US4444450A — Flat transmission cable connector and housing the…

Claim 1

Independent Claim 104 words

An electrical connector for flat transmission cable including signal conductors and drain conductors, the electrical connector comprises a body member having terminal-receiving passageways and conductor-receiving passageways in respective communication therein, electrical terminals disposed within the terminal-receiving passageways and having conductor-terminating sections, and cover members securable onto the body member, characterized in that said cover members have projection members in alignment with corresponding recesses in said conductor-receiving passageways, said projection members deforming the respective conductors into said corresponding recesses when the conductors are disposed in said conductor-receiving passageways and said cover members are secured onto said body member thereby providing strain relief for the conductors.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 104 words

An electrical connector for flat transmission cable including signal conductors and drain conductors, the electrical connector comprises a body member having terminal-receiving passageways and conductor-receiving passageways in respective communication therein, electrical terminals disposed within the terminal-receiving passageways and having conductor-terminating sections, and cover members securable onto the body member, characterized in that said cover members have projection members in alignment with corresponding recesses in said conductor-receiving passageways, said projection members deforming the respective conductors into said corresponding recesses when the conductors are disposed in said conductor-receiving passageways and said cover members are secured onto said body member thereby providing strain relief for the conductors.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 49 words

An electrical connector as set forth in claim 1 characterized in that said cover members comprise spaced projections extending inwardly from inside surfaces of said cover members for disposition on each side of said conductor-terminating sections for maintaining the sections of the conductors terminated in the conductor-terminating sections therein.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 40 words

An electrical connector as set forth in claim 1 characterized in that cable strain relief members are provided on inside surfaces of said cover members for engagement with the cable when said cover members are secured on said body member.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 36 words

An electrical connector as set forth in claim 3 characterized in that said cable strain relief members comprise U-shaped members having legs secured in recesses in said cover members and bights thereof engageable with the cable.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 40 words

An electrical connector as set forth in claim 3 characterized in that said cable strain relief members comprise U-shaped members having bights thereof secured in recesses in said cover members and legs thereof having serrated edges engageable with the cable.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 104 words

An electrical connector for flat transmission cable including signal conductors and drain conductors comprising: body means having terminal-receiving passageways and conductor-receiving passageways in respective communication therein; electrical terminal means disposed in said terminal-receiving passageways and having conductor-terminating sections for terminating respective sections of the signal and drain conductors positioned in said conductor-receiving passageways; cover members mountable on and adapted to be secured onto said body member and extending along said terminal-receiving and conductor-receiving passageways and an end of the cable; and strain relief means in said conductor-receiving passageways and on said cover members for engaging the conductors thereby providing strain relief for the conductors.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 104 words

An electrical connector for flat transmission cable including signal conductors and drain conductors comprising: body means having terminal-receiving passageways and conductor-receiving passageways in respective communication therein; electrical terminal means disposed in said terminal-receiving passageways and having conductor-terminating sections for terminating respective sections of the signal and drain conductors positioned in said conductor-receiving passageways; cover members mountable on and adapted to be secured onto said body member and extending along said terminal-receiving and conductor-receiving passageways and an end of the cable; and strain relief means in said conductor-receiving passageways and on said cover members for engaging the conductors thereby providing strain relief for the conductors.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 40 words

An electrical connector as set forth in claim 6 wherein said strain relief means comprise recesses in said conductor-receiving passageways and projections extending outwardly from an inside surface of said cover members in alignment with respective ones of said recesses.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 25 words

An electrical connector as set forth in claim 6 and further comprising cable strain relief means on said cover members for engagement with the cable.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 25 words

An electrical connector as set forth in claim 8 wherein said cable strain relief means comprise U-shaped members secured in recesses in said cover members.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 28 words

An electrical connector as set forth in claim 9 wherein legs of said U-shaped members are secured in said cover member recesses and bights thereof engage the cable.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 35 words

An electrical connector as set forth in claim 9 wherein bights and sections of legs of said U-shaped members are secured in said cover member recesses and serrated edges of the legs engage the cable.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 48 words

An electrical connector as set forth in claim 6 and further comprising spaced projections extending outwardly from inside surfaces of said cover members for disposition on each side of said conductor-terminating sections for maintaining the sections of the signal and drain conductors terminated in said conductor-terminating sections therein.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 110 words

A housing member for housing electrical connectors interconnected together therein and latchably securing them therein, said housing member comprising: a body member having a passageway extending therethrough for receiving the electrical connectors therein, said body member having slot means therein, one of said slot means having an opening therein in communication with said passageway, the other of said slot means having a recess; latching means including flexible leg means extending respectively along said slot means and having inwardly-directed lug means disposed respectively in said recess and through said opening, said lug means in said opening latchably securing the electrical connectors in said passageway by latching-member means on the electrical connectors.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 110 words

A housing member for housing electrical connectors interconnected together therein and latchably securing them therein, said housing member comprising: a body member having a passageway extending therethrough for receiving the electrical connectors therein, said body member having slot means therein, one of said slot means having an opening therein in communication with said passageway, the other of said slot means having a recess; latching means including flexible leg means extending respectively along said slot means and having inwardly-directed lug means disposed respectively in said recess and through said opening, said lug means in said opening latchably securing the electrical connectors in said passageway by latching-member means on the electrical connectors.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 30 words

A housing member as set forth in claim 13 wherein said passageway includes recess means in alignment with said opening along which the latching-member means moves thereby defining polarizing means.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 63 words

A housing member as set forth in claim 13 wherein said recess includes a projection to maintain said lug means in said recess in one position so that said lug means is maintained in said opening and said projection maintains said lug means in another position in said recess so that said lug means is positioned in said slot means outside said opening.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 113 words

A housing member having a passageway therethrough for receiving matable electrical connectors in electrical connection therein, characterized in that said housing member has slots extending inwardly from sides thereof to about midway thereof and a recess in said passagewy, one of said slots having a recessed area therein, said housing member having an opening in communication with said recess and said recessed area; latching members including leg members slidably disposed in respective ones of said slots, said leg members having inwardly-directed lugs disposed respectively in said recessed area and said opening with the lug in said opening latchably securing the mated electrical connectors in said passageway by latching members on the electrical connectors.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 113 words

A housing member having a passageway therethrough for receiving matable electrical connectors in electrical connection therein, characterized in that said housing member has slots extending inwardly from sides thereof to about midway thereof and a recess in said passagewy, one of said slots having a recessed area therein, said housing member having an opening in communication with said recess and said recessed area; latching members including leg members slidably disposed in respective ones of said slots, said leg members having inwardly-directed lugs disposed respectively in said recessed area and said opening with the lug in said opening latchably securing the mated electrical connectors in said passageway by latching members on the electrical connectors.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 21 words

A housing member as set forth in claim 16 characterized in that said recess and said latching members define polarizing members.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 65 words

A housing member as set forth in claim 16 characterized in that said recessed area has a projection so that said lug in said recessed area on one side of said projection maintains said lug in said opening therein and said lug in said recessed area on the other side of said projection maintains said lug outside of said opening and disposed in said slot.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1987-04-24	1987-10-24	1988-04-24	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1991-04-24	1991-10-24	1992-04-24	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1995-04-24	1995-10-24	1996-04-24	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Flat transmission cable connector and housing therefor

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