US5766027A
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Cable assembly with equalizer board
Assignee: Whitaker LLC
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Filing: 1996-06-04
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Granted: 1998-06-16
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Expires: 2016-06-04
Abstract
Abstract An electrical cable assembly 1 comprising: a housing 2, electrical contacts 3 in the housing 2 connected to a circuit board 4, multiple conductors 5 of an electrical cable 6 connected to the circuit board 4, signal conditioning circuitry 7 on the circuit board 4, the circuitry 7 being interposed between the electrical contacts 3 and the conductors 5, and an insulating holder 8 mounted on the circuit board 4, the contacts 3 extending on the holder 8, and the holder 8 being mounted in a cavity in the housing 2.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael W. Fogg
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 20:07
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/66; H01R13/665; H01R13/6658; H01R24/00; H01R24/60; H01R24/62; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/11; H05K1/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
87 words
An electrical cable assembly comprising: multiple conductors of an electrical cable connected to circuitry on a circuit board, multiple electrical contacts in registration with respective conductive pads of the circuitry, an insulating holder holding the circuit board and the electrical contacts, an insulating housing receiving therein the holder and the electrical contacts and the circuit board, a window providing an open side of the housing, the contacts and the pads being exposed through the open side for inspection of the registration of the contacts with the pads.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
87 words
An electrical cable assembly comprising: multiple conductors of an electrical cable connected to circuitry on a circuit board, multiple electrical contacts in registration with respective conductive pads of the circuitry, an insulating holder holding the circuit board and the electrical contacts, an insulating housing receiving therein the holder and the electrical contacts and the circuit board, a window providing an open side of the housing, the contacts and the pads being exposed through the open side for inspection of the registration of the contacts with the pads.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
An electrical cable assembly as recited in claim 1, and further comprising: a conductive shield encircling the housing and covering the window.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
An electrical cable assembly as recited in claim 2 wherein, a strain relief on the shield grips the cable.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
An electrical cable assembly as recited in claim 1, and further comprising: another window providing a second open side of the housing, the cable conductors and the circuitry being exposed through the second open side for inspection of connections of the cable conductors with the circuitry.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
An electrical cable assembly as recited in claim 4, and further comprising: a conductive shield encircling the housing and covering both the window and said another window.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
An electrical cable assembly as recited in claim 5 wherein, a strain relief on the shield grips the cable.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
An electrical cable assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein, tips of the contacts project from the holder and extend into the housing.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
79 words
An electrical cable assembly comprising: multiple electrical contacts and multiple conductors of an electrical cable connected to respective conductive pads of circuitry on a circuit board, an insulating holder holding the circuit board and the electrical contacts, an insulating housing receiving therein the holder and the electrical contacts, the circuit board being held in the housing, and windows in open sides of the housing exposing for inspection the contacts and the conductors overlying respective conductive pads of the circuitry.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
79 words
An electrical cable assembly comprising: multiple electrical contacts and multiple conductors of an electrical cable connected to respective conductive pads of circuitry on a circuit board, an insulating holder holding the circuit board and the electrical contacts, an insulating housing receiving therein the holder and the electrical contacts, the circuit board being held in the housing, and windows in open sides of the housing exposing for inspection the contacts and the conductors overlying respective conductive pads of the circuitry.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
47 words
An electrical cable assembly as recited in claim 8 wherein, the holder and the contacts and the circuit board are received along a cavity that extends to a rear of the housing, and the holder and the housing latch together to resist rearward movement of the holder.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
An electrical cable assembly as recited in claim 8, and further comprising: a conductive shield encircling the housing and covering the windows.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
An electrical cable assembly as recited in claim 8 wherein, tips of the contacts project from the holder and extend into the housing.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
88 words
An electrical cable assembly comprising: multiple electrical contacts and multiple conductors of an electrical cable connected to respective conductive pads of circuitry on a circuit board, an insulating holder holding the circuit board and the electrical contacts, an insulating housing receiving therein the holder and the electrical contacts, the circuit board being held in the housing, a window providing an open side of the housing, the cable conductors and the circuitry being exposed through the open side for inspection of connections of the cable conductors with the circuitry.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
88 words
An electrical cable assembly comprising: multiple electrical contacts and multiple conductors of an electrical cable connected to respective conductive pads of circuitry on a circuit board, an insulating holder holding the circuit board and the electrical contacts, an insulating housing receiving therein the holder and the electrical contacts, the circuit board being held in the housing, a window providing an open side of the housing, the cable conductors and the circuitry being exposed through the open side for inspection of connections of the cable conductors with the circuitry.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
An electrical cable assembly as recited in claim 12, and further comprising: a conductive shield encircling the housing and covering the window.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
An electrical cable assembly as recited in claim 12 wherein, tips of the contacts project from the holder and extend into the housing.
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