261 |
Electric outlet with rotatable receptacles |
US10189368 |
2002-06-25 |
US06750410B2 |
2004-06-15 |
Jae Ha Lee |
An electric outlet with a plurality of individual switches and rotatable receptacles is provided for efficiently protecting against possible electric hazard and organizing electric extension cords. The electric outlet provides three kinds of rotatable receptacles rotating on a plan plane, vertical plane or both plan and vertical plane simultaneously. The electric outlet rotating simultaneously on a plan and vertical plane comprises a disk-type receptacle and a cylindrical-type receptacle. The disk-type receptacle comprises a top disk part, lower cylindrical body part and a pair of outer stoppers. The cylindrical type receptacle comprises a hollow part for inserting a disk type receptacle, an annular rim, a pair of inner stoppers and shafts. A protecting cover as a safety device installs on top of disk part for automatically blocking the slots. The assembled disk-type and cylindrical-type receptacle is installed to the rotatable electrical outlets. The various decorative electric outlets are also provided to apply thereof. |
262 |
Aviation ground power unit connection system and method incorporating same |
US10199657 |
2002-07-19 |
US20040011918A1 |
2004-01-22 |
Kurt
M.
Musial; John
T.
Mead |
The present technique provides a system and method for automatically releasing a power connection between an aircraft and a ground power unit. The power connection may have a release mechanism, such as a straight-pull coupling, which disconnects in response to movement of the aircraft or the ground power unit. The release mechanism also may disconnect in response to a critical tension within a power cable of the power connection. The power connection also may have a rotatable mount for the release mechanism, such that the power cable is alignable with tension in the power cable. The present technique also may have a variety of sensors to trigger a power shutdown and automatic release of the power connection. |
263 |
Rotary lighting system |
US09647182 |
2000-09-27 |
US06435698B1 |
2002-08-20 |
Enrico Schneider |
The invention relates to a rotary device for use for lighting systems which ensure flexible and, if required, even mobile illumination of a room, for example of a television studio. The rotary device according to the invention is mounted at intersections of a transport rail system for conveying transport units, for example lamps. It has two components which can be rotated relative to one another and of which one is in the form of a pivot bearing, serving for fastening at the intersection, for the other, while the other is a rail support containing at least one rail section. According to the invention, each rail section of the rail support is provided with contact tracks so that the transport unit present on the rail section and having current collectors can obtain energy. |
264 |
Rotating connector adaptor |
US09657495 |
2000-09-08 |
US06394813B1 |
2002-05-28 |
Gary H. Stout; Ryan A. Kunz; Joel J. Yeh; Ryan Yeh; Hui-Tze Tsai |
A connector adapter that can be used to directly connect a peripheral device to a host device. The connector adapter is adjustable so as to allow selective reorientation of the peripheral with respect to the host device. The connector adapter includes a limiting mechanism that restricts the degree to which the adapter can be selectively rotated. In addition, the adapter includes an indexing mechanism that allows the position of the adapter to be locked in predetermined positions. |
265 |
Articulable projecting plug |
US09571950 |
2000-05-15 |
US06305973B1 |
2001-10-23 |
John B. Rosen |
An articulable projecting plug is disclosed that provides for interchangeable mechanical connection between one of several electronic-signal ports such as video-signal ports, and housing/support structure associated with an electronic device such as a flat-screen television. The plug also accommodates video communication between a video-signal source and such television. The plug includes joining structure constructed to bring the plug into contact with the port and hold them both in such joined relationship. The joining structure includes an outer surface and holder structure for holding the first end of an elongate conductor so that joiner of the plug with the port will also result in contact between such first end and the port. The plug also includes an elongate projecting member terminating with first and second ends, with the first end being operatively connected to the joining structure so that the projecting elongate member extends from it and away from the port. A pivot is provided so that the projecting member is articulable in a pivot plane. The projecting member also includes a connector located adjacent its second end for fastening to such housing/support structure of the electronic device. |
266 |
Magnetic coupling assembly for endoscope |
US967516 |
1997-11-11 |
US5836867A |
1998-11-17 |
Craig J. Speier; Arthur James Devine |
An endoscope coupler apparatus and method includes a sealed chamber and a lens assembly movable within the chamber for optically adjusting an image to be received by a video camera. The optical adjustment may be, for example, a focus adjustment or a zoom or orientation adjustment, etc. In a preferred embodiment, spaced permanent drive magnets located in an outer rotatable frame situated outside of the chamber are magnetically coupled with respective permanent driven magnets secured to an inner rotatable frame within the sealed chamber. The outer frame is rotatable but not longitudinally movable about the chamber and rotates the drive magnets and, therefore, the driven magnets. The inner frame is secured to a rotatable cylindrical housing which engages a lens assembly. Rotation of the driven magnets and the cylindrical housing moves the lens assembly longitudinally in response to rotation of an adjustment ring attached to the outer frame. |
267 |
Optoelectronic cable connector |
US44 |
1993-01-04 |
US5285511A |
1994-02-08 |
Kaushik S. Akkapeddi; Michael G. German; Constance R. Pallas; William J. Parzygnat; David A. Snyder |
A plurality of optical fibers (14-14E) are interconnected by using connectors each comprising an optoelectronic device (13-13E) adapted to be connected to an end of each optical fiber for converting optical signals to electrical signals and for converting electrical signals to optical signals. Each connector has a first contact (12-12E) having a cylindrical plug end and a cylindrical socket end located on a common axis and a transverse conductor (21) extending transversely to the axis (20) from the first contact and connected to the optoelectronic device of the connector. The plug end of each contact is adapted to fit snugly within the socket end of another first contact, whereby all of the contacts may be connected and arranged along the common axis. Each of the contacts is free to rotate with respect to other contacts to which it is connected; this permits the various optical fibers to extend in different radial directions from the axis. In a preferred embodiment, each connector further comprises second (23) and third (24) hollow cylindrical contacts surrounding the first contact (22). Hollow cylindrical insulators ( 26, 27) separate and insulate the first, second and third contacts, and appropriate slots permit transverse conductors (29, 31, 32) of the contacts to be connected to the optoelectronic devices (41). In this manner, each connector interconnects electrical ground and power lines, as well as the optical signal lines of the various optical fiber cables (40). |
268 |
Sliding gimbal connector |
US407826 |
1989-09-15 |
US4954094A |
1990-09-04 |
James C. Humphrey |
A sliding gimbal comprises a first hollow mounting frame having an inner surface and an outer surface with at least one mounting member associated with the outer surface. A pair of oppositely disposed stud receiving slots is formed on the first frame inner surface, and this pair of slots is elongated. A second hollow mounting frame having an inner surface and an outer surface and including a pair of oppositely disposed cylindrical studs projecting therefrom is mounted within the first frame with the studs engaging the slots. A pair of oppositely disposed protuberance receiving slots is formed in the second frame inner surface, this pair of protuberance receiving slots being also elongated and being formed in surfaces adjacent to and orthogonal to the second frame outer surfaces carrying the cylindrical studs; An article mounted within the second hollow mounting frame comprises a body carrying a pair of oppositely disposed cylindrical protuberances on body outer walls which engage the pair of oppositely disposed protuberance receiving slots. The article is preferably one half of an electrical connector. The employment of the cylindrical studs in the elongated slots allows pivotal movement about the stud axis and sliding movement which is virtually frictionless. |
269 |
Apparatus for dealing with cables in industrial robots |
US117195 |
1987-10-05 |
US4877973A |
1989-10-31 |
Nobutoshi Torii; Hitoshi Mizuno; Kyoji Iwasaki |
An apparatus for guiding a cable of an industrial robot having a support casing and a swivel casing axially supported by a swivel shaft bearing includes a cable guide. The guide has an end of an upper arm axially supported on a swivel axis inside the swivel casing, and an end of a lower arm axially supported on the swivel axis inside the support casing. A back column formed between the upper and lower arms guide passes through first and second arcuate cut-out portions provided in the swivel casing and support casing. A cable is passed from the support casing into the swivel casing along the cable guide back column, and moves proportionately to angular movement of the swivel casing. |
270 |
Support intended to mount on the rim an element used for monitoring tires |
US190466 |
1988-05-04 |
US4843872A |
1989-07-04 |
M. Jacques Hebert; M. Gilbert Pauc |
Support intended to receive an electric element made of one or more sensorsntended to monitor the condition of a tire, and to keep the element on a rim while assuring electrical and thermal insulation relative to said rim. The support has at least two electric lines for connection to a coupling located on the outside of the pneumatic enclosure. Each electric line is formed of a length of electric wire sufficient in length to make a connection between the electric wire and terminal of the electric element, even when the electric element and support are separated. The support has a recess in which the excess length of electric wire is spontaneously housed when the element is brought into mounting position on the support. |
271 |
Rolling loop twist capsule |
US856247 |
1986-04-28 |
US4693527A |
1987-09-15 |
Kenneth E. Bonenberger |
A twist capsule conducts signals between an input and an output which are rotatable relative to one another through one or more flat cables which are fixed to both the capsule rotor and the capsule stator. Each flat cable is folded over onto itself to form a rolling loop which propagates around the axis of the capsule in response to rotation of the rotor. The propagation of the rolling loops is equal to half the rotation of the rotor disk allowing capsule rotation of up to 175 degrees in either direction, or 350 total degrees. |
272 |
Method and device for the transmission of electric power between parts
turning at low speed |
US277496 |
1981-06-26 |
US4409493A |
1983-10-11 |
Jean-Claude Le Stang; Georges Thomin |
Device and method for transmission of electric power between two parts turning at low relative speed. A flexible electrical conductor connects an intermediate part to the turning. A driving device is located between the intermediate part and the turning part with clutching means and electrical switching means disposed between the intermediate and fixed parts. Control means is located between a position detector and the electrical switching means and the clutching means. Thus, when the turning part has been displaced by a certain angle with respect to the fixed part, the electrical connection is displaced so as to cancel the twist which it has undergone because of the rotation of the turning part. The connection between the fixed part and the turning part is then reestablished for another rotation. |
273 |
Ground clamp for welding apparatus |
US40754 |
1979-05-21 |
US4210373A |
1980-07-01 |
Norris E. McGee |
A ground clamp for rotatably connecting a welding cable to a workpiece which permits the workpiece to be rotated during welding while the portion of the clamp to which the cable is clamped remains substantially stationary so that the cable is not wrapped around the workpiece. The clamp may be secured to workpieces of differing configurations. |
274 |
Connection for electric light rails |
US897068 |
1978-04-17 |
US4176896A |
1979-12-04 |
Karl Wehling |
A connection assembly for joining a pair of electric light rail members, wherein a flexible cable mantle extends between and is attached to a pair of coupling members, with each of the coupling members being attached to a confronting rail member. A plurality of similarly shaped fin members are spaced along the mantle, with each fin member extending substantially radially from the cable mantle and each fin member having an outer contour similar to the outer contour of each of the rail members to provide an optically continuous connection assembly. |
275 |
Revolving cable-to-housing connection |
US813820 |
1977-07-08 |
US4106831A |
1978-08-15 |
Werner Albrecht |
A revolving feed through connection has a socket member to which are connected mechanically the electrical conductors; a pair of coaxial conductors are mounted on the socket member and electrically to the said cable conductors while being insulated from each other; a sleeve made of strong material is mounted on the socket member and is firmly connected thereto. Means in the housing define a bearing for the sleeve and receiving the sleeve for permitting turning of the socket with the sleeve about an axis, which is coaxial to the conductors of the pair. The sleeve and bearing are constructed for axially retaining the sleeve in the bearing. |
276 |
Support having slip ring conductor assembly |
US61869567 |
1967-02-27 |
US3389366A |
1968-06-18 |
GALLES GILBERT V |
|
277 |
Cryogenic switch |
US54542566 |
1966-04-26 |
US3349209A |
1967-10-24 |
ZAR JACOB L |
1,138,829. Switch contacts; mechanical switches; superconductors. AVCO CORP. 28 Feb., 1967 [26 April, 1966], No. 9564/67. Headings H1K and H1N. An electrical switch for use at cryogenic temperatures has two contacts each of which comprises a surface of non-superconductive metal and a superconductor electrically connected to the surface, and switch-closing means for placing the surfaces in contact with one another under such pressure that substantially minimum contact resistance is provided between the surfaces. Switch blade 21 comprises two conductors 34, 35 each consisting of copper coated wires (36) of superconductive material such as niobium-zirconium embedded in a copper ribbon (37) with its outer face 34b, 35b plated with silver, gold, indium or tin, the two conductors 34, 35 placed together with the plated surfaces 34b, 35b outwardly and with a metal strengthener 45 between them for the operative part of their length. Switch block 22 comprises conductors 51, 52 substantially identical with conductors 34, 35, mounted in insulating blocks 53, 54 for sliding movement on rods 55, 56. Switch blade 21 is fixed to base 42 at 41 by blocks 43 and one end is raised or lowered by plunger 23. To close the switch, plunger 23 is pushed down to bring conductors 34, 35 into register with conductors 51, 52, then shaft 25 is rotated to actuate cams 27 and through pressure plates 28 force blocks 53 and 54 towards blade 21 and lock them in position. Blocks 53, 54 may be spring loaded to urge them away from blade 21 when in the unlocked position to eliminate or reduce sliding contact between the conductors when blade 21 is being raised or lowered. A graph is given of surface resistivity over contact pressure for the different surface materials at 4À2‹ K. In a modification only one conductor 34 or 35 and one conductor 51 or 52 may be provided, plunger 23 and shaft 25 may be actuated by a single operation and one or more conductors may be arranged to move in a direction normal to their surfaces. The switch is intended for use suspended with a superconducting coil (1) in liquid helium (10) to act as a shunt across the coil. |
278 |
Rotatable electrical connection for pointer |
US5812260 |
1960-09-23 |
US3129989A |
1964-04-21 |
MYERS DONALD O |
|
279 |
Current transfer device for relatively movable members |
US67702557 |
1957-08-08 |
US2999217A |
1961-09-05 |
BAREFOOT JOHN R; GOLDNER GEORGE H |
|
280 |
Pneumatic and electric connecter for milking machines |
US65047333 |
1933-01-06 |
US1969212A |
1934-08-07 |
JOHAN ERLING SVEN |
|