Coaxial ribbon cable connector

Claim 1

A connector for terminating ribbon coaxial cable of the type having a plurality of signal carrying wires and parallel drain wires, which comprises: a. a housing of insulating material having a plurality of cavities extending from front to back thereof, said cavities being arranged in upper and lower rows, and further opening out vertically and rearwardly at the rear end of the housing to provide contact openings with the contact openings in the upper row being opened vertically upwardly and the contact openings in the lower row opening vertically downwardly; and b. a plurality of conductive contact members positioned in the cavities, each contact member comprising: i. an elongated flat base having first and second ends; ii. means on the first end for engaging contact elements on other electrical circuits; iii. a first terminal formed at and from the second end of the base, said end being bent upwardly to provide a vertical portion, a wire-receiving slot extending through the vertical portion and into a portion of the adjacent horizontal base; and iv. a second terminal having vertical and horizontal portions relative to the base, a wire-receiving slot extending through the vertical and into the horizontal portions, said second terminal being positioned inwardly from the first terminal and in overlying relation to the base and attached thereto by a section of material extending from the horizontal portion to a side of the base so that the second terminal may be moved independently from the first terminal and the base.