Abstract: An electrical conductor repair device for restoring mechanical and electrical integrity to a compromised section of an electrical conductor. The device includes a body that serves as an electrical shunt and a mechanical support. The body includes a first end section for attachment to the conductor at a location on one side of the compromised section, and a second end section for attachment to the conductor at a location on the other side of the compromised section. The end sections are connected by an intermediate section.

Abstract: An aluminum (Al) terminal has a first bottom wall, and a pair of caulking pieces that are stood from the first bottom wall and caulked in a state where the first bottom wall covers a wire connection portion with the core wires arranged on the upper side from the underside. Thereby, the Al terminal made of Al or Al alloy can be crimped from outside the terminal fitting main body made of copper or copper alloy, and the spring back of the terminal fitting main body made of copper or copper alloy can be suppressed by the Al terminal.

Abstract: A male contact portion, a female contact portion, a clamp portion where an electric wire is clamped for connection, a crimp portion where an electric wire is crimped and a piercing portion where an electric wire is pierced to be crimped are formed separately, whereby one of the male contact portion and the female contact portion is selected according to an application and one of the clamp portion, the crimp portion and the piercing portion is selected according to the application, and a connecting portion of the selected electric contact part and a connecting portion of the selected wire connection part are superposed on each other so as to join the selected electric contact making point and the selected wire connection part together.

Abstract: A shielded electric cable assembly comprises a shielded electric cable and a shielded electric connector that has an inner terminal, an insulator and an outer shielding terminal. The inner terminal has an attachment portion that is supported on a projecting anvil of the insulator that is disposed in an intermediate bay of the outer shielding terminal. The bay has an opening for a crimp tool that crimps the attachment portion of the inner terminal onto an exposed end of a conductive core of the shielded electric cable. The intermediate bay is closed by side wall flaps of the intermediate bay or by a closure shell. The crimp tool that may be part of the insulator.

Abstract: A connecting terminal 11 has a rectangular tube-like connecting portion 12 formed at a front side for receiving a cooperating tang-like connecting terminal and a U-shaped core conductor clamping portion 13a and a U-shaped sheath clamping portion 13b at a rear side. In front of the core conductor clamping portion 13a near the connecting portion 12 there are formed plate-like locking strips 14 to extend in a longitudinal direction in an upright fashion. A top portion 13a? of the core conductor clamping portion 13a is coupled substantially linearly with top portions 14? of the locking strips 14 by means of coupling portions 15 to reinforce a root portion of the core conductor clamping portion 13a.

Abstract: A male contact portion, a female contact portion, a clamp portion where an electric wire is clamped for connection, a crimp portion where an electric wire is crimped and a piercing portion where an electric wire is pierced to be crimped are formed separately, whereby one of the male contact portion and the female contact portion is selected according to an application and one of the clamp portion, the crimp portion and the piercing portion is selected according to the application, and a connecting portion of the selected electric contact part and a connecting portion of the selected wire connection part are superposed on each other so as to join the selected electric contact making point and the selected wire connection part together.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a shield having opposed planar side panels. The shield is configured to receive a shield of a mating connector within the side panels. A dielectric is attached to the shield. The dielectric is configured to receive the coaxial cable and the shield is electrically connected to an outer conductor of the coaxial cable. The side panels are configured to abut and engage side panels of an adjacent connector with a substantially flush fit to form a row of connectors to be located in an outer housing. A separate strain relief member may be attached to the shield. Each of the shield and the strain relief member may include an IDC feature that pierces the cable insulation.

Abstract: A method of connecting a terminal fitting and an electric wire, includes the steps of: providing a terminal fitting; providing an electric wire in which a core wire is covered with an insulating sheath; providing a conductive connecting member formed with an insertion hole; inserting the electric wire into the insertion hole of the connecting member; compressing the connecting member radially inwardly so as to caulk an inserted portion of the electric wire uniformly over a whole periphery thereof; and welding the connecting member and the terminal fitting by applying ultrasonic wave.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a crimp connector for connecting to at least one cable conductor of an implantable cardiac electrotherapy lead. The crimp connector includes a thin-walled body, which has an outer surface, an inner surface, proximal and distal edges, a cavity, and a tab. The inner surface defines the cavity. The proximal and distal edges respectively define proximal and distal openings leading to the cavity. The tab projects outwardly from and extends along the outer surface in a direction generally transverse to an axis extending between the proximal and distal openings.

Abstract: A gas sensor unit including a gas sensor and a sensor cap. The gas sensor includes a gas detecting element, an electrode provided on the gas detecting element and a sensor terminal connecting to the electrode for transmitting an output signal from the gas detecting element. The sensor cap is adapted for transmitting the output signal to an external device. The sensor cap includes a cap terminal electrically connecting to the sensor terminal and an enclosing member bonding to the gas sensor so as to form an internal space in cooperation with the gas sensor. The enclosing member includes a communicating hole through which the internal space is in communication with a space outside the gas sensor unit, and the communicating hole is gas-permeably and watertightly closed by a filter member.

Abstract: In a releasable rotationally fixed mechanical connection between a functional part and a connecting part of which one is provided with a receiver neck and the other with an insertion element adapted to be snugly received in the receiver neck, an intermediate wedge member provided with slightly conical outer surface areas is disposed on the insertion element for reception in the receiver neck which has cooperating inner surfaces with which the wedge member is pressed into firm engagement by a collar disposed on the insertion element which is threaded onto the receiver neck.

Abstract: In order to make it possible to produce a secure and permanent contact connection between an electrical conductor made from a soft material, in particular an aluminum conductor, and a contact element made from a harder material, the conductor is encapsulated at least partially in a contact region by an electrically conductive material. The electrically conductive material is harder than the soft material of the conductor. The electrically conductive material is applied with the aid of a thermal spraying process, with the result that there is a pressure-free electrical connection between the soft material and the sprayed-on material. Electrical contact is made with the contact element indirectly via the sprayed-on material. The thermal encapsulation by the spraying in the contact region makes it possible for a reliable electrical contact to be made even in the case of soft materials having a tendency towards cold flow.

Abstract: A crimpable universal wire connecter assembly is conformable for use in connecting electrical wires to a post or terminal of an electrical component or for splicing together to other connecter bodies and includes an adapter which is dimensioned to facilitate connection of different gauge wires into one size of connecter body.

Abstract: A connection cap includes: an insulative cap body for receiving conductors of a wire provided with a back wall and an opening at respective opposite ends thereof; an electrically-conductive conductor connection member which is provided within the cap body and is adapted to be connected to the conductors when the cap body is compressed radially in a state the conductors are received in the cap body; and an electrically-conductive resin material which is filled in a back wall-side portion of the cap body, and is extruded toward the opening to penetrate into interstices between the conductors when the cap body is compressed.

Abstract: An electrical connection is achieved via crimping a conventional terminal about a solid conductor. The terminal has first and second wings projecting laterally outward and in opposite directions from a base portion. An inner surface of the base portion is in electrical contact with the conductor side opposite the groove, and the outreaching wings are curled about the conductor and extend into the groove. An outer surface, opposite the inner surface, of the first and second wings engage each other within the groove to prevent spring-back of the wings out of the groove thereby assuring structural mechanical integrity of the electrical connection.

Abstract: A terminating device for interconnecting service provider wiring with subscriber wiring includes a base, a customer bridge, a removable cover and insulation displacement contacts for terminating the service provider wiring and the subscriber wiring. The insulation displacement contacts for the subscriber wiring are housed within the customer bridge and terminate the subscriber wiring by moving an actuating arm from a disconnected position to a connected position. The insulation displacement contacts for the service provider wiring terminate the service provider wiring by moving a stuffer from a disconnected position to a connected position. The cover includes a locking slide having a movable clasp for deterring unauthorized access to the customer bridge, while permitting authorized access. A plug on the cover and a jack on the base each have a resilient seal that telescope together to effectively seal test contacts located within the jack when the plug is inserted into the jack.

Abstract: A clamping structure for continuous terminals is easy for assembling and has alignment effect so that not only the cost for processing such as electroplating is reduced but the terminals during automatic assembling process is well protected and aligned. The quality of continuous terminals is improved. The invention features in that: a holding plate with a plurality of strip hole, whose cross-section is reverse U-shaped, formed by pressing is disposed on one end of a plurality of wires. The wires have two stoppers on the position corresponding to two ends of the strip hole so as to fix each wire firmly after the wire is mounted into the strip hole. A projecting point is pressed on each of two inner sides of the strip hole so as to position the wires vertically.

Abstract: A severing apparatus for use with a battery cable is provided. The severing apparatus includes a housing that holds an initiator and a severing element. The battery cable is located through a lateral bore formed in the housing. The severing element is disposed on one side of the battery cable. A deformable blocker can be disposed on the opposite side of the battery cable. When it is desired to sever the battery cable and thereby discontinue the supplying of electrical power by the battery, such as when a predetermined vehicle collision occurs, the initiator is triggered and causes the severing element to move. Movement of the severing element removes a severed battery cable segment. Movement of the severing element and the severed battery cable segment is stopped using the blocker when present. The blocker can be part of a shell that surrounds the housing. Alternatively, the blocker can be held in the housing.

Abstract: A male tab (3) is formed by bending an electrically conductive plate. The male tab (3) has a first panel (3A), a second panel (3B) opposed to the first panel (3A), a connecting panel (3C) connecting the first and second panels (3A, 3B), and a foldable support panel (3D) folded from the second panel (3B). The foldable support panel (3D) is held in close contact with the front and rear panels (3A, 3B) and prevents the leading ends of the first and second panels (3A, 3B) from being inclined inward during the pressing.

Abstract: A sidemarker light which has a light housing, an EL slice and a fastening mechanism. The light housing has a bottom plate with at least two through holes and a top cover attached to the bottom plate. The EL slice has a lighting portion and two conductive terminals. The fastening mechanism has a pair of terminal receivers and a pair of plugs. Each terminal receiver has a terminal-buckling portion and a plug-buckling portion. The terminal-buckling portions buckle the two conductive terminals. The plug has a coupling portion that is buckled by the plug-buckling portion and a through portion that passes through the through holes on the bottom plate.

Abstract: In a structure 21 for connecting an electric wire and a connecting terminal in the invention, a ductile metal film 29 is formed in advance on an inner surface of a conductor caulking portion 24 of a crimp terminal 22 by such as plating, vacuum deposition, or adhesion. Then, the conductor caulking portion 24 in the rear portion of the crimp terminal 22 is caulked onto core wire portions M in a state of being stripped and extended in the axial direction from an end of a sheathed wire W to thereby establish connection. Subsequently, the metal film 29 is fused on heating. Accordingly, the ductile metal film 29 enters gaps between the inner surface of the conductor caulking portion 24 and the core wire portions M and between adjacent ones of the core wire portions M by the caulking stress. Hence, the area of contact between the conductor caulking portion 24 and the core wire portions M via the metal film 29 increases, and conductivity improves, thereby making it possible to suppress heat generation.

Abstract: In a structure 21 for connecting an electric wire and a connecting terminal in the invention, a ductile metal film 29 is formed in advance on an inner surface of a conductor caulking portion 24 of a crimp terminal 22 by such as plating, vacuum deposition, or adhesion. Then, the conductor caulking portion 24 in the rear portion of the crimp terminal 22 is caulked onto core wire portions M in a state of being stripped and extended in the axial direction from an end of a sheathed wire W to thereby establish connection. Subsequently, the metal film 29 is fused on heating. Accordingly, the ductile metal film 29 enters gaps between the inner surface of the conductor caulking portion 24 and the core wire portions M and between adjacent ones of the core wire portions M by the caulking stress. Hence, the area of contact between the conductor caulking portion 24 and the core wire portions M via the metal film 29 increases, and conductivity improves, thereby making it possible to suppress heat generation.

Abstract: A two-piece male pin terminal connector for mechanically and electrically connecting an insulated electrical cable having a conductor core to a terminal cavity is provided. The connector includes an electrically conductive contact member having an elongated cylindrically shaped pin formed along a forward portion of the contact member and a flattened portion formed at a rearward portion of the contact member. The flattened portion has a slightly arcuate shape for establishing electrical contact between the contact member and the conductor core in the insulated electrical cable. The flattened portion further includes a plurality of transversely extending grooves on an upper surface thereof and a plurality of transversely extending ribs on a lower surface thereof. The pin further includes a first clamping portion adjacent the flattened portion which includes at least one annular groove. The connector further includes an electrically conductive crimp saddle attachment member formed from a sheet metal blank.

Abstract: An electrical connector is adapted for electrical connection with a plurality of electrical cables. The electrical connector includes a terminal seat, a positioning seat, and a plurality of clamping elements. The terminal seat includes an insulating body that is made of an insulating material, and a plurality of parallel terminals pins that are secured to the insulating body. Each of the terminal pins has front and rear ends that project respectively from front and rear side surfaces of the terminal seat. The positioning seat is located behind the terminal seat, and is made of an insulating material. A plurality of accommodating holes are formed through the positioning seat. The clamping elements are made of a conductive material, and are confined respectively within the accommodating holes in the positioning seat.

Abstract: A trailer cable connector structure, particularly a plug-formed connector, includes an insulation casing having a plurality bores axially extending therethrough to each receive and fix a conductive bar therein. The casing also has a plurality of radial openings in communication with the bores. Each of the conductive bars has a first cavity and a second cavity respectively formed on two axial ends thereof, the first cavity being adapted to receive a terminal pin of a mating socket therein and the second cavity having an inner circumferential groove and being sized to receive an conductive pin therein. The conductive pin has a wire physically and electrically connected thereto.

Abstract: A switching coaxial electrical connection arrangement (10) including a plug (60) and a receptacle (20). The plug (60) has an outer shell (68), a dielectric (70) disposed inside the shell (68) and a center contact (72). The center contact (72) has a pin (104) extending from the dielectric (70) toward a mating end (64). The pin (104) is located along an axis which is separate from the central axis of the plug (60). Upon mating with the receptacle (20), the pin (104) engages a movable contact (38) at a point which is off center to urge the movable contact (38) away from a fixed contact (36). Because the movable contact (38) is engaged and urged at a point which is off center, it both translates and rotates away from the fixed contact (36).

Abstract: A pin/socket contact is made from two contact parts, namely, a pin/socket member and a tail/coupling member. The pin/socket member has a blind bore therein for receiving a stub portion on the tail/coupling member. Burrs on the stub portion hold the tail/coupling and pin/socket members together. The pin/socket member can be standardized and inventoried in large quantities to be assembled to a variety of tail/coupling members in which the tail portion is in the form of a PC tail, wire wrap adaptor or a compliant adapter.

Abstract: A crimped terminal (or splice) has a housing (10) including a barrel (11) receiving an insert sleeve (13). The barrel (11) has a lug (12) received in a complementary notch (14) formed in the insert sleeve (13), thereby circumferentially keying the insert sleeve (13) to the barrel (11), preventing relative rotation therebetween, and reinforcing the housing (10) during the crimping process. This eliminates cracking of the housing (10) during crimping while improving heat dissipation.

Abstract: Electrical connector components, for example, a pin terminal constructed from a solid wire pin and a formed metal body, are attached to a web carrier and fed through an inductive heating station, thereby bonding the components together. The components are pre-treated with a conductive bonding material which can be cured, flowed, or set by applying heat. The web carrier may be wound on a first spool, fed through the inductive heating station, and wound onto a second spool, for ready feed to and from successive production steps. The temperature of the heating operation may be controlled by varying the speed of the web feed and the strength of the inductive field, so as to ensure repeatable, uniform heating, at a high economical speed. In addition, the tip of the pin can be cooled during the heating operation, to prevent heat damage or contamination of the pin.

Abstract: A modular contact assembly including first and second members at opposed ends such as a wire barrel member (20) or a contact member (50,100) having either a socket contact section (62) or a pin contact section (108) at a mating end, and optionally an intermediate member (80) interposable between the first and second members. Assembly faces (30,84) of one of the members (20) and intermediate member (80) each may include a small diameter bore (28,82) thereinto, and mounting faces (54,88) of the other of the members and intermediate member each may include a cylindrical embossment (56,86) extending therefrom having a diameter slightly larger than that of the small diameter bores, enabling force fittable insertion thereinto during contact assembly. The wire barrel member (20) is usable with either a pin contact member (100) or a socket contact member (50), and the intermediate member (80) enables fabrication of an elongate socket contact assembly (10) or pin contact assembly if desired.

Abstract: A shielded cable connecting terminal includes a conductor, a cable sheath insulating the conductor, and a conductive braid wound around the cable sheath. The terminal further comprises: a terminal body having an electrically connecting portion connectable to a mating terminal at one end and a cylindrical portion connectable to the end of the shielded cable at the other end; and a conductive pipe for receiving the conductor of the shielded cable therein and fitting into the cylindrical portion. A collar is disposed on the conductive pipe into which the shielded cable is inserted and an insulating portion is formed on the edge surface of the collar. As a result, short-circuiting caused by possible contact between fraying strands of the braid of the shielded cable and the terminal is avoided. Further, the use of the inexpensive conductive pipe lowers the overall cost of the terminal.

Abstract: An opened barrel type crimp terminal having a body of semicircular cross section which surrounds an end of an electric wire. A pair of claws integrally extend from ends of a circular arc of the body and are adapted to be crimped on the end of the electric wire. This invention further includes a method of crimping the crimp terminal on the end of the electric wire. The body containing the end of the electric wire is put on a pressure receiving member. One of the claws extends a predetermined length longer than the other claw. A pressing member is displaced with respect to the pressure receiving member to bend the longer claw above the other claw so that the longer claw laps over the other claw. This crimps the electric wire into the crimp terminal.

Abstract: A wire end-sleeve consisting of a front cylindrical metal sleeve (2) and a rear injection-moulded plastic collar (4). In order to be able to insert two conductors (10,11) into a wire end-sleeve (1), the inside cross-section of the plastic collar (4) is oval and designed to be capable of taking two conductors (10,11) side by side.

Abstract: A self crimping connector for securing very fine wires of the order of 0.0015" diameter into an electrical connector is described. A terminal block having an opening at least five times the diameter of the wire is preferably gold plated and the wire is inserted. A malleable metal pin means, preferably a gold pin having a diameter slightly less than the diameter of the opening, is inserted between the wire and a sidewall of the opening. A longitudinal force is applied to the exposed end of the pin so as to radially expand the pin and force it into locking engagement with the wire and the sidewall without deforming or nicking the wire and thus weakening it.

Abstract: An electrical connector system includes socket and plug connector components which each receive a plurality of electrical wires for interconnection. The socket and plug components each include a molded receiver element having a plurality of elongated, parallel locking finger elements and a molded spacer element having a plurality of elongated, parallel spacer fingers. The receiver and spacer elements are assembled so that their respective fingers are interdigitated to define a plurality of terminal receiver channels within each of the socket and plug components. Each of the electrical wires carries a socket or a pin terminal for connection to respective socket or plug components, the terminals each incorporating a locking surface which engages a corresponding locking surface formed in corresponding terminal receiver channels, so that the terminals can be releasably secured in the connector components.

Abstract: In order to connect an electric cable (12) having a light metal core (14) to a standardized end element such as a connector contact, the partly bare end of the cable is introduced into a blind hole (20) formed in a connecting part (10) made from an electrically conductive, cold deformable material. More specifically, the bare cable end is introduced into a truncated cone-shaped, intermediate portion (24) and into a bottom portion (22) of the hole (20), whilst the adjacent end of the cable sleeve (16) is introduced into a larger diameter, inlet portion (26) of the hole. In view of the fact that the part (10) has a truncated cone-shaped, outer surface around the blind hole, a radial compacting of the part has the effect of embedding the cable end in said part and mechanically joining the latter both to the core and to the sleeve of the cable.

Abstract: A two piece male terminal having a contact member and an attachment member. The contact member has a round solid pin at its forward end portion, an integral collar defining a radially extending abutment at its midportion and a round clamping portion behind the collar and a flattened rearward end portion. The attachment member has an attachment portion at its forward end portion that is tightly clamped around the clamping portion of the contact member and a cable attachment means at the rearward end portion which receives the flattened rearward end portion of the contact member so that the flattened end portion engages the cable at its core when the two piece terminal is attached to the cable. In addition, the clamping portion of the contact member is swedged to define a post extending radially outwardly of the outer surface of the clamping portion and the attachment member has a slot which receives the post when it is rolled onto the clamping portion.

Abstract: Two or more core wires are inserted into an approximately U-shaped barrel of a terminal and fixed to the terminal and each other. The terminal comprises a tab having serrations, formed on the upper and lower surfaces thereof, disposed along the boundary between the core wires so that the serrations shear an oxide film formed on the core wires in contact with the upper and lower surfaces of the tab and remove the oxide film from the core wires, whereby the core wires are electrically connected with each other via the tab. The tab is integral with or separate from a connector terminal or an inter-connecting terminal.

Abstract: A connector is provided formed from an elongated seamless tubular member having a first segment to which a conductor may be attached and opposite second segment which comprise a male connector end or a female connector end. The conductor is attached to the tubular member by providing a groove or crease in the first segment. The conductor lead is disposed in such groove and, the first segment is then crimped to hold the lead in place relative to the conductor. Alternatively, the lead may be soldered to the groove or sandwiched between the groove and a sleeve positioned upon the first segment.

Abstract: Two or more core wires are inserted into an approximately U-shaped barrel of a terminal and fixed to the terminal and each other. The terminal comprises a tab having serrations, formed on the upper and lower surfaces thereof, disposed along the boundary between the core wires so that the serrations shear an oxide film formed on the core wires in contact with the upper and lower surfaces of the tab and remove the oxide film from the core wires, whereby the core wires are electrically connected with each other via the tab. The tab is integral with or separate from a connector terminal or an inter-connecting terminal.

Abstract: This invention features an assembly that creates a strong bond connection between a conductive polymeric element of a cable, such as a polymeric conductive core or polymeric conductive shield layer, and an electrical connector. The invention features two components: a newly styled connector, and an intermediate sleeve. The newly styled connector is made of an inner, concave, bullet-shaped recess that fits within an outer, deformable shell. The intermediate sleeve joins the polymeric element of the cable and the electrical connector. The sleeve consists of two sections. The first section has a solid, convex, bullet-shaped nose portion that fits into the concave, bullet-shaped recess located in the connector. The two bullet-shaped male and female surfaces mate with each other; they are metallic, so that they are easily solderable.

Abstract: A versatile, electrically insulating, waterproof electrical junction and a method of forming the same are disclosed. The electrical junction comprises three layers to effect waterproof encapsulation of two electric leads: a first layer defined by a pair of rubber collars for each of the two leads; a second layer defined by a pair of metal sleeves, a male and a female sleeve; and a third layer defined by a rubber sheath surrounding and encompassing both layers. The three-layered electrical junction preferably is the first and the seconcrimped along its entire axial length to compact the three layers into a waterproof electrical connector characterized by a high packing density.

Abstract: An electrical connector system includes socket and plug connector components which each receive a plurality of electrical wires for interconnection. The socket and plug components each include a molded receiver element having a plurality of elongated, parallel locking finger elements and a molded spacer element having a plurality of elongated, parallel spacer fingers. The receiver and spacer elements are assembled so that their respective fingers are interdigitated to define a plurality of terminal receiver channels within each of the socket and plug components. Each of the electrical wires carries a socket or a pin terminal for connection to respective socket or plug components, the terminals each incorporating a locking surface which engages a corresponding locking surface formed in corresponding terminal receiver channels, so that the terminals can be releasably secured in the connector components.

Abstract: A terminal includes a metal part, one end of which is to be connected to a binding post of electrical equipment, and the other end of which is shaped as a ring with an insulating coating. A sleeve mounted inside this insulating coating has an extension in which a plurality of marking elements are received. The sleeve and its extension are directly molded on the terminal.

Abstract: An electrical connector system includes socket and plug connector components which each receive a plurality of electrical wires for interconnection. The socket and plug components each include a molded receiver element having a plurality of elongated, parallel locking finger elements and a molded spacer element having a plurality of elongated, parallel spacer fingers. The receiver and spacer elements are assembled so that their respective fingers are interdigitated to define a plurality of terminal receiver channels within each of the socket and plug components. Each of the electrical wires carries a socket or a pin terminal for connection to respective socket or plug components, the terminals each incorporating a locking surface which engages a corresponding locking surface formed in corresponding terminal receiver channels, so that the terminals can be releasably secured in the connector components.

Abstract: An insulated terminal is disclosed for connection to the end of an insulated electrical wire having an exposed end of the conductor core projecting from the wire insulation. An angled insulating housing is provided with a through passage having a first passage portion communicating with and at an angle to a second passage portion. The first passage portion includes an open end for receiving a complementary mating terminal, and the second passage portion includes an open end for receiving the insulated electrical wire. A terminal is positioned into the first passage portion through the open end thereof. The terminal includes an outward contact section for connection to the mating terminal and an inward crimp section communicating with the second passage portion for crimping onto the conductor core of the insulated electrical wire inserted into the second passage portion.

Abstract: A grounding connector for interconnecting a ground wire with a pipe in a one-piece stamped and formed member (10) which includes an outer section having diverging walls (14,16) extending from a base section (12) to form a V-shaped channel (18), upper sections (20,22) of the walls (termed outer walls) being crimpable toward each other and locked in a vertical orientation when applied to the pipe (70) and wire (68). An inner section (30) extends integrally from the top (24) of one outer wall (20) and is latchable to the top (24) of the other outer wall (22), and includes a pair of inner walls (36,40) joined by a central arcuate portion (38) crossing the top of the U-shaped channel (18).

Abstract: A grounding connector for interconnecting a pair of uninsulated conductors such as wires includes an outer body member having diverging tabs extending from upper extents of vertical walls of a U-shaped channel, the tabs being crimpable toward each other when applied to the wires. An inner body member includes a base section crossing the top of the U-shaped channel and diverging inner tabs extending along the inside surfaces of the outer body member to assured stops at the ends of the outer tabs. When the outer tabs are crimped to a vertical orientation, the inner tabs are also crimped to a vertical orientation and urge the base section against the wires in the U-shaped channel. The inner body member presses the wires against upper and lower surfaces of a conductive insert so that arrays of penetrating spikes along the insert surfaces break through corrosion of the wires and assuredly electrically interconnect the wires.

Abstract: A wiring structure of a loudspeaker having a signal input path to a voice coil, the path being established by electrically interconnecting a conductor and an input terminal mounted on a frame, and the conductor being disposed, on a damper having corrugations of concentric circles, along the corrugations from the inner to outer periphery thereof, includes a projection mounted on the damper extending from the outer periphery of the damper to a substrate of the input terminal, the end of the conductor being extended on and along the projection, whereby the end portion of the conductor is connected to a lug on the substrate of the input terminal.

Abstract: An electronic connector assembly in which multiple fine gage, closely spaced ground and signal wires of a matched impedance flat cable are gang terminated on centers by an improved crimp design and method. Each of the many wires in the cable is mechanically crimped by an applicator tooling into a contact which is narrow and thin enough to enable all of the wires to be terminated on the same close centers they have in the cable. The wire contacts can be made with great precision from uniform flat metal stock having the necessary narrowness, thinness, hardness and strength to serve also as high performance output spring terminals for the connector. The metal stock does not have to be as thick as the diameter of the wires to be terminated.