Abstract: The subject invention pertains to an electrical/connector for coupling to a coaxial cable of the type having an inner conductor enclosed in an inner concentric insulation and having a generally concentric conductive sheath therearound and an outer insulation enclosing the conductive sheath. The connector has a housing having an electrically conductive portion and a bore therein. In a specific embodiment, an electrically conductive pin or prong has one end protruding axially into the housing bore and the second prong end extending in an opposite direction within a second housing bore. One or more conductive clamps are electrically connected to the conductive housing portion and insulated from the electrical conductive prong and has pointed ends sized for driving the clamp into the outer insulation and into the conductive sheath without contacting the center conductor.

Abstract: An improved structure of belt light includes a plurality of bulb holders and an electric belt. Each of the bulb holders has a base and a bulb socket mounted on the base with the electric belt extending through the base of the bulb holders, characterized in that: the base of each of the bulb holders is integrally formed with the electric belt and each of the bulb sockets has a watertight rim which is made of a resilient insulation material and which is provided along a top circumference thereof so that when a bulb is received within the bulb socket, the lower side of the glass portion of the bulb is in sealing and resilient contact with the water tight rim. The present invention further provides an extension device for the belt light, which includes a conductive pin device, an insulation housing and a retainer. The conductive pin device is disposed in a first channel formed within the insulation housing.

Abstract: An electrical connector for coupling to a coaxial cable. The connector has a housing with a bore therein and a first electrical conductive prong protruding axially into the housing bore for receiving the end of an insulated electrical conductor. A second electrical conductive prong is attached to the housing and protrudes axially into the housing bore generally concentric to the first electrical conductive prong. The coaxial cable end is pushed into the housing bore to drive the center conductor into the first conductive prong and the second conductive prong into the cable conductive sheath. A coaxial cable collar is shaped to fit over the end of a piece of coaxial cable placed in the housing and has compressible fingers for driving onto the coax cable outer insulation to lock the cable to the housing. A cap having an annular wedging surface therein compresses the coaxial cable collar in the housing onto the insulated coaxial cable.

Abstract: A device for connecting a coaxial cable to first and second contacts which are secured in an enclosure. The enclosure is equipped with an insert having an inner bore to snugly seat the coaxial cable and whose center axis is in true alignment with the first contact. The second contact includes a contact spring device circumferentially clamped in the enclosure in an essentially rigid manner and having tabs with sharp free ends extending toward a contact pin rigidly fastened in the enclosure. The tabs are bent outward at identical angles from a plane defined by the clamped position of the contact spring device toward the inner bore of the insert. The insert is equipped with a rigid thrust face for exertion of pressure against the tabs of the contact spring device. The contact spring device, the contact pin and the insert are matched to one another and located in the enclosure.

Abstract: A termination 76 of a conductor and a terminal includes an electrical conductor 46 having insulation 40 therearound and extending to an end 48 exposed at an end 42 of the insulation. The terminal 60 includes a termination end 70 having at least a pair of cutting edges 72 aligned with the conductor 46. The cutting edges 72 are sliced into the end of the conductor 46 a selected axial distance and receive a first portion 52 of the conductor 46 between the cutting edges 72 and outer portions 54 of the conductor 46 along outer surfaces of the termination end 70 of the terminal 60.

Abstract: A locking wire connecting device having a plurality of cylindrical housings of circular cross section, each of the housings containing plural rings of plural symmetric inwardly curving teeth, and an alloy pin embedded in a plastic retaining wall. A wire is inserted into each of the respective housings without removal of the wire insulation, until the pin fully contacts the respective wire and pushes the wire insulation firmly into the inwardly curving teeth, which will resist slippage or removal of the wire. This allows for quick, reliable and simple connecting of cut wires in an enclosed space.

Abstract: An electrical connector for coupling to a coax cable of the type having an inner conductor enclosed in an inner concentric insulation and having a generally concentric conductive sheath therearound and an outer insulation enclosing the conductive sheath. The connector has a housing having an electrically conductive portion and a bore therein. An electrically conductive pin or prong has one end protruding axially into the housing bore and the second prong end extending in an opposite direction within a second housing bore. One or more conductive clamps are electrically connected to the conductive housing portion and insulated from the electrical conductive prong and has pointed ends sized for driving the clamp into the outer insulation and into the conductive sheath without contacting the center conductor.

Abstract: A multipin cable connector (1) which includes a male connector (16) and a cable seat (10), for connecting a multi-core cord (2) with individual stranded wires (4) by axially contacting the mating-side end sections of the wires (4) with cable-side end areas of contacts (13) located in contact carrier (11) of male connector (16). The end areas are formed especially as contact spikes (20), and are routed and held up to stop (29) in tubular channels (27) of distribution piece (5). One cable-side end part (24) of distribution piece (5) is formed as a clamping area which tapers conically to the free end and has an outline (25) which is matched to the inside contour (26) of mating-side section (18) of tubular grip (6) of cable seat (10), where external wall part (33), which surrounds each channel (27), has at least one longitudinal slot (32).

Abstract: The present invention uses molded components to receive the ends of electrical zip cord. Elongated contact pins which are molded into the components are inserted axially into the ends of the stranded conductors at the end of the zip cord making positive electrical contact to the conductors. Ridged portions within the molded components receive, grip, and retain the insulator on the outer portion of the zip cord, thereby separating the functions of electrical gripping and mechanical contact in the present invention.

Abstract: The coaxial cable connector includes an inner conductor or "signal wire" connector in the form of a hollow needle, an outer conductor or "wire mesh" or "cable sheath" connector spaced radially from the signal wire connector, insulation spaced radially between the inner and outer conductor connectors, and an external protective sleeve spaced radially from the wire mesh or cable sheath connector. Both the inner conductor needle and the insulation have alignment lugs for ease of manufacture and assembly, and the external diameter of the needle shaped ends are tapered to facilitate a simple method for gripping and providing a seal against water, dirt and debris. The end of a cable is inserted into the coaxial cable connector, without stripping, with the cable signal wire being directed into the signal wire connector. As the coaxial cable is depressed into the protective sleeve, the needle-shaped inner conductor electrically contacts the coaxial cable signal wire.

Abstract: The device for connecting sheathed lines for telephones and data communications is characterized by a metallic ground plate with supports on a printed circuit board, etc. with one bent-back tongue which forms a contact spike for lateral insertion of a sheathed line or cable between its sheath and cover, and a second tongue located at a distance from and at least nearly parallel to the contact spike which forms a trough for supporting cables. This trough can be bent towards the contact spike by stripping the cable with a cable binder.

Abstract: A device for connecting wires. The device has two elements; an external element and an internal metal element. The external element is cylindrical and hollow. The external element has a central section with an outer surface that is hexagonal. The external element has an orifice at each end. Both orifices are sized into receive wires and have internal threads. The internal threads function to grip the insulation of the wires and draw the wires inside of the device to make contact with the internal metal element or contact. The internal metal element, or contact, is located inside the external element and is secured by an internal bearing surface. The internal element possesses sharp points for puncturing the insulation on filamentous wires that are inserted into the orifices of the device to complete electrical contact between the wires. Alternatively, the internal element has blunt ends for contacting solid wires.

Abstract: A field terminable modular telecommunications jack assembly includes a modular jack containing a plurality of spring wire contact members mounted in cantilever position and configured to cooperate with an industry standard modular plug to minimize the length of circuit paths through the jack. Double ended insulation displacement connectors connected to fixed end portions of the spring wire contact members and projecting from the jack cooperate in plugging engagement with insulated solid wire conductors terminated by a field terminable coupling and compensating member which facilitates field termination of the jack. The solid wire conductors terminated by the coupling and compensating member are arranged within the compensating and coupling member to cancel signal coupling within the jack assembly. The double ended insulation displacement connectors are axially aligned with both the solid wire conductors and spring wire contact members.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprising an insulative housing, a pair of inmoulded terminals and a separate core support member, makes electrical contact with a twin core flexible conductor comprising a flexible elastomeric outer tube and flexible spaced apart inner conductors. The core support member comprises a core section substantially filling the inner space formed by the conductors and tube thereby providing support to the flexible tube conductor such that pin sections of the terminals can be sandwiched between the conductors and the core section and additionally sandwiching the flexible outer tube between strain relief projections of core support member arms and the core section for securely fixing the connector thereto. The connector is of a cost-effective and simple construction that is also easy to assemble.

Abstract: An electrical connector for coupling to an insulated electrical conductor includes an insulated housing having a bore therein shaped to receive an insulated wire end. An electrically conductive pointed prong is attached in the housing with the pointed prong extending axially within the bore. An electrical conductor is attached to the opposite end of the pointed prong and extends from the housing for conducting an electrical current therethrough. At least one clamp is positioned in the housing extending into the bore towards the pointed prong for clamping onto the wire insulation of an insulated conductor wire inserted into the bore to hold the wire end within the bore. The clamp can be positioned at an angle to allow the easy insertion of the wire end while preventing its removal without the lifting of the clamp. The housing can have a plurality of bores and with therein and the plurality of clamps can be spring loaded with a grip means for releasing each clamp to remove the wire end from the bore.

Abstract: A device for connecting to the end of a cable, having stranded wires including a sleeve nut. The sleeve nut has threads at one end. The cable is placed through the sleeve nut with the threads facing towards the end of the cable. A sleeve is provided with gripping means. The cable is placed through the sleeve after the sleeve nut. The gripping means are in contact with the outer insulated surface of the cable and prevent the cable from sliding out of the sleeve. An outer support ring having threads and including a pointed contact is provided. The pointed contact penetrates the stranded wires of the cable as the sleeve nut threads and the outer support ring threads engage and are rotated. This causes the sleeve nut and the outer support ring to move together, radially compressing the sleeve, so that the gripping means prevent the cable from sliding out of the sleeve.

Abstract: A coax retention comb adapted to be fittingly engaged within an interior area of a back shell of a coax assembly. The comb includes a plurality of slots formed across its top and bottom surfaces, the slots are vertically offset from each other and are tapered inwardly from rear to front which are adapted to receive an insulated coaxial wire. The coaxial wire has a diameter slightly larger that the inward tapered end of the slots so that the tapered ends are expanded where the wires are inserted therein. The interior area of the back shell is of a size which forces the comb back into its original configuration when the comb is fitted therein. This causes the inwardly tapered ends of the slots to bite into the insulation of the wires which fixedly position the wires relative to the comb.

Abstract: To connect a cable, for example having two or more parallel connectors, to a plug, typically having coaxial sleevers (2, 3), the sleeves of the plug (2, 3), each, are formed with extending prongs (9) positioned and spaced from each other to penetrate into a cut end of the cable (6) between, or into the wires (10) of the cable and the surrounding insulation (12). To hold the assembly together, and prevent spreading of the cable in the region of penetration, the cable is surrounded by a clamp (16) formed of two plastic parts (28, 29) which can be snapped together; the entire connection, then, is covered by an injection-molded jacket (7), which is so arranged that the injection molding material can penetrate through openings (27) formed in the sleeve plug elements (2, 3) to thereby locate the sleeve elements securely in position within the plug (1).

Abstract: A plug connector for high-voltage coaxial cables. The cable comprises an inner conductor, an inner insulation, a metallic screen netting and an insulation, outer sheath. The plug connector comprises a plug-in contact element connected to the inner conductor, a metal sleeve connected to the screen netting and an insulating housing connecting the contact element to the metal sleeve. A sealing sleeve made of elastic, electrically insulating material is pushed onto the inner insulation of the cable. The contat element penetrates into the inner conductor such that the inner insulation arranges itself sealingly againsts the inner surface of the sealing sleeve. Owing to the connection of the insulating housing to the metal sleeve, the sealing sleeve undergoes such deformation that it arranges itself sealingly with its outer surface against the inner surface of the insulating housing.

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: A superconducting electrical conductor comprises a porous substrate of bonded fibers which are coated by ceramic oxide superconducting material of the perovskite type so that its critical temperature of superconductivity is at or above the boiling point of liquid nitrogen. To form electrical cable, the conductor is encased within an inner tube. An outer tube surrounds the inner tube and defines an evacuated annular space therewith. This provides a thermal barrier between substrate, which will be bathed by liquid nitrogen, and the ambient. Electrical and heat insulation surrounds the outer tube.Joint connectors in the form of multiple rigid rods, each coated by superconducting material and held in a perforated frame, are used to connect facing ends of the substrate to form an electrical connection from one length of conductor to the next.

Abstract: A cable connection is described. It is particularly suitable for a piezoelectric cable which has a low melting point conductor. The connection is made by inserting a conductive piercing member such as a wire (14) into the conductor (4), so as to leave a portion of the piercing member extending from the cable. The piercing member (14) is then heated to the softening temperature of the cable conductor (4) to allow local softening of the conductor. The result, on cooling, is a solder joint between the piercing member and the cable conductor.

Abstract: A connector for terminating the distributor end of ignition cables includes a conductive insert fitted within an outer boot. A spring-lock barrel of the conductive insert is arranged within a generally cylindrical head portion of the boot and a wire-piercing prong which extends radially outwardly from the barrel extends generally centrally into a cylindrical neck portion of the boot. The neck portion has a hinged cover with insulation piercing prongs to prevent axial withdrawal of a cable from the connector.

Abstract: A pierce contact element for a connector with a housing in which the end of a cable with one or more insulated conductors is inserted. The pierce contact has a pointed part intended to pierce into an insulated conductor and a contact crown intended to make contact with the contact strip or contact wire of a matching connector housing. The contact crown is shaped so that its radius of curvature is larger than half the width of the contact crown in order to reduce wear on the surface contacting the strip or wire of the matching connector. In one embodiment, pierce contact is designed so that its pointed part pierces in the longitudinal direction into the end face of the conductor.

Abstract: A wire connector for a coaxial cable includes a housing constituted of a base and a cover hinged together for receiving an end of a cable, and a serrated penetrating member to penetrate through the outer insulating layer of the cable to contact the outer conductor when the cover is depressed against the base. The serrated penetrating member has an end contacting a contact portion of a conductive sleeve member which surrounds a pin plug member having a contact end to contact the inner conductor of the cable. The cable is connected to the connector by pressing the cover against the base.