Shield termination means for electrical connector

Claim 2

Electrical connector means, comprising: a body having a central opening for receiving electrical leads through a first end, an electrical connector coupled to the opposite end of said body, said electrical leads being connected to said electrical connector, shield means surrounding said electrical leads, and annular shield termination means comprising a plurality of axially extending flexible fingers located around said leads in said opening at said first end of said body with a portion of said shield means being held against the inner wall of said body by the outer portions of said fingers of said annular shield termination means, said fingers defining a portion of said shield termination means having an outside diameter greater than that of one end of said shield termination means, said shield termination means being located within said opening of said body such that said one end is closer to said electrical connector than the other end thereof.

Claim 3

The electrical connector means of claim 1, wherein: said shield termination means comprises a single member having a plurality of axial slits formed through its wall at said other end defining a plurality of flexible axial fingers at said other end.

Claim 4

Electrical connector means, comprising: a body having a central opening for receiving electrical leads through a first end, an electrical connector coupled to the opposite end of said body, said electrical leads being connected to said electrical connector, shield means surrounding said electrical leads, and annular shield termination means comprising a plurality of axially extending flexible fingers located around said leads with said shield means being engaged by said fingers of said annular shield termination means, said annular shield termination means being located in said opening at said first end of said body for securing said shield means to said body between the outer portions of said fingers of said annular shield termination means and the inner wall of said body, said fingers defining a portion of said shield termination means having an outside diameter greater than that of one end of said shield termination means, said shield termination means being located within said opening of said body such that said one end is closer to said electrical connector than the other end thereof, said shield termination means comprising a single member having a plurality of axial slits formed through its wall at said one end and at said other end defining flexible fingers at opposite ends thereof.

Claim 5

Electrical connector means, comprising: a body having a central opening for receiving electrical leads through a first end, an electrical connector coupled to the opposite end of said body, said electrical leads being connected to said electrical connector, shield means surrounding said electrical leads, and annular shield termination means comprising a plurality of axially extending flexible fingers located around said leads with said shield means being engaged by said fingers of said annular shield termination means, said annular shield termination means being located in said opening at said first end of said body for securing said shield means to said body between the outer portions of said fingers of said annular shield termination means and the inner wall of said body, said fingers defining a portion of said shield termination means having an outside diameter greater than that of one end of said shield termination means, said shield termination means being located within said opening of said body such that said one end is closer to said electrical connector than the other end thereof, said shield termination means comprising a single member having a plurality of axial slits formed through its wall at said one end and at said other end defining flexible fingers at opposite ends thereof.

Claim 6

The electrical connector means of claim 3, wherein: said shield termination means has more of said slits formed at said other end than at said one end such that said other end has more flexible fingers than said one end.

Claim 7

The electrical connector means of claim 2, wherein: said one end of said shield termination means is secured to an arcuate member by being bent around said arcuate member.

Claim 8

Electrical connector means, comprising: a body having a central opening for receiving electrical leads through a first end, an electrical connector coupled to the opposite end of said body, said electrical leads being connected to said electrical connector, shield means surrounding said electrical leads, and annular shield termination means comprising a plurality of axially extending flexible fingers located around said leads with said shield means being engaged by said fingers of said annular shield termination means, said annular shield termination means being located in said opening at said first end of said body for securing said shield means to said body between the outer portions of said fingers of said annular shield termination means and the inner wall of said body, said fingers defining a portion of said shield termination means having an outside diameter greater than that of one end of said shield termination means, said shield termination means being located within said opening of said body such that said one end is closer to said electrical connector than the other end thereof, said shield termination means comprising a plurality of separate elements each of which forms one of said flexible fingers.

Claim 9

Electrical connector means, comprising: a body having a central opening for receiving electrical leads through a first end, an electrical connector coupled to the opposite end of said body, said electrical leads being connected to said electrical connector, shield means surrounding said electrical leads, and annular shield termination means comprising a plurality of axially extending flexible fingers located around said leads with said shield means being engaged by said fingers of said annular shield termination means, said annular shield termination means being located in said opening at said first end of said body for securing said shield means to said body between the outer portions of said fingers of said annular shield termination means and the inner wall of said body, said fingers defining a portion of said shield termination means having an outside diameter greater than that of one end of said shield termination means, said shield termination means being located within said opening of said body such that said one end is closer to said electrical connector than the other end thereof, said shield termination means comprising a plurality of separate elements each of which forms one of said flexible fingers.

Claim 10

The electrical connector means of claim 6, wherein: said plurality of flexible elements are secured to an annular member at one end of said annular shield termination means.

Claim 11

The electrical connector means of claim 6, wherein: each of said plurality of separate elements comprises means which allows it to be assembled to an adjacent one of said separate elements to form said annular shield termination means.

Claim 12

Electrical connector means, comprising: a body having a central opening for receiving electrical leads through a first end, an electrical connector coupled to the opposite end of said body, said electrical leads being connected to said electrical connector, shield means surrounding said electrical leads, and annular shield termination means comprising a plurality of axially extending flexible fingers located around said leads with said shield means being engaged by said fingers of said annular shield termination means, said shield termination means comprising a single member having a plurality of axial slits formed through its wall at opposite ends defining a plurality of flexible fingers at said opposite ends of said shield termination means.

Claim 13

Electrical connector means, comprising: a body having a central opening for receiving electrical leads through a first end, an electrical connector coupled to the opposite end of said body, said electrical leads being connected to said electrical connector, shield means surrounding said electrical leads, and annular shield termination means comprising a plurality of axially extending flexible fingers located around said leads with said shield means being engaged by said fingers of said annular shield termination means, said shield termination means comprising a single member having a plurality of axial slits formed through its wall at opposite ends defining a plurality of flexible fingers at said opposite ends of said shield termination means.

Claim 14

The electrical connector means of claim 9, wherein: said shield termination means has more of said slits formed at second end than at first end whereby said second end has more flexible fingers than said first end.

Claim 15

Electrical connector means, comprising: a body having a central opening for receiving electrical leads through a first end, an electrical connector coupled to the opposite end of said body, said electrical leads being connected to said electrical connector, shield means surrounding said electrical leads, and annular shield termination means comprising a plurality of axially extending flexible fingers located around said leads with said shield means being engaged by said fingers of said annular shield termination means, said shield termination means comprising a single member having first and second opposite ends with a plurality of axial slits formed through its wall at said second end defining a plurality of flexible fingers at said second end, said first end of shield termination means being secured to an arcuate member by being bent around said arcuate member.

Claim 16

Electrical connector means, comprising: a body having a central opening for receiving electrical leads through a first end, an electrical connector coupled to the opposite end of said body, said electrical leads being connected to said electrical connector, shield means surrounding said electrical leads, and annular shield termination means comprising a plurality of axially extending flexible fingers located around said leads with said shield means being engaged by said fingers of said annular shield termination means, said shield termination means comprising a single member having first and second opposite ends with a plurality of axial slits formed through its wall at said second end defining a plurality of flexible fingers at said second end, said first end of shield termination means being secured to an arcuate member by being bent around said arcuate member.

Claim 17

Electrical connector means, comprising: a body having a central opening for receiving electrical leads through a first end, an electrical connector coupled to the opposite end of said body, said electrical leads being connected to said electrical connector, shield means surrounding said electrical leads, and annular shield termination means comprising a plurality of axially extending flexible fingers located around said leads with said shield means being engaged by said fingers of said annular shield termination means, said shield termination means comprising a plurality of separate elements each of which forms one of said flexible fingers.

Claim 18

Electrical connector means, comprising: a body having a central opening for receiving electrical leads through a first end, an electrical connector coupled to the opposite end of said body, said electrical leads being connected to said electrical connector, shield means surrounding said electrical leads, and annular shield termination means comprising a plurality of axially extending flexible fingers located around said leads with said shield means being engaged by said fingers of said annular shield termination means, said shield termination means comprising a plurality of separate elements each of which forms one of said flexible fingers.

Claim 19

The electrical connector of claim 12, wherein: each of said plurality of separate elements are secured to an annular member at one end thereof.

Claim 20

The electrical connector means of claim 12, wherein: each of said plurality of said separate elements comprises means which allows it to be assembled to an adjacent one of said separate elements to form said annular shield termination means.

Claim 21

Electrical connector means, comprising: a body having a central opening for receiving electrical leads through a first end, an electrical connector coupled to the opposite end of said body, said electrical leads being connected to said electrical connector, shield means surrounding said electrical leads, and annular shield termination means comprising a plurality of axially extending flexible fingers located around said leads with said shield means being engaged by said fingers of said annular shield termination means, said annular shield termination means being located around said leads outside of said opening of said body, said annular shield termination means comprising a single member having first and second opposite ends with a plurality of axial slits formed through its wall at said opposite ends thereof, defining a plurality of flexible fingers at said opposite ends.

Claim 22

Electrical connector means, comprising: a body having a central opening for receiving electrical leads through a first end, an electrical connector coupled to the opposite end of said body, said electrical leads being connected to said electrical connector, shield means surrounding said electrical leads, and annular shield termination means comprising a plurality of axially extending flexible fingers located around said leads with said shield means being engaged by said fingers of said annular shield termination means, said annular shield termination means being located around said leads outside of said opening of said body, said annular shield termination means comprising a single member having first and second opposite ends with a plurality of axial slits formed through its wall at said opposite ends thereof, defining a plurality of flexible fingers at said opposite ends.

Claim 23

The electrical connector means of claim 15, wherein: said shield termination means has more of said slits formed at said second end than at said first end wherein said second end has more flexible fingers than said first end.

Claim 24

A shield termination means for terminating shield means of an electrical lead means of an electrical connector comprising: an annular metallic shield termination means comprising a plurality of axially extending flexible fingers adapted to be located around said electrical lead means with said fingers engaging said shield means, said shield termination means comprising a plurality of separate elements each of which forms one of said flexible fingers.

Claim 25

A shield termination means for terminating shield means of an electrical lead means of an electrical connector comprising: an annular metallic shield termination means comprising a plurality of axially extending flexible fingers adapted to be located around said electrical lead means with said fingers engaging said shield means, said shield termination means comprising a plurality of separate elements each of which forms one of said flexible fingers.

Claim 26

The shield termination means of claim 17, wherein: each of said plurality of separate elements are secured to an annular member at one end thereof.

Claim 27

The shield termination means of claim 17, wherein: each of said plurality of separate elements comprises means which allows it to be assembled to an adjacent one of said separate elements to form said annular shield termination means.

Claim 28

Electrical connector means, comprising: a body having a central opening for receiving electrical leads through a first end, an electrical connector coupled to the opposite end of said body, said electrical leads being connected to said electrical connector, flexible shield means surrounding said electrical leads, and annular shield termination means comprising a plurality of axially extending fingers which define a portion of said shield termination means having an outside diameter greater than that of one end of said shield termination means, said annular shield termination means being located in said opening at said first end of said body such that said one end is closer to said electrical connector than the other end thereof, said electrical leads extending through said annular shield termination means, said shield means having end means located between the inner wall of said body and the outer portions of said fingers of said annular shield termination means.

Claim 29

Electrical connector means, comprising: a body having a central opening for receiving electrical leads through a first end, an electrical connector coupled to the opposite end of said body, said electrical leads being connected to said electrical connector, flexible shield means surrounding said electrical leads, and annular shield termination means comprising a plurality of axially extending fingers which define a portion of said shield termination means having an outside diameter greater than that of one end of said shield termination means, said annular shield termination means being located in said opening at said first end of said body such that said one end is closer to said electrical connector than the other end thereof, said electrical leads extending through said annular shield termination means, said shield means having end means located between the inner wall of said body and the outer portions of said fingers of said annular shield termination means.

Claim 30

Electrical connector means, comprising: a body having a central opening for receiving electrical leads through a first end, an electrical connector coupled to the opposite end of said body, said electrical leads being connected to said electrical connector, flexible shield means surrounding said electrical leads, and annular shield termination means comprising a plurality of axially extending fingers which define a portion of said shield termination means having an outside diameter greater than that of one end of said shield termination means, said annular shield termination means being located in said opening at said first end of said body such that said one end is closer to said electrical connector than the other end thereof, said electrical leads extending through said annular shield termination means, said shield means extending through said annular shield termination means and being folded back and located between the inner wall of said body and the outer portions of said fingers of said annular shield termination means.

Claim 31

Electrical connector means, comprising: a body having a central opening for receiving electrical leads through a first end, an electrical connector coupled to the opposite end of said body, said electrical leads being connected to said electrical connector, flexible shield means surrounding said electrical leads, and annular shield termination means comprising a plurality of axially extending fingers which define a portion of said shield termination means having an outside diameter greater than that of one end of said shield termination means, said annular shield termination means being located in said opening at said first end of said body such that said one end is closer to said electrical connector than the other end thereof, said electrical leads extending through said annular shield termination means, said shield means extending through said annular shield termination means and being folded back and located between the inner wall of said body and the outer portions of said fingers of said annular shield termination means.

Claim 32

The electrical connector means of claim 21, wherein: said annular shield terminating means is insertable into said opening through said first end of said body.

Claim 33

The electrical connector means of claim 21, wherein: said shield means comprises separate shields for shielding individual ones of said leads.

Claim 34

The electrical connector means of claim 21, wherein: said shield means comprises a shield around all of said electrical leads.

Claim 35

The electrical connector means of claim 21, wherein: said shield means comprises separate shields for shielding individual ones of said leads and a shield around all of said electrical leads.