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US4398780A
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Shielded electrical connector
Assignee: TE Connectivity Corp
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Filing: 1982-09-15
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Granted: 1983-08-16
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Expires: 2002-09-15
Abstract
Abstract A shielded connector for shielded cable provides a plug and receptacle coupled to multiple wires of the cable, together with metal shells with facility for stacking and interlocking multiple shielded connectors.
Inventors
- 👤 Lawrence G. Novotny
- 👤 Elvert S. Watts
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 22:09
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R13/6591; H01R13/6592; H01R13/46; H01R13/516; H01R13/518; H01R13/62; H01R13/621; H01R13/6215; H01R27/00; H01R27/02; H01R31/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S439/00; Y10S439/901; Y10S439/904; Y10S439/906
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
A shielded connector for multiple conductor cable having a male and female connector pair with terminals thereof having aligned wire connecting portions and oppositely projecting mating portions adjacent mating sides of said connector pair, the improvement comprising: first and second metal intermated shells enclosing said connector pair and having a first opening encircled by a first flange exposing a first mating side of one of said pair of connectors, and second opening encircled by a second flange exposing a mating side of the other of said connectors, said shells enclosing a cable entrance for wires connected to said pair of connectors, and fastener means extending through said intermated shells to connect together, plural, stacked pairs of intermated shells, and wherein a plug mating side of said pair of connectors will interfit with a receptacle mating side of another of said pair of connectors so that a pair of multiple conductor cables are electrically coupled together.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
A shielded connector for multiple conductor cable having a male and female connector pair with terminals thereof having aligned wire connecting portions and oppositely projecting mating portions adjacent mating sides of said connector pair, the improvement comprising: first and second metal intermated shells enclosing said connector pair and having a first opening encircled by a first flange exposing a first mating side of one of said pair of connectors, and second opening encircled by a second flange exposing a mating side of the other of said connectors, said shells enclosing a cable entrance for wires connected to said pair of connectors, and fastener means extending through said intermated shells to connect together, plural, stacked pairs of intermated shells, and wherein a plug mating side of said pair of connectors will interfit with a receptacle mating side of another of said pair of connectors so that a pair of multiple conductor cables are electrically coupled together.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
The structure as recited in claim 1, wherein, said fastener means include cap screws with enlarged threaded shank portions constructed for threadable connection to head portions of additional cap screws of another intermated pair of said shells.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The structure as recited in claim 1, wherein each said flange of said shells includes an overhang encircling a mating side of a respective said connector.
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