US5074808A
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Molded strain relief in back shell
Assignee: TE Connectivity Corp
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Filing: 1991-02-06
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Granted: 1991-12-24
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Expires: 2011-02-06
Abstract
Abstract An electrical connector (1) comprising, an insulative housing block (16), conductive electrical contacts (9) in the housing block (16) connected to corresponding signal wires (2), a conductive ground bus (10) connected to corresponding ground wires (5), plastics material (28) at a rear of the housing block (16) imbedding the ground bus (10) and a portion of the cable (1), and a conductive shell (29) enclosing the plastics material (28).
Inventors
- 👤 Robert E. Beamenderfer
- 👤 Wayne S. Griffiths
- 👤 Keith S. Koegel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 23:31
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R13/6591; H01R13/6592; H01R13/6593; H01R13/65912; H01R13/65914; H01R13/46; H01R13/502; H01R13/512; H01R13/516; H01R13/58; H01R13/595; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49169; Y10T29/49171
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
73 words
An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing block, conductive electrical contacts in the housing block connected to corresponding signal wires of a cable, a conductive ground bus connected to corresponding ground wires, plastics material at a rear of the housing block imbedding the ground bus and a portion of the cable, and a conductive shell enclosing the plastics material, arcs of the signal wires and the ground wires being embedded in plastics material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
73 words
An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing block, conductive electrical contacts in the housing block connected to corresponding signal wires of a cable, a conductive ground bus connected to corresponding ground wires, plastics material at a rear of the housing block imbedding the ground bus and a portion of the cable, and a conductive shell enclosing the plastics material, arcs of the signal wires and the ground wires being embedded in plastics material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
An electrical connector as recited in claim 1, and further comprising: a groove through the plastics material receiving a fastener.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
An electrical connector as recited in claim 1, and further comprising: a recess opening into a front and a side of the plastics material for receiving a key of the shell.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
An electrical connector as recited in claim 1, and further comprising: a side of the shell receiving the wires.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
An electrical connector as recited in claim 1, and further comprising: the plastics material being a shaped block conforming in size and shape to the interior of the conductive shell.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
An electrical connector as recited in claim 1, and further comprising: when the plastics material is assembled in the shell, the plastics material conforms to an interior size and shape of the shell.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
An electrical connector as recited in claim 1, and further comprising: the plastics material having been formed into a block having a size and shape conforming to the interior of the shell.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
68 words
A method for constructing a connector comprising the steps of: bending signal wires and ground wires in arcs where the wires enter a housing block holding electrical contacts to which the wires are connected, imbedding the arcs within fluent plastics material, molding the plastics material to a shape conforming to an interior of a conductive shell, and assembling a conductive shell over the plastics material following solidification thereof.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
68 words
A method for constructing a connector comprising the steps of: bending signal wires and ground wires in arcs where the wires enter a housing block holding electrical contacts to which the wires are connected, imbedding the arcs within fluent plastics material, molding the plastics material to a shape conforming to an interior of a conductive shell, and assembling a conductive shell over the plastics material following solidification thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
49 words
A method as recited in claim 8, and further including the step of: exiting the wires through a lateral side of the plastics material, and covering a back portion of the plastics material with the shell, and exiting the wires through an opening in a side of the shell.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
56 words
A method as recited in claim 8, and further comprising the step of: laying the housing block and the wires in a cavity of a mold conforming in size and shape to an interior of the shell, and filling the cavity with the fluent plastics material to imbed the wires in a shaped fluent plastic solid.
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