Abstract: A sneak current protector comprises a block of non-conductive, preferably plastic material having at least two slots extending therethrough which are sized to receive adjacent terminals extending from a terminal block, such as 66 type terminals. An opening is provided through the block which is transverse to the slots and which communicates between the slots. A small cylindrical fuse element is loaded into this opening such that the opposed conductive ends of the fuse are exposed within the respective slots. The block is provided with a handle so that the slots of the block may be mounted directly onto a pair of adjacent terminals. During such mounting, the conductive ends of the cylindrical fuse will contact the terminals providing both a bridging function and a current overload protective function.

Abstract: A connector arrangment (13) for electrically connecting first and second microstrip structures (15,15') carrying for example RF and DC voltage values therebetween, the groundplates of the connector arrangement (13) and said microstrip structures (15,15') establishing an offset stripline arrangement, the dielectric layer of the connector arrangement (13) being substantially thicker and the dielectric constant thereof substantially lower in value than the corresponding values of the dielectric layers of said microstrip structures (15,15'), thereby enabling the metalization lines (18, 20 and 21) in the connector arrangement (13) to be relatively wide to enable effective alignment of microstrip structures (15,15') and connector arrangement (13).

Abstract: An electrical shunt includes a U-shape contact having a unitary body molded directly in a housing into which pin contacts may be inserted for connection to and via the shunt.A method of making an electrical shunt formed of an electrically conductive contact having plural contacting portions for connection with respective external members inserted to connection therewith and an electrically non-conductive housing includes molding electrically non-conductive material directly to at least part of such contact to form such housing, whereby such housing and contact form an integral structure, including forming relatively open chamber areas within the housing for exposure therein of such contacting portions, and forming an opening in such housing for insertion therein of respective external members for electrical connection with respective contacting portions.

Abstract: The jaws of the clamp are pivoted towards each other in a locked position of the clamp by a toggle arrangement. An electrical connection between the jaws of the clamp and the cable are effected only when the clamp is in its locked position.

Abstract: A miniature shunt connector has a shunt stamped with coplanar pairs of cantilever beams and inserted into a cavity of a low-profile housing which intersects a pair of post-receiving cavity portions. The adjacent inner shunt beams include downward projections which latch behind a latching aperture of the housing upon full shunt insertion, with the pairs of cantilever beams disposed along and on each side of centerlines of the post-receiving cavity portions and adapted to be deflected outwardly by respective terminal posts entering the shunt connector along the centerlines. The housings may be dimensioned and shaped for vertical and side-by-side stacking to shunt pairs of an array of terminal posts.

Abstract: A connector for connecting cnductors of coaxially shielded cables to standard, non-coaxial male contacts disposed in a row including (a) a first inner contact compatible with each of the male contacts, and being electrically and mechanically connected to a first inner conductor of one of the coaxially shielded cables; (b) an electrically insulating element surrounding the first inner contact; (c) an outer rectangular contact surrounding the insulating element, and electrically and mechanically connected to an outer conductor of one of the coaxially shielded cables and fastened to the jacket of that cable; and (d) an auxiliary contact disposed among the male contacts and electrically connecting one or more of the outer contacts to one or more of the male contacts or to an external circuit.