US4773878A
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Shielded flat cable connectors
Assignee: W.L. Gore and Associates Inc
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Filing: 1987-07-02
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Granted: 1988-09-27
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Expires: 2007-07-02
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to connectors for cables with prearranged spacing configurations between signal conductors and ground conductors thus allowing use of higher density cables for high speed electronic signals. Ground conductors are attached to the housing of the connector.
Inventors
- 👤 George A. Hansell, III
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 16:37
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/77; H01R12/771; H01R12/775
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
164 words
An electrical connector for flat cable with a plurality of signal and ground conductors which comprises: (a) a movable connector section, including a socket assembly with a front and back face having at least one row of spaced signal contact sockets accessible from the front face and a corresponding array of signal contact pins protruding from the rear face; the plurality of signal conductors and ground conductors having a spacing configuration in which said ground conductors are bent upwards and said signal conductors are affixed to said socket assembly by mating with signal contact pins; (b) an upper and lower shell to which said ground conductors are affixed enclosing said movable connector; (c) a fixed connector section including an insulated housing containing an array of mating contacts and at least one row of springy fingers wherein said fixed connector section is affixed to said movable connector section by means of connecting said mating contacts to said sockets and said shells to said springy fingers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
164 words
An electrical connector for flat cable with a plurality of signal and ground conductors which comprises: (a) a movable connector section, including a socket assembly with a front and back face having at least one row of spaced signal contact sockets accessible from the front face and a corresponding array of signal contact pins protruding from the rear face; the plurality of signal conductors and ground conductors having a spacing configuration in which said ground conductors are bent upwards and said signal conductors are affixed to said socket assembly by mating with signal contact pins; (b) an upper and lower shell to which said ground conductors are affixed enclosing said movable connector; (c) a fixed connector section including an insulated housing containing an array of mating contacts and at least one row of springy fingers wherein said fixed connector section is affixed to said movable connector section by means of connecting said mating contacts to said sockets and said shells to said springy fingers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
An electrical connector of claim 1 wherein one ground conductor is positioned adjacent to each signal conductor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
An electrical connector of claim 1 wherein said ground conductors are affixed to said shell by soldering means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
An electrical connector of claim 1 wherein said ground connectors are affixed to said shell by means of an electrically conductive adhesive.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
An electrical connector of claim 4 wherein said signal conductors are affixed to said signal contacts by soldering.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
An electrical connector of claim 1 wherein said signal conductors are affixed to said signal contacts by an electrically conductive adhesive.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
An electrical connector of claim 1 wherein said fixed connector section has two rows of springy fingers.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
An electrical connector of claim 1 wherein space between said shells enclosing said movable connectors is filled with a material to provide environmental protection.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
An electrical connector of claim 8 wherein the material filled between said shells is plastic.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
An electrical connector of claim 1 where the socket assembly consists of two rows of regularly spaced sockets.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
An electrical connector of claim 10 where the spacing between said sockets is about 0.05 inch both in the rows and between the rows.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
An electrical connector of claim 11 where the overall dimensions of fixed connector section is about 0.2 inch by 1.0 inch.
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