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Backshell assembly and method
Assignee: Tyco International Ltd Bermuda
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Filing: 1987-03-20
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Granted: 1989-02-14
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Expires: 2007-03-20
Abstract
Abstract A backshell assembly and method of making and assembling a connection between electrical cable and another electrical device are disclosed. The backshell assembly includes a hollow cylindrical body having a first end for attachment to the other electrical device. A hollow cylindrical nut is provided for attachment to the other end of the backshell body and for entrance of the cable. A hollow cylindrical heat shrinkable tube is provided with its central portion shrunk down and bonded to the nut and with end extensions stress relieved by being heat shrunk and provided with an inside diameter greater than the diameter of the outside surface of the nut.
Inventors
- 👤 Gary L. Dibble
- 👤 James H. Reynolds
- 👤 Susan L. Stene
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 05:36
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R4/00; H01R4/70; H01R4/72; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S439/00; Y10S439/932; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49174; Y10T29/49176; Y10T29/49178
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
157 words
A backshell assembly for connecting an electrical cable to other electrical devices comprising, in combination: a hollow cylindrical body member having a first end for attachment to the other electrical device and a second end; a hollow cylindrical nut having an outside surface, a first end for attachment to said second end of said body member and a second end; and a hollow cylindrical, heat shrinkable tube surrounding said nut and extending axially beyond both said first and said second ends of said nut, the interior surface of said tube being bonded to said outside surface of said nut before the nut is assembled to said body member and before the axial extensions are shrunk onto the body member and the electrical cable whereby said body member and said nut can be attached together and to the cable and the other device and the extensions of said tube shrunk down onto said body member and the cable.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
157 words
A backshell assembly for connecting an electrical cable to other electrical devices comprising, in combination: a hollow cylindrical body member having a first end for attachment to the other electrical device and a second end; a hollow cylindrical nut having an outside surface, a first end for attachment to said second end of said body member and a second end; and a hollow cylindrical, heat shrinkable tube surrounding said nut and extending axially beyond both said first and said second ends of said nut, the interior surface of said tube being bonded to said outside surface of said nut before the nut is assembled to said body member and before the axial extensions are shrunk onto the body member and the electrical cable whereby said body member and said nut can be attached together and to the cable and the other device and the extensions of said tube shrunk down onto said body member and the cable.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
174 words
A backshell assembly for connecting an electrical cable to other electrical devices comprising, in combination: a hollow cylindrical body member having a first end for attachment to the other electrical device and a second end; a hollow cylindrical nut having an outside surface, a first end for attachment to said second end of said body member and a second end; and a hollow cylindrical, heat shrinkable tube surrounding said nut and extending axially beyond both said first and said second ends of said nut, the interior surface of said tube being bonded to said outside surface of said nut, the axial extensions of said tube beyond said first and second ends of said nut have a layer of sealant on the inside surface thereof and have an inside diameter greater than the diameter of said outside surface of said nut whereby said body member and said nut can be attached together and to the cable and the other device and the extensions of said tube shrunk down onto said body member and the cable.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
174 words
A backshell assembly for connecting an electrical cable to other electrical devices comprising, in combination: a hollow cylindrical body member having a first end for attachment to the other electrical device and a second end; a hollow cylindrical nut having an outside surface, a first end for attachment to said second end of said body member and a second end; and a hollow cylindrical, heat shrinkable tube surrounding said nut and extending axially beyond both said first and said second ends of said nut, the interior surface of said tube being bonded to said outside surface of said nut, the axial extensions of said tube beyond said first and second ends of said nut have a layer of sealant on the inside surface thereof and have an inside diameter greater than the diameter of said outside surface of said nut whereby said body member and said nut can be attached together and to the cable and the other device and the extensions of said tube shrunk down onto said body member and the cable.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The backshell assembly of claim 2 wherein said inside diameter of said tube first end is at least 1.08 times the outside diameter of said body member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
The backshell assembly of claim 2 wherein said extensions of said tube have been stress relieved by being heat shrunk to said diameter greater than the diameter of said outside surface of said nut.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The backshell assembly of claim 1 wherein said tube is formed from tubing having a shrink ratio of at least about 3 to 1.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
The backshell assembly of claim 1 wherein the outside surface of said body member has a diameter the same as or less than the diameter of said outside surface of said nut.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The backshell assembly of claim 6 wherein said body member includes at said first end thereof a spin coupling member.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
The backshell assembly of claim 7 wherein the extension of said tube beyond said first end of said nut extends axially over at least a portion of said spin coupling member.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The backshell assembly of claim 1 wherein said body member and said nut are metallic for grounding a metal shield of the electrical cable.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
183 words
A backshell assembly for connecting an electrical cable to other electrical devices comprising, in combination: a hollow cylindrical body member having a first end for attachment to the other electrical device and a second end; a hollow cylindrical nut having an outside surface, a first end for attachment to said second end of said body member and a second end, the diameter of said nut outside surface being at least as great as the outside diameter of said body member; and a hollow cylindrical, heat shrinkable tube surrounding said nut and extending axially beyond both said first and said second ends of said nut, the interior surface of said tube being bonded to said outside surface of said nut, the axial extensions of said tube being stress relieved by being heat shrunk, said extensions having an inside diameter greater than the diameter of said outside surface of said nut, whereby said body member and said nut can be attached together and to the cable and the other device and the extensions of said tube shrunk down onto said body member and the cable.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
183 words
A backshell assembly for connecting an electrical cable to other electrical devices comprising, in combination: a hollow cylindrical body member having a first end for attachment to the other electrical device and a second end; a hollow cylindrical nut having an outside surface, a first end for attachment to said second end of said body member and a second end, the diameter of said nut outside surface being at least as great as the outside diameter of said body member; and a hollow cylindrical, heat shrinkable tube surrounding said nut and extending axially beyond both said first and said second ends of said nut, the interior surface of said tube being bonded to said outside surface of said nut, the axial extensions of said tube being stress relieved by being heat shrunk, said extensions having an inside diameter greater than the diameter of said outside surface of said nut, whereby said body member and said nut can be attached together and to the cable and the other device and the extensions of said tube shrunk down onto said body member and the cable.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
32 words
The backshell assembly of claim 10 wherein said axial extensions of said tube beyond said first and second ends of said nut have a layer of sealant on the inside surface thereof.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
156 words
The method of forming a backshell assembly comprising the steps: forming a nut for passing an electrical cable therethrough; heat shrinking a tube so that the medium portion of the tube is shrunk onto the outside surface of the nut with portions of the tube extending beyond both ends of the nut; bonding the medium portion of the tube to the outside surface of the nut before the nut is assembled to a body member and before the portions of the tube extending beyond both ends of the nut are shrunk onto a body member or an electrical cable; and forming a backshell body member for passing the electrical cable therethrough and for attachment to said nut and to the electrical cable whereby said body member and said nut can be attached together and to the cable and the other device and the extension of said tube shrunk down onto said body member and the cable.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
156 words
The method of forming a backshell assembly comprising the steps: forming a nut for passing an electrical cable therethrough; heat shrinking a tube so that the medium portion of the tube is shrunk onto the outside surface of the nut with portions of the tube extending beyond both ends of the nut; bonding the medium portion of the tube to the outside surface of the nut before the nut is assembled to a body member and before the portions of the tube extending beyond both ends of the nut are shrunk onto a body member or an electrical cable; and forming a backshell body member for passing the electrical cable therethrough and for attachment to said nut and to the electrical cable whereby said body member and said nut can be attached together and to the cable and the other device and the extension of said tube shrunk down onto said body member and the cable.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
166 words
The method of forming a backshell assembly comprising the steps: forming a nut for passing an electrical cable therethrough; forming a backshell body member for passing the electrical cable therethrough said for attachment to said nut and to the electrical cable; heat shrinking a tube so that the medium portion of the tube is shrunk onto the outside surface of the nut and the portions of the tube extending beyond both ends of the nut are shrunk to a diameter greater than the diameter of the outside surface of said nut; and bonding the medium portion of the tube to the outside surface of the nut before the nut is assembled to the body member and before the tube extensions have been shrunk down onto the body member or an electrical cable whereby said body member and said nut can be attached together and to the cable and the other device and the extensions of said tube shrunk down onto said body member and the cable.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
166 words
The method of forming a backshell assembly comprising the steps: forming a nut for passing an electrical cable therethrough; forming a backshell body member for passing the electrical cable therethrough said for attachment to said nut and to the electrical cable; heat shrinking a tube so that the medium portion of the tube is shrunk onto the outside surface of the nut and the portions of the tube extending beyond both ends of the nut are shrunk to a diameter greater than the diameter of the outside surface of said nut; and bonding the medium portion of the tube to the outside surface of the nut before the nut is assembled to the body member and before the tube extensions have been shrunk down onto the body member or an electrical cable whereby said body member and said nut can be attached together and to the cable and the other device and the extensions of said tube shrunk down onto said body member and the cable.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 13 wherein said shrinking step includes maintaining the diameter of the extensions of the tube at least 1.08 times the diameter of the outside surface of the body member.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
155 words
The method of forming a mechanical and electrical connection between an electrical cable and another electrical device comprising the steps of: forming a nut for passing an electrical cable therethrough; heat shrinking a tube so that the medium portion of the tube is shrunk onto the outside surface of the nut and the portions of the tube extending beyond both ends of the nut are shrunk to a diameter greater than the diameter of the outside surface of the nut; bonding the medium portion of the tube to the outside surface of the nut before the nut is assembled to a body member or a cable; forming a backshell body member for passing the electrical cable therethrough and for attachment to said nut and to the electrical cable; attaching the nut and the body member together and to the cable; and shrinking the ends of the tube onto the body member and onto the cable.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
155 words
The method of forming a mechanical and electrical connection between an electrical cable and another electrical device comprising the steps of: forming a nut for passing an electrical cable therethrough; heat shrinking a tube so that the medium portion of the tube is shrunk onto the outside surface of the nut and the portions of the tube extending beyond both ends of the nut are shrunk to a diameter greater than the diameter of the outside surface of the nut; bonding the medium portion of the tube to the outside surface of the nut before the nut is assembled to a body member or a cable; forming a backshell body member for passing the electrical cable therethrough and for attachment to said nut and to the electrical cable; attaching the nut and the body member together and to the cable; and shrinking the ends of the tube onto the body member and onto the cable.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
56 words
The method of claim 15 wherein the step of shrinking the ends of the tube onto the body member and the cable includes capturing the cable and the body member together with the extensions of the tube beyond the ends of the nut shrunk down to a diameter less than the outside diameter of the nut.
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