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Electrical connector assembly
Assignee: Whitaker LLC
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Filing: 1993-04-27
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Granted: 1993-12-07
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Expires: 2013-04-27
Abstract
Abstract A connector assembly (6) comprises, conductive signal contacts (9) and a ground bus (10), a separator (16) between first and second rows of the contacts (9), the contacts (9) and the ground bus (10) being supported against the separator (16), the separator (16) having fingers (19) between adjacent contacts (9) of each row, and the ground bus (10) and the contacts (9) being of greater height than the fingers (19) for ease in connection to wires (2, 5) of an electrical cable (1).
Inventors
- 👤 Keith S. Koegel
- 👤 Reuben E. Ney
- 👤 Mark A. Wojcicki
- 👤 William E. Zelko
- 👤 Charles A. Miller
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 04:50
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/77; H01R12/771; H01R12/775; H01R13/00; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R13/6591; H01R13/65912; H01R13/65914; H01R2107/00; H01R24/00; H01R24/28; H01R24/30; H01R4/00; H01R4/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
An electrical connector assembly comprising: an insulative block, a conductive ground bus supported against the insulative block, an insulative housing block, multiple electrical contacts joining the ground bus and projecting outwardly of the housing block for connection to wires of at least one electrical cable, selected ones of the contacts being constructed for detachment from the ground bus to provide free ends of said ones of the contacts, and at least one of the contacts being constructed to remain joined to the ground bus, the ground bus being supported against the insulative block, and each of the contacts being supported against the insulative block, said free ends being supported against the insulative block while being connected to respective wires of at least one electrical cable.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
125 words
An electrical connector assembly comprising: an insulative block, a conductive ground bus supported against the insulative block, an insulative housing block, multiple electrical contacts joining the ground bus and projecting outwardly of the housing block for connection to wires of at least one electrical cable, selected ones of the contacts being constructed for detachment from the ground bus to provide free ends of said ones of the contacts, and at least one of the contacts being constructed to remain joined to the ground bus, the ground bus being supported against the insulative block, and each of the contacts being supported against the insulative block, said free ends being supported against the insulative block while being connected to respective wires of at least one electrical cable.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
An electrical connector assembly as recited in claim 1, comprising: the insulating block being latched to the housing block.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
An electrical connector assembly as recited in claim 1, comprising: fingers on the insulative block between adjacent contacts, and each of said free ends being alongside respective said fingers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
An electrical connector assembly as recited in claim 3, comprising: the free ends supported against said insulating block projecting higher than the fingers on said insulating block.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
An electrical connector assembly as recited in claim 3, comprising: a lead frame joining the ground bus and the contacts, the lead frame extending rearwardly of the insulating block to a carrier strip.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
50 words
An electrical connector assembly as recited in claim 5, comprising: a second lead frame joining additional electrical contacts to a second ground bus supported against the insulative block, the second lead frame extending rearwardly of the insulating block to a second carrier strip, and the carrier strips being joined together.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
146 words
An electrical connector assembly comprising: an insulative block, an insulative housing block, a conductive ground bus supported against the insulative block, multiple electrical contacts in first and second rows projecting outwardly of the housing block for connection to wires of at least one electrical cable, a first ground bus and a second ground bus supported against the insulative block, each said ground bus being connected to the contacts of one of said rows, selected ones of the contacts being constructed for detachment from said ground bus to provide free ends of said ones of the contacts, at least one of the contacts in each row being constructed to remain joined to said ground bus, each of the contacts being supported against the insulative block, and said free ends being supported against the insulative block while being connected to respective wires of at least one electrical cable.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
146 words
An electrical connector assembly comprising: an insulative block, an insulative housing block, a conductive ground bus supported against the insulative block, multiple electrical contacts in first and second rows projecting outwardly of the housing block for connection to wires of at least one electrical cable, a first ground bus and a second ground bus supported against the insulative block, each said ground bus being connected to the contacts of one of said rows, selected ones of the contacts being constructed for detachment from said ground bus to provide free ends of said ones of the contacts, at least one of the contacts in each row being constructed to remain joined to said ground bus, each of the contacts being supported against the insulative block, and said free ends being supported against the insulative block while being connected to respective wires of at least one electrical cable.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
59 words
An electrical connector assembly as recited in claim 7, comprising: a first lead frame joining the first ground bus and the contacts of the first row, a second lead frame joining the second ground bus and the contacts of the second row, said lead frames extending rearwardly of the insulating block to join respective, first and second carrier strips.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
An electrical connector assembly as recited in claim 8, comprising: the carrier strips being joined together.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
An electrical connector assembly as recited in claim 9, comprising: a rivet extending through aligned pilot holes in the carrier strips.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
100 words
A connector assembly comprising: first and second rows of conductive signal contacts, an insulative housing block applied over the signal contacts, the contacts of each row projecting from the housing block and being joined to a first ground bus or a second ground bus, a separator between the first and second rows, cooperating latch elements on the housing and on the separator, the contacts and each ground bus being supported against the separator, at least a selected one of the signal contacts being separated from the ground bus, and the separator having raised fingers between adjacent contacts of each row.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
100 words
A connector assembly comprising: first and second rows of conductive signal contacts, an insulative housing block applied over the signal contacts, the contacts of each row projecting from the housing block and being joined to a first ground bus or a second ground bus, a separator between the first and second rows, cooperating latch elements on the housing and on the separator, the contacts and each ground bus being supported against the separator, at least a selected one of the signal contacts being separated from the ground bus, and the separator having raised fingers between adjacent contacts of each row.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
36 words
A connector assembly as recited in claim 11, comprising: the thickness of the fingers being less than the thickness of the contacts supported against the separator, allowing for weld joining of the contacts to respective wires.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
25 words
A connector assembly as recited in claim 11, comprising: front ends of the fingers being tapered for passage of each bus bar over respective fingers.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
34 words
A connector assembly as recited in claim 11, comprising: each of the separated fingers having a free end between said fingers, and the free ends of the separated fingers being supported against the separator.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
30 words
A connector assembly as recited in claim 11, comprising: each ground bus joined by slender links to a carrier strip, the carrier strips being joined together rearwardly of the separator.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
17 words
A connector assembly as recited in claim 15, comprising: projecting knobs on the separator between adjacent links.
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