Abstract: Connector mounting receptacles include a wall plate a having a spaced apart tooth and resilient latch disposed to engage mounting slots in a modular connector to releasably mount the connector to the receptacle. The connector includes corner mounting slots disposed to engage lateral stops formed in the wall plate. Steel wall plate receptacles are integrally formed of conductive metal with the connector latching features being configured to concurrently releasably latch and conductively ground a shielded connector mounted in the receptacle.

Abstract: A connector assembly for electrical components includes an electrically insulative base member having a generally square tubular form so as to establish a lengthwise interior space having open forward and rearward ends. The base member has a rearward constricted portion with a lesser widthwise dimension as compared to a forward base portion so as to establish at least one lateral recess rearwardly of the forward base portion of the base member. At least one electrically conductive connector having a pair of opposed forwardly projecting resilient conducting clamps is inserted into the rearward end of, and positioned within, the interior space of the base member so that a connection end of an electrical component may be inserted into the forward end of the interior space and held between the conducting clamps of the connector.

Abstract: A retention system for retaining a connector housing to a substrate includes a pair of slotted arms extending from the housing and a wedge-shaped abutment member having a camming surface and a latching surface thereon. One leg of an L-shaped clip is insertable into a channel defined by the slotted arms. The top edge of this leg of the clip is notched to form a tab. The clip is deflectable by the camming surface as the leg advances into the channel until the latch bar on the clip snaps into latching engagement with the latching surface on the abutment member, thereby to secure the clip to the housing.The second leg of the clip is bent to underlie the connector housing when the clip is attached thereto.

Abstract: Connectors for electrical components include a support base having an edge which defines an open space, and an electrically insulated socket member connected to the support base within the defined open space for holding and establishing electrical connection with the electrical component. The socket member includes opposed pair of side walls, an upper wall and a lower wall which collectively establish an open-ended interior space. At least one clamp connector is disposed in a rearward end of the interior space and is coupled to the socket member for receiving a terminal portion of an electrical component inserted into a forward end of the interior space so as to connect the electrical component electrically to an external circuit. Opposed pairs of separated upper and lower locking tabs are formed on either the side walls of said socket member or the support base, and project outwardly therefrom.

Abstract: A mounting system is provided for readily mounting an electrical connector in an opening in a panel for interconnecting an electrical device on one side of the panel with an electrical component on the other side of the panel. A complementary interengaging pivot arrangement is provided between a nose of the connector and the panel, near the opening in the panel, whereby the connector can be rotated to an operative position in the opening. Complementary interengaging latches are provided between the connector and the panel, near the opening and remote from the pivot means, for holding the connector in its operative position. Interengaging stops are provided for preventing disengagement of the pivot arrangement when the connector is in its operative position.

Abstract: A retention system for retaining a connector housing to a substrate includes a pair of slotted arms extending from the housing and a wedge-shaped abutment member having a camming surface and a latching surface thereon. One leg of an L-shaped clip is insertable into a channel defined by the slotted arms. The top edge of this leg of the clip is notched to form a tab. The clip is deflectable by the camming surface as the leg advances into the channel until the latch bar on the clip snaps into latching engagement with the latching surface on the abutment member, thereby to secure the clip to the housing.The second leg of the clip is bent to underlie the connector housing when the clip is attached thereto.

Abstract: A telecommunications outlet includes an outlet housing and a telecommunications module assembly. The outlet housing includes an opening into which a complementary mating telecommunications plug can be inserted from the front of the housing. The telecommunications module assembly includes a telecommunications module mounted on a printed circuit board. Guide tracks project rearwardly from the outlet housing for slidably engaging opposite edges of the printed circuit board for guiding the module assembly into an operable position with the telecommunications module aligned with the opening for mating with the telecommunications plug. A latch arm projects rearwardly of the housing for holding the module assembly in its operable position. An electrical connector is mounted on the printed circuit board rearwardly of the telecommunications module for easy access thereto.

Abstract: A holding device (50) for securing two electrical articles (22,94) together includes a U-shaped leading end (52) having a pair of leg portions (54). The U-shaped end (52) and adjacent leg portions (60) define a spring means, adapted to be received in an aperture (96) of the second article (94). The legs (54) extend to free ends (70) and define a retaining section (73) adapted to be received into a recess (32) within a housing (24). The recess (32) includes a central wall portion (42) having leading engagement sites (44), which cooperate with inner leg edges (58) to secure the device (50) within the housing (24).

Abstract: A retention system for retaining a connector housing to a substrate includes a pair of slotted arms extending from the housing and a wedge-shaped abutment member having a camming surface and a latching surface thereon. The leg of an L-shaped clip is insertable into a channel defined by the slotted arms. The clip is deflectable by the camming surface as the leg advances into the channel until at latch bar on the clip snaps into latching engagement with the latching surface on the abutment member, thereby to secure the clip to the housing. The clip is attachable to the substrate to retain the housing to the same.

Abstract: A multiple telephone jack slide assembly includes a jack support member for supporting a multitude of telephone jacks upon an electronic wire connecting system. The jack support member is molded from resilient flame-retardant plastic and includes a channel formed by a rectangular-shaped, elongated slotted aperture. The telephone jacks include side walls which slidingly engage edge portions of the slotted aperture to support the jacks within the channel. The channel has closed ends, and the length of the channel is substantially an integral multiple N of the length of each jack whereby N jacks can be supported in abutting end-to-end relationship with each other and with the closed ends of the channel. The jack support member is sufficiently resilient to permit the channel to be temporarily pulled apart near its central portion for insertion of the jacks into the channel.

Abstract: A holding device (24) operates to hold a component such as a connector (16) to a printed circuit board (12) through a pair of spring driven projections (30, 40) having barbs (34, 44) engaging interior surfaces (14, 20, 22) of the component and board. Releasible versions (50, 80) facilitate closure by a tool to remove barbs from the components and allow separation of elements.

Abstract: Connector assemblies for mounting electrical components and for establishing electrical connection with the same are provided with a support base which defines an engaging hole to accept a connector subassembly. The connector subassembly includes an electrically insulating base member, and a pair of U-shaped resilient electrical connectors which are adapted to support an electrical component as well as establish electrical communication therewith. The support base and the connector subassembly are collectively provided with structures which allow the insulating base member to be inserted into the engaging hole of the support base to achieve a coupled position and such that, upon reaching this coupled position, the insulating base member is coupled to the support base.

Abstract: An electrical connector device has elongated narrow conductor plates provided on one side of an insulating base made of plastic, the conductor plates being bent upward so as to provide upwardly projecting conductor strips. The device also has a tubular insulating member having a bottom provided with apertures for receiving the conductor strips. Structures are provided on the insulating base and the tubular insulating member for fastening the tubular insulating member to the insulating base by a single snap fit action. The device further has a male engaging member having female connector members adapted to fit on the conductor strips. When the tubular insulating member is fixed to the insulating base, the base portions of the conductor strips are clamped between the portions of the lower surface of the bottom of the tubular insulating member around the apertures and the surface of the insulating base.

Abstract: A patch block and bracket assembly is presented. The patch block includes a front face which houses a plurality of modular jacks. Each modular jack is prewired to one or more telephonic elecetrical connectors mounted on the base of the unit. The unitary electrical connector can be interfaced with a mating connector from a satellite piece of equipment. An advantage of this invention is the easy access to a modular jack hook up from several pieces of satellite equipment. The patch block is also used as a modular jack patching device which allows for the administration of wiring moves and changes without special personnel training or technical expertise.

Abstract: The interlock device for a connector (e.g. a fusible link connector)--junction block assembly includes a first lock mechanism for locking the insulating housing of the connector in position, against downward displacement, within the mounting framework of the junction block, and a second mechanism for locking the insulating housing in the same position, against upward displacement, within the mounting framework of the junction block substantially simultaneously with the first lock mechanism. The first and second lock mechanisms respectively each include a pair or pairs of wedge-shaped lock pawls with one provided on the insulating housing and the other on the mounting framework. Mating pawls, respectively, have slidable contact surfaces with oppositely directed gradients and oppositely facing lock surfaces.

Abstract: A modular jack yoke for use in mounting modular jacks to telephone terminal blocks and the like is presented. The yoke is a rectangular unit of solid construction with apertures at both ends to enable mounting of the yoke to a terminal block and bracket assembly, panel or other flat mounting surface. Located between the mounting apertures are two open areas for receiving modular jacks. The open areas include structure for mating the yoke with modular jacks. This mating structure effects snap locking of the modular jacks into position on the modular jack yoke.

Abstract: An adapter assembly for the connection of coaxial cables in which an adapter body having a rear side is formed with at least one pass-through opening, and at least two hook-shaped catch fingers projecting from the rear side adjacent the opening and whose hooks open toward one another. A respective socket is received in the opening and formed with a polygonal limiting flange resting against the rear side and retained by a snap-action grip of the catch fingers over the flange so that the hooks engage a rear side of the flange, the hook-shaped catch fingers having a diametrical spacing from one another across the opening substantially equal to a spacing across the flange between opposite sides thereof. Torsion force takeup for coupling or decoupling with the socket is ensured by a pair of bars or projections from the rear side which engage the preferably hexagonal flange and are offset from the fingers.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly comprises a conductive electrical conductor having electrical contacts on tap portions, a composite insulative support for the conductor encircling the tap portions and being encircled by a hollow conductive shell, the shell having individual sleeve portions and a composite sleeve portion constructed of composite segments, a collar compressibly encircling the composite segments and urging them into abutment with one another without gaps therebetween, the individual sleeve portions being integral with corresponding composite segments, and corresponding individual sleeve portions urged by the collar into abutment with one another without gaps therebetween.