the cover plate for fitly engaging into the access of the data port to seal the same. A water-guiding groove is provided along the sealing flange at a position adjacent to the cover plate. Rainwater falling on the top of the cover plate and the sealing flange immediately flows downward due to its weight to the water-guiding groove and two lateral sides of the sealing flange without accumulating or leaking into the data port to cause damage to the portable electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Mitac Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Yen-Long Sheng
  • Patent number: 7558070
    Abstract: An electronic information storage device includes a first casing provided with a first toothed portion; a pushing element; an outer gear coupled to the pushing element; and an electrical connecting portion having a circuit board mounting means and a circuit board, the circuit board mounting means being coupled to the circuit board, the circuit board mounting means being provided with a second toothed portion, wherein the outer gear is coupled to the first toothed portion and the second toothed portion respectively, so that the electrical connecting portion is driven with respect to the first casing when the pushing element pushes or pulls the outer gear. Via this arrangement, the moving distance of the electrical connecting portion can be further controlled, thereby improving the convenience of the storage device in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: A-Data Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu-Cheng Kang
  • Patent number: 7558069
    Abstract: An extension structure for a plastic molding portable memory product includes an outer casing unit, an inner sliding unit, and a closing unit. The inner sliding unit is positioned inside the outer casing unit, and can be extended by sliding, whereas the closing unit is combined with the outer casing unit to ensure the inner sliding unit will not slip out. The outer casing unit is produced using one body formation method that is free from the traditional method of combining two pieces of structures through high frequency wave compression work sequence to effectively increase product yield, reduce cost and improve the cosmetics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Hahntek Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Chin-Hung Chung
  • Patent number: 7556512
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Asustek Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Hsin Wu, Chih-Yung Chi, Kun-Chin Chiu
  • Patent number: 7554035
    Abstract: A lock mechanism for a rotatable cover adapted for use with a case is disclosed. The rotatable cover includes a fastener and a first positioning portion. The lock mechanism includes a first fixing element and a first elastic member. The first fixing element has a locking hole for engagingly receiving the fastener. The first fixing element includes a first board, a second board positioned opposite to the first board, a connecting portion and a protrusion portion. A slot is formed between the first board and the second board. The connecting portion is disposed above the first board and the second board and connected to the protrusion portion. The protrusion portion includes a pivot shaft and a second positioning portion. The pivot shaft is inserted into a pivot portion of the case. The first elastic member is located between the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Inventec Corporation
    Inventor: Po-Wen Chen
  • Patent number: 7554813
    Abstract: Enclosed re-programmable non-volatile memory cards include at least two sets of electrical contacts to which the internal memory is connected. The two sets of contacts have different patterns, preferably in accordance with two different contact standards such as a memory card standard and that of the Universal Serial Bus (USB). One memory card standard that can be followed is that of the Secure Digital (SD) card. The cards can thus be used with different hosts that are compatible with one set of contacts but not the other. A cover that is hinged to the card to normally cover one set of contacts can be rotated out of the way by hand when that set of contacts is being used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Sandisk Corporation
    Inventors: Robert C. Miller, Hem P. Takiar, Joel Jacobs, Robert Howard, Motohide Hatanaka, Robert F. Wallace, Edwin J. Cuellar, Eliyahou Harari, Matt Peterson
  • Patent number: 7553062
    Abstract: A light device includes a body having a light source and electrical contacts that plug into a first electrical outlet of a duplex receptacle and receive power therefrom. An outlet cover mounted for pivotal motion with respect to the body about at a pivot axis, which is substantially proximate to a region between the first outlet and a second outlet of the receptacle. The outlet cover pivots away from the body and towards the duplex receptacle to inhibit access to the second electrical outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Eveready Battery Company, Inc.
    Inventors: David Spartano, Kurt Matthew Richars, John D. Crawford, Scott W. Osiecki, Mark A. Ferguson
  • Patent number: 7547218
    Abstract: Embodiments of a plug and cap of a Universal-Serial-Bus (USB) device have been presented. In one embodiment, a USB device includes a main body, a piece of string, and a cap. The main body has a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) and a casing, wherein the PCBA is partially housed in the casing, and the PCBA further includes a USB connector protruding out of the casing at a first end of the casing. The piece of string is coupled to the main body and the cap. The cap is detachably coupled to the first end of the casing of the main body to cover the USB connector, wherein the cap remains indirectly coupled to the casing via the piece of string when the cap is detached from the first end of the casing to expose the USB connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Super Talent Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Siew Sin Hiew, Jim Ni, Abraham C. Ma, David Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20090149047
    Abstract: A memory card connector includes an insulative housing and a plurality of contacts retained in the insulative housing and a pair of switch contacts. The insulative housing defines a card receiving cavity for receiving a memory card. The pair of switch contacts are of a first status when the memory card is located in a deepest insertion position of the card receiving cavity, and the pair of switch contacts are of a second status different from the first status when the memory card is located in a final working position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: Jian-Fei Yu, Qi-Jun Zhao, Hua Yin
  • Patent number: 7544072
    Abstract: An apparatus for protecting an array of pins of an electronic device is provided. The apparatus includes a pin protector defining an array of holes therethrough, wherein each hole is configured to receive one of the pins. The apparatus also comprises a spring element configured to bias the pin protector away from the electronic device toward an end of each of the pins. The spring element is also configured to allow the pin protector to be retracted toward the electronic device to expose the pins for insertion into a socket or similar component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Brandon Rubenstein, Roger Nattkemper, Eric Daniel
  • Patent number: 7544073
    Abstract: A Universal Serial Bus (USB) flash drive includes a slim USB device having an end used to couple the USB flash drive to a host and an opposite end, and a swivel “strap shaped” metal cap having a circle cut out disposed on both cap legs. The snap coupling circle attachment allows the swivel cap to rotate substantially into a first and a second locking position and to rotate substantially 360 degrees about the z-axis of the USB device. The metal cap is generally in a locked position when the snap slot is aligned atop the snap lock tabs such that the protrusion snap ring is descended downward until the positioned flush against the snap lock groove. When unlocked the protrusion snap ring is raised up and rested upon the two snap lock tabs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Super Talent Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: David Nguyen, Jim Chin-Nan Ni, Charles Chung Lee, Abraham Chih-Kang Ma
  • Publication number: 20090142948
    Abstract: A USB card connector includes an insulative housing and a plurality of contacts retained in the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a rear wall and a card receiving cavity located forward the rear wall. Each contact includes a contact portion protruding to the card receiving cavity. The contacts are divided into first and second contact groups with same contact arrangement in condition that each the first or the second contact group comprises four contacts for transmitting USB or similar-USB signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventors: Jian-Fei Yu, Qi-Jun Zhao, Hua Yin
  • Patent number: 7541541
    Abstract: A safety outlet cover that includes a cover with a front face including plug blade apertures. The safety cover may include a cover with a front face where the front face is configured to cover the face of an electrical device except for a plurality of plug blade apertures therethrough. The cover also may include a mounting plate and a spring element formed as a single piece where the mounting plate includes a receptacle face aperture. When the cover and mounting plate are coupled at a rest position, the cover is configured to cover a plug blade socket in a receptacle face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: TayMac Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey P Baldwin, Lincoln Jolley
  • Patent number: 7540749
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a header having a first interface and a receptacle housing having a plurality of walls defining a component chamber and an opening providing access to the component chamber. The component chamber receives the header therein through the opening, and a hinged cover covers the opening. The hinged cover includes opposed first and second sides with the first side hingedly attached to one of the walls of the receptacle housing by at least one hinge. The hinged cover also includes a securing element on the second side for engagement with one of the walls of the receptacle housing. The hinged cover further includes a cover catch extending from the first side that engages a locking element extending from one of the walls of the receptacle housing, wherein the cover catch secures the first side of the cover to the receptacle housing and the securing element secures the second side to the receptacle housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: John Wesley Hall, Douglas John Hardy
  • Patent number: 7537468
    Abstract: An electric socket includes a base provided with two electrodes and conduction members beside the electrodes. Each of the conduction members is connected to a power source and keeps a predetermined distance away from the electrodes. An upper casing has two apertures corresponding to the electrodes respectively. A power control unit includes a control block beside the conduction members and a control shaft having an end connected to the control block and an opposite end extended out of the upper casing. Two shutter members are pivoted on the base to shut the aperture. When a plug is inserted into the electric socket of the present invention, prongs of the slug will move away the shutter first, and then press the control shaft to make the control block bending the conduction members toward the electrodes that makes the conduction members contacting the electrodes respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Inventors: Fu-Hsiang Huang, Chang-Chin Yang, Chih-Pin Yang, De-Lin Jan
  • Patent number: 7534114
    Abstract: A land grid array (LGA) connector assembly (1), comprising: a stiffener (2) defining locating members (4) around the respective corners for receiving and holding the electronics package in position; an insulative housing (3), the housing defining a plurality of contact segments (31, 32, 33, 34) for engaging respective connection sections of an electronics package; a plurality of electrical contacts received in the contact segments (31, 32, 33, 34) of the housing (3); a pick up cap (5) removeably attached to the stiffener (2), providing a smooth flat top surface (501) facilitating to be capable of being handled by a device, thereby manipulating the LGA connector assembly (1) to a desired location on a substrate circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Fang-Jun Liao
  • Patent number: 7530821
    Abstract: An indicator for a connector, which is attached to a connector, has a first indication member at which is indicated first information urging a user to perform a predetermined operation before using the connector, and which is attached to a position such that the connector cannot be connected if the user does not remove the indicator for a connector, and which can be removed from the connector. The indicator for a connector also has a second indication member at which is indicated second information which is useful at a time of connecting the connector, the second indication member being attached to a position which does not impede connection of the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Michihiro Miyake
  • Patent number: 7530822
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (1) includes an electrical connector including an insulative housing (2) having an upper and a lower surfaces, and a number of contacts received in the insulative housing, an pick-up cap (3) assembled to the insulative housing. Four pairs of latching sections (36) extend from four edges of the body portion (30) of the pick-up cap toward the insulative housing (2), and the insulative housing (2) defines four pairs of recesses (224) to latch with the latching sections (36).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Fang-Jun Liao
  • Publication number: 20090117762
    Abstract: A protective endcap for use with a triaxial cable connector. The endcap is sized to fit about a mating end of the triaxial connector. A pair of protective boots for use with coaxial cable connectors. Each protective boot includes an interior space for receiving a triaxial cable connector. Each interior space includes ridges for engaging grooves about the connector. Each boot includes a mating circumferential lip about a connector end. Each boot includes a tapered cable end with an opening for a cable from a connector to extend through from the interior space. A triaxial cable connector assembly including a connector, a protective boot and an endcap. The connector is positioned within an interior opening of the boot with ridges of an inner wall of the opening engaging grooves of the connector. A cable extending from the connector extends through a cable end of the boot. A mating end of the connector is adjacent a connector end of the boot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventor: M'hamed Anis Khemakhem
  • Patent number: 7527507
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (1) includes an electrical connector including an insulative housing (2) having opposite upper and lower surfaces, and a number of contacts received in the insulative housing and partially exposed beyond said upper and lower surfaces of the insulative housing to form upper and lower exposed sections, an upper cover (3) assembled to the upper surface of the insulative housing, and a lower cover (4) assembled to the lower surface of the insulative housing. The contacts are wholly received between the upper and lower covers without exposed outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fang-Jun Liao, Chun-Yi Chang
  • Patent number: 7524199
    Abstract: Disclosed is a socket assembly for electrically engaging an Integrated Circuit (IC) package with a printed circuit board. The socket assembly includes a socket body and a Pick-and-Place (PnP) cap. The socket body is mounted on the printed circuit board. Further, the PnP cap is capable of detachably mounting on the socket body. An upper surface of the PnP cap includes a raised portion with multiple chamfered portions projecting out from the raised portion. The multiple chamfered portions enable easier detachment of the PnP cap from the socket body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Tieyu Zheng, Xiaoqing Ma
  • Patent number: 7513071
    Abstract: An indicator for a connector, which is attached to a connector, has a first indication member at which is indicated first information urging a user to perform a predetermined operation before using the connector, and which is attached to a position such that the connector cannot be connected if the user does not remove the indicator for a connector, and which can be removed from the connector. The indicator for a connector also has a second indication member at which is indicated second information which is useful at a time of connecting the connector, the second indication member being attached to a position which does not impede connection of the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Michihiro Miyake
  • Publication number: 20090088024
    Abstract: In some embodiments a connector plug includes a plurality of USB 2.0 pins and one or more pins that are not USB 2.0 pins, the one or more pins to enable higher speed data transmission than USB 2.0 data transmission. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: Yun Ling, Daniel Tong, John Lynch
  • Patent number: 7510411
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a dielectric housing which comprises a base portion, a plurality of contact receiving recesses, and engaging holes in diagonal corners thereof; a plurality of conductive contacts retained in said contact receiving recesses; a pick up comprising first engaging pole and second engaging pole corresponding to said engaging holes; each of the first and second engaging poles having a shape of a circular cylinder with a plurality of ribs on a circular surface thereof; said first engaging pole having at least three ribs while said second engaging pole having at least two ribs; the line joining the center of said first engaging pole and the center of said second engaging pole being perpendicular to the line joining the centers of said two ribs of said second engaging pole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsu-Yang Wu, Yun-Fu Tsai, Sheng-Ko Chen
  • Patent number: 7510410
    Abstract: A sucking cover inserted into an electric connector with terminals received therein includes a sucking portion and an insertion portion. The sucking portion has a sucking surface at the front and a catching surface at the rear. A plane sucking area is formed as a portion of the sucking surface. The sucking surface is parallel with a bottom plate of the electric connector mounted on a PCB. The catching surface is against the top of the electric connector when the sucking cover is inserted into the electric connector. The inserted portion projected from the catching surface has an inserted wall and ribs. While the inserted portion is inserted into an inserted slot of the electric connector, the electric connector can be moved while the sucked cover is moved. In SMT, this action will improve the effective of the electric connector located in a PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuo-chin Lin, Feng Zhu, Hua-lian Li
  • Patent number: 7503781
    Abstract: A socket connector assembly (10) comprises an insulative housing (10) comprising a bottom conductive section (201) defining a plurality of contact-receiving slots and four sidewalls (202) extending upwardly from edges of the conductive section, and a pick-up cap (30) assembled to the insulative housing and comprising a smooth top surface (301) adapted for being sucked by a vacuum device and opposite contacting surface (302). At least one of the sidewalls of the insulative housing and the pick-up cap defines at least a pair of aligning posts (303) at opposite corners thereof, and at least one of the pick-up cap and the sidewalls of the insulative housing defines a pair of aligning slots (203) at opposite corners thereof to interferentially receive the aligning posts to assemble the pick-up cap to the insulative housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chun-Yi Chang
  • Patent number: 7503780
    Abstract: A USB flash disk with an upper cover mainly formed at least on one side of a housing thereof a cut, an outer housing is slipped over the aforesaid housing and covers the cut with one lateral side of it, the lateral side has therein in corresponding with that of the cut at least an elastic sheet at a position, a bottom end of the elastic sheet is fixed on the lateral side, while an upper end of the elastic sheet has a protruding hook protruding out of the top edge of the lateral side, and the elastic sheet has a pressing portion protruding out of the outer surface of the lateral side; the upper cover is put on the upper side of the housing, and has an engaging hole on its side in opposition to the cut to be hooked by the protruding hook when the pressing portion is not pressed, and is released from hooking when the pressing portion is pressed to allow separation of the upper cover from the USB flash disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: HO E Screw & Hardware Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Joseph Huang
  • Patent number: 7500858
    Abstract: A portable electronic device including a housing having a receptacle for at least one semiconductor die, a terminal carried by the housing and operably coupled to the at least one semiconductor die, an attached cover, and operation indicators. In one position, the cover encompasses and protects the terminal, and in another, the terminal is exposed for use. The operation indicators are positioned on the device housing so as to be visible to the user regardless of the orientation of the electronic device when installed in the port of a compatible electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon Emerson, Rick D'Ambrosio
  • Publication number: 20090061652
    Abstract: A socket connector has a pick up cap (3) cooperated with lateral shields (4) is provided. The pick up cap (3) has a base plate (30) and a plateau (31) surrounded by the base plate (30). The main purpose of the lateral shields is used for covering seams both on a base plate (30) and under raised portions (32) on opposite sidewalls of the plateau (31). As soon as the seams are covered by the lateral shields (4), paths of particles in air possibly contaminating a plurality of contact terminals restrained in passageways of an insulative housing are able to effectively blocked. Therefore, problems either about reliability or circuit open caused by contaminated socket connector is successfully solved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventor: Chia-Wei Fan
  • Publication number: 20090052120
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a protective shutter assembly for use within a cover assembly of an electrical wiring device. The assembly includes a frameless shutter sub-assembly movable between a closed position and an open position. The frameless shutter sub-assembly is configured to move from the closed position to the open position in response to engaging at least one plug blade having a predetermined plug blade geometry. A spring member is disposed within the frameless shutter sub-assembly. The spring member is configured to bias the frameless shutter sub-assembly in the closed position. At least one retainer element is disposed in the frameless shutter sub-assembly. The at least one retainer element being configured to retain the spring member within the frameless shutter sub-assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2007
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: PASS & SEYMOUR, INC.
    Inventors: Richard Weeks, Dejan Radosavljevic, Thomas N. Packard, Steven C. Thibault
  • Publication number: 20090047811
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (100) comprises an electrical connector for connecting an electronic package with a circuit substrate (4) and including an stiffener (1) defining a through hole (121) in a periphery, a fastening device (3) for fixing the electrical connector to the circuit substrate (4) via the corresponding through hole (121), a hollow restricting device (2) defining a plurality of protruding portions (24) interferencing with the fastening device (3) make the fastening device (3) securely located on the stiffener (1). At the same time, the restricting device (2) located between the stiffener (1) and the circuit substrate (4) function as a stand-off, make it more easy to assemble the stiffener (1) to the circuit substrate (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventor: Chia-Wei Fan
  • Publication number: 20090029578
    Abstract: An electrical socket that includes at least two electrical terminals each operatively engagable by a respective prong of an electrical plug by insertion into a respective opening of a housing of the electrical socket. A cover plate is provided to, in one position cover the openings of the housing and in another position expose the openings of the housing through corresponding apertures through the cover plate. The cover plate is mounted for slidable linear movement between the one position and another position relative the housing. There is a surface or surfaces presented by the cover plate non-parallel (and preferably lateral) to the direction of movement to abut a stop surface(s) of the housing that prevent advancement of the cover plate towards the another position when only one aperture is engaged by an object to move the cover plate by virtue of a non linear movement of the cover plate relative to said housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventor: Tung Yan Lau
  • Patent number: 7479021
    Abstract: A USB copy-resistant plugging-and-locking device having an end contacts a USB guided seat is capable of performing displacement movement along the extended direction of the USB guided seat. The USB guided seat has several guided slots, each of the guided slots provides a depth “d” at an end of the USB guided seat (3), and the several guided slots has at least a dimension specification. The USB copy-resistant plugging-and-locking device includes a housing for containing the USB guided seat and a plurality of alignment portions positioning on the housing and appearing as a predetermined arrangement. Each of the alignment portions is one-to-one correspondent to the several guided slots making the USB guided seat place into the containing space when the USB copy-resistant plugging-and-locking device performs a displacement movement along the extended direction of the USB guided seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignees: Guann Tau International Corp., Jin Chyun Mei Enterprises Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chien-Pin Huang
  • Publication number: 20090004898
    Abstract: A universal serial bus (USB) interface protection structure for protecting a universal serial bus interface wrapped with a metal layer protruding from an electronic device. The USB interface protection structure includes a detachable cap having an open end and a close end, a cavity located on the close end, a magnet contained in the cavity, and a cap cover covering the detachable cap. The magnet has a magnetic force to attract the metal layer of the USB interface for retaining the USB interface in the detachable cap when the USB interface inserts into the detachable cap through the open end. A wireless network card utilizing the USB interface protection structure is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: BANDRICH INC.
    Inventor: Gary HSU
  • Patent number: 7470858
    Abstract: To assist in searching, the following abstract includes a receptacle system used to keep a receptacle cap secure through use of an enhanced retaining strap with its associated wall plate when the receptacle cap is unscrewed. The enhanced retaining strap is a separate individual component and is separably coupled to the rest of the receptacle system so that if it is pulled with sufficient force, the strap will break free from the rest of the receptacle system before associated members such as gaskets are damaged or loosened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick S. McNutt, Phillip Phung, Frank Chin-Hwan Kim
  • Patent number: 7467957
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes an electrical connector unit (11) to be mounted onto a printed circuit board (11), a supporting member for supporting the electrical connector unit, and a pick up device (12) attachable onto the electrical connector unit. The supporting member includes a supporting portion (112) extending from one side of the electrical connector unit, with the supporting portion defining a supporting surface (1121) resting on the printed circuit board. The pick up device includes a balance section (122) defining a balance surface (1221) extending parallel to the supporting surface such that when the pick up device is attached onto the printed circuit board, the balance surface of the pick up device is operable to be rested on the printed circuit board so as to counterbalance force torque caused by introduce of the supporting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei Yuan, Yu-San Hsiao
  • Patent number: 7466556
    Abstract: A low-profile Universal-Serial-Bus (USB) assembly includes a modular USB core component that is mounted into a swivel casing. The modular USB core component includes a PCBA in which all passive components and unpackaged IC chips are attached to a single side of a PCB opposite to the metal contacts. The IC chips (e.g., USB controller, flash memory) are attached to the PCB by wire bonding or other chip-on-board (COB) technique. The passive components are attached by conventional surface mount technology (SMT) techniques. The swivel casing includes a holder that is pivotably mounted into an external housing by way of a pivot pin. The pivot pin is either a separate structure that is inserted into holes formed in the holder and housing, or is integrally formed on the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Super Talent Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Siew S. Hiew, Jin Kyu Kim, Abraham C. Ma, Ming-Shiang Shen
  • Publication number: 20080305663
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) for permitting insertion of a full sized plug and preventing insertion of a smaller sized plug includes an insulative housing (1) defining a receiving cavity (110) through a mating face (11) thereof for receiving a mating connector and a plurality of terminals (2) received in the housing. Each terminal defines a fixing portion (20) retained in the housing, a contacting portion (21) being inclinedly bent at an angle and extending into the receiving cavity from one end of the fixing portion and a soldering portion (22) extending from the other end of the fixing portion. The fixing portion further defines a supporting portion (23) with two ends connecting with the fixing portion, the supporting portion faces to and supports the contacting portion to prevent the contacting portion from further excursion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventor: Ning Wang
  • Patent number: 7462046
    Abstract: A receptacle shroud and shroud removal tool coact to selectively restrict unauthorized access to a channel-bound electrical receptacle. The receptacle shroud comprises a channel-engaging wall and a receptacle cover. The receptacle cover comprises a tool-receiving aperture. The channel-engaging wall is sized and shaped for snug insertion in a pedestal-bounding, structure-receiving channel. The channel-engaging wall is retained by friction forces at shroud-to-channel interfacing. The shroud removal tool comprises a shroud-engaging end and a handle end. The shroud-engaging end is insertable through the tool-receiving aperture. The handle end enables a user to manually impart shroud-removing forces to the shroud-engaging end, which shroud-engaging end transfers the shroud-removing forces to the receptacle shroud. The shroud-removing forces are operable to remove the channel-engaging wall from the structure-receiving channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Inventor: Stanley C. Burchell, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7458477
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an automatic central buffer coupling, especially of the “Tlghtlock/AAR” type of construction. The coupling includes a coupling head, with a supporting unit underneath; a hydraulic and/or compressed air terminal for a hydraulic or compressed air line; and an electrical contact carrier arranged underneath the supporting unit and having electrical contact terminals; and an actuating device to longitudinally displace the electrical contact carrier via the air line. The electrical contact carrier is in an uncoupled position rearward of the coupling plane of the central buffer coupling, and is displaceable into a coupling-ready forward position in the coupling plane via the actuating device. In order to ensure that the electrical contact carrier is automatically co-coupled after the mechanical coupling operation, a release mechanism is configured to ensure a coupling mechanism is triggered to co-couple the at least one hydraulic and/or compressed air terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Voith Turbo Scharfenberg GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Antony Jones
  • Publication number: 20080280467
    Abstract: A connector cover (14) holds a corrugated tube (15) surrounding wires (W) drawn out from the rear side of a housing (12) and is mounted on the rear side of the housing (12). The cover (14) has first and second cover shells (29, 30) to be assembled with each other. The cover shells (29, 30) include tube holders (28) capable of holding an end portion of the corrugated tube (15) therebetween. The first cover shell (29) includes locks (49), and the second cover shell (30) includes lock pieces (50) engageable with the locks (49). The first cover shell (29) has lock-piece protecting portions (54) to be arranged adjacent to leading end corners (53) of the lock pieces (50) corresponding to the tube holder (28) and projecting more outward than the lock pieces (50) in the thickness directions thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Takeshi Tsuji
  • Publication number: 20080268679
    Abstract: A receptacle includes a housing with a face member coupled to a base. A mounting bridge with first and second sides is connected to the base by a bottom member extending along a back surface of the base. The mounting bridge includes at least one substantially L-shaped tab formed on the first side of the bridge engaging a front surface of the base remote from the back surface. An upright post located towards the center of the bridge has a circular opening and a plurality of barbs disposed along its outer edges. Snaps protrude from the first and second ends of the base to engage apertures in the first and second sides of the mounting bridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Patrick J. Tiberio, William A. Valentin
  • Patent number: 7442077
    Abstract: A modular system of mating connector cables for connecting solar power sources to devices requiring power includes connector cables assembled from compatible cable segments, mating connectors and junctions. The cables of the system may be of consistent polarity among various configurations such that current flows through mating connectors at the cable ends. The cables may be variously configured to provide for the connection of solar power sources in series or in parallel, and for connection to devices with various power input connectors or terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: ICP Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Sass M. Peress, Po K. Lau
  • Patent number: 7442043
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly for electrically connecting a lamp device (2) to a printed circuit board (3) includes an insulative housing (10) having a front slot (101) and a rear slot (103), the rear slot adapted to receive a body of the lamp device. A contact terminal (11) includes a pair of separate deflectable arms (112) disposed within the front slot and adapted to clip a front end of the lamp device. An ejecting member (12) within the front slot is set for enabling the clip action of the deflectable arms of the contact terminal. A pick up device (13) is assembled onto the ejecting member, and includes a base having a planar surface for being sucked by a vacuum suction device for easy to be feed the electrical connector assembly into automated machines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei Yuan, Yu-San Hsiao
  • Patent number: 7435111
    Abstract: An electrical connector (1) comprises an insulative housing (2) comprising plurality of passageways (25) thereon, a plurality of electrical terminals (4) received in the housing (2), a cover (5) mounted on the housing (2), wherein the cover (5) includes a number of supporting members (52) extending from an inner sidewall thereof for supporting the housing (2), hence preventing the housing (2) from destroying terminals (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Tsu-Yang Wu, Sheng-Ko Chen
  • Patent number: 7431594
    Abstract: A weather resistant telescoping enclosure for enclosing a receptacle or other device is provided that comprises a telescoping cover over an enclosed base portion and an irregularly shaped cutout on its mounting surface that permits positioning of the base portion over an existing device installation with increased mobility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Cosmo Castaldo, Marc Noest, Peter Galluci
  • Patent number: 7429182
    Abstract: Disclosed is a socket assembly for electrically engaging an IC package with a PCB. The socket assembly includes a socket body, a loading mechanism, and a pick-and-place (PnP) cap. The socket body engages the IC package with the PCB. The loading mechanism includes a loading plate having a central opening and capable of being mounted on the socket body when the loading plate is in a closed position. The PnP cap includes a first plurality of latches configured on a plurality of peripheral edges of the PnP cap and a raised portion configured on an upper surface of the PnP cap. The first plurality of latches engages the PnP cap with the socket body when the PnP cap is in a first position. The second plurality of latches detachably engages the PnP cap with the central opening of the loading plate when the PnP cap is in a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Tieyu Zheng, Xiaoqing Ma
  • Patent number: 7429181
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly comprises an electrical connector (2), a pick up cap (3) for engaging with the electrical connector (2). The electrical connector (2) comprises a housing (21), a plurality of terminals received in the housing (21). The housing (21) defines an opening (22) in a central position thereof and a pair of securing recesses (211) on two lateral sides of the housing (2) adjacent to the opening (22). The pick up cap (3) defines a smooth vacuum suction portion (32) in a central position thereof and a pair of rectangular holes (34) arranged on two sides of the vacuum suction portion (32), a pair of beams (35) disposed on sidewalls of the base portion adjacent to the holes (34). The beam (35) extends downwardly a pair of elastic hooks (31). The elastic hooks (31) engage with the securing recesses (211) of the base portion respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Fang-Jwu Liao