Abstract: A header connector (10) of a future bus includes an insulative housing (12) having a bottom wall (14) defining a plurality of receiving holes (20) therethrough for receiving a corresponding plurality of pins (22) therein. Each pin includes a contact portion (24), a retaining portion (25), and a plurality of tail portions (30). Each pin has a retention mechanism (26) formed thereon, for securing the pin in the corresponding receiving hole. Each receiving hole has opposite end portions, and an intermediate portion wider than the end portions. A width and a length of the intermediate portion are greater than a thickness and a width of the contact portion of each pin respectively, so that the contact portion can freely pass through the receiving hole during assembly. A width of the end portions is less than a thickness of the retention mechanism, for firm engagement therewith.

Abstract: The electrical connector of the present invention is equipped with contacts that are secured in a housing. The contacts are formed to have a pair of spring members surrounding a contact receiving opening. The housing has contact receiving cavities for accommodating each contact. Each contact receiving cavity is contoured to have a base wall, a mating contact receiving opening passing through the base wall and a rail projecting from the base wall, the rail extending along the base wall on opposite sides of the mating contact receiving opening. During contact insertion the spring members grip the rail to angularly orient the contact within the contact receiving cavity.

Abstract: The connector comprises a body (1) provided with a cylindrical bore (14) designed to house an insert (16) of cylindrical shape. The insert (16) is provided with a base (19) and with a first flange (25) which are intended to allow it to be positioned on an insert support (20). A second flange (18) ensures that the insert is positioned angularly in the body (1) with a conjugate female element (17). The insert support (20) is a piece formed from a hollow cylindrical part (21) followed by a cylindrical wall (23) which extends over a peripheral length greater than a peripheral half-length. This wall (23) is divided into two parts by an axial guiding groove (24) with which the first flange (25) mates.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a dielectric housing (2), a number of contacts (4) in the housing, and a shield (3) enclosing the housing. Each contact comprises a contacting portion (40) for electrically contacting a corresponding terminal of a mating connector, an engaging portion (41) for securely latching within a corresponding channel, and a joining portion (42) for electrically connecting with a circuit board. The engaging portion of each contact defines a hollow area (410) symmetrical about a center line for providing the engaging portion with appropriate resilience and for allowing the engaging portion to inwardly deform. A bent portion (43) is further formed between the engaging portion and the joining portion of each contact, and has a smaller width than other portions of the contact for facilitating a bending operation by a tool and for preventing deflection of the joining portion.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a dielectric housing and a number of contacts received in the housing. The housing defines three aligned apertures and a partition is provided between two proximate aperture. The housing defines four recesses equiangularly disposed in a periphery of each aperture and two selected recesses thereof are respectively recessed in two partitions beside the aperture. Therefor each contact is received in a corresponding aperture and abuts against parts of the periphery of the aperture that are not recessed therein while being spaced from the partition. Thus, stress exerted on the partitions is limited thereby preventing the partitions from being crushed by the contacts.

Abstract: A lamp holder has a contact spring which, instead of being bent into a U-shape and having its barb on the bracing shank opposite the retaining shank, has a bracing barb or lug bent out of the retaining shank itself and engageable as an indexing member behind a projection formed on the lamp housing.

Abstract: The battery connector of the present invention is equipped with a housing 100 that holds the battery, a first contact 200 which is fastened so that it is positioned on the board side of the housing, and which elastically contacts the battery held by the housing, and a second contact 300 which is fastened to the housing, and which elastically contacts a different surface of the battery held by the housing from the surface that is contacted by the first contact. The battery accommodating opening P is an opening with a freely expandable diameter formed by the housing 100, the first contact 200 and the second contact 300, which accommodates the battery in a position that extends along the board, and which is smaller in size than the battery.

Abstract: A terminal connection comprising a U-shaped spring The disclosure is of a terminal connection between a knife contact (1) and a terminal receiver (2) made of metallised plastic, the terminal receiver (2) having an opening (3) with metallised walls (3) into which a prestressed U-spring (4) is pressed and resiliently receives a knife contact (1).

Abstract: An electrical connector of the present invention comprises an insulative housing defining a plurality of long and short contact receiving slots and a plurality of corresponding long and short contacts received in the corresponding long and short contact receiving slots. Each slot comprises a horizontal passage and a vertical passage. A notch is defined on a front end of a supporting wall of the horizontal passage of the long contact receiving slot. A cantilever member upwardly extends from a bottom of the notch for interfering with and applying elastic pressure on an embossment of the long contact thus assuring proper orientation of the long contact in the housing.

Abstract: A penetrating contact design that decreases the time needed to move the male and female contacts of a circuit interrupter from a closed circuit position to an open circuit position. The penetrating contact has a grip-enhancing member that can be located on either the male or female contact. The grip-enhancing member of the penetrating contact maintains physical contact between a male contact and a female contact, while the penetrating contact is in the closed circuit condition. The grip-enhancing member creates a relatively high resistance to separation of the male and female contacts. This separation resistance enhances the separation acceleration of the male and female when they are separated by the circuit interrupter. When an operator initiates a disconnect procedure, this separation resistance will maintain the male contact and female contact in the closed circuit position for a longer time as the interrupter's separation mechanism is energized.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing having at least one elongate aperture and an electrical contact insertable therethrough. The contact includes a first end extending externally through a first end of said aperture and an opposed second end extending externally through a second end of said aperture. The contact further includes a deformable flange adjacent said first end of the contact for expanded deformation so as to prevent removal of said contact from said housing aperture in a direction opposite said direction of insertion.

Abstract: A power supply terminal assembly for use on a board and having a construction which is capable of improving working efficiency in mounting the power supply terminal assembly onto the board and enhancing mechanical strength of each power supply terminal. The power supply terminal assembly for supplying electric power to a back wiring board (BWB) comprises a terminal block formed with a pair of through slits and a screw hole at a center between the pair of through slits, and a terminal bracket bent into a U-shape and having a flat central plate portion formed therethrough with a hole corresponding to the screw hole and opposite side plate portions each formed with a plurality of press-fit terminals at an end thereof, the opposite side plate portions being inserted through the pair of through slits, respectively, and fixed thereat.

Abstract: An electric component unit including a lead wire connection terminal fitment which is capable of being readily fixed on a terminal fitment mounting section of a casing and facilitating connection of a lead wire thereto is provided. A terminal fitment fit section of a terminal fitment mounting section of a casing is formed with a pair of terminal mounting fit grooves, in which a fitted section of a lead wire connection terminal fitment is fitted. The lead wire connection terminal fitment is made of a metal sheet of 0.7 mm in thickness by machining. A terminal section of the terminal fitment is formed into a width equal to or above a thickness of the metal sheet. The lead wire connection terminal fitment also includes a lead wire connection section, which is provided with a lead wire insertion opening which permits a core of a lead wire to be inserted therethrough and a lead wire press-fit groove in which the core of the lead wire displaced from the lead wire insertion opening is press-fitted.

Abstract: A battery receptacle connector comprises a dielectric housing forming a number of parallel terminal receiving grooves with a terminal received in each groove. Adjacent grooves are spaced by a partition. The housing further defines first and second engaging slots in communication with each groove for securing the corresponding terminal therein. Each terminal comprises a base, a tail portion downwardly extending from the base, positioning means consisting of a first positioning member and a second positioning member, a pair of cantilevered arms upwardly extending from the base, and a mating portion consisting of a first mating member and a second mating member. The first positioning member upwardly extends from the base opposite the tail portion, and the second positioning member forwardly extends from the base.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a housing and a number of contacts received in the housing. The housing has a base portion forming a mounting surface, a closed rear face and a front face. A number of cavities is defined in the mounting surface and is exposed to the closed rear face. A partition, extending along a front-rear direction of the base portion, is formed in each cavity. The partition divides the cavity into first and second chambers. Each contact includes a blade portion, a fixing post and a contact tail substantially parallelly extending from the blade portion. The fixing post forms a pair of barbs extending toward the contact tail. The contact tail forms a terminating portion perpendicularly extending from a free end thereof for contacting to a printed circuit board. The fixing post and the contact tail are respectively received in the first chamber and the second chamber.