Hubbell Limited

Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Water Skimmer Boats LLC

Karl E Mortensen

Joseph Edgar Dupuis

John J Milner

Alan C Miller

Robert A Aekins

Graham Michael Rippel

Mark Owen Jones

Craig S Nevers

Robert James Wedekind

Richard A Fazio

Kevin Willis

A captive retaining spring for a recessed mounting assembly has a retaining spring which is adjustable to compensate for multiple ceiling thicknesses, does not require the use of tools for installation, and may be assembled by the manufacturer and shipped ready for installation.

Captive retaining spring

A small outboard motor powered boat comprises a hull undersurface that defines a generally flat central section, with two generally parallel-sided pontoons extending rearwardly from an upturned bow to a point about half the length of the hull aft. A stern rake section begins at a transverse line near the transom of the hull and forms a downward angle with respect to the flat central section. At speed, air is entrained between the pontoons, providing lift to the bow of the vessel, while the after portion is supported by the stern rake section. Thus, the vessel effectively rides on the pontoons and the stern rake section, reducing wetted surface and thus improving efficiency. The downwardly-extending lengthwise sides of the pontoons provide lateral surface, providing good steering characteristics.

Water skimmer

An electrical connector has a connector body with a cable cavity at its cable connection end and a strain relief coupled to the connector body adjacent the cable connection end. The strain relief extends into the cable cavity. A wire spacer is mounted in the cable cavity adjacent to strain relief. This spacer has a central core and four radially outwardly projecting flanges. The flanges are angular spaced from one another by angles of substantially 90 degrees. The spacer maintains separation of twisted wired pairs in a cable which is secured to the connector by the strain relief to enhance the electrical performance of the connector.

Wire spacers for connecting cables to connectors

A connector for communication systems includes a housing, a plurality of insulation displacement contacts, and front and rear sleds. The housing has front and rear ends and an internal chamber opening on the rear end and defined by housing walls. A plurality of slots extend through one housing wall adjacent its front end. The insulation displacement contacts are mounted in the slots for movement between retracted positions spaced from the chamber and inserted positions extending into the chamber. The front sled is located in the internal chamber adjacent the front end, and has front sled walls defining axial passages through it. Lateral openings extend through one of the front sled walls into the axial passages and are aligned with the slots and the contacts in the housing. The rear sled is located in the internal chamber adjacent the rear end, and has at least four entry ports on its outer end arranged in first ordered array, four exit ports on its inner end arranged in a second ordered array and four conduits extending between the respective entry and exit ports. The second and third conduits are in relatively close proximity and cross over each other between the entry and exit ports.

Communication connector with wire holding sled

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Wakefield, RI, United States of America

Karl E Mortensen