Baron Warren Redfern

A heating device (100) is provided. The device (100) includes a heat generating lamp (150) and a reflector assembly (200). The reflector assembly (200) includes an upper reflector (202), a lower reflector (204), a pair of side reflectors (206,208) arranged on either side of the upper and lower reflectors, and a lamp reflector (210). A temperature sensor (180) is also provided. A control system (300) is responsive to the output of the temperature sensor (180) for controlling at least one parameter of the heat generating lamp (150).

An antenna includes a printed circuit board and an omnidirectional, multiband dipole antenna printed on a surface of the printed circuit board. The antenna may include one or more planar choke sleeves printed on the surface of the printed circuit board. The dipole antenna may be a triband antenna or a quadband antenna operable in the 2.4GHz Wifi band, the 5GHz Wifi band, and the 6GHz Wifi band.

An electrical connector assembly (100) includes an outer housing (200) holding first and second electrical connectors (120, 150) and a CPA device (300). The CPA device is movable between a pre-stage position and a seated position and includes a main body (310), a first CPA element (320) configured to interface with a first latch (240) and the first electrical connector, and a second CPA element (350) configured to interface with a second latch (260) and the second electrical connector. Movement of the CPA device into the seated position provides a mechanical indication that both the first and second electrical connectors are properly positioned within the outer housing and movement of the CPA device is prevented when at least one of the first and second electrical connectors are not fully inserted in the outer housing.

The invention relates to a locking mechanism (100) for a plug connection (400) of a plug connector (300) and a mating connector (402) mated therewith in the plug direction (108). The locking mechanism (100) comprises: a holding collar (102) with a through hole (106), which can be pushed onto the plug connector (300) and wherein the holding collar (102) has at least one bail retainer (112); and a bail (104) having holding elements (132) with connection elements (136) for connection with the mating connector (402). At least one section (130) of the bail (104) can be engaged with the at least one bail retainer (112) to secure the plug connection (400). The invention further relates to a plug connection (400) with a locking mechanism (100), wherein in an assembled state (404), the plug connector (300) and the mating connector (402) are connected to each other.

An electrical connector (200) includes a housing (220) having a housing body (230) being a layered structure with walls (232) forming a contact channel (222). The housing includes a connector latch (252) extending from a first wall (234) of the walls having a fulcrum (290) extending from the first wall. The connector latch includes a latch actuator (280) extending from the fulcrum configured to be actuated to move the connector latch. The connector latch includes a latch arm (260) extending from the actuator and a latch hook (262) extending from the latch arm configured to be coupled to a latching element (250) of a mating electrical connector (300). The connector latch includes slots (270) between the latch arm and the fulcrum allowing movement of the latch arm relative to the fulcrum. The electrical connector includes a contact (210) received in the contact channel configured to be mated with a mating contact of the mating electrical connector.

An electrical connector (200) includes a housing (220) having a housing body (230) being a layered structure with walls (232) forming a contact channel (222). The housing includes a contact retention feature extending from a first wall (234) of the walls into the contact channel. The contact retention feature includes a first fulcrum (290) extending from the first wall, a second fulcrum (291) extending from the first wall, and a latch arm (282) extending from at least one of the first fulcrum and the second fulcrum. The latch arm includes a retention seat (284). The electrical connector includes a contact (210) received in the contact channel. The contact includes a catch surface (216) configured to engage the retention seat to retain the contact in the contact channel.

Various embodiments and methods relating to an optical fiber alignment and splicing system are described herein. The optical fiber alignment and splicing system includes a first rotation stage having a first central axis, a first end, and a second end, and a second rotation stage having a second central axis, a third end, and a fourth end. The first central axis extends from the first end to the second end of the first rotation stage, and the second central axis extends from the third end to the fourth end. The first rotation stage includes a first optical fiber channel extending from the first end of the first rotation stage to the second end of the first rotation stage, and the second rotation stage includes a second optical fiber channel extending from the third end of the second rotation stage to the fourth end of the second rotation stage.

An electrical connector which has a single unitary one-piece dielectric housing with a mating surface and an assembly surface. One or more terminal receiving passageways extend between the mating surface and the assembly surface. Contact retention clip receiving recesses are provided in the one or more terminal receiving passageways. The contact retention clip receiving recesses have larger diameters than diameters of remaining portions of the terminal receiving passageways. Contact retention clips are positioned in the contact retention clip receiving recesses. The contact retention clips have unstressed diameters which are larger than the diameters of the contact retention clip receiving passageways. The contact retention clips exert force on walls of the contact retention clip receiving recesses.

An electrical connector with a dielectric housing which has a mating surface and an assembly surface. A plurality of terminal receiving passageways extends between the mating surface and the assembly surface. A plurality of terminals are positioned in the plurality of terminal receiving passageways. A plurality of protrusions extends from the mating surface in a direction away from the assembly surface. The protrusions surround openings of the terminal receiving passageways. As the connector mated with a mating connector, the plurality of protrusions are configured to engage and compress a flat elastomer gasket of the mating connector to provide a seal around each of the terminal receiving passageways and the terminals.

An electrical connector assembly (10) having a housing (12), signal contacts (14) and ground contacts (16). The housing (12) has a mounting side (22) configured to face a circuit board (24). The signal contacts (16) are provided in the housing (12) and have signal contact circuit board mounting sections (34) with signal contact compliant portions (36). The ground contacts (16) are provided in the housing (12) and have ground contact circuit board mounting sections (44) with ground contact compliant portions (46). One or more of the signal contact compliant portions (36) or the ground contact compliant portions (46) have a larger width than the remainder of the signal contact compliant portions (36) and the ground contact compliant portions (46). The one or more of the signal contact compliant portions (36) or the ground contact compliant portions (46) are configured to cooperate with one or more enlarged vias (60, 62) of the circuit board (24) to align the connector assembly (10) with the circuit board (24).