Abstract: The invention relates to a connector (1) with secondary latching comprising a handle (2) for filling slots (3a, 3b) into each of which a tongue (4a, 4b) with a latch (5a, 5b) is inserted. The handle (2) engages a plug part (21) in a first position (I) in which the slots are not filled by two arms on the handle, and is mounted so as to be movable transversely to the plug axis into a position (II) in which the arms can be pressed into the slots (3a, 3b) and locked in a second position (II). Furthermore, the invention relates to a connector with a lateral cable outlet comprising a plug part (1) having an attachment (2) and an adjacent casing which is flat transversely to the direction of insertion.

Abstract: A fitting for retaining an electric cord having a generally cylindrical conduit body with a central bore is threaded at first and second ends thereof. The first end of the body has a plurality of fingers extending in an axial direction therefrom, each of the fingers being spaced from adjacent fingers and terminating at a free end thereof in a wedge-shaped gripper extending normal to the axial direction. A flexible, generally cylindrical gland is disposed within a mating recess formed in the central bore of the body. The recess has a lower annular seat formed about the periphery of the central bore proximate the origin of the fingers, the lower annular seat tapering toward the second end as the seat extends radially outward. The recess is further defined by an upper annular seat formed on an inside surface of each of the wedge-shaped grippers.

Abstract: The invention encompasses methods of forming individual silicon-on-insulator layers having varying thicknesses within the individual layers. The invention also encompasses methods of forming transistor devices from silicon-on-insulator layers. Additionally, the invention encompasses semiconductor devices and assemblies utilizing silicon-on-insulator layers. The invention includes a method comprising: a) providing a substrate; b) providing an insulator layer over the substrate; c) providing a semiconductive layer over the insulator layer, the semiconductive layer having a first portion and a second portion; d) forming a depletion region within the semiconductive layer and proximate the insulator layer, the depletion region having a different thickness in the first portion than in the second portion; and f) etching the semiconductive layer to about the depletion region.

Abstract: A power connector system includes a female connector and a male connector. The female connector includes a female terminal in a female housing. The female terminal is in the form of a U-shaped channel defining a recess. A U-shaped contact member in the channel recess forms a second recess. The male connector includes a male terminal in a male housing. The male and female housings are releasably connected together with the male terminal extending into the recess in the contact member.

Abstract: There is provided a high density electrical connector system including a panel for receiving a plurality of closely spaced elongated connectors. Each connector includes two intermateable halves. One of the connector halves includes an elongated base having wire termination members on one side and associated electrical contacts on the other side. A hood covers the wire termination side of the base. An electrical cable containing a plurality of insulated wires enters on the side of the hood adjacent to a closely spaced adjoining connector at an angle greater than 0° but less than 90° with respect to the base so that the cable will clear the adjoining connector without the need to unduly bend the cable. The top of the hood may be sloped downwardly from its cable receiving side to the opposing side.

Abstract: The igniter connector comprises an insulating housing having a bead-receiving cavity open at one end, a partition in a center of a bottom wall of the cavity, a ferrite bead disposed in the bead-receiving cavity, and holes in the bottom wall of the bead-receiving cavity for insertion of pin terminals, the ferrite bead that is inserted in the bead-receiving cavity and secured in the insulating housing with the ferrite bead having a central opening through which the partition is passed when the ferrite bead is inserted in the bead-receiving cavity, a pair of electrical contacts having receptacle sections for electrical connection with the pin terminals are arranged in contact-receiving cavities disposed between the partition and the ferrite bead inserted in the bead-receiving cavity and wire-connecting sections for connection to electrical wires, and a cover member enclosing the bead-receiving cavity of the insulating housing is latched to the housing and has posts coaxially aligning the receptacle sections of t

Abstract: A male type USB (universal serial bus) connector includes a substantially rectangular connector body, a cable connected to the connector body and extended out of a hole at a rear side wall of the connector body, two symmetrical insulative shells fastened together and covered on the rear side wall and two opposite lateral side walls of the connector body and a part of the cable to secure the cable in place, and an insulative cap fastened to the connector body and the insulative shells at a front side, the cap having a center coupling hole, which receives a front side wall of the connector body, and a backward coupling flange coupled to the insulative shells.

Abstract: A connector assembly having a secondary locking member and a slide coupling member includes interengaging features between the slide coupling member and secondary locking member whereby the slide coupling member cannot be activated unless the secondary locking member is in its fully locked position and the secondary locking member further comprises extensions extending beyond a terminal receiving end wall of the connector housing to enable the secondary locking member to be manually depressed from the fully locked to the preassembly position so that it is particularly simple to repair the connector, for example when removal and reinsertion of terminals is required.

Abstract: A flat cable connector includes a housing on which a cover is positioned. A strain relief is positioned on the cover to interpose a portion of a flat cable therebetween. A leading end of the flat cable is bent over the cover and interposed between the cover and the housing. Insulation displacement contact (IDC) elements are retained in the housing and pierce into wires of the flat cable to establish electrical connection therewith. Pins are mounted on the cover and extend through holes defined in the strain relief and the housing. Free ends of the pins are mechanically deformed to secure the strain relief and the cover to the housing. The pins may be integrally formed with the cover. Alternatively, the pins are replaced by rivets which extend through holes defined in the strain relief, the cover and the housing to rivet them together.

Abstract: A strain relief assembly is readily adaptable to clamp electrical cords of various sizes and/or shapes. The assembly is provided with differently configured clamping surfaces that may accommodate a variety of cords without compromising the ability of the clamp assembly to secure the various cords, and a user of the assembly may easily select a desired clamping surface. The assembly includes a base clamp member with a clamping surface, a securing member that may also include a clamping surface, and an insert that includes a clamping surface.

Abstract: A connector bracket for holding two or more multi-wire electrical connectors for mating engagement with a junction block or other electrical component has a wire shield which is attached to the bracket after the connectors are inserted therein. The wire shield has retention arms which contact rear surfaces of the connectors to prevent the connectors from being dislodged from their proper positions within the bracket during mating of the bracket with the junction block.

Abstract: A plug connector includes a housing being made of insulating material and having a lower surface for the passage of plug pins, an upper surface opposite the lower surface, and an open end between the lower and upper surfaces. Contact elements are disposed between the lower and upper surfaces and form plug elements being directed toward the lower surface for connection to leads in the direction of the upper surface. A lead exit duct is disposed in the vicinity of the upper surface and the open end, for routing the leads out of the housing. A closure plate covers the open end of the housing, except for the lead exit duct. The upper surface of the housing has a recess formed therein being open in the direction of the open end of the housing, to permit a lead to exit. As a result, a variable outgoing lead connection is made possible through an angular range of approximately 90.degree. due to a shortened lead exit duct integrated into the housing.

Abstract: An electrical cable penetration seal apparatus which includes a compliant module having an inner and outer regions of different durometer characteristics. In some forms of the invention the outer regions are generally planar and disposed on opposed sides of the compliant module. The outer regions are manufactured of a relatively high durometer elastomer than an inner region which is made from a lower durometer elastomer.

Abstract: A firing-cap plug connector for a collision safety device, in particular in vehicles, includes a plug having a housing with a lower housing component and an upper housing component. A contact chamber is provided for the connection of a clamping contact to connecting lines disposed perpendicularly thereto, through the use of insulation piercing devices. The contact chamber is surrounded by a flow duct configuration which is completely filled with an elastic sealing compound in a pressurized manner from the outside of the housing through an injection opening, in order to seal the contact chamber at a dividing gap between the upper housing component and the lower housing component.

Abstract: A sealing nut adapted for use in connection with a liquid-tight connector, which is mountable on a housing of an electrical or mechanical device and which includes a grasping portion adjacent an end thereof projecting outwardly from the housing, is disclosed. More particularly, the sealing nut includes a base having a passageway extending therethrough along a longitudinal axis of the base and being sized and shaped to removably receive the grasping portion of the connector. The sealing nut also includes a cover pivotally connected to the base such that the cover is movable between an open position, in which the cover exposes the passageway of the base to an extent sufficient to allow a cable to be fed through the sealing nut in a substantially straight line running generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the base, and a closed position, in which the cover overlies the passageway in the base such that the cover loosely guides the cable to form a bend therein.

Abstract: A backshell construction for an electrical connector which allows multiple cable exits, multiple cable exit directions and multiple cable sizes. A conductive ferrule having a fixed size clamp portion is utilized as an adaptor for different size cables. The backshell is constructed of a pair of duplicate hermaphroditic conductive bodies wherein the rear and side walls may have one or more cable cutouts with engagement structure for gripping the ferrule on each of the cables.

Abstract: A connector assembly for a wire harness includes first and second connectors. The connector assembly has a simple structure. The assembly effectively protects electric wires for a wire harness which is provided in a second unit and facilitates to interconnect the first and second connectors when the second unit is coupled to a first unit. In the connector assembly, a protector (WP) for a wire harness includes a protector body (18) which protects the wire harness and a connector holder (20) which supports the second connector (C2) connected to a distal end of the electric wires in the wire harness. The protector (WP) is provided in the second unit while the first connector (C1) to be coupled to the second connector (C2) is secured to the first unit. The securing position is set so that the connectors (C1, C2) are opposed to each other when the units are coupled to each other.

Abstract: A squib connector for automotive air bag assemblies is disclosed. The squib connector includes a connector position assurance mechanism (CPA) to ensure that the connector is properly connected to the squib receptacle and a connector lock assurance mechanism (CLA) to ensure that the connector is locked into the receptacle. The connector includes a pair of terminals each having contact beams which provide at least four points of contact with the terminals of the squib. Primary and secondary terminal latches ensure that the terminals are firmly retained within the connector. Wire strain relief is provided by placing an intentional bend in the wires and rounding the end of the connector where the wires enter.

Abstract: An electrical connector (10) terminating a multi-wire cable (56) and adapted for mating contact with another such connector of identical construction. The connector comprises a plurality of hermaphroditic contact members (12) retained within a housing (14,16). The housing includes channels (52) for holding the wires (54) of the cable and the contact members further have insulation displacing contact portions (36) adapted to engage respective ones of the wires. The housing is formed of two parts with a latching mechanism (58,60, 62,64).

Abstract: A connector cover includes a cover main body 6A is formed with a connector receptacle 6b for accommodating a connector 1 inserted through an upper opening 6a, a corrugate tube receptacle 6d for accommodating a corrugate tube 4 inserted through an upper opening 6c, and an intermediate wire portion receptacle 6j for accommodating intermediate wire portions 3a between the connector 1 and the wires 3 inserted through an upper opening 6k. A lid 6B is formed with a connector/wire covering portion 6h which is unitarily formed with the cover main body 6A by way of a hinge 6e and is adapted to close the upper openings 6a and 6k of the connector receptacle 6b and the intermediate wire portion receptacle 6j and lockingly engage the cover main body 6A. A corrugate tube covering portion 6i is unitarily formed with the connector/wire covering portion 6h by way of a hinge 6m and is adapted to close the upper opening 6c of the corrugate tube receptacle 6d and lockingly engage the main body 6A.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing having a plurality of terminal-receiving passages extending between a forward mating end of the housing and a rear end thereof. A plurality of terminals are received in the passages. A terminal position assurance device is mounted on the housing for movement between first and second positions only when all of the terminals are properly positioned in their respective passages. A cover is securable to the housing over at least a portion of the rear end thereof. The terminal position assurance device has a portion which prevents securing the cover to the housing unless the terminal position assurance device is in its second position.

Abstract: An electrical shielded data connector includes an inner terminal support housing carrying a plurality of electrical terminals such as where the terminal support housing includes a shielded assembly surrounding the terminal support housing. The shielded sub-assembly is insertable into an outer housing and is latchably attached therein and a rear support plate and cable support member are barred by part tide in nature and can be assembled around the cable after the termination of the multi conductor cable. The cable clamp portion can be positioned in one of two orientations to provide for either a straight through or an angled cable exit.

Abstract: An electric connector is comprised of: a housing; a clamper for clamping a multicore cable formed with a plurality of sheathed cable elements bound by an outer jacket, a predetermined length of the outer jacket at an end thereof being removed; and a contact holder accommodated and held in the housing, a portion of the contact holder projecting from the housing being adapted to be inserted into a mating connector. The clamper includes a clamper body for clamping the outer jacket and a wing-like portion projecting radially from the clamper body. Contacts are fitted in the contact holder in such a manner as to be respectively connected to tips of core wires which are exposed with portions of respective sheaths of the plurality of sheathed cable elements removed.

Abstract: An electric connector comprising an outer casing; a terminal block housed inside the casing and having a number of through cavities arranged in two parallel rows adjacent to the lateral walls of the terminal block; and a number of electric terminals housed inside respective cavities and retained therein by respective primary connecting means and by secondary retaining means consisting of a pair of comb elements having teeth cooperating with respective terminals; the comb elements being integral with the terminal block and connected to it by an elastic hinge.

Abstract: A system for attaching a wire shield and a cover cap to the rear of an electrical plug. The plug is provided with four U-shaped members extending outwardly from the periphery of the plug casing, two on each of the opposite sides of the casing, near its corners. Four latching prongs extend forwardly from the shield, in alignment with the U-shaped members, each of which when advanced into a U-shaped member engages a detent shoulder on the inside of the top of the U-shaped member, to accomplish the desired latching. The cap, if used, has four forwardly-extending latching prongs each positioned to slide into a U-shaped member, just below the shield-latching prongs, until it engages a detent shoulder on the casing below the shield prong. Support structure integral with the U-shaped member preferably provides support to hold the shield latches in place even if the cap prongs are not present, as when a cap is not used.

Abstract: A wire cover is for use in guiding and collecting a plurality of wires at one end thereof. The plurality of wires extend from a second connector connected to a first connector. The second connector is connected to the first connector through a clamping bolt. The second connector has a pillar-like supporting member where the clamping bolt is threadedly mounted. The wire cover has a base and a pair of side walls extending from the base. Engaging members are formed on the side walls for engaging with the second connector. A projecting wall is projected from the base. The projecting wall has a body portion and a tip portion. The body portion is larger in width than the pillar-like supporting member. The tip portion is tapered in shape.

Abstract: A plug connector for use in a computer system comprised of an upper shell side-hinged to a lower shell by a connecting portion. The upper shell has pins respectively inserted into pin holes on the lower shell, a pair of opposite eye end posts side-matched to a pair of opposite eye end posts on the lower shell respectively and retained together by respective screw bolts, a pair of opposite semi-circularly notched upright blocks end-matched to a pair of opposite semi-circularly notched upright blocks on the lower shell in providing two round holes respectively aligned with the eye end posts for inserting and supporting the screw bolts.

Abstract: An electrical connector is provided with an adjustable strain relief including a pair of movable barriers captively mounted by the connector housing for selective rotational positioning such as to cooperate with fixed barriers formed on the two parts of the connector housing in providing strain relieving labyrinth grips on the terminal portions of at least two sizes of electric cord.

Abstract: A connector having a male part and a matching female part, both parts are provided with mating faces extending essentially parallel to the plug-in direction and moving along each other when these parts mate with each other. One connector part is provided with one or more radially projecting collars which are sawtooth-shaped in cross-section and extend over the entire periphery of the mating face. The other connector part has a smooth surface extending over the entire periphery of the fitting face so that after the parts are plugged in, the outside edge of each collar rests in sealing fashion on the opposite smooth fitting face. The male part can be a supporting body for the contact elements of the connector and/or a contact element itself. The female part can be the housing of the connector and/or an aperture in the supporting body for receiving a contact element.

Abstract: A molded circuit component for connecting to lead wires includes body and a protective cover. The body includes a partition wall area having a plurality of housing grooves, partition walls, body notches, positioning projections and fastening pin reception apertures. The protective cover includes a plurality of cover notches, recesses and fastening pins to correspond respectively with the body notches, positioning projections and fastening pin reception apertures. Metal lines having connection terminals on their ends are embedded in the housing grooves. Lead wires are positioned in the grooves so that the conductors of the lead wires are placed on, and attached to, the connection terminals. The protective cover is then attached to the body.

Abstract: This invention relates to an electrical connector assembly. More specifically, it relates to an electrical connector and assembly and to a method for spatially configuring multiple connector assemblies on circuit-bearing substrates. The connector assembly is configured with a ramp on the upper surface of the connector housing to guide and support the flexible cable of one connector assembly over the housing of an adjacent connector so permitting a denser spatial arrangement of connector housings on a printed circuit board than could be previously achieved.

Abstract: An electrical connector to connect to an insulation displacement terminal in which a housing body has integral latches to releasably hold the body to a connector. A chamber within the body has an entrance for insulated conductor which may form part of a cable. One side of the body has an access opening to the chamber and to a terminal position for the conductor at which the conductor is connectable to an electrical contact blade extending from the body. A conductor strain relief is also accessible through the opening and a cover is locatable in snap-on manner over the opening. Preferably, the cover covers the strain relief to prevent removal of the conductor and the strain relief is integral with the body.

Abstract: An electrical connector (10) has a housing (12) containing multiple electric terminals (18). A multiple conductor cable (36) passes through an opening in the housing with each of the conductors terminated to the conductor terminating portion (19) of a respective one of the terminals (18). A strain relief region (20) is bounded by two sides (42,44) and a bottom abutment surface (32). Each of the sides has spaced mutually facing engagement surfaces (42,44). A U-shaped staple (30) has a bight (52) and two legs (54,56) extending therefrom to respective free ends (55,57). Each leg (54,56) is of an appropriate cross section, having large edges (62) and small edges (64), the small edges (64) include a plurality of barbs (66) spaced therealong in penetrating contact with the engagement surfaces (42,44).

Abstract: A cover and strain relief assembly is disclosed for use with known elongated electrical connectors for providing either a 90.degree. or 180.degree. cable exit from the connector. The subject cover assembly has three pieces including a yoke that engages a mounting flange of the connector and a pair of mating panels which snap together engaging both the yoke and the cable. The mating panels can be reversibly connected, with respect to the manner in which they engage the yoke to yield a 90.degree. or a 180.degree. cable exit from the connector. The panels can further be provided with adjustable cable strain relief means.