Finger Patents (Class 439/437)
  • Patent number: 11664609
    Abstract: A conductor terminal, including an insulating housing, the insulating housing having a conductor insertion opening for inserting an electrical conductor in a conductor insertion direction, including a busbar and including a clamping spring, the clamping spring having a contact leg for contact with a part of the conductor terminal, the contact leg transitioning into a spring bend, and the spring bend transitioning into a clamping leg, the clamping leg forming a clamping point with the busbar for the electrical conductor, and including an actuating element, the actuating element being configured to open the clamping point, the actuating element being able to be transferred from an initial position into an actuating position, and the clamping point being opened in the actuating position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Muhammet Ali Tuerkekoele, Joerg Ahldag
  • Patent number: 11189949
    Abstract: The disclosure describes a high-power electrical connector providing blind-mating and an environmental sealing connector with a bus bar interfaces that features positional alignment and low friction mating. The electrical connector includes a receptacle with a bus bar electrically isolated from nearby connectors. The connector further includes a plug configured to mate with the receptacle. The plug includes several electrical contacts configured to make an electrical connection to the bus bar of the receptacle, when mated. Within the plug, tensioning device for each electrical contact applies a spring force to the contact. The electrical contacts are sized and positioned to match the bus bar geometry for balanced current flow and to avoid interface internal heating. The electrical connector of this disclosure may be desirable for application in which power electronics interface with other electronics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventor: Steve Wrighton
  • Patent number: 11095051
    Abstract: A clamp is provided, including: the first clamp body, provided with a first jaw; a conductive bridge mechanism, for electrically connecting to an electrode and comprising a reciprocating assembly, an elastic engaging element, and an operable portion. The elastic engaging element is provided between the reciprocating assembly and the operable portion and is independent and separated from the reciprocating assembly. The elastic engaging element can be operated to move towards the reciprocating assembly. The reciprocating assembly can be mutually engaged and positioned with the elastic engaging element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Inventor: Alex Dai
  • Patent number: 10959508
    Abstract: A padded glasses clip apparatus for preventing misplacement or damage to glasses includes a clip body comprising an upper clip and a lower clip pivoting on a pivot rod between a closed position and an open position. A torsion spring is coupled to the pivot rod and engages a clip inner side of each of the upper clip and the lower clip to bias the clip body towards the closed position. A pair of pads includes an upper pad and a lower pad coupled to the clip inner side of the upper clip and the lower clip, respectively. Each pad extends between the pair of pivot ears and the grip portion. The pair of pads safely secures a pair of arms of a pair of glasses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Inventor: William Phillips
  • Patent number: 10310033
    Abstract: A plug connector is disclosed for use in a magnetic resonance device. The plug connector includes a first connecting part and a second connecting part, which are configured to be detachably connected to one another. The first connecting part includes a first contact surface and the second connecting part includes a first contact plate, a second contact plate, and a housing. The second contact plate is arranged to be moved relative to the housing. In a connected state, the first contact plate is arranged between the first contact surface and the second contact plate. The electrical plug connector includes a mechanical lifting apparatus, which is configured, when the first connecting part is being connected to the second connecting part, to move the second contact plate, e.g., relative to the housing, in the direction of the first contact plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Kundner, Wolfgang Kraus
  • Patent number: 9799997
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing and a conductive contact member disposed in the housing. A first contact portion of the conductive contact member receives a blade contact of an electrical device and a second contact portion electrically engages an inserted electrical wire. A spring member is disposed in the housing and is connected to the contact member. A rotatable member is movable between first and second positions. When the rotatable member is in the second position the spring member secures an inserted wire in electrical engagement with the conductive contact member and prevents removal of the inserted wire. When the rotatable member is in the first position the spring member allows for removal of an inserted wire and allows for insertion of a wire in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas L. Scanzillo, Edward R Bazayev, Robert Simon
  • Patent number: 9246243
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a contacting unit (t) for electrical conductors or pin contacts (8). Contacting units (1) of this kind are used for reversibly contacting said conductors or pin contacts (8) in an electrical and mechanical manner. In the present invention, the spring force that acts on a conductor or pin contact (8) to be connected can be variably adjusted. To this end, the free, spring-loaded length of a spring contact member (11) is varied by means of a sliding element (20). As a result of the variation of the spring-loaded length of the spring contact member (11), the spring force is increased in the case of a shortening and is correspondingly reduced in the case of an extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: HARTING ELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Schuetz, Guenter Pape
  • Patent number: 7766689
    Abstract: A plug adapter for plugging a connecting lead having at least two poles onto a switching device having a respective secondary contact, for a respective lead conductor, disposed parallel to a combination plug-in orifice includes, on a bottom side facing the switching device, a housing cutout. Associated with each of the at least two poles is a respective access contact including a contact spring. The access contact has a housing opening, and a respective plug, a respective conductor bar. The free end of the contact spring is elastically preloaded, and a clamping device is configured to simultaneously clamp the lead conductors to the contact spring and actuatable via an actuator bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Eaton Industries GmbH
    Inventors: Oliver Knoerrchen, Stephan Stanke
  • Patent number: 7249963
    Abstract: The invention relates to a screwless connection terminal having a contact part having a connection section to which a conductor can be electrically connected, a clamping spring, a metallic frame which surrounds the clamping spring and is designed to be inserted into insulating housing means of an electrical apparatus, and an actuating element for the clamping spring, the frame also at least partially accommodating the connection section, and the clamping spring in accordance with one embodiment having a leg for the purpose of moving the frame in relation to and transverse to the connection section in order to clamp the conductor to be connected between the frame and the connection section, a blocking device in a blocking position holding the frame in a position in which the clamping spring is prestressed, and the actuating element being in the form of a release device, which is capable of releasing the blocking position for the frame in order to bring the leg into action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: Bals Elektrotechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Andreas Ramm
  • Patent number: 7145773
    Abstract: A pluggable electronic module is provided that has an electronic component and a module body enclosing the electronic component. The module body has a first surface and a second surface. The first surface has a first area substantially parallel to the second surface and a second area that defines a non-zero angle with respect to the first area. The second area contacts a thermal sink to dissipate heat generated by the electronic component. The pluggable electronic module has a reduced insertion force in comparison with conventional pluggable electronic modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Simon Shearman, John Atkinson, Jon Bulman-Fleming
  • Patent number: 6666707
    Abstract: A unit for connecting conductors to terminals having a body having a bottom, and devices for connecting two conductors to a same terminal and disconnecting one of the conductors without disconnecting the other conductor as well as connecting to the terminal one of the conductors and thereafter the other conductor also without the one conductor being affected, with acting on the conductors perpendicularly to the bottom of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Inventor: Maria Cristina Moret Codina
  • Patent number: 6570306
    Abstract: A lamp holder has a socket housing forming a seat centered on an axis, and a contact fitted to the seat and formed unitarily with a pair of opposite generally axially extending sides flanking the axis. A front finger extending generally axially from one of the sides has a pair of opposite edges and therebetween a face directed radially toward the axis and pressing the lamp contact pin transversely of the axis against the other side. A back finger extending from the other side offset laterally from the front finger has an outer edge juxtaposed with the one side. The conductive core is pinched between the outer edge and the one side laterally adjacent the front finger and bears laterally against one of the edges of the front finger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: BJB GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dieter Henrici, Manuel Rodrigues
  • Publication number: 20030022548
    Abstract: The invention relates to a male connector (13) for being connected to a female connector (1) whose female connector housing (2), on the outer face (9) of same, comprises an engaging lug (10). The male connector (13) comprises a male connector housing (14) with a resilient locking arm (22) with engaging means (23) and with releasing faces (27) near the end of the locking arm (22) which is remote from the engaging means (23). The male connector (13) is associated with a slide (30) which is held on the male connector (13) so as to be axially displaceable relative thereto to a limited extent. In the locking position, the slide (30) prevents the locking arm (22) from being deflected and releases the locking arm (22) in a position deviating from the locking position. Pressure springs (37) which are supported on the male connector housing (14) and on the slide (30) load the slide (30) to enable same to assume its locking position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Applicant: YAZAKI EUROPE LTD.
    Inventors: Harald Michael Lutsch, Ranko Resman, Dalibor Krivohlavec
  • Patent number: 6210208
    Abstract: A screwplug type water heating unit (10) has a body (12) through which ends (14a, 14b) of a heating element (14) extend. Separate terminal quick connects (22) have tabs (38a, 38b) which engage the ends of the heating element. Electrical leads (L1, L2) which connect with the ends of the heating element are separately engaged in slots (50) of each terminal quick connect by an engagement tab (60) so the heating element is electrically connected in a circuit supplying power to the heating unit. A terminal block (24) attaches to an outer face (26) of the screwplug. The terminal block has openings (94a, 94b, 96a, 96b, 98a, 98b) in it by which the terminal quick connects are installed in the terminal block. The terminal quick connects each have a tab (70) received in a slot (98a, 98b) formed in the terminal block to attach the terminal quick connects to the terminal block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: Emerson Electric Company
    Inventors: Ronald L. Barnes, Robert K. Cockrell
  • Patent number: 4929199
    Abstract: A cable clip includes a strain relief bushing positioned between the jaws of the clip and the handle end for anchoring a cable to the clip in orthogonal relationship to the clip with the bend in the cable confined to the inside of the clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1990
    Assignee: Ferret
    Inventor: Donald C. McKinnon
  • Patent number: 4820901
    Abstract: A quick releasable clamp for welder's ground and rod connections, characterized by a thumb operable release lever releasing an adjustable toggle link, wherein the opposed jaws have toothed engagement buried into a work piece clamped by extended lever arms having resilience for reserved clamping energy, and alternately wherein the opposed arms have wedging action to position a rod normal to the disposition of the clamp, and wherein the cable conductor is anchored remote from its terminal electrical fitting to the frame of the clamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1989
    Inventor: Thomas P. Peviani