Connectors that support high-speed data transfers and have a high signal quality, good reliability, and are readily manufactured. One example can provide a connector receptacle that supports high-speed data transfers and has a high signal quality by employing contacts that are directly attached to a flexible circuit board.

An assembly comprises a cable and a connector. The cable includes at least four direct current (DC) wires. Each of the DC wires has a first coupling portion at an end thereof. The connector is attached to the cable. The connector comprises a housing and two DC contacts. The housing has two accommodating portions. The two DC contacts are arranged in a horizontal direction. The DC contacts are accommodated in the accommodating portions, respectively. Each of the DC contacts has a contact portion and a second coupling portion. The second coupling portion of each of the DC contacts is connected with the first coupling portions of at least two of the DC wires in the corresponding accommodating portion. The first coupling portions, which are connected with the second coupling portion, are arranged in parallel in the horizontal direction.

An assembly comprises a cable and a connector. The cable includes at least four direct current (DC) wires. Each of the DC wires has a first coupling portion at an end thereof. The connector is attached to the cable. The connector comprises a housing and two DC contacts. The housing has two accommodating portions. The two DC contacts are arranged in a horizontal direction. The DC contacts are accommodated in the accommodating portions, respectively. Each of the DC contacts has a contact portion and a second coupling portion. The second coupling portion of each of the DC contacts is connected with the first coupling portions of at least two of the DC wires in the corresponding accommodating portion. The first coupling portions, which are connected with the second coupling portion, are arranged in parallel in the horizontal direction.

An elastic contact element of the electrical connector is provided and has an upper ring, a lower ring, and a plurality of elastic flat bodies connected to and located between the upper ring and the lower ring. Each one of the elastic flat bodies is strip-shaped and forms a contact portion. The elastic flat bodies are spaced apart from each other and divided into several groups according to different height positions of the contact portions. Each one of the contact portions protrudes toward a center axis. Because the elastic flat bodies are divided into several groups according to different height positions of the contact portions, the elastic flat bodies contact an inserted male probe at various positions.

Flexible and low cost power interconnects. The interconnect includes a plug with an insulative support and a plurality of electrical contacts mounted to exterior surfaces of the insulative support. The plug may be simply formed with molding and stamping operations. In use, the plug may be connected in an electrical assembly to support one or multiple power circuits in a compact space. A receptacle for receiving the plug may have an opening with sides bounded by rows of independent electrical contacts that may similarly be connected to one or more power circuits within a printed circuit board to which the receptacle is mounted. The plug and receptacle may be configured such that, when the receptacle connector and plug are each mounted to substrates and the connectors are mated, the substrates are spaced 6 mm, 5 mm, or less.

A cable connector includes socket body, terminal set, telescopic sleeve, elastic element, fastening member, locking element and cable sleeved with positioning ring piece and insulating sleeve. The socket body has screw hole on middle, plug-in portion and fixed portion located at two sides, and locking hole located on fixed portion. A glue seat is formed on the soldering area between the soldering ends of the plug-in terminals of the terminal set and the core wires of the cable. A fixing sleeve is movably joined to terminal block and then fitted to the outside of glue seat. The outer diameter of plug-in portion of socket body is sequentially sleeved with elastic element and movable telescopic sleeve. The socket body and terminal block and socket body and cable can be fixed together by fastening member and locking element in combination with screw hole and locking hole of socket body.

A cable connector includes socket body, terminal set, telescopic sleeve, elastic element, fastening member, locking element and cable sleeved with positioning ring piece and insulating sleeve. The socket body has screw hole on middle, plug-in portion and fixed portion located at two sides, and locking hole located on fixed portion. A glue seat is formed on the soldering area between the soldering ends of the plug-in terminals of the terminal set and the core wires of the cable. A fixing sleeve is movably joined to terminal block and then fitted to the outside of glue seat. The outer diameter of plug-in portion of socket body is sequentially sleeved with elastic element and movable telescopic sleeve. The socket body and terminal block and socket body and cable can be fixed together by fastening member and locking element in combination with screw hole and locking hole of socket body.

A power tool, which includes a receiving device having at least one receiving element and a power supply unit connectable to the power tool, for example a rechargeable battery, which includes a connecting device, the connecting device having at least one contact element, the receiving device being designed to receive and hold the connecting device, so that the at least one receiving element and the at least one contact element are connectable to each other for establishing an electrical connection. A damping element is provided on at least one contact element, whereby the at least one contact element is movable in a first direction and a second direction as well as relative to the particular receiving element, so that it is possible to counteract a relative movement between the contact element and the particular receiving element when the contact element and the receiving element are connected to each other.

An electrical female terminal for mating with a connector assembly generally including a main body, a two-bodied spring, and a wire fastening portion. A protrusion extends from an unattached end portion of the lever member, the protrusion having faces angled relative to each other to efficiently deflect the lever member upwards when the protrusion interacts with an internal protrusion of a housing or a connector assembly. A top portion of the retainer member of the electrical female terminal, located above the two-bodied spring, has a dimple portion. The terminal face or leading end portion of the electrical female terminal is prevented from damaging or cutting a silicone seal. The overstress feature of the tang member of the lever is improved upon by relocating and reshaping the protruding member thereof. The configuration or shape of the cross-section across the upper portion and the support member at the front end portion of the main body of the electrical female terminal is substantially U-shaped. The configuration or shape of the cross-section across the attached end portion of the lever member of the electrical female terminal is also substantially U-shaped. The electrical female terminal is formed as a continuous and contiguous single construction having included therein at least the main body, the two-bodied spring, and the wire fastening portion and/or the lever member (or tang member), along with the neck member that joins the main body and the wire fastening portion.

Contact members and electrical terminals are described. An example contact member has a first panel, a second panel, and an interspace defined between the first panel and the second panel. Each of the first and second panels has a plurality of posts. Each post of the plurality of posts has a plurality of slots and a contact point. Each slot of the plurality of slots is disposed adjacent to the contact point. Each post of the plurality of posts extends into the interspace such that the contact point is disposed within the interspace. Each post of the plurality of posts is moveable between a first position and a second position to accommodate retention of an electrically conductive structure and an electrical connection between the electrically conductive structure and the contact member.