Abstract: A probe connector has a base. The base has a plurality of through inserting holes at a front surface thereof. A rear surface of the base has a plurality of fixing slots, each of which extends at a side of the inserting hole and communicates with the corresponding inserting hole. A probe pin assembly has a barrel received in the inserting hole, an elastic element, and a plunger. An outer peripheral surface of the barrel is formed with a fixing recess. A conduct element has a base plate attached to a bottom surface of the base and a locking plate extended from the base plate and attached to the rear surface. The locking plate has at least one locking opening, corresponding to the inserting hole, and two opposite sides extended forwards to form two fixing slices received in the fixing slots, with free ends thereof buckled in the fixing recess.

Abstract: A probe connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of probe pins and a shielding shell. The insulating housing has a base body and a tongue portion. The insulating housing defines a plurality of inserting holes penetrating through the base body and the tongue portion. Two opposite surfaces of the base body defines two fastening portions. The probe pins are inserted in the inserting holes. The shielding shell has a top plate and a blocking plate extending downward from a periphery of the top plate with an accommodating chamber formed therein. The top plate defines a plurality of matching holes. The tongue portion is inserted in the accommodating chamber with the matching holes aligned with the corresponding inserting holes. Two fastening plates are protruded from two opposite bottom edges of the blocking plate. Each fastening plate has a matching fastening portion thereon for engaging with the fastening portion.

Abstract: A probe pin includes a barrel having an internal space extending from one end to the other end, a plunger provided at the one end of the barrel, a plunger provided at the other end of the barrel, and a coil spring received in the barrel for supporting the plungers elastically. The coil spring includes a central portion having substantially same diameter, a first taper portion adjacent to one end of the central portion and having diameters decreased gradually, and a second taper portion adjacent to the other end of the central portion and having diameters decreased gradually.

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (10) and a plurality of contacts received to the housing. The housing defines a mating face (10), a supporting face (A) facing to the mating face and a mating cavity (101) recessed from the mating face towards the supporting face and disposed therebetween. The plurality of contacts includes a central contact (4) and a first contact (2), and the central contact defines a contacting portion (42) exposed onto the supporting face and a soldering portion (43) extending out of the housing, the first contact includes at least two arc-shaped contacting arms (23) projecting into the mating cavity and disposed beside the contacting portion of the central contact. A mating connector (200) can be disconnected and dropped from the mating cavity rapidly under an abnormal force oblique and angled to a mating direction.

Abstract: A probe connector includes a pedestal shell having a pedestal platform and a barrel extending upward from the pedestal platform with a fastening body protruded outward at a top of the barrel, a positioning shell removably coupled to the fastening body and having a blocking plate covered on the top of the barrel and side plates abutting against outsides of the fastening body, a probe pin movably restrained in the barrel by the blocking plate and further projecting upward out of the blocking plate, and an elastic element assembled between the probe pin and the pedestal platform. Two windows are opened at two opposite parts of the fastening body. Two opposite side plates are provided with two contact arms extending downward and inclined towards each other to pass through the windows and always resist against the probe pin to clip the probe pin therebetween.

Abstract: A press-contact pogo pin connector is provided which has a machining cost lower than those of conventional connectors, can be easily reduced in height, and does not cause instantaneous interruption. A molded insulating housing has a cylinder hole. A pin installed inside the cylinder hole is urged by a coil spring installed inside the cylinder hole so as to protrude from the housing. A flange portion on the rear side of the pin urged by the coil spring abuts against the peripheral portion of the front opening of the cylinder hole on the front side of the housing so that the pin is prevented from falling off. A contact integrally includes a substrate connection terminal portion and a contact spring portion that extends inside the cylinder hole and is brought into press-contact with the pin at all times. The contact is secured to the housing.

Abstract: A connector for mounting to a circuit board for comprising a connector device with a body, a plurality of alignment members, and one or more contact elements, wherein the alignment members extend through a plurality of alignment holes of the printed circuit board from the first surface and past the second surface of the circuit board and wherein the contact elements engage one more contact pads on the first surface of the circuit board, and a separate retention device having a supporting element and a plurality of fixed sockets is positioned along the second surface of the printed circuit board to receive the alignment members of the connector device therein so that the circuit board is positioned between the body of the connector device and the retention device to temporarily or permanently retain the contact elements of the connector device in contact with the contact pads of the circuit board.

Abstract: A socket connector (100) adapted for electrically connecting an integrated circuit (IC) package comprises an insulative housing (1) comprising a plurality of passageways (101) extending therethrough, a plurality of terminal units (2) received in the passageways (101), the terminal units (2) each comprises an insulated elastomer (21) acting as a resilient portion and an electrical element (22) received in the insulated elastomer (21), the electrical element (22) comprises a first contact portion (221) and a second contact portion (222) extending out of the insulated elastomer (21) and sandwiching the insulated elastomer (21) therebetween.

Abstract: An electrical contact (1) comprises an upper contact (10), a lower contact (12) and a spring (14) located between the upper contact (10) and the lower contact (12). The upper contact (10) comprises a first contacting portion (104) at one end thereof and a first mating end (108) comprising two contacting sheets overlapped at an opposite end thereof, and a lower contact comprises a second contacting portion and a second mating end defining a channel, the channel providing a space to allow movement of the first mating end.

Abstract: An electrical connector has a plug (8.08.070) and a socket (9.002). The plug has a plurality of adjacent plug contacts (8.052, 8.054), the contact sections of the plug contacts being staggered axially. The socket (9.002) has the socket contacts (12.064) staggered axially to facilitate a compact transverse dimension of the connector.

Abstract: An improved medical lead assembly and method of use is provided. The lead assembly includes a lead body, and a spring member positioned adjacent to the lead body. The spring member may be deployed a selectable amount to maintain the lead body in a fixed location within a patient's body. The spring member may be an expandable coil, a mesh structure that is similar to a stent, or any other similar device that may be positioned in a low-profile state during a lead implant procedure. After the lead is positioned at a target destination, the spring member may be deployed an amount that is selected based on the characteristics of the surrounding tissue, including vessel size. According to one aspect of the invention, the lead assembly may provide means for facilitating chronic lead extraction.

Abstract: An electronic component connecting apparatus includes an electronic component connecting section connected to an electronic component having terminals, a circuit board connecting section which is connected to a circuit board and which is electrically connects at least one of the terminals and the circuit board with each other, and a conduction section which electrically connects outside other than the circuit board and at least one of the terminals with each other. A current path between the electronic component and the external apparatus is shortened, and a heating value is suppressed. It is possible to prevent the apparatus from being damaged, and to increase the number of signal lines while preventing the circuit from becoming complicated.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a first electrode including a spring portion extending in an axial direction and an annular contact portion extending from a first side in the axial direction; a first frame including a through hole, through which the annular contact portion protrudes; and a second frame, which is relatively movable to the first frame along an elongated direction of the annular contact portion at a further extension of the first side in the axial direction, and which includes a second electrode electrically connectable with the annular contact portion. A diameter of the annular contact portion is larger than that of the spring portion. The first frame includes a lock portion that locks the annular contact portion to place a center of the annular contact portion on a second side, which is opposite to the first side, in the axial direction from an end of the through hole.

Abstract: An electrical connector contact comprises an upper and lower contact pins and a spring device disposed between the upper and lower contact pins. The upper contact pin includes a main portion, two pair of stopping portions respectively projecting from two sides of the main portion, and two guiding slots each formed between two stopping portions located at a same side of the main portion. The lower contact pin has a pair of elastic arms directly made from lacerating and bending a metallic plate and received in the guiding slots, a pair of clamping portions clamping the main portion, and two hooks abutting against the stopping portions to prevent the upper and lower contact pins separating from each other.

Abstract: The present invention relates to high-current plug-in connectors, in particular to unipolar high-current plug-in connectors for wind turbine generator systems, which can be arranged beside one another in a space-saving manner and can also meet high requirements on the current-carrying capacity. According to the invention, this is achieved in that cross-sections of which the longitudinal extent exceeds the transverse extent are selected for the plug-in and coupling contact. This means that the dimension in the transverse direction can be restricted and simultaneously the cable cross-section and the contact surface required from an electrical point of view are provided by the increased longitudinal extent. Moreover, the plug and the coupling comprise a visible mechanical coding, which prevents accidental reversal of the polarity of adjacently arranged cables.

Abstract: An electrical connection includes a socket having a bore and a pin. The pin is allowed to move along an axis defined inwardly into the socket bore, and also to move radially relative to the axis. The socket bore has a generally conical portion. The pin has a generally conical face. The generally conical face of the pin is in contact with the generally conical portion of the socket. A motor system including such a connection is also disclosed. In another feature, an electrical connection includes a socket having a bore and a pin. The pin is allowed to move along an axis defined inwardly into the bore, and also to move radially relative to the axis. The pin is spring-biased into the bore such that an end of the pin seats on an end face of the bore.

Abstract: An access control device (10) has an electronic/electric control unit (19) fed with electrical current via an electrically conductive fastener (28), such as the ones that also function to clamp the outdoor and indoor housings (15, 17) of the device (10) together against the opposed sides of a door (12) or the like.

Abstract: Terminal components (1) having an insulating housing (2) and having at least one spring terminal (4) for terminating an electrical conductor (15) are described, wherein the spring terminal (4) has a busbar part (5) and a clamping spring (6) extending in the longitudinal extension direction (L) having a free clamping end (11) in the direction of the busbar part (5) and forming a clamping point for the electrical conductor (15) and pressing against the busbar part (5), and wherein at least one conductor insertion opening (3) leading to an associated clamping point is in the insulating housing (2) and one actuating channel (14) is arranged adjacent to each conductor insertion opening (3) for introducing an actuating tool (13) and opening the associated clamping spring (6) by means of the actuating tool (13).

Abstract: A contact for a burn-in socket electrically connecting an IC package and a printed circuit board, comprises a first contact, a second contact and a spring disposed between the first contact and the second contact. The first contact and the second contacts have a same configuration, and each contact has a U-shaped actuating portion with two legs and a conductive portion extending from one of the legs. The first contact and the second contact are orthogonally assembled together, and the first actuating portion bestrides the second actuating portion to clasp with second actuating portion, so that the conductive portions have an offset therebetween.

Abstract: A connector system includes first and second mateable connectors (12, 14) with coaxial contacts, wherein the first connector has movable center and outer contacts (20, 22) that are each biased forward by a separate spring (24, 26) to engage stationary contact pads (34, 36) of the mating second connector. A stationary tubular insulator (100) surrounds much of the movable center contact, and a stationary sheet metal shield (102) lies around the tubular insulator and within the outer contact. The front end of the movable outer contact forms an internal flange (80) with a hole (84) that allows the front end of the movable center contact to pass through. The shield front-end has an internal flange (112) that lies between the front end of the tubular insulator and the movable outer contact internal flange, to maintain a constant impedance through out the first connector.

Abstract: A spring connector includes a barrel made by stamping a metal foil to form with a top opening, a first receiving space, a bottom opening and a cover being capable of being positioned to cover the bottom opening and to space from the bottom opening, a plunger inserted in the barrel from the bottom opening and formed with a head portion exposed outside the barrel, a sliding portion received in the first receiving space, and a second receiving space connected to the first receiving space, a spring insert in the first receiving space and the second receiving space from the bottom opening, of which a bottom portion connects to the cover. Because the cover is made by stamping a metal foil, it is easy to coat a uniform coating layer for improving the conducting quality, and the fabricating time and the cost of the spring connector is reduced.

Abstract: A conductive contact unit includes a conductive contact holder, a conductive contact, and an aligning unit. The conductive contact holder includes a first guiding grooves and a second guiding groove opposite to the first guiding groove, each slidably engaging one edge of the conductive contact. The conductive contact has a plate-like shape, and includes a first contacting element and a second contacting element that are brought into contact with different circuitries, a resilient element that is expandable and contractible in a longitudinal direction between the first contacting element and the second contacting element, a first connecting element that connects the resilient element and the first contacting element, and a second connecting element that connects the resilient element and the second contacting element. The aligning unit aligns the conductive contacts.

Abstract: A spring-loaded device is installed into a node housing at a predetermined location. The predetermined location is selected to correspond to another predetermined location into which a stinger may be installed. These predetermined locations on the node housing are selected to further correspond to a predetermined internal location of an RF interface connector. A conducting pin of the RF interface extends through a dielectric between a nail head shaped end, which provides electrical connection with the stinger projection, and an end soldered to a PCB of the amplifier. The amplifier may be installed and the node housing closed before the stinger and spring-loaded device are installed into the housing. This facilitates installation of the stinger into the housing without having to open the housing and remove the amplifier. External threads on the spring-loaded device facilitate installation thereof, but a unique torque is not required therefor.

Abstract: An audio jack can allow electrical connections between an audio plug and an electronic device. The audio jack can include a series of pogo pins operative to extend into an audio jack cavity to provide conductive contacts for an audio plug placed within the audio jack. When an audio plug is inserted in the audio jack, the deflectable tips of each pogo pin can deflect and contact audio plug contact portions or regions. The end of the pogo pins opposite the deflectable tips can be coupled to an appropriate electronic device component, such as a printed circuit board, flex circuit, cable, or any other suitable component to provide a conductive path for signals between the audio plug and the electronic device.

Abstract: A secondary disconnect for a circuit breaker drawout system is provided. The secondary disconnect includes a plurality electrical connectors that are coupled to spacer frames. The spacer frames are movably mounted to guide pins that couple the secondary disconnect to the circuit breaker. A compression spring is disposed about the guide pin and bias's the secondary disconnect. A second spring positioned within the spacer frame applies a biasing force when the circuit breaker is in the racked-in position.

Abstract: Disclosed is a pogo pin including: a hollow body having a spring structure by spirally cutting at least a portion of an outer surface thereof; and a conductive material filling at least an inside of the body. According to the present invention, when testing a semiconductor package, error rate in contact between the package, the pogo pin and a test board can be remarkably reduced, and simultaneously can enhance rigidity and electrical conductivity of the pogo pin. Further, simple componentry of the pogo pin can facilitate its fabrication, reduce fabrication costs, and even foresee fabrication of a micro-pogo pin.

Abstract: The coaxial connector includes a plug and a receptacle. The plug contains a spring-loaded central contact and a fixed shield contact. The receptacle contains a fixed central contact and a spring-loaded shield contact. When the plug and the receptacle are joined, each of the spring-loaded contacts is compressed to positively engage the respective fixed contact to facilitate an electrical connection. Mating edges of the plug and receptacle are chamfered to facilitate concentric alignment and to reduce the required insertion force between the plug and receptacle. The contacts of both the plug and the receptacle are recessed below the mating surface to prevent a person or another conductive surface from making inadvertent contact with an electrically conductive member of the connector.

Abstract: A probe connector includes an insulating housing having a base, and a plurality of probe pin assemblies. The base defines a front surface which has a plurality of inserting holes arranged side by side. The inserting hole has a channel at a bottom thereof and reaching a rear surface of the base, and a mating lump protruded inwards from a rear portion of an inner surface thereof. The probe pin assembly has a cylindraceous barrel received in the inserting hole, an elastic element accommodated in the barrel, and a plunger. The barrel has a notch at a rear end of a periphery thereof for engaging with the mating lump. A conduct element of strip shape is extended rearwards from the rear end of the barrel, and exposed out of the insulating housing through the channel for being soldered to a PCB.

Abstract: A system and method for installing a peripheral device on a printed circuit board (PCB) is provided. In the system and method, the PCB has a board connector portion and the peripheral device has a device connector portion. The method includes providing a connector adapter housing enclosing a first mating portion configured for mating with the board connector portion and a second mating portion configured for mating with the device connector portion. The method also includes engaging the second mating portion with the device connector portion to position the first mating portion to extend substantially perpendicular to the surface of the PCB. The method further includes depositing the peripheral on the PCB using a motion substantially perpendicular to the surface of the PCB, the motion engaging the board connector portion and the first mating portion.

Abstract: To provide a right angle type spring connector in which a caulking work is not necessary, the number of components is small, and electric connection is reliably maintained. The right angle type spring connector is configured as follows. A tube is formed with a narrowed portion so as to allow a distal end portion of a pin to project therefrom and prevent the pin from coming out. A connecting portion disposed on the tube and extending to a mounting surface and amounting surface abutting portion extending along the mounting surface are formed integrally with each other, and an engaging portion is provided on the mounting surface abutting portion. A holder is formed with a bottomed hole so as to allow the tube to be inserted. A locking portion is formed on the holder so as to engage the engaging portion in a state in which the tube is inserted into the bottomed hole.

Abstract: An apparatus, includes a plurality of pins which include a longitudinal axis, each of the pins to be respectively electronically contacted with each of a plurality of terminals of an electronic component by pressing each of the terminals onto each of the pins from a direction corresponding to the longitudinal axis, and an adjusting unit which adjusts a position of the electronic component so that each of the terminals corresponds to each of the pins respectively.

Abstract: An electric device has an electric unit having a receiving region, a power supply unit received by the receiving region of the electric unit in a receiving direction, contact units for making an electrical connection between the power supply unit and said electric unit, unit for counteracting a motion of the contact units, which is movable relative to the electric unit in the receiving direction, relative to the power supply unit located on the receiving region, and within a region intended for the motion.

Abstract: An electrical contact (100) comprises an upper contact (1), a lower contact (3) and a spring (2) located between the upper contact (1) and the lower contact (3), the upper contact (1) comprises a base portion (11) and an additional portion (15) bending from the base portion (11) and overlapping each other, the base portion (11) has a first contact portion (111) at a top end thereof, the lower contact (3) comprises a body portion (32) and a pair of arms (33) extending from the body portion (32), the body portion (32) has a second contact portion (321) at a bottom end thereof, the arms (33) contact with the base portion (11) and the additional portion (15).

Abstract: A connector device for maintaining a desired spatial relationship for spatially and securely connecting to a platform, such as a circuit board, in an efficient manner. The connector device generally includes a body portion separated from the secondary device, a plurality of legs extending from the body portion for removably attaching the body portion to the secondary device, wherein the plurality of legs each include a foot member insertable within an opening of the secondary device for grasping the secondary device and at least one contact pin extending from the body portion to contact the secondary device on an opposite surface as the foot member. The contact pin maintains the separation between the body portion and the secondary device and includes a spring for providing a counter force against the secondary device with respect to the foot member.

Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) adapter is disclosed to be adaptive sandwiched in between a ball grid array (BGA) integrated circuit (IC) and a printed circuit board to electrically couple the ball grid array IC and the printed circuit board. The IC adapter has a plurality of through holes therein, a resilient element in each of the through hole; in combination with a binding element for binding the integrated circuit (IC) onto the IC adapter such that the ball grid array IC can be removed, manually and without using any maintenance tool, from the IC adapter.

Abstract: An electrical connection includes a socket having a bore and a pin. The pin is allowed to move along an axis defined inwardly into the socket bore, and also to move radially relative to the axis. The socket bore has a generally conical portion. The pin has a generally conical face. The generally conical face of the pin is in contact with the generally conical portion of the socket. A motor system including such a connection is also disclosed. In another feature, an electrical connection includes a socket having a bore and a pin. The pin is allowed to move along an axis defined inwardly into the bore, and also to move radially relative to the axis. The pin is spring-biased into the bore such that an end of the pin seats on an end face of the bore.

Abstract: A touch-safe socket for electrical articles, such as bulbs having threads, is provided with a movable carriage-carrying poles which are connected to an electrical supply via a wire. The movable carriage has threads which cooperate with threads on the electrical article, and when the electrical article is screwed into the movable carriage, the movement will cause the poles to make contact with poles which are secured to a stationary plate. Further, a movable bridge having poles is arranged inside the socket, which, when the electrical article is screwed in, will be moved into the socket and also make contact with the poles on the stationary plate.

Abstract: An electrical connector contact adapted for connecting a chip to a circuit board comprises a first terminal, a second terminal electrically connecting with the first terminal and a spring. The first terminal is defined with a first abutting portion and a contact beam extending from one end of the abutting portion. The second terminal is defined with a second abutting portion and a elastic beam extending from one end of the second abutting portion. The spring is set between the first and second abutting portion with the two ends thereof separately abutting against the first abutting portion and second abutting portion. Along the contact beam there forms a retain slot, the elastic beam mating with and retain in the retain slot. A good electrical performance can be achieved according to the structure of the invention and the contact is convenient for assembling and changing.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a recess gate in a semiconductor device includes etching a silicon substrate to form a trench that defines an active region, forming a device isolation layer that gap-fills the trench, forming a hard mask layer over the silicon substrate, the hard mask layer comprising a stack of an oxide layer and an amorphous carbon layer, wherein the hard mask layer exposes a channel target region of the active region, and forming a recess region with a dual profile by first etching and second etching the channel target region using the hard mask layer as an etch barrier, wherein the second etching is performed after removing the amorphous carbon layer.

Abstract: A conducting mechanism includes a conducting member, an engaging member, a spring, and an insulting member. The spring connects the conducting member to the engaging member. The conducting member and the engaging member are slidably received in the insulating member, and a portion of the conducting member extends out of the insulating member.

Abstract: A connector unit which is capable of suppressing lowering of a clicking feeling, even if the fitting and removing of connectors to and from each other is repeated. A spring portion that receives a contact portion of each of plug contacts of a plug connector when a receptacle connector and the plug connector are fitted to each other is formed on each of receptacle contacts of the receptacle connector. A protrusion is formed on the contact portion of each plug contact. The spring portion is formed to have an auxiliary contact portion that is urged by the protrusion when both of the connectors are fitted to each other, and a recess that receives the protrusion when the both of the connectors are fitted to each other.

Abstract: A spring-loaded device is installed into a node housing at a predetermined location. The predetermined location is selected to correspond to another predetermined location into which a stinger may be installed. These predetermined locations on the node housing are selected to further correspond to a predetermined internal location of an RF interface connector. A conducting pin of the RF interface extends through a dielectric between a nail head shaped end, which provides electrical connection with the stinger projection, and an end soldered to a PCB of the amplifier. The amplifier may be installed and the node housing closed before the stinger and spring-loaded device are installed into the housing. This facilitates installation of the stinger into the housing without having to open the housing and remove the amplifier. External threads on the spring-loaded device facilitate installation thereof, but a unique torque is not required therefor.

Abstract: A contact and a connecting apparatus are provided to enable miniaturization and shortening and cost reduction in response to further miniaturization and finer pitch of inspection objects. The contact is one electrically for contacting a terminal of a wire and includes a one-side plunger portion, an other-side plunger portion, and an elastic deformation portion provided between the plunger portions. The elastic deformation portion is made of an annular and conductive elastic member integrally connected to the one-side plunger portion and the other-side plunger portion. The plurally arranged elastic deformation portions are disposed in a zigzag shape in the up-down direction with their adjacent heights different from each other. The connecting apparatus includes the plurality of contacts electrically contacting terminals disposed on an inspection object and a contact plate for integrally supporting the respective contacts to make the contacts contact with the respective terminals of the inspection object.

Abstract: A probe connector includes an insulating housing and a probe pin assembly. The insulating housing has a base defining a front surface. The front surface has an inserting hole extending frontward and rearwards. A mounting platform is integrally surrounded a rear surface and two lateral surfaces of the base, with a top thereof lower than a top of the base. The mounting platform has a groove in alignment with and communicating with the corresponding inserting hole. The probe pin assembly mounted to the inserting hole comprises a cylindraceous barrel, an elastic element received in the barrel, and a plunger mounted to the barrel and exposing from an open end of the barrel. A closed end of the barrel is integrally formed with a soldering portion protruding opposite to the plunger and received in the groove for being soldered to a printed circuited board (PCB) when the PCB is mounted to the mounting platform.

Abstract: An IC socket is provided with first and second contact pins and a socket body supporting said first and second contact pins. The first contact pin is used to establish a connection with a first terminal of a semiconductor package, while the second contact pin is used to establish a connection with a second terminal of said semiconductor package. The first and second terminals have different heights from a mount face of the semiconductor package.

Abstract: A contact probe assembly may include a cylindrical member including a barrel having a first opening located at a first end of the barrel and a second opening located at a second end of the barrel. The contact probe assembly may also have a plunger having a first end and second end. The first end of the plunger may be adapted to be removably received by the second opening of the barrel. The contact probe assembly may also include a cap having at least one o-ring. The cap may be configured to interconnect with the second end of the barrel such that the o-ring seals a gap between the plunger and the barrel. The contact probe assembly may have a plug that may be adapted to be removably received by the first opening of the barrel. The plug may be configured to seal the first opening.

Abstract: A probe connector has a barrel with a main body surrounding a chamber therein. The main body has a slot communicating with the chamber. A plunger includes a basic portion restricted in the barrel and a contact portion extended from one end of the basic portion. A fixing element has a fixing ring wrapping a periphery of the main body, a portion of the fixing ring extended perpendicular to the fixing ring to form a connecting rod. The connecting rod has a portion bent towards the same direction as an extending direction of a radius of the fixing ring to form a resting portion buckling into the chamber of the main body through the slot. The resting portion resiliently abuts against a side of the plunger when the plunger is pressed downwards to deflect to contact an inner surface of the main body by an opposite side thereof.

Abstract: A number of device interfaces that may use magnetic forces to secure different devices together are disclosed. The device interfaces may include magnetic material positioned in between parallel rows of electrical contact elements in the devices. Magnetic forces may be exerted on and from the electrical contact elements to cause mutually cooperating elements from the devices to be substantially attracted and drawn towards each other. Once the contact elements make contact and are engaged, their mutual attractive forces may cause them to resist being separated. Additionally, the distal ends of the contact elements may have mutually cooperating male and female engagement surface configurations.

Abstract: Interposer assembly includes an insulating plate with slots extending through the thickness of the plate and a flat metal contacts confined in the slots.

Abstract: A connector system for a vehicle antenna is a system by joining a fixed connector having legs connected to a terminal of the vehicle antenna, with a movable connector that is removably connected to the fixed connector and has a cable connected to a signal receiving apparatus. A first slide mechanism is located on the fixed connector, extended along a surface where the legs touch, and the second slide mechanism, able to be fitted in the slide mechanism on the fixed connector, is located on the movable connector. By sliding the first slide mechanism and the second slide mechanism to be fitted in each other, the movable connector can be joined to the fixed connector along the surface where the connector system is installed.