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US4579415A
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Grounding of shielded cables in a plug and receptacle electrical connector
Assignee: G&H Technology Inc
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Filing: 1984-04-23
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Granted: 1986-04-01
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Expires: 2004-04-23
Abstract
Abstract Cable wires to be interconnected by a plug and receptacle connector are received within the end portion of each connector part, the cables themselves being conventionally connected to a pin and socket contacts. The contacts are received within insulative inserts which, in turn, are mounted within metal shell members. A portion of the cable shields outwardly of the insulative inserts are located on the outer end portion of a connector part metal shell surrounding the inserts. A metal ring is placed over the individual cable shields and formed in place mechanically securing and electrically connecting the cable shields to the metal cylinder and thus to the connector part.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael K. Van Brunt
- 👤 Jeffrey J. Hager
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 09:08
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R13/6591; H01R13/6592; H01R13/65912; H01R13/65918
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
168 words
In an electrical connector part having a hollow metal shell through which a multi-wire cable passes, each wire being enclosed in a shield and a further shield enclosing all of the cable wires, the improvement comprising: individual peeled-back portions of each cable wire shield being located in contact with the outer surface of the connector part metal shell and in mutually spaced apart relation; metal ring means received over the peeled-back cable wire shield portions and deformed to clamp said cable wire shield portions against the connector part metal shell outer surface and against the shell outer surface between adjacent wire shield portions; the further shield being peeled-back from the connector part metal shell onto the multi-wire cable; and hollow metal backshell means with an imperforate sidewall having one end portion deformed to clamp about the connector metal shell and onto the deformed ring means, an opposite end portion of the backshell means deformed to clamp the peeled-back portion of the further shield continuously about the multi-wire cable.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
168 words
In an electrical connector part having a hollow metal shell through which a multi-wire cable passes, each wire being enclosed in a shield and a further shield enclosing all of the cable wires, the improvement comprising: individual peeled-back portions of each cable wire shield being located in contact with the outer surface of the connector part metal shell and in mutually spaced apart relation; metal ring means received over the peeled-back cable wire shield portions and deformed to clamp said cable wire shield portions against the connector part metal shell outer surface and against the shell outer surface between adjacent wire shield portions; the further shield being peeled-back from the connector part metal shell onto the multi-wire cable; and hollow metal backshell means with an imperforate sidewall having one end portion deformed to clamp about the connector metal shell and onto the deformed ring means, an opposite end portion of the backshell means deformed to clamp the peeled-back portion of the further shield continuously about the multi-wire cable.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
An electrical connector as in claim 1, in which said connector part metal shell outer surfaces includes at least one circumferentially extending flange having a toothed outer surface to which the backshell means is deformed into continuous contact free from gaps.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
55 words
An electrical connector as in claim 1, in which a metal ring is located on the cable over the further cable shield, the peeled-back portion of the further cable shield is located over the metal ring, and the backshell means is formed onto the peeled-back portion of the further cable shield and underlying metal ring.
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