Abstract: An electrical connector has a conductive member formed from several sheets of a resilient conductive material, such as a wire mesh or conductive textile. The sheets are layered and joined together at intervals to form separate passages between the sheets through the member. Screened wires in the connector pass through respective passages and the member is compressed about the wires by a strap tightened about the member so that electrical connection is made to the wire screens. The resilience of the member means that the strap can be released and retightened, allowing removal and replacement of wires.

Abstract: A spring connection terminal for an electrical device includes a conducting support part fixed to a main conducting part, and at least one clamping spring folded into the form of a loop and provided with a clamping window inside which a flange of the support part passes, and includes a spring stop that is folded so as to be housed inside the spring loop and which forms a guide for guiding the wire adjacent to the flange.

Abstract: The invention concerns a connector of a construction type that is extremely sparing of material. A contact insert of the connector is formed of a simple busbar rod and a piece of spring steel sheet from which leaf springs are stamped out in the shape of tongues, whose punched-out tongue ends are aligned opposite the busbar rod, which preferably has a circular cross section.

Abstract: Termination and junction assemblies for flat strip transmission line links are shown to include a protective cover, an electrically conductive ground sleeve, a spring signal contact and a double-sided adhesive pad. A flat strip transmission line link is inserted into the ground sleeve until the contact is applied to the signal conducting strip of the link. At that time, the ground sleeve is in electrical communication with the primary signal ground carrier and the ground conducting strips of the flat strip link. The termination assemblies further include a coaxial cable receptacle that receives a coaxial cable transmission line link to establish electrical communication between its inner conductor and the contact and between its outer conductor and the ground sleeve.

Abstract: An electrical connector having a housing and electrical contacts mounted in the housing. The electrical contacts form double female receiving sections for receiving male contact sections of mating electrical contacts. Each electrical contact is formed from a flat sheet metal blank having parallel V-shaped sections that are bent into a general tubular shape.

Abstract: An electrical terminal (2) comprises a pin receiving contact section (8) and a pin mounting section (4). The receptacle terminal (2) is for mounting to pins stamped from pressed screens of automobile fuse and relay boxes, to adapt pin terminals thereof into receptacle terminals for certain connections. The pin mounting section (4) comprises a bottom wall (40), side walls (42, 44) and top half-walls (46, 48) that are bent into a U-shape and have free edges (56) directed towards the bottom wall (40). This U-shape provides for very stiff top walls with respect to outward forces on the side walls. The corners between adjacent walls are provided with slots (64, 62, 68, 66) to allow formation of inwardly bent contact and mounting arms (72, 74) that form a pin receiving contact cavity therebetween.

Abstract: A connection clip electrically connects one of the contact terminal strips of a circuit breaker to a terminal strip for connection to a busbar. At least one opposed pair of independent contact fingers in the form of a bridge is made of conducting material and each opposed pair of contact fingers has two end contacts. The two independent contact fingers press via their end contacts respectively on the two opposite faces of either a terminal strip or busbar, and are urged elastically towards one another by the action of springs compression fitted between a connection frame and a bearing surface of the independent pairs of contact fingers. The independent pairs of contact fingers are covered by a coating containing carbon which provides lubrication to facilitate draw-in of the clip, while reducing the risks of welding at the level of the contact points.

Abstract: The method and system of the present invention provide an improved "F" port interface connector is provided having increased ampacity and greater reliability. The "F" port interface connector includes a generally cylindrical port having an insulative dielectric sleeve mounted therein. An electrically conductive spring contact is mounted within the dielectric sleeve. The spring contact includes two elongate elastically bendable conductive leaves which are mounted in a slightly mutually skewed relationship and each leaf includes a medial mating surface and a cam surface at one end.

Abstract: A power connector system according to the present invention includes a pin contact having two blades that are located parallel and opposed to each other and attached to each other by an U-shaped bridge. A socket contact is provided having two U-shaped cavities for receiving respectively the two blades. The U-shaped cavities may be formed by a single piece of material formed in a S or W shape or other shapes producing U-shaped cavities. A spring member is received within each U-shaped cavity of the socket connector to provide a frictional fit when the blade is received in the spring member. The pin connector, socket connector and spring member may be stamped and formed from a flat conductive material.

Abstract: This invention is to provide a multipole connecting terminal which can join a plurality of electric cables in the same direction. The multipole connecting terminal comprises first and second terminal connecting portions 40a and 40b formed on the opposite sides of a first strip piece 21A of a metal plate 20 and third and fourth terminal connecting portions 40c and 40d formed on a second strip piece 21B bent toward the reverse side of the first strip piece 21A. The portions 40a, 40b, 40c, and 40d have openings in the same direction. It is possible to join each of male terminals 70 attached to each of electric cables 60 to each of the terminal connecting portions 40a through 40d while maintaining the cables 60 in a straight position without turning the cables 60. A connecting work of the male 70 becomes easy since the electric cables 60 are not turned around the multipole connecting terminal.

Abstract: A pair of connecting springs is formed in the vicinity of the upper and lower ends of surfaces of a relay terminal and are opposed to each other in such a manner that the connecting springs project inward in the configuration of a circular arc. A gap, through which tabs are inserted, is provided between each pair of the connecting springs.

Abstract: A collective connection device for wire conductors of electrical power distribution systems accommodates a compact arrangement of a multiple number of smaller and larger terminal blocks on a busbar. The busbar of the device is divided into two primary decks respectively located at the first and second ends of the busbar and upper and lower centrally located decks which form an electrical bridge between the primary end decks.

Abstract: A resilient terminal with a buckling prevention mechanism has a pair of electric contact portions that are interconnected through a flexible joint portion. The flexible joint portion is protected against buckling because an excess bending of the joint portion is blocked by an abutment portion on one of the electric contact portions abutting against the other electric contact portion.

Abstract: The present invention consists in a connection arrangement between at least one pair of conductors that pass through respective walls (6). Each wall (6) is made of insulating material and the two walls are connected together via a peripheral sealing gasket received in a groove (7') and delimiting an empty space between the walls which is filled with dry air. The connection made in this way is small in size and is particularly easy to implement.

Abstract: A resilient terminal with a buckling prevention mechanism has a pair of electric contact portions that are interconnected through a flexible joint portion. The pair of contact portions are provided with abutment portions that are disposed opposite to each other with a small gap therebetween. When there is a misalignment between the mating terminals or when an excessive insertion force is applied, the flexible joint portion of the terminal deflects to allow the male terminal to be inserted therein. The flexible joint portion, however, is protected against buckling because an excess bending of the joint portion is blocked by the abutment portions abutting against each other. At the same time, one of the abutment portions slides on the other, correcting the terminal misalignment and ensuring reliable terminal engagement.

Abstract: A connector including a housing having a first surface and a plurality of first bores extending from the first surface for respectively receiving coaxial pins. The connector further includes a flat member made of an electrically conductive material and disposed in the housing so as to face the first bores, and first arms are formed from portions of the flat member which are associated one-to-one with the first bores for electrical connection to respective outer conductors of the coaxial pins. The connector further includes a plurality of second bores extending toward the flat member from a second surface of the housing which is opposite to the first surface for respectively receiving ground pins, and second arms formed from portions of the flat member which are associated one-to-one with the second bores for electrical connection to respective ground pins.

Abstract: An electrical connector 10 for mating blade-shaped members 114,130 includes a pair of subassemblies 12, each subassembly 12 comprising a housing member 14 and at least one first terminal element 50 secured to the inner surface of respective housing members 14, and means for securing subassemblies 12 together. Each first terminal element 50 includes body portion 52 and first and second arrays of contact arms 66,72 extending outwardly from opposite ends 62,64 thereof. In the assembled connector 10, the free ends 68,74 of contact arms 66,72 of respective terminal elements 50 extend inwardly toward each other defining first and second receptacles 110,112 for receiving first and second blade-shaped members respectively.

Abstract: A wire connector includes a first tubular member having a top wall with a top opening and a bottom wall with a bottom through-hole; a second tubular having a upper wall with a top through-hole and a lower wall with a bottom opening; a pair of tongs having a joined bottom section and bent tips. The improvements are characterized by the first tubular member having a pair of opposed braces extending from the top wall, adjacent to the top opening, and each of the two bent tips having a W-shaped section with a first upper bend and a second lower bend, the first upper and second lower bends being adjacent to each other at the upper tip of each tine of the tongs, the second lower bends be spaced apart and correspondingly curved towards each other, the first upper bends abutting each other, adjacent to the second lower bends and opposite to the bottom joined section of the pair of tongs.

Abstract: An electrical connector (12) for mating two blade-shaped members (130, 150) includes a dielectric spacer member (14), first and second terminal elements (30, 60) secured to each of opposing major surfaces (16, 18) of spacer member (14), the first terminal element (30) being adjacent the spacer member (14) and the second terminal element (60) disposed outwardly of the first terminal element (30); and means (56) insulating associated first and second terminal elements (30, 60) from each other. Each first terminal element (30) includes a body section (32) having first and second arrays (44, 50) of cantilevered spring contact arms extending outwardly therefrom, defining first and second blade-receiving receptacles (48, 54) respectively therebetween. Each second terminal element (60) includes a body section (62) having third and fourth arrays (74, 80) of cantilevered spring contact arms extending outwardly therefrom.

Abstract: An electrical connector 10 for mating two blade-shaped members, such as dual voltage bus bars 84, 92 is disclosed. The connector 10 is comprised of first and second terminal elements 12, 40 having body sections 14, 42 secured together with insulating means 38 therebetween. Each first and second terminal element 12, 40 has a first array 24, 52 of spaced cantilevered spring contact arms 26, 54 respectively extending outwardly from a respective leading edge, 20, 48 and a second array 32, 58 of spaced cantilevered spring contact arms 34, 60 extending outwardly from a respective trailing edge, 22, 50.

Abstract: A push-in type electrical connector including an electrically insulating body having a plurality of passageways for receiving wires. An electrically conductive contact includes a main portion mounted in the body and a plurality of resilient arm portions each extending from the main portion into one of the passageways and lying in a common plane generally transverse to the passageways. When a wire is inserted into a passageway, the arm portion is deflected by the wire within the common transverse plane and resiliently contacts and grips the wire.

Abstract: A screw-plug terminal housing is provided having an end with four holes for receiving four connecting leads. The end has two end pieces, sections of the end pieces being angled outwardly from the housing to form a V-shaped configuration. On the inner surface of each section is provided a leaf spring, partially slit in its longitudinal direction, extending toward the interior of the housing. Inside the housing, a free end of each leaf spring clamps a connecting lead against an inside wall of the housing when a connecting lead is inserted into one of the four holes of the end. Slots in the housing allow access to the leaf spring ends to allow simple disconnection of the leads by pushing on the leaf spring to disengage the leaf spring from the lead.

Abstract: A miniature low-profile shunt connector (10) for one or more than one pair of terminal posts (20) of a post array includes a housing member (12) having at least one shunt-receiving cavity (16), and at least one shunt member (14) formed of a continuous length of wire having spring characteristics. The formed wire shunt (14) has a central portion (36) consisting of a pair of leg sections (38) extending rearwardly from a large bight (40) at the front of the cavity (16), and end sections (46) extending forwardly from rear bights (44) joining them to respective leg sections (38). Free ends (48) of the end sections (46) are disposed behind stop surfaces (28) near the front of the cavity (16) to retain the formed wire shunt (14) therewithin.

Abstract: An electric contact socket (1), open at its longitudinal ends so as to be capable of receiving two aligned contact plugs (2, 3), comprises a metallic sleeve (4) provided with at least one longitudinal slot (5) which extends from one longitudinal end to the other of this sleeve and transverse slots (7) extending from the or each longitudinal slot at least approximately halfway along the length of the sleeve (4). The sleeve is encompassed by a hollow body (6) of insulating elastomer.

Abstract: An electrical switch apparatus adapted for plug-in wiring. The switch apptus has an insulating housing made of a cover and a body. The body defines a plurality of terminal receiving cavities therein. A terminal portion of a plurality of electrical contact strips is disposed in each of the terminal receiving cavities. The terminal portions are adapted for receiving and grippingly engaging an electrical wire inserted through an opening in the housing. A cantilevered strip extends from each of the terminal portions, and each of the cantilevered strips has a switching contact thereon. The contacts on each of the cantilevered strips are mutually aligned. When the switch handle is in a first position, the contacts on a pair of the electrical contact strips are in electrical communication. When the switch is in a second position, the electrical contacts on another pair of electrical contact strips are in electrical communication. The switch handle has a pin thereon for engaging one of the contact strips.

Abstract: The contact element for an electrical plug connector has a plurality of contact springs disposed side by side, each such spring being a segment of a contact spring wire, one end of which is attached to a bearing piece. Each such spring has, in its middle region, a contact locus which provides contact with a cooperating contact piece. In order to substantially simplify the structure from a manufacturing engineering standpoint, a single structural unit is formed from a first metal strip which forms the bearing piece, a plurality of spacing members connected to the bearing piece and extending parallel to each other, and a second metal strip parallel to the first, which second strip forms the support piece.

Abstract: A coaxial cable coupler is disclosed which includes a first section for coupling to the coaxial cable of a utilization device and a second section for coupling to the coaxial cable of a communications system. Both the first and second sections are provided with cavities therein. The cavity in the second section houses an insulating sleeve which in turn encloses a contact assembly for making contact to and electrically connecting the inner conductors of the coaxial cables of the communications system and utilization device. The first cavity is dimensioned and configured to function as a waveguide having a cutoff wavelength which is substantially below the operating wavelength spectrum of the system, thereby establishing a very deep bidirectional high pass filter at the open coupler. As a result, when the utilization device is disconnected, radiation from or to the coupler is prevented to thereby prevent environmental electromagnetic pollution and unauthorized wireless access from and to the system.

Abstract: A panel-mounted duplex electrical receptacle easily is ganged with another receptacle to form a power terminal strip of any desired length. Each receptacle is mounted with a snap action in a cutout formed in a panel. The receptacles are wired together by inserting a bare conductor into aligned channels formed in the receptacles. Resilient tongues are provided on contact strips provided within the receptacles for pressing the inserted conductor into electromechanical contact with the respective contact strip. A resilient tab on each receptacle lockingly retains the inserted conductor in each channel. Each contact strip is cut from a substantially planar preform in a scrapless manner.