EP0299772A2
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Assignee: Amphenol Corp
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Filing: 1988-07-14
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2008-07-14
Abstract
Abstract A triaxial contact assembly for terminating a screened twisted pair of wires comprises three contact members (12,14,16) and a ferrule (18). The inner contact (12) is of conventional construction but the intermediate contact member (14) consists of an intermediate contact (20) to which are secured the inner insulator (34) and a spacer member (40). The outer insulator (54) is fixed to the outer contact (52). The number of separate componenets required to be assembled by the operator is thus reduced and assembly made quicker and easier.
Inventors
- 👤 Arthur John Riches
- 👤 Derek Andrews
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 18:29
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R24/00; H01R24/38; H01R24/40; H01R24/56; H01R24/568; H01R13/00; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R13/6591; H01R13/65912; H01R13/65915; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49123
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
70 words
A triaxial contact assembly (10) having an intermediate contact (14) within an outer contact (16) and an inner contact (12) within the intermediate contact (14), the inner and intermediate and intermediate and outer contacts being isolated from one another by means of inner and outer insulators (34,54) respectively, the assembly (10) being characterised in that at least one of the insulators (34;54) is fixed to one of the contacts (14;16).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
70 words
A triaxial contact assembly (10) having an intermediate contact (14) within an outer contact (16) and an inner contact (12) within the intermediate contact (14), the inner and intermediate and intermediate and outer contacts being isolated from one another by means of inner and outer insulators (34,54) respectively, the assembly (10) being characterised in that at least one of the insulators (34;54) is fixed to one of the contacts (14;16).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
An assembly according to claim 1 in which the outer insulator (54) is fixed to the outer contact (16).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
An assembly according to claim 1 or 2 in which the inner insulator (34) is fixed to the intermediate contact (14).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
49 words
An assembly according to claim 3 further comprising a spacer member (40) for spacing the inner or intermediate contacts (12;14) from a ferrule (18) onto which the outer contact (16) is crimped to secure the assembly to a cable, the spacer (40) being fixed to the intermediate contact (14).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
97 words
A triaxial contact assembly having an intermediate contact (14) within an outer contact (16) and an inner contact (12) within the intermediate contact (14), the inner and intermediate and intermediate and outer contacts being isolated from one another by means of inner and outer insulators (34,54) respectively, and further comprising a spacer member (40) for spacing the inner or intermediate contacts (12;14) from a ferrule (18) onto which the outer contact (16) is crimped to secure the assembly to a cable, the assembly being characterised in that that spacer (40) is fixed to the intermediate contact (14).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
97 words
A triaxial contact assembly having an intermediate contact (14) within an outer contact (16) and an inner contact (12) within the intermediate contact (14), the inner and intermediate and intermediate and outer contacts being isolated from one another by means of inner and outer insulators (34,54) respectively, and further comprising a spacer member (40) for spacing the inner or intermediate contacts (12;14) from a ferrule (18) onto which the outer contact (16) is crimped to secure the assembly to a cable, the assembly being characterised in that that spacer (40) is fixed to the intermediate contact (14).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
An assembly according to claim 4 or 5 in which the spacer member (40) serves to fix together the inner insulator (34) and intermediate contact (14).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
60 words
An assembly according to claim 4, 5 or 6 in which the spacer member (40) and intermediate contact (14) are provided with retaining means (67,13) interengageable to secure them together; the retaining means being deformable to allow the spacer member (40) and intermediate contact (14) to be snapped together to interengage the retaining means but acting to oppose disengagement thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
53 words
An assembly according to any of claims 1 to 3 in which the insulator and contact are provided with retaining means (67,13;58,60) interengageable to secure them together; the retaining means being deformable to allow the insulator and contact to be snapped together to interengage the retaining means but acting to oppose disengagement thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
49 words
An assembly according to any preceeding claim in which the intermediate contact (14) is provided with a bore (48) for receiving an end of a wire; there being adjacent the inlet end of the said bore a conical guide surface (65) for guiding the wire into the bore (48).
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
94 words
A triaxial contact assembly having an intermediate contact (14) within an outer contact (16) and an inner contact (12) within the intermediate contact (14), the inner and intermediate and intermediate and outer contacts being isolated from one another by means of inner and outer insulators (34,54) respectively, the assembly being characterised in that at least one of the contacts is provided with a bore (48) for receiving an end of a wire; there being adjacent the inletter end of said bore (48), a conical guide surface (65) for guiding the wire into the bore.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
94 words
A triaxial contact assembly having an intermediate contact (14) within an outer contact (16) and an inner contact (12) within the intermediate contact (14), the inner and intermediate and intermediate and outer contacts being isolated from one another by means of inner and outer insulators (34,54) respectively, the assembly being characterised in that at least one of the contacts is provided with a bore (48) for receiving an end of a wire; there being adjacent the inletter end of said bore (48), a conical guide surface (65) for guiding the wire into the bore.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
50 words
An assembly according to claim 8 or 9 further comprising a spacer member (40) for spacing the inner or intermediate contact (12;14) from a ferrule (18) onto which the outer contact (54) is crimped to secure the assembly to a cable, the guide surface being formed on the spacer member.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
55 words
An assembly according to any preceding claim in which the inner and intermediate contacts (12,14) are provided with retaining means interengageable to secure them together; the retaining means being deformable to allow the inner contact to be inserted into the intermediate contact so as to interengage the retaining means but acting to oppose disengagement thereof.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
98 words
A triaxial contact assembly having an intermediate contact (14) within an outer contact (16) and an inner contact (12) within the intermediate contact (14), the inner and intermediate and intermediate and outer contacts being isolated from one another by means of inner and outer insulators (34,54) respectively, the assembly being characterised in that the inner and intermediate contacts are provided with retaining means interengageable to secure them together; the retaining means being deformable to allow the inner contact to be inserted into the intermediate contact so as to interengage the retaining means but acting to oppose disengagement thereof.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
98 words
A triaxial contact assembly having an intermediate contact (14) within an outer contact (16) and an inner contact (12) within the intermediate contact (14), the inner and intermediate and intermediate and outer contacts being isolated from one another by means of inner and outer insulators (34,54) respectively, the assembly being characterised in that the inner and intermediate contacts are provided with retaining means interengageable to secure them together; the retaining means being deformable to allow the inner contact to be inserted into the intermediate contact so as to interengage the retaining means but acting to oppose disengagement thereof.
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