An electrical connector includes a first connector housing having a cavity aligned along a mating axis and configured to receive an electrical terminal. The first connector housing has a first holding device protruding outwardly from an outer surface of the first connector housing. The electrical connector also includes a second connector housing surrounding the first connector housing along the mating axis. The second connector housing has a second holding device protruding inwardly from an inner surface of the second connector housing. The first holding device includes a first blocking surface and the second holding device includes a second blocking surface. The first blocking surface is arranged opposite the second blocking surface. The first and second holding device cooperate with each other to press the first blocking surface to the second blocking surface while holding the first and second connector housings tightly together.

This invention relates generally to the field of lighting products, and more particularly, a luminaire configured to provide optimal conditions for the growth of vegetation in indoor and/or greenhouse conditions in a way that is efficient for the users of those products.

A double-ended socket system for safely and easily seating a double-ended lamp is disclosed. The system has two socket assemblies spaced a distance corresponding to the length of a double-ended lamp. Each socket assembly has a housing with a recess that houses a cylindrical socket for receiving a lamp end that rotates between a disengaged orientation and an engaged orientation. The housing has an attached electrical connector connected to a power source. The socket has another attached electrical connector that contacts the electrical connector of the housing only when the socket is rotated to the engaged orientation, thus eliminating the electrical shock hazard of conventional double-ended socket systems. The lamp may be removed only while in the disengaged orientation. A user may install a double-ended lamp into the socket system by use of only one hand. A method of use of a double-ended socket system is also disclosed.

A double-ended socket system for safely and easily seating a double-ended lamp is disclosed. The system has two socket assemblies spaced a distance corresponding to the length of a double-ended lamp. Each socket assembly has a housing with a recess that houses a cylindrical socket for receiving a lamp end that rotates between a disengaged orientation and an engaged orientation. The housing has an attached electrical connector connected to a power source. The socket has another attached electrical connector that contacts the electrical connector of the housing only when the socket is rotated to the engaged orientation, thus eliminating the electrical shock hazard of conventional double-ended socket systems. The lamp may be removed only while in the disengaged orientation. A user may install a double-ended lamp into the socket system by use of only one hand. A method of use of a double-ended socket system is also disclosed.

A connector includes a connector housing 10 including a cavity 11, a terminal 50 to be accommodated in the cavity 11 and including a wire connecting portion 53, a wire 30 connected to the wire connecting portion 53 of the terminal 50, a rubber plug 60 to be externally fit on the wire 30 and held in close contact with an inner wall of the cavity 11, and a fixing portion 70 configured to fix the wire 30 and the rubber plug 60. The wire 30 includes a flexible vibration absorbing portion 35 between a part connected to the wire connecting portion 53 and a part fixed by the fixing portion 70.

A connector includes a connector housing 10 including a cavity 11, a terminal 50 to be accommodated in the cavity 11 and including a wire connecting portion 53, a wire 30 connected to the wire connecting portion 53 of the terminal 50, a rubber plug 60 to be externally fit on the wire 30 and held in close contact with an inner wall of the cavity 11, and a fixing portion 70 configured to fix the wire 30 and the rubber plug 60. The wire 30 includes a flexible vibration absorbing portion 35 between a part connected to the wire connecting portion 53 and a part fixed by the fixing portion 70.

The disclosed inventive concept provides an electrically conductive mechanical vibration isolator for providing an electrical path between parts of a vehicle in order to alleviate the need for ground straps. The conductive isolator disclosed herein includes an inner shell, an outer shell, an elastomer disposed therebetween, and a conductor interconnecting the inner and outer shells to create an electrical path therebetween. In one embodiment, the conductor is at least one conducting wire having opposite ends electrically bonded to the inner and outer shells. In another embodiment, the elastomer may comprise a plurality of conductive particulates distributed throughout the elastomer. In yet another embodiment the elastomer may include at least one channel formed therein and extending between the inner and outer shells for storing a conductive liquid therein. The conductive liquid is contained between the shells and provides an electrical path therebetween.

A cable connector that includes a housing that receives a contact member and has opposite first and second ends, an inner sleeve having an insert section extending into the second end of the housing and a cable termination section for receiving a cable and that includes a locking portion, a backshell having a first end that couples to the second end of the housing and an opposite second end that surrounds the sleeve's cable termination section, and a locking member positioned between the sleeve's cable termination section and the second end of the backshell. The locking member has a locking element for cooperating with the sleeve's locking portion. The backshell is rotatable with respect to the housing in a tightening direction, and the locking element engages the locking portion of the inner sleeve such that rotation of the backshell in a loosening direction opposite the tightening direction is prevented.

A cable connector that includes a housing that receives a contact member and has opposite first and second ends, an inner sleeve having an insert section extending into the second end of the housing and a cable termination section for receiving a cable and that includes a locking portion, a backshell having a first end that couples to the second end of the housing and an opposite second end that surrounds the sleeve's cable termination section, and a locking member positioned between the sleeve's cable termination section and the second end of the backshell. The locking member has a locking element for cooperating with the sleeve's locking portion. The backshell is rotatable with respect to the housing in a tightening direction, and the locking element engages the locking portion of the inner sleeve such that rotation of the backshell in a loosening direction opposite the tightening direction is prevented.

An electrical connector includes a first connector housing having a cavity aligned along a mating axis and configured to receive an electrical terminal. The first connector housing has a first holding means protruding outwardly from an outer surface of the first connector housing. The electrical connector also includes a second connector housing surrounding the first connector housing along the mating axis. The second connector housing has a second holding means protruding inwardly from an inner surface of the second connector housing. The first holding means includes a first blocking surface and the second holding means includes a second blocking surface. The first blocking surface is arranged opposite the second blocking surface. The first and second holding means cooperate with each other to press the first blocking surface to the second blocking surface while holding the first and second connector housings tightly together.