1. A connector, comprising:
a connector case; and
probe pins that are arranged two-dimensionally in the connector case, wherein
each of the probe pins includes a housing, a first contact terminal disposed at one end of the housing, a second contact terminal disposed at another end of the housing, and plural bent parts formed in the housing and protruding outward from a surface of the housing;
the connector case includes through holes formed therein, each of the through holes accommodating the probe pin and including grooves formed in an inner surface thereof, and each of the grooves corresponding to the bent part; and
the grooves of each through hole face substantially same directions as the grooves of other through holes.
2. The connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the grooves of each through hole face other through holes that are closest to the through hole.
3. The connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the grooves of each through hole face other through holes that are second closest to the through hole.
4. A connector, comprising:
a connector case; and
probe pins that are arranged two-dimensionally in the connector case, wherein
each of the probe pins includes a housing, a first contact terminal disposed at one end of the housing, a second contact terminal disposed at another end of the housing, and three bent parts formed in the housing and protruding outward from a surface of the housing;
the connector case includes through holes formed therein, each of the through holes accommodating the probe pin and including grooves formed in an inner surface thereof, and each of the grooves corresponding to the bent part; and
the through holes are arranged in the connector case in a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction such that
the grooves of the through holes arranged in the first direction face substantially a same direction, and
the grooves of adjacent through holes arranged in the second direction face substantially opposite directions.
5. A connector, comprising:
a connector case; and
probe pins that are arranged two-dimensionally in the connector case, wherein
each of the probe pins includes a housing, a first contact terminal disposed at one end of the housing, a second contact terminal disposed at another end of the housing, and four bent parts formed in the housing and protruding outward from a surface of the housing;
the connector case includes through holes formed therein, each of the through holes accommodating the probe pin and including grooves formed in an inner surface thereof, and each of the grooves corresponding to the bent part; and
the through holes are arranged in the connector case such that the grooves of a first through hole face directions that are different from directions of the grooves of a second through hole closest to the first through hole.
6. The connector as claimed in claim 5, wherein the grooves of the first through hole face the directions that are substantially same as directions of the grooves of a third through hole second closest to the first through hole.
7. The connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein a first probe pin of the probe pins transmits a signal, and second probe pins of the probe pins closest to the first probe pin are grounded.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A wrapping material for a smokable rod, the wrapping material comprising:
a wire side surface and a felt side surface; and
a pattern applied to the wire side surface of the wrapping material, the pattern (i) comprising at least one starch-based material and at least one filler material, and (ii) applied to the wrapping material as a water-based formulation.
2. The wrapping material of claim 1, wherein the filler material includes at least one water soluble salt.
3. The wrapping material of claim 2, wherein the filler material includes sodium chloride.
4. The wrapping material of claim 1, wherein the water-based formulation includes a preservative.
5. The wrapping material of claim 1, wherein the water-based formulation includes an optical brightener.
6. The wrapping material of claim 1, wherein the filler material includes particles of calcium carbonate.
7. The wrapping material of claim 1, wherein the starch-based material includes starch.
8. The wrapping material of claim 1, wherein the starch-based material includes oxidized starch.
9. The wrapping material of claim 1, wherein the water-based formulation comprises less than about 50 percent water.
10. The wrapping material of claim 1, the pattern comprising at least two starch-based materials.
11. The wrapping material of claim 1, comprising a starch-based material derived from waxy maize starch.
12. The wrapping material of claim 1, comprising a starch-based material derived from tapioca starch.
13. The wrapping material of claim 1, comprising a starch-based material characterized as dextrin.
14. A cigarette having a rod shape and a longitudinal axis, the cigarette comprising:
a column of smokable material;
a wrapping material having a wire side surface and a felt side surface circumscribing the smokable material such that the felt side surface of the wrapping material faces the smokable material; and
a pattern applied to the wire side surface of the wrapping material, the pattern (i) comprising at least one starch-based material and at least one filler material, and (ii) applied to the wrapping material as a water-based formulation.
15. The cigarette of claim 14, wherein the pattern comprises at least two virtually identical bands, each band encircling the tobacco column essentially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the cigarette, and the bands are spaced no less than 15 mm and no greater than 25 mm from inside adjacent edges of those bands.
16. The cigarette of claim 15, wherein each band has a width of about 5 mm to about 7 mm.
17. The cigarette of claim 14, wherein the filler material includes at least one water soluble salt.
18. The cigarette of claim 17, wherein the filler material includes sodium chloride.
19. The cigarette of claim 14, wherein the water-based formulation includes a preservative.
20. The cigarette of claim 14, wherein the water-based formulation includes an optical brightener.
21. The cigarette of claim 14, wherein the filler material includes particles of calcium carbonate.
22. The cigarette of claim 14, wherein the starch-based material includes starch.
23. The cigarette of claim 14, wherein the starch-based material includes oxidized starch.
24. The cigarette of claim 14, wherein the water-based formulation comprises less than about 50 percent water, and the formulation is dried after application to the wrapping material such that the formulation exhibits a moisture content of less than about 10 percent, based on the weight of the formulation.
25. The cigarette of claim 14, comprising at least two starch-based materials.
26. The cigarette of claim 14, comprising a starch-based material derived from waxy maize starch.
27. The cigarette of claim 14, comprising a starch-based material derived from tapioca starch.
28. The cigarette of claim 14, comprising a starch-based material characterized as dextrin.