US5480327A
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Electrical connector for cable
Assignee: Whitaker LLC
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Filing: 1994-05-24
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Granted: 1996-01-02
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Expires: 2014-05-24
Abstract
Abstract A cable connector (1) comprises, an insulative overmold (10) surrounding a section of a round electrical cable (5) transformed into a thin, wide section (16), with multiple wires (4) of the cable (5) being grouped together, side by side, within said section (16), an insulating housing insert (2) mounting electrical contacts (3) connected to respective wires (4) of the cable (5), and conductive shielding (6) encircling the housing insert (2) and the overmold (10), said shielding (6) being connected to a conductive shield (9) of the cable (5) at a window (20) through the overmold (10).
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas J. Zola
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 00:04
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/58; H01R13/5845; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R13/6591; H01R13/6592; H01R9/00; H01R9/03; H01R9/05; H01R9/0518
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
76 words
A cable connector comprising: an insulating housing insert mounting electrical contacts connected to respective wires of an electrical cable, conductive shielding encircling the housing insert and being connected to a conductive shield of the cable, an insulative overmold surrounding a section of a round electrical cable transformed into a thin and wide section in which multiple wires of the cable are grouped together, side by side, within said section, and the conductive shielding encircling the overmold.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
76 words
A cable connector comprising: an insulating housing insert mounting electrical contacts connected to respective wires of an electrical cable, conductive shielding encircling the housing insert and being connected to a conductive shield of the cable, an insulative overmold surrounding a section of a round electrical cable transformed into a thin and wide section in which multiple wires of the cable are grouped together, side by side, within said section, and the conductive shielding encircling the overmold.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A cable connector as recited in claim 1, comprising: an insulating boot covering the conductive shielding.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
52 words
A cable connector as recited in claim 1, comprising: the overmold encircling a partially flattened and increasingly wider section of the cable through which the wires extend and diverge from one another, the wires extending from said partially flattened and increasingly wider section of the cable toward said thin and wide section.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
A cable connector as recited in claim 3, comprising: an dielectric cover member covering the conductive shielding.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A cable connector as recited in claim 1, comprising: the conductive shielding being connected to a conductive shield of the cable at a window through the overmold.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
A cable connector as recited in claim 5, comprising: an dielectric cover member covering the conductive shielding.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
A cable connector as recited in claim 1, comprising: the wires projecting forwardly from the overmold and being connected to respective contacts.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
A cable connector as recited in claim 1, comprising: the wires being parallel and spaced apart within said thin and wide section.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
A cable connector as recited in claim 1, comprising: a drain wire of the cable projecting forwardly from the overmold and being bent back on itself to engage and be covered by the conductive shielding.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
A cable connector as recited in claim 9, comprising: an dielectric cover member covering the conductive shielding.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
77 words
A cable connector comprising: an insulative overmold surrounding a section of a round electrical cable transformed into a thin, wide section with multiple wires of the cable being grouped together, side by side, within said section, an insulating housing insert mounting electrical contacts connected to respective wires of the cable, and conductive shielding encircling the housing insert and the overmold, said shielding being connected to a conductive shield of the cable at a window through the overmold.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
77 words
A cable connector comprising: an insulative overmold surrounding a section of a round electrical cable transformed into a thin, wide section with multiple wires of the cable being grouped together, side by side, within said section, an insulating housing insert mounting electrical contacts connected to respective wires of the cable, and conductive shielding encircling the housing insert and the overmold, said shielding being connected to a conductive shield of the cable at a window through the overmold.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
79 words
A cable connector comprising: a housing insert mounting electrical contacts connected to respective wires of an electrical cable, conductive shielding over the insert and connected to shielding of the cable, the wires of the cable being routed from a round section of the cable and through a partially flattened and increasingly wider section of the cable and through a thin and wide section, an insulative overmold surrounding both said sections, said shielding receiving the housing insert and the overmold.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
79 words
A cable connector comprising: a housing insert mounting electrical contacts connected to respective wires of an electrical cable, conductive shielding over the insert and connected to shielding of the cable, the wires of the cable being routed from a round section of the cable and through a partially flattened and increasingly wider section of the cable and through a thin and wide section, an insulative overmold surrounding both said sections, said shielding receiving the housing insert and the overmold.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
16 words
A cable connector as recited in claim 12, comprising: an insulating boot covering the conductive shielding.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
52 words
A cable connector as recited in claim 12, comprising: the overmold encircling a partially flattened and increasingly wider section of the cable through which the wires extend and diverge from one another, the wires extending from said partially flattened and increasingly wider section of the cable toward said thin and wide section.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
17 words
A cable connector as recited in claim 14, comprising: an dielectric cover member covering the conductive shielding.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
27 words
A cable connector as recited in claim 12, comprising: the conductive shielding being connected to a conductive shield of the cable at a window through the overmold.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
17 words
A cable connector as recited in claim 16, comprising: an dielectric cover member covering the conductive shielding.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
22 words
A cable connector as recited in claim 12, comprising: the wires projecting forwardly from the overmold and being connected to respective contacts.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
22 words
A cable connector as recited in claim 12, comprising: the wires being parallel and spaced apart within said thin and wide section.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
35 words
A cable connector as recited in claim 12, comprising: a drain wire of the cable projecting forwardly from the overmold and being bent back on itself to engage and be covered by the conductive shielding.
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