SIDNEY LEVY
Engineers in Montgomery, NJ

4657330, Apr 14, 1987

May 8, 1986

6/861191

Sidney Levy - Belle Mead NJ

Thomas & Betts Corporation - Raritan NJ

H01R 424

339 99R

An electrical connector for use as a telephone plug or jack is assembled without need of special tooling and comprises a housing for receiving an insert member. The insert member supports a plurality of contacts thereon, each contact having a first end for external connection to the contacts of another jack or plug and a second end portion of insulation-displacing type. A conductor support element secures telephone cable conductors therein and is engaged with the housing to place the conductors in insulation-displaced engagement with the contact second end portions. A twenty-five pair telephone connector utilizing a modified version of the jack includes, in its preferred form, a base having first and second pluralities of compartments separated by a fold section. The fold section defines a channel for receipt of conductors of a multiconductor telephone cable. The folded base places the jack housings in abutting relation for retention therein, securement means holding such base in its closed, folded condition.

5308263, May 3, 1994

Dec 30, 1992

7/998719

Peter Noorily - Bridgewater NJ
Sidney Levy - Belle Mead NJ

Thomas & Betts Corporation - Memphis TN

H01R 1373

439570

A hold-down bracket secures an electrical terminal block to an enclosure surface. The terminal block includes a base having a plurality of circular terminal modules extending upwardly therefrom. The connector modules are arranged in plural staggered rows. Adjacent modules define a longitudinal passage therebetween. The bracket includes an elongate body having a securement element at one end for mechanical securement to the enclosure surface and an elongate terminal block holding member at the other end for positioning within the passage defined between adjacent terminal modules. The terminal block holding member has outwardly diverging opposed curved sidewalls preventing lateral withdrawal of the holding member through the passage. The mounting bracket may be supported at various locations along the terminal block to facilitate mounting to the enclosure surface.

5313702, May 24, 1994

Dec 30, 1992

7/998822

Adam Fischer - Memphis TN
Richard F. Strauss - Morrisville PA
Kwang-Ho Chu - Austin TX
Sidney Levy - Belle Mead NJ
Mark Hurt - Telford PA

Thomas & Betts Corporation - Bridgewater NJ

H01R 1300

29883

A method for terminating an electrical conductor, comprises an outset step of defining a housing having an open end and a closed end and at least one passage therethrough for entry of the conductor into the housing to permit a termination end of the conductor to be resident interiorly in the housing. Next, the housing passage is closed and the housing is disposed with the housing open end vertically above the housing closed end. With the housing so disposed, sealant gel is introduced in liquid state interiorly of the housing. While the sealant gel is in the liquid state, there is secured with the housing, through the housing open end, apparatus for subsequent use in terminating the conductor, Upon transition of the sealant gel to a cured state, the housing passage is opened. To complete the conductor terminating method, at the installation site, the conductor is inserted into the housing passage and into registry with the terminating apparatus. One now operates the terminating apparatus to terminate the conductor.

4993966, Feb 19, 1991

Apr 27, 1990

7/515796

Sidney Levy - Belle Mead NJ

Thomas & Betts Corporation - Bridgewater NJ

H01R 424

439411

A connector block for connecting drop wires to conductors of a multi-conductor cable is disclosed. The connector block includes a housing having plural apertures therethrough and individual terminal modules which are insertable into the housing. The terminal modules may be inserted into the housing in plural different orientations to permit insertion of the drop wire from different directions. Each individual terminal module establishes electrical connection between a drop wire pair and a pair of conductors of the multi-conductor cable.

5096437, Mar 17, 1992

Nov 29, 1990

7/619796

Sidney Levy - Belle Mead NJ

Thomas & Betts Corporation - Bridgewater NJ

H01R 424

439411

A connector block for connecting drop wires to conductors of a multi-conductor cable is disclosed. The connector block includes a housing having plural apertures therethrough and individual terminal modules which are insertable into the housing. The terminal modules may be inserted into the housing in plural different orientations to permit insertion of the drop wire from different directions. Each individual terminal module establishes electrical connection between a drop wire pair and a pair of conductors of the multi-conductor cable.

5042285, Aug 27, 1991

May 21, 1990

7/526421

Sidney Levy - Belle Mead NJ

Thomas & Betts Corporation - Bridgewater NJ

B25F 100

72410

A hand tool of the pliers-type configuration used for crimping electrical terminals is disclosed. The tool includes a pair of jaws movably with respect to one another by the actuation of a pair of handles. The jaws define a crimping nest which supports an electrical terminal. One die of the crimping nest includes a raised surface, and depending tapering side walls. The raised surface of the die has an hour-glass configuration. The particular shape of the die limits the pressure applied to the terminal during crimping, so as to reduce the tendency to overcrimp the terminal.

5430248, Jul 4, 1995

Oct 5, 1992

7/956150

Sidney Levy - Belle Mead NJ

Thomas & Betts Corporation - Memphis TN

H05K 500

174 50

An enclosure for an electrical terminal block includes a housing having a back wall and projecting side walls which form a bounded chamber. The chamber accommodates an electrical terminal block. A cover is hingedly attached to the housing and may be locked thereto to protect the terminal block housed therein. The cover and the housing are attached in such a manner so that if the cover is not properly locked to the housing, the cover will pop open providing a visual indication to the installer that the cover has not been locked properly to the housing.

4738635, Apr 19, 1988

Dec 19, 1985

6/811121

Susan M. Harrington - Colonia NJ
Sidney Levy - Belle Mead NJ

Thomas & Betts Corporation - Bridgewater NJ

H01R 1358

439452

A modular telephone connector splitter/adapter is disclosed. A housing supports a plurality of modular connectors in input and output configurations to permit formation of a modular telephone splitter in which an input can be divided into multiple outputs. The input can also be a conventional telecommunications cable wherein the housing serves as a cable splitter.

5191280, Mar 2, 1993

Jul 25, 1991

7/735596

Sidney Levy - Belle Mead NJ

Thomas & Betts Corporation - Bridgewater NJ

H01R 430, G01R 106

324 725

A test probe device is attachable to alligator clips of test equipment for establishing electrical engagement between an electrical contact supported within an insulative housing, which is accessible through an opening therein and the test equipment. The alligator clip includes a pair of actuatable jaws defining a connection region therebetween. The test probe device includes an elongate probe member insertable into the housing through the opening for electrical engagement with the contact. An attachment member is electrically coupled to the probe member. The attachment member is attachable to the alligator clip at a location remote from the connection region thereof, permitting the alligator clip to be used without removing the test probe device.

4779052, Oct 18, 1988

Nov 8, 1985

6/796389

Sidney Levy - Belle Mead NJ
Nicholas T. Stancati - Mountainside NJ

Thomas & Betts Corporation - Bridgewater NJ

G01R 3108

324542

Test apparatus for evaluation of multiconductor cable assemblies inlcude plural diverse indicators for each dedicated conductor pair and is responsive to single operator input to selectively drive the indicators for indication of proper cable assembly condition, conductor shorts, open assembly condition, and connection polarity reversal per assembly pair.