Abstract: A socket connector (10) for receiving a pin type component (11) therein, comprises an insulative housing (12) having a plurality of cavities (14) extending therethrough in a vertical direction. Each cavity (14) comprises an upper portion (32) and a lower portion (34) wherein the upper portion (32) includes a counter sink and the lower portion (34) includes a generally rectangular hole generally formed by the first, second, third and fourth interior surfaces (38, 46, 48, 50). A pair of engagement blocks (36) are formed on the upper corners, and a shallow (40) is recessed inward from the first interior surface (38) and a pair of slots (44) are recessed inward from the opposite second and third interior surface (46, 48).

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly according to the current invention comprises a receptacle and a composite action beam. The composite action beam is located in the receptacle and has a movable end and a fixed end. During initial phase of insertion cycle, a movable end of the composite action beam moves as the pin is inserted into the connector. This movement reduces insertion force. During an intermediate phase of the insertion cycle, the movable end reaches the inside wall of the connector and the composite action beam now functions as a two-end supported beam. The composite action beam thereon exerts sufficiently high normal force against the inserted pin so as to retain the pin in the inserted position. Thus, the composite action beam reduces insertion force without compromising normal force once the pin is inserted.

Abstract: A cable connector includes cables, and jacks attached to ends of the cables. The jacks have contacts connected to the cables. The contacts extend in a first direction substantially perpendicular to a second direction in which the cables extend from the jacks.

Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector assembly (4) for application to a printed circuit board consists of an insulating housing (6) and spring contacts (8) received in cavities (9) in the housing. The cavities are T-shaped having a portion that is substantially rectangular, constant cross section from a contact receiving face (12) of the housing (6) up to a position proximate to a mating face (10) of the housing and a contact retention slot (15) along one side thereof. Each spring contact (8) consists of a forward leaf contact spring (32), an intermediate retention portion (33) with retention ears (48), and a rearward contact tail (34) for soldering to a conductor on the circuit board.

Abstract: An electrical connector (18) comprises, an insulating housing (19), a front portion of the housing (19) comprising an elongated plug (21), elongated cavities (23) bridging transversely across the plug (21), a mouth (25) of each of the cavities opening into an elongated, blade receiving, narrow slot (22), each narrow slot (22) intersecting a corresponding one of the cavities (23), a conducting electrical contact (20) in each of the cavities (23), each of the contacts (20) having thin leaf sides (29) on a blade receiving receptacle, each receptacle being positioned beneath a corresponding narrow slot (22), and edges on respective thin leaf sides (29) being overlapped by undercut shelves (27) along an intersection of the narrow slots (22) with respective cavities (23).

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a dielectric housing mounting a plurality of terminals. Each terminal includes a blade portion terminating in a distal contact end formed by dual spaced-apart cantilevered spring arms with mutually opposing contact portions defining a conductor-receiving mouth therebetween. The spring arms are cantilevered at opposite edges of the blade portion and are offset on opposite sides of the blade portion. A plurality of passages are formed in the housing and into which the blade portions of the terminals project. Each passage includes opposing side walls generally parallel to the blade portion of the respective terminal in the passage. Each side wall includes a laterally outwardly offset portion to accommodate one of the offset spring arms at the distal contact end of the terminal.

Abstract: A female connector (30) comprises an elongated housing (32) and two separate blades (34, 36). The housing (32) includes one power region (40) and one signal region (50) spaced from each other by a space (90) therebetween. The power region (40) includes a plurality of first passageways (42) for receiving a corresponding number of first contact (60) therein. The signal region (50) includes a plurality of second passageways (52) for receiving a corresponding number of second contacts (70) therein. The opening (41) of the passageway (42) has an expanded curved contour (48) on two sides for allowance of lateral deviation of an inserted male contact, and the first contacts (60) includes a pair of arms (66) arranged to face each other in a vertical direction for being adapted to receive the deviated inserted male contact of a complementary connector (14).

Abstract: An electrical connector having a housing with rows of offset interspaced contact receiving holes. The holes are angled along each row to facilitate interspacing of the holes with holes of adjacent rows. The electrical contacts are fabricated on a carry strip at an offset angle from the carry strip for simultaneous insertion into the angled holes of one of the rows of holes. Once the contacts are inserted into a row of the holes, the carry strip is removed. Angling the holes and interspacing them with holes in adjacent rows allows the spacing between the center paths of adjacent rows to be reduced. The offset angling of the contacts on the carry strips allows for fabrication of the contacts on the carry strip at a conventional pitch, but with nonetheless can be assembled to the housing to form a final contact spacing in the housing that is smaller than the conventional final contact spacing of prior art connectors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a connector for high-speed networks of the voice and data transmission (CDDI connectors). The object of the present invention, namely to develop a CDDI connector with electrical properties which are improved and which guarantees that the requirements for high-speed network components are met, is achieved by the arrangement of the contacts on an inner and on a middle circle.

Abstract: An electrical connector is disclosed for mating with a dashboard mounted speedometer assembly that includes a housing with a plurality of terminal pins projecting therefrom. A plurality of elongated terminals each have a resiliently expandable socket portion at one end for receiving one of the terminal pins of the speedometer assembly, a terminating portion at the opposite end for interconnection with circuitry on a printed circuit board, and an intermediate portion between the ends. A dielectric housing has a mating face and a board mounting face with a plurality of through terminal-receiving passages extending between the faces. Each passage includes a cavity portion for receiving the socket portion for one of the terminals and an intermediate portion for receiving the intermediate portion of the terminal, with the terminating portion of the terminal projecting from the board mounting face of the housing.

Abstract: An electrical connector has a housing and spring contacts. The housing has uniform straight, cross-sectional T-shaped contact receiving slots. The spring contacts have middle sections fixedly mounted to the housing in head sections of the T-shaped slots and top sections. The top sections have contact areas deflectably located in base sections of the T-shaped slots and pre-load tabs movably confined in the head sections of the T-shaped slots.

Abstract: An electrical socket (10) includes an insulative housing (12) with cavities (14) extending vertically therethrough and a plurality of contacts (30) retained in the cavities (14), respectively. An engagement bar (22) is positioned proximate the upper open end of each cavity (14) so that when the contact is assembled in each corresponding cavity (14), the front portions of the spring arms (40) of each contact (30) can move along a guiding pin (62), which is inserted into the cavity (14) from the top open end temporally only for the sake of assembling of the contacts (30) within the socket (10), and be deflected outwardly so that the tips (44') of the spring arms (40) of the contact (30) can pass the engagement bar (22) and be positioned by the sides of the engagement bar (22).

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly in which the socket connector assembly is formed of seamless tubular members having a spring depression adjacent the open end thereof, the socket members being formed as a cantilevered array protruding from an insulative body. The pin connector assembly is formed of hollow closed end tubular configuration arranged in an array within an insulating sleeve or body. Electrical conductor connection is effected by crimping tubular attachment portions of the pins and sockets into a "D" shaped configuration.

Abstract: A molded ceramic housing has two compartments, one for receiving a cold cathode lamp electrode and the other for containing an electrical terminal connected to an electrode contact in the one compartment, the contact engaging the lamp electrode. A ceramic cap encloses the terminal compartment. A ceramic tube is attached to the housing aligned with an aperture in a housing side wall adjacent to the terminal. The tube provides a free air spacer of approximately 1.5 inches in one embodiment. PVC flexible corrugated greenfield tubing is secured in the tube conduit. An electrical power cable extends through the greenfield tubing into the housing and is connected to the terminal. The extended end of the greenfield tubing has a strain relief attached for connection to a rigid metal conduit through which the cable is passed during installation.

Abstract: A plug-type multipolar electrical connector is arranged such that a composite cable comprising, as core wires, thin and thick wires can be connected to respective terminal pins in a limited space and that a shielding operation as an anti-noise measure is improved. Thus, the plug-type multipolar electrical connector can be miniaturized with higher density and improved in shielding performance. The horizontal pitch between each adjacent terminal pin for thick wires is coarser or greater than the horizontal pitch between each adjacent terminal pin for thin wires. A terminal pin group for thin wires is disposed at the center of a body, and a terminal pin group for thick wires is disposed at a lateral side of the terminal pin group for thin wires. The terminal pin groups are enveloped by shield covers.

Abstract: An electrical connector is provided with a housing and a plurality of electrical contacts. The housing has a plurality of contact receiving channels having preload shelves. The contacts each have two opposing cantilever arms and means for biasing a distal end of one of the arms towards the other arm. The distal ends of the arms have preload tabs that contact each other during insertion of the contact into the housing, and are used to preload the arms at their final position in the housing.

Abstract: An electric connector including a first connector half having a plurality of terminals, a second connector half having a plurality of corresponding terminal and a pair of leaf springs secured to opposite side also of the first connector half for detachably coupling he first and second connector halves with each other. Each leaf spring includes a fitting portion, a bent portion, an unlocking portion, an intermediate portion, an end portion with a locking aperture, and a reinforcing portion having one end connected to a junction between the bent portion and the unlocking portion. The fitting portion is secured to the first connector half and an end of the reinforcing portion is urged against a side wall of the first connector half. When the second connector half is inserted into the first connector half, a locking projection formed on a side wall of the second connector half engages with the locking aperture for locking the first and second connector halves together.

Abstract: An elongated electrically insulative connector block (12) contains internal spring finger electrical conductors 78 arranged in sets in adjacent cells (C.sub.1, C.sub.2, ... C.sub.n) which are arranged in a line, with adjacent cells being mutually offset in a direction transverse to the line; and a connector with a plurality of insert elements lying in parallel planes which are mutually offset so that each element can be inserted into adjacent cells.

Abstract: A simple and durable socket receptacle is adapted for receiving an electrical device such as a lamp which has a plurality of closely spaced contact pins. The receptacle comprises a dielectric means for receiving the contact pins which has a plurality of apertures which are in a one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of pins. When the device is inserted into the receptacle, each of the pins are received by a corresponding aperture. Above the dielectric pin receiving means is a space, into which extends at least one finger-like projection, upwardly from the pin receiving means. There is one projection for each two contact pins, and the projection is adapted to separate and insulate the plurality of contact pins from one another. A plurality of spring-like terminals also extend from the pin receiving means.

Abstract: A mating electrical safety plug and receptacle. The plug includes a set of non-conductive tubular prongs, each of which shrouds a conductive element. The ends of each prong are open to receive a corresponding central post of the receptacle. The plug may include a ground prong. The receptacle is provided with a set of openings, each opening adapted to receive a corresponding prong. Each opening has a central post concentrically disposed, thus producing an annular cavity for the receipt of a tubular prong. Each central post includes a recess having a conductive element disposed therein. The receptacle may also be provided with a ground opening to accommodate a plug with a ground prong. The conductive element recessed within each central post engages with a respective conductive element shrouded by a corresponding prong. These mating conductive elements engage only when the plug is fully connected.

Abstract: A connector is disclosed having a plurality of contact elements to be pressed-in into contact holes in a printed circuit board. The contact elements are arranged in a housing of insulating material. In order to press-in all contact elements of the connector simultaneously into the respective contact holes of the circuit board such a large force has to be applied to the housing that the housing may be damaged. The contact elements are elongated to extend up to the top surface of the housing such that the insertion force can be applied directly to the contact elements.

Abstract: A lamp holder has a housing which comprises a base part and a cover part. The cover part, which has contact holes to receive terminals of a high pressure gas discharge lamp to provide access to contact members, is integral with a partition wall which extends inside and outside of the housing between the contact holes. The partition wall which divides the housing into chambers extends into a recess in the base part. The cover part and the base part form curved channels through which electric cables are led to respective contact members. As a result of these measures, the risk of breakdown is avoided, yet the lamp holder structure can be compact.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a dielectric housing having a terminal-receiving passage defining a terminal-insertion axis for receiving a mating terminal member. A stamped and formed sheet metal contact member has a contact end disposed in the passage and a terminal end projecting from the housing. The housing has top and bottom walls, with the terminal-receiving passage extending in a direction therebetween. A slot is provided in a side wall of the housing communicating with the passage. The contact end of the contact member is inserted into the slot and is generally planar and has a terminal-receiving slot. The plane of the contact end and the slot are disposed generally transverse to the terminal-insertion axis. The contact member includes an intermediate portion located adjacent the contact end to provide additional flexiblity to the contact arms at the contact end.

Abstract: An electrical conenctor assembly includes a pair of mating dielectric housings. A first pin contact is mounted on one of the housings and a first socket contact mateable with the first pin contact is mounted on the other of the housings. The first pin and socket contacts are connected to respective power lines. A second pin contact is mounted on the one housing and is connected directly to the power line of the first pin contact. A second socket contact is mounted on the other housing, mateable with the second pin contact, and is connected directly to the respective power line of the first socket contact. The second pin and socket contacts are configured to make mating electrical engagement with each other before the first pin and socket contacts when the housings are moved toward each other in the mating direction. With this structural combination, deterioration due to electrical arcing is restricted to the second contacts while the integrity of the first contacts is maintained.

Abstract: A contact assembly with at least one signal contact and at least one ground contact, in particular for use in a connector or the like, comprises a support of resilient conductive material, an insulating intermediate layer provided on the support and at least one signal conductor supported on the insulating intermediate layer. The support is used as ground conductor and two or more adjacent contacts pads are provided for each signal conductor or each group of signals conductors adjacent a first edge of the support. One contact pad is connected with the support and the other contact pad(s) is (are) connected to the respective signal conductors.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a dielectric housing having a terminal-receiving passage defining a terminal-insertion axis for receiving a mating terminal member. A stamped and formed sheet metal contact member has a contact end disposed in the passage and a terminal end projecting from the housing. The housing has top and bottom walls, with the terminal-receiving passage extending in a direction therebetween. A slot is provided in a side wall of the housing communicating with the passage. The contact end of the contact member is inserted into the slot and is generally planar and has a terminal-receiving slot. The plane of the contact end and the slot are disposed generally transverse to the terminal-insertion axis.

Abstract: An AC adapter plug to be releasably insertable in electrical wall outlets and which has pins which are convertible to fit into different types of electrical wall outlets as may be found, for example, in different countries. The pins are pivotable about their longitudinal axes within sockets in the plug body, into the desired orientations.

Abstract: A low voltage fuse adapter for allowing a blade-type automotive fuse to be used in a socket for glass ferrule fuse of the type widely used in automotive vehicles. One version of the fuse adapter has a supportive insulating body with at least two end faces and at least two slots between the end faces, two contact members made of electrical conductive materials formed in a preselected shape and disposed within each slot, and two caps with each cap being fixed at the end of the supporting body and each cap being in electrical contact with one contact members. A second shorter version of the fuse adapter has a similar structure, except that the insulating body is shorter, and the caps have slotted openings to permit the blades of the blade-type automotive fuse to pass through to the slotted openings to the contact members located thereunder. Both versions of the automotive blade-to-ferrule fuse adapter may be provided as part of fuse socket conversion kit.

Abstract: Arrangement for an attachment for an electrical device, such as a reflector fitted with a bulb, which exhibits in the form of a pin or similar an electrical connection capable of being pushed into an electrical junction. The invention permits, among other things, the simple and effective attachment of an electrical device to an electrical cable. A coupling capable of being joined to an electrical cable, which coupling exhibits appropriate electrical connection devices which fit the electrical connection in question, is so arranged as to function as a stop both for an electrical device and for a holder capable of being joined to the electrical device.

Abstract: A fixture for halogen lamps of the type having two contact pins embodies a socket of insulating material. The socket is formed with two recesses which extend from its front to its rear side and receive contacts for the pins of the lamp. Each contact has a spring-biased plate bearing against a plate-like contact element forming part of a U-shaped connector having a bridge at the front or rear side of the socket and a hollow rivet in a passage of the socket. The rivets are connected to conductors by screws. Each connector constitutes a one-piece functional element of the fixture and performs several functions including anchoring and contact element in its recess and providing an electrical connection with the respective conductor.

Abstract: A high contact force, high elastic response range pin-receiving electrical contact is provided in a pin-receiving contact including a base portion and a pair of spaced apart cantilever beams which extend forwardly from the base to a pin-receiving end. A pair of inwardly directed contact surfaces are defined on each cantilever beam facing the opposed beam for slideably, electrically engaging an inserted pin terminal. In accordance with the invention, a resilient beam support member extends from and interconnects the pin-receiving ends of the cantilevered beams. The resilient beam support member provides a significantly improvement in the elastic response range of the pin-receiving contact by enabling each cantilevered beam to endure a greater outward displacement before a minimum yield in the beam occurs while providing a greater normal force against the pin.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for making an electrical device including a contact supported in a housing having a space within which at least part of such contact may move, wherein the contact is placed with respect to a mold core that resiliently deforms the moving part of the contact to a condition it ordinarily would be expected to take during use in connection with another contact and cooperates with at least such moving part of the contact to form a composite core that is placed in a mold cavity to mold a housing about part of the contact and to at least part of the contact while the composite core defines the space within which the moving part of the contact can deform during use. An electrical connecting device is made by the aforementioned process.

Abstract: A multi-contact electrical connector for electrically connecting a plurality of wires to a printed circuit board. The electrical connector includes an open topped housing having a plurality of contact chambers, wire holding sections, and terminal receiving bores, with the terminal receiving bores intersecting lower portions of the contact chambers and extending in parallel to the wire holding sections. Each wire holding section includes a securing arrangement such that the wire placed therein is securely held, and each of the contact chambers accommodates a contact member having a pair of spaced pressing elements, with a space between the pressing elements being narrower than a diameter of a conductor in the wires so that the insulating cladding or cover of the wire is penetrated by side ridges of the pressing elements to allow the conductor of the wire to make an electrical contact with the contact member.

Abstract: An electrical receptacle having a spring contact contained therein. The spring is formed with a nonflexing portion which provides a stiff section that acts as a positive stop to prevent overstressing the spring and permanently deforming it.

Abstract: Electrical connector assembly comprises an insulating housing having terminals in terminal-receiving cavities in the housing. The terminals have post portions which extend from a mounting face, the post portions being intended for insertion into plated holes in a panel-like member. The post portions have compliant spring portions that are compressed upon insertion and establish contact with the plated metal in the holes. The assembly has improved force transmitting surfaces on the terminals and on the walls of the terminal-receiving cavities so that the assembly can be assembled to the panel-like member by merely aligning the post portions with the holes and applying insertion forces to the face of the housing which is opposite to the mounting face.

Abstract: A preloaded spring contact electrical terminal with a support portion mounted in a fixed position in a housing, an abutment portion and a spring flex portion deformed to preload the abutment portion against a housing cavity wall. A contact portion is axially aligned with and axially spaced from the abutment portion to provide a narrow configuration in which preload force, contact force and insertion force can be optimized while contact wear is reduced.

Abstract: An electrical socket compatible with NEMA 5-15 and IEC 320 male connectors having conductor prong-accepting recesses, an IEC 320 shield-accepting peripheral recess and a pair of ground prong-accepting recesses, located to accept the ground prongs of both NEMA 5-15 and IEC 320 configurations. The ground prong-accepting recesses are provided with conductive inserts which are joined together to allow electrical continuity to be established with the ground prongs of either configuration.

Abstract: A current leadthrough particularly for a refrigerator comprises an insulator with a plurality of electrically conductive spaced apart pins extending through the insulator. The insulator includes a disc-shaped base portion with a plurality of nub portions corresponding to the member of pins, the pins extending through the nub portions. The nub portions extending upwardly from the base portion and the base portion comprise a material having temperature stability which is insensitive to chemicals and has some elasticity.

Abstract: An adapter for connecting a compact gas vapor electric-discharge lamp to standardized incandescent lamp fittings. The adapter (11) comprises a coupling housing (12), a holder part (13) for the base (14) of the lamp, and a conventional incandescent-lamp base (15). The adapter has a basic form corresponding substantially to the lower part of a standard incandescent lamp. The upper part of the adapter is formed by the holder part (13), which presents a central recess (21) into which the base (14) of the lamp (17) can be inserted, and a reflective cover plate (22), which surrounds the recess (21). The ignition and drive circuits (16) of the electric-discharge lamp includes an electronic frequency converter for converting mains frequency to a high frequency. The constituent electrical components are incorporated both around the recess (21) and in the lamp base (15) and are mutually connected via a circuit card (18) arranged between these parts.

Abstract: An electrical multiconnector of a zero insertion force type comprises a plurality of elongated conducting connector elements extending from an insulating base in generally parallel relation and adapted to be engaged with conducting pins of a mating connector assembly to establish electrical paths therebetween. Each connector element includes a slider arranged thereon for longitudinal movement therealong to its engaging position and away from its engaging position. An actuator plate is provided for reciprocal movement in a direction parallel to the direction of elongation of the connector elements between a disengagement position, to allow the sliders to disengage the connector elements whereby the pins may be inserted or withdrawn without the necessity to exert any force, and an engagement position, to urge the sliders to conductively engage the connector elements with respective pins.

Abstract: An electrical power connector for conducting electrical power from a power bus bar to a circuit card. More particularly, the connector includes contact elements having tab terminal receiving receptacles positioned in a dielectric housing in a staggered arrangement so that the forces requires to insert tab terminals into the receptacles are distributed. Further, the terminal-receiving space in each receptacle is defined by a stationary member on one side and dual side-by-side spring-biased members on the other side so that the force required to insert a tab terminal therein is initially incremental.