Abstract: Apparatus and systems described herein provide for a randomly-accessible electrical busbar with a protective cover and an associated mating connector. Both the busbar and the associated mating connector have multiple, electrically conductive bristles protruding from a surface. The busbar is protected by a nonconductive fabric cover to reduce the risk of a person from accidentally contacting the electrically conductive bristles. A connection is made between the mating connector and the busbar by the bristles of the mating connector penetrating the protective fabric cover and interdigitating with the bristles of the busbar.

Abstract: An insulating structure is employed between conductive members of an electric device. The electric device has a housing accommodating electric components therein and a cover member covering the housing, the conductive members being disposed through communication holes of the housing and the cover member. The insulating structure includes contact prevention members for preventing water infiltrated into a gap between the housing and the cover member from contacting water collected in the communication holes for the conductive members, wherein the contact prevention members are interposed between the housing and the cover member. Each contact prevention member has a substantially annular shape, surrounding one of the conductive members.

Abstract: The present invention has an object of providing a connection structure capable of easily connecting an LED component to a flat cable. An LED unit 1 includes an upper case 7, a pierce terminal 6, a lower case 9 and an intermediate terminal 5. An LED chip 3 is pressed to the pierce terminal 6 by a convexed spring 51 to electrically connect the LED chip 3 to the flat cable 100. Conductors 101 included in the flat cable 100 are formed of phosphor bronze formed of tin (Sn), phosphorus (P), copper (Cu) and unavoidable impurities and having a tensile strength of 480 to 550 MPa, whereas a pierce plate 63 of the pierce terminal 6 piercing through the conductor 101 is formed of a copper alloy, which is a high strength conductive member having a higher strength than that of the conductor 101 and having conductivity.

Abstract: In one aspect of the invention, a downhole electrical connection system comprises first and second tubular bodies adapted for threaded connection to each other, each tubular body comprising an inner and an outer diameter. First and second electrical conductor assemblies are disposed within the inner diameters of the tubular bodies and are substantially coaxial with the tubular bodies and generally extend the length of the tubular bodies. The first electrical conductor assembly comprises a first electrical contact adapted to abut a second electrical contact of the second electrical conductor assembly when the first and second tubular bodies are coupled together. The first electrical contact is disposed within an elastically deformable wiper, and the elastically deformable wiper is adapted to expose the first electrical contact as it is engaged by the second electrical contact under an axially compressive load.

Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting multiple light emitting diodes (LEDs) in parallel to a two-wire electrical supply bus, made up of upper and lower halves that snap together and contact pins that pass through holes in the upper half to make insulation displacement connections with the conductors of the supply bus. Assemblies including large numbers of LEDs are made by snapping connectors onto the bus, inserting contacts into the connectors, and connecting LEDs to the contact pins, although not necessarily in that order. The contact pins may be hollow to receive the LED leads. Also, the positions of the holes in the upper halves of the connectors, and therefore of the contact pins, may be staggered, so that the spacing between the contacts can be made equal to the pitch between the leads of the LEDs without spacing the conductors of the supply bus further apart.

Abstract: A module has a metallic mass with an upper surface having laterally spaced wiring channels and outwardly extending fins. A circuit board is mounted on the module and fabricated of an insulating bottom layer with trace patterns thereon. A plurality of electrical components, including at least one light emitting diode, are coupled to the trace patterns of the circuit board. A pair of continuous conductor wires couple the electrical components with each wire and extend through the wiring channels of the module. At least one pair of connectors extend through the circuit board with upper ends coupled with the trace patterns and lower ends extending downwardly to electrically couple with the wires.

Abstract: A structure of an array of connectors fastened to a planar insulator, usually formed of a high temperature thermoplastic. The planar insulator has a pattern of substantially cylindrical openings formed therein into which is inserted a machined copper alloy sleeve which is plated with tin or tin-lead alloy. The sleeve itself is a hollow substantially cylindrical tube with a multi-finger spring contact inserted near one (usually called the upper end). The spring contact itself is plated with gold, tin, tin-lead or other malleable electrically conductive material. At the far end of the cylindrical tube is fixed a plug of “kraft paper” to function as a barrier, made from substantially pure wood pulp with no fillers. The cylindrical tube of the sleeve grips the kraft paper barrier sufficiently for it to remain in place during the processing cycle when the copper alloy sleeve is soldered to the circuit board.

Abstract: An electrical connecting and fastening apparatus includes a guide arrangement for respectively connecting a plurality of conductors of a hollow cable with a plurality of stationary contacts mounted in circumferentially spaced relation within a bore contained in one end of a cylindrical socket member, the guide arrangement being so operable that as the cable is progressively inserted into the socket member bore, the leading end of the cable is rotated and twisted about its longitudinal axis relative to the remaining portion of the cable and to the socket member, thereby to effect positive electrical engagement between the conductors and the stationary contacts, respectively. In a first embodiment, the conductors are insulated, and the contacts are of the insulation piercing type. In another embodiment, the conductors are bare, and the stationary contacts are resilient and are biased toward engagement with the conductors. A lock nut arrangement serves to lock the cable to the socket member.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a terminal block and a housing. The terminal block has an electric wire receiving passageway that communicates with a spring receiving passageway. The terminal block moves between a pre-latched position and a locked position. The housing is provided with a contact having a piercing member for piercing a sheathing member of an electric wire. The piercing member urges the electric wire toward the spring receiving passageway when the terminal block is moved to the locked position. A spring member is arranged in the spring receiving passageway. The spring member has a contact retaining portion for urging the electric wire toward the piercing member as the piercing member urges the electric wire toward the contact retaining portion. A support arm additionally presses the electric wire toward the piercing member.

Abstract: A wet connect/disconnect arrangement is disclosed for a downhole system that allows installation of various tools and/or a string and subsequent electrical connection to the downhole system in a wet environment. Several embodiments are disclosed, all of which produce a clean, reliable connection. Exemplary embodiments include an upper section being mechanically and electrically joined to an intermediate section with electrical connectors for being joined at a lower section. The intermediate section further has auxiliary connectors that may be protected by a cover and remain unmated in a first connected application being therefore available for future use. The upper section may be removed leaving the intermediate section in place whereby the unmated connectors are available to rejoin a new upper section. Different types of connectors are also disclosed.

Abstract: A device for piercing a cable includes a first clamp member and a second clamp member. The first clamp member and the second clamp member are superposed relative to each other. A conductive piercing member is disposed on the first clamp member. The device further includes an arrangement for moving the first clamp member and the second clamp member together. As the first clamp member and the second clamp member are moved together, a distance between the conductive piercing member and the second clamp member is reduced.

Abstract: A sealing device for electrical plug connectors is configured in such a way that a favorable, cost-saving and functionally safe production of plug connectors, from a manufacturing point of view, is fulfilled. The plug connectors each have a contact carrier in a plug housing. Contact carrier is penetrated by accommodation chambers, which with one end each open out into one tub-shaped installation space of plug connector. These ends are covered by a restraining element, so that a sealing compound, which is free-flowing, curable and inserted into installation space, which is able to completely seal against contact elements that have been plugged through it, remains in the installation space. The sealing device for electrical plug connectors is provided especially for use in the automobile industry.

Abstract: A claw portion (26) of a connecting member (21) penetrates a first piercing portion of a flat circuit member (100, 110) in a thickness direction thereof. In the case of connection to the flat circuit member having a thick conductor portion (102), the claw portion is bent such that a distal end portion of the claw portion pierces the flat circuit member so as to obtain electric contact with the conductor portion of the flat circuit member. In the case of connection to the flat circuit member having a thin conductor portion (112), the claw portion is bent such that a portion of the flat circuit member is clamped between an outer surface (28) of the claw portion and an inner edge portion (27) of a side wall portion (25) of the connecting member, so as to obtain electric contact with the conductor portion of the flat circuit member.

Abstract: A terminal (11) comprises a contact section (16) for penetrating the insulation (C2) of a cable (C) to come to contact with the core wires (C1). The contact section (16) has a central crest portion (16B) and a pair of pressure faces (16A) extending outwardly from the crest portion (16B).

Abstract: A claw portion (26) of a connecting member (21) penetrates a first piercing portion of a flat circuit member (100, 110) in a thickness direction thereof. In the case of connection to the flat circuit member having a thick conductor portion (102), the claw portion is bent such that a distal end portion of the claw portion pierces the flat circuit member so as to obtain electric contact with the conductor portion of the flat circuit member. In the case of connection to the flat circuit member having a thin conductor portion (112), the claw portion is bent such that a portion of the flat circuit member is clamped between an outer surface (28) of the claw portion and an inner edge portion (27) of a side wall portion (25) of the connecting member, so as to obtain electric contact with the conductor portion of the flat circuit member.

Abstract: A sealing member for use in an electrical distribution center has a housing overlain by a terminal connector body. The connector body has a plurality of cavities. Terminals project from the housing into the cavities through an inner surface of the connector body. The sealing member is interposed between the housing and the connector body and seals around each of the terminals and against the inner surface of the connector body around each of the cavities. The sealing member has a substrate layer covered on both sides by layers of silicone rubber. Cable terminals are adapted to be inserted into the cavities through an outer surface of the connector body to make electrical contact with the terminals projecting from the housing.

Abstract: A housing (11) of a waterproof connector (10) comprises a housing body (15), and a terminal housing (17) assembled in a water sealing manner to the housing body (15) and provided with a terminal accommodation portion (16) for accommodating terminals (13). The housing body (15) has a sealing material accommodation chamber (20) for accommodating a soft sealing material (14), insertion holes (21) provided for inserting electric wires (12) through an inner wall (11a) on which the soft sealing material (14) accommodated in the sealing material accommodation chamber (20) is tight contacting, and a terminal housing accommodation chamber (23) communicating with the sealing material accommodation chamber (20), for the terminal housing (17) to be fitted therein to push the soft sealing material (14) against the inner wall (11a).

Abstract: A sealing member for use in an electrical distribution center has a housing overlain by a terminal connector body. The connector body has a plurality of cavities. Terminals project from the housing into the cavities through an inner surface of the connector body. The sealing member is interposed between the housing and the connector body and seals around each of the terminals and against the inner surface of the connector body around each of the cavities. The sealing member has a substrate layer covered on both sides by layers of silicone rubber. Cable terminals are adapted to be inserted into the cavities through an outer surface of the connector body to make electrical contact with the terminals projecting from the housing.

Abstract: An electrical connector system is described for use in subsea environments for providing electrical connection through the wellhead into a tubular element with apertures for carrying electrical cables downhole. The system includes a circumferential electrically conductor ring which is coupled to, and insulated from, a tubular subsea element such as a tubing hanger, by an elastomeric electrically insulating sealing element, surrounding the conductor ring. The conductor ring is coupled to an electrical annular connector and is adapted to receive an electrical connector of a horizontally mounted electrical connector assembly which is hydraulically actuated to penetrate the elastomeric element in the direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the tubular element to make electrical contact with the conductor ring.

Abstract: A connector testing system includes a connector having a top section and a housing having a test channel formed therein, an electrically conductive terminal strip disposed within the connector, a portion of the terminal strip disposed within the test channel, and a bridge clip having a body and a test probe connected thereto. The test probe can include an outer surface having a projection and a probe section that is guided by the test channel to the terminal strip when the test probe is inserted into the test channel. The top section of the connector has a shoulder sized and shaped to accept the projection and the connector including a side wall having a guiding portion sized and shaped to contact the probe section when the test probe is inserted into the test channel.

Abstract: An enhanced performance modular plug with a two piece housing is provided. The plug comprises a plurality of contact members each having an insulation displacement contact (IDC) end and a distal end. A first housing portion includes a plurality of slots for receiving the distal end of the plurality of contact members, a first latching assembly for mating the plug with a telecommunications outlet, and a second latching assembly. A second housing portion includes a first end for receiving the second latching assembly and a second end for receiving a cable, the first end having a plurality of channels for receiving a plurality of wires disposed in the cable.

Abstract: A watertight connector is provided to create a reduced degree of connection resistance. The connector includes a female housing 20 to be connected with a male housing 10. A seal 30 is provided on the front surface of the female housing 20, and is held by a seal holder 40. The seal holder 40 presses the seal 30 against the front surface of an accommodating portion 11 to adhere the seal 30 to front opening ends of cavities 13 before the housings 10, 20 are connected with each other. Thereafter, tabs 23 penetrate the seal 30, and the seal 30 adheres to the outer surfaces of the tabs 23 to provide sealing between the cavities 13. Accordingly, during the connection of the housings 10, 20, resistance resulting from the sealing between the cavities 13 is only sliding-contact resistance created between the outer surfaces of the tabs 23 and the seal member 30.

Abstract: A bridge clip for testing electrical connections includes a body and at least one test lead having a first end connected to the body, and a second end having a dimple formed thereon. In a second embodiment, a bridge clip for testing electrical connections includes a body, a test lead connected to the body having a free end, and a latch formed with the body, the latch including a first deflection beam formed on one side of the body and a second deflection beam formed on an opposite side of the body.

Abstract: A connector includes a housing having a test channel, a terminal strip having a portion disposed within the test channel, and a membrane attached to the housing and over one end of the test channel to substantially seal the test channel from outside contaminants before, during and after testing of the connector. The membrane may be affixed to the housing, inserted into the test channel, or formed with the test channel.

Abstract: A terminal holding structure of a flat circuit body includes: a flat circuit body having a plurality of conductors and insulating; a plurality of terminals provided on a terminal portion of the flat circuit body; and a connector housing having a plurality of terminal housing chambers for housing the plural terminals. In the above structure, the flat circuit body is formed with holding openings on portions on the terminal portion where the conductors are not located. Furthermore, the connector housing is detachably provided with a spacer which has engagement portions for engaging with the holding openings.

Abstract: A plug connector to produce a moisture-proof electrical coupling between a massive connecting wire and an electrical contact or contact element is generally composed of a receiving and guiding bush which has an inside diameter that is conformed to the outside diameter of the connecting wire and ends into an extension, and of a retaining element into which the wire tip is slipped when the wire is passed through the bush and through a pierceable foil. A permanently elastic sticky sealing compound is filled into the extension on the exit side of the bush. In a variation, the receiving and guiding bush is closed on the exit side by a pierceable diaphragm.

Abstract: A cover for an electrical outlet, the invention prohibits the insertion of improper objects into an electrical outlet by providing a layer of insulation covering each female element of the electrical outlet. Further, the invention protects against an electrical shock during the insertion or removal of a plug by providing a thick layer of insulation surrounding the outlet. In addition, the invention protects persons and children in particular against electrical shock and prohibits insertion of foreign objects into the wall outlet with movable assemblies covering the outlet. Even further, the invention inhibits unwanted heat loss, or heat exchange in buildings.

Abstract: A electric wire connecting structure including a first wire connector which taps into electric current flowing through a first electric wire, a second wire connector connected to a second wire, and a bridge integrally connecting the first wire connector and the second wire connector, such that electric current is transmitted from the first wire to the second wire.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a two-wire pyrotechnic initiator unit intended for motor-vehicle safety. The initiator unit comprises a socket molded over electrodes which are connected, on the one hand, to a pyrotechnic ignition device and, on the other hand, to unstripped electrical wires via deformable conducting pincers capable of cutting the insulating sheath of the wires. The wires are supported by an elastic ring which can be snap-fastened in the socket and which presses the conducting pincers. The initiator unit is useful for manufacturing two wire pyrotechnic gas generators for inflatable cushions or seat belt tensioners in which the unstripped wires are only incorporated at the end of the assembly.

Abstract: A connector testing system includes a bridge clip having a body and at least one test lead having a fixed end connected to the body, a connector having a top portion and a housing having at least one test channel formed therein, and at least one terminal strip disposed within the housing. A portion of the terminal strip is disposed within the at least one test channel. A first flap is connected to the housing for substantially sealing the test channel when the first flap is in a first position and for sealing the test channel and for biasing the bridge clip test lead against the connector at a second position.

Abstract: A connector testing system includes a bridge clip having a body and at least one test lead having a fixed end connected to the body and a free end having a projection formed thereon, and a connector having a top portion and a housing having at least one test channel therein. At least one terminal strip is disposed within the connector and a portion of the terminal strip is disposed within the at least one test channel. A flap is connected to the housing for sealing the at least one test channel when the flap is in a first position and for sealing the at least one test channel and securing the bridge clip to the connector at a second position.

Abstract: A hermetically sealed female connector for a coaxial cable, includes a barrel-shaped brass housing enclosing in the order given from a top end providing an input port to a bottom end, a rubber boot having a center portion partially protruding from a central hole in the top end, a first cap having an upper portion within the boot and a lower portion, a second cap having an upper portion contained within the lower portion of the first cap, the second cap also having a lower portion with a top edge abutting against the bottom of the first cap, a rubber washer with a top face abutting against the bottom of the second cap, a plastic washer with a top face abutting against the bottom face of the rubber washer, and a clip pin secured in the central longitudinal portion of the housing between the input port and the bottom end with an end of the clip pin protruding out of the bottom end of the housing, the bottom end of the housing being peened over to retain the connector components under compression for causing the

Abstract: A cable constructed with insulation displacement connectors produces cables which connect data storage devices to a host system. The cable allows automatic address selection of data storage devices depending on the presence or absence of a CSEL terminal pin on a corresponding connector and the location of a data storage device along the cable. Address selection by connector configuration simplifies cable construction. The end connector of an ATA cable is configured to identify an attached data storage device as the first device (drive 0), while an intermediate connector is configured to identify an attached data storage device as the second drive (drive 1), thus making installation more intuitive.

Abstract: A sealed bulkhead coaxial jack (100) that includes a shell (200), a front dielectric (300), a rear dielectric (400) having a projection ring (404), a front seal (500), a contact (600), and a pin (700). The shell (200) has a metal cylindrical sidewall (201) with the sidewall (201) having retaining lips (204,205). The front dielectric (300) fits snugly within the front shell portion (202) and is constructed of a cylindrical sidewall (301), a front face (302) having an opening (302a) therethrough, and an open rear end. The rear dielectric (400) is a generally solid cylinder block (401) having a passage therethrough. The rear dielectric (400) has a projection ring (404) that encircles and extends away from its outer surface, providing an internal seal for the jack. The front seal (500) is positioned in the front opening (204a) of the shell between the front retaining lip (204) and the front face (302) of the front dielectric (300).

Abstract: A socket for use with a semiconductor chip assembly having conductive joining units such as solder balls thereon. The socket includes a flexible dielectric element such as a polyimide sheet having a plurality of apertures extending through it. A backing element disposed beneath the dielectric element has holes of slightly larger diameter than the apertures, the holes being aligned with the apertures so that a lip region of the flexible dielectric element overlies each hole. The socket also includes contacts disposed adjacent to the holes and apertures. The joining units on the chip assembly are of larger diameter than the apertures but smaller than the holes. When the chip assembly is engaged with the socket, the dielectric element deforms. The joining units pass through the apertures and are retained in engagement with the socket, and in electrical contact with the contacts of the socket, by the dielectric element.

Abstract: A wiring interconnection assembly for interconnecting a plurality of electrical components includes an insulated cable carrier having a body portion, at least one conducting element integrally formed within the body portion, and a connecting module removeably coupled to the cable carrier configured to facilitate connection of each end of the cable carrier to tone of the plurality of electrical components. The connecting module has at least one penetrating member configured to penetrate a portion of the body portion of the cable carrier and contact the conducting element to establish electrical continuity therewith.

Abstract: The invention comprises a washer for establishing electrical continuity between two conductive members each having a non-conductive coating and which are secured together by threaded fasteners such as screws. The washer has projections that pierce the non-conductive coatings of the two conductive components as the threaded fasteners are tightened thereby establishing electrical continuity through the washer.

Abstract: A method is provided for sealing openings (24, 26) in a module (10). In accordance with the method, each opening is sealed by providing a readily-puncturable sealing membrane (30, 30') within the module itself to overlie each opening. Each membrane advantageously prevents a gel (28), admitted into the module, from leaking out.

Abstract: A tool for grasping an electrical power conductor has a plurality of pointed pins mounted on a movable platform to pierce cable sheathing and insulation and contact a conductor of a cable held clamped in place by the tool. The pins are arranged so that at least one pin will contact the conductor to determine whether the conductor is energized.

Abstract: Modules integral with the body of the assembly include one for drop wire connections, one for subscriber wire connections, one for an electronics interface, and one for a network interface device. Protective sealant material within the assembly protects contacts from corrosion and other deterioration, and from shorting. Sealant plungers and a chamber containing a compressed gas impose compressive forces upon the sealant material. Shunt plugs associated with two of the modules permit signal transmission across the modules at desired times, and when removed eliminate the possibility of a subscriber being shocked or transmitting a spark when accessing subscriber components of the assembly. The main body and the modules of the assembly preferably are integrally connected and form a unitary sealed assembly.

Abstract: This invention provides a single type of electrical connector suitable for use with cables containing from one up to the maximum number of electrical conductors that can be accommodated by passages within the connector without impairing the ability of the connector to exclude moisture and other contaminants from the area occupied by junctions between mating pairs of conductors. This is achieved by the combination of a preformed perforated gasket and a layer of penetrable, non-self-healing, non-flowing elastomer that seals all of the passages in the connector not occupied by conductors.

Abstract: The invention provides for a modularized terminal block and an improved method of manufacturing the modular block. The block permits the connection of a plurality of drop wires or other devices in a reversible manner through the use of a standardized plug in module configuration. The module can be optimized for a given drop wire range which then uniformly connects to the base block through a standardized demateable contact. The mateable connectors each include a collapsible container filled with a sealant material such as gel or grease and an enclosed contact. Upon mating of the contacts, the deformation of the containers maintains the sealant material under compression.

Abstract: The connector includes a first connector member that is connected to a first conductor and includes a probe that is inserted through an insulating elastomer into a conductive elastomer which is connected to a second conductor and located in a second connector member. The connection between the probe and the conductive elastomer provides a noise-free electrical connection between the two conductors. The connector is particularly useful in the transmission of data from memories in electronic apparatus. More particularly, the connector is useful in very harsh environments such as in oil and gas wells where the environment may be conductive and it is desired to make a remote connection ot an electronic sensor and transmit the data soted therein to the surface of the well.

Abstract: Lead terminations are provided for terminating the opposite ends of a multimeter test lead to contact devices, including a right angle banana plug contact device and an in-line test probe contact device. The test lead includes a wire having a conductor surrounded by soft easily displaced wire insulation such as silicone. Each termination includes a conductive element with a penetrating portion (such as pin portion 38 in FIG. 3, or prong 110 in FIG. 8) which is advanced into one side of the wire and which moves the wire conductor until the wire conductor moves through the opposite side of the insulation. In a right angle banana plug termination (14, FIG. 3), the contact device (20) has a pin portion (38) which penetrates through a first side of the wire insulation (32) and presses the wire conductor (30) out of an opposite second side of the insulation and against a wall of a bore in an insulative body (40). In an in-line termination (16, FIG.

Abstract: A wire splicer device for connecting electrical conductors includes a flexible sleeve formed of a non-conductive material and having a pair of openings therein. A pair of elongate arms are integrally connected with the exterior surface of the sleeve adjacent one end thereof and extend longitudinally towards the other end of the sleeve. The free end of each arm has a pressure element extending therefrom towards one of the openings in the sleeve. An elongate rigid electrically conductive splicing member is positioned within the sleeve and includes end elements, each having penetrating teeth struck therefrom. The teeth on the splicing member penetrate the insulation on the conductors to thereby electrically connect the conductors together and lock the conductors in the sleeve.

Abstract: Membrane for floor outlet fitting is made of material which is flexible and which has memory. Membrane is structured to allow the blades of an electrical plug to penetrate and engage the contacts of a receptacle covered by the membrane. Also, the membrane is structured to allow low tension cable to penetrate and be forced through. The membrane covers the receptacle and the floor opening and shields against dirt and passage of smoke. Membrane is used in a floor fitting by being positioned over a receptacle-carrying plate and held fast on the plate by a cap.

Abstract: A method of and apparatus for connecting electronic components, uses the component pins for insertion in the end of insulated electrical wire. The pin and the electric conductor are held in galvanic contact by the insulation around the wire and a bracket is provided for holding wire ends in the correct configuration for receiving component leads.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method of making a connection in a liquid and an apparatus therefor wherein a first connector having a protrusion at its front end is housed in a protecting tube which is open at its lower end and into which a gas is introduced, the protecting tube is filled with the gas so as to form a gaseous space therein within the liquid, a second connector which is normally held within the liquid and which has a destructible plate at its upper end is exposed to the gaseous space, and the destructible plate is destroyed by the front end of said one connector so as to connect both connectors, whereby the connection in the liquid can be made without being affected by an ambient liquid.

Abstract: An article for protecting a multiconductor connector comprising a container containing a layer of gel. In one embodiment the container can be moved relative to the container to compress the gel to seal the connector. In another embodiment the gel layer contains a plurality of holes which tend to close when the gel is compressed.

Abstract: Disclosed is an arrangement for providing an electrical connection to the enamelled wire of a coil of an electrical motor. The arrangement includes a circuit board carrying at least one conductive component such as an electrical trace on the surface of the circuit board. A conductive pin-type contact, also carried by the circuit board, is electrically connected to the conductive component. An insulating body is carried by the electrical motor and includes passageways for receiving at least two pin-receiving receptacle terminals. The receptacle terminals have inwardly-extending rib members for engaging the enamelled wire when the enamelled wire and the pin-type contact are inserted therein. The rib members are operative to penetrate the enamel covering to establish electrical contact with the wire.