Shielded telecommunications connector

• US 10,498,088 B2
• Filed: 05/18/2018
• Issued: 12/03/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Commscope Connectivity Spain, S.L. (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Commscope Connectivity Spain, S.L. (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Inventors: De Dios, Longinos, Urbano Leon, Manuel
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Harshad C
• Application Number:
  US15/983,732
• Publication Number:
  US 20180287303A1
• Time in Patent Office: 564 Days
• Field of Search: 439877, 439878, 439730, 439585, 439421, 439442, 439203, 4396075
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/5808 formed by a metallic element crimped around the cable H01R4/185 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/658 High frequency shielding arrangements, e.g. against EMI [Electro-Magnetic Interference] or EMP [Electro-Magnetic Pulse] coaxial coupling devices specially adapted for high frequency H01R24/40; for flat or ribbon cable connectors H01R12/774; for coaxial cable H01R9/05
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6592 the conductive member being a shielded cable
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 4/206 with transversal grooves or threads
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 43/04 for forming connections by deformation, e.g. crimping tool

Abstract

A telecommunications connector includes a connector body and a shield attached to the connector body, the shield including a main body portion configured for attachment to the connector body and a barrel portion for crimping against a cable to be terminated to the connector. The barrel portion of the shield includes a corrugated side wall made up of a series of bends extending along a direction from the rear end of the barrel toward the front end of the barrel along at least a portion of a length of the barrel, wherein the bends defining the corrugated side wall are provided on the shield at a pre-crimped stage.

Claims

1. A telecommunications connector comprising:

a connector body and a shield attached to the connector body, the shield including a main body portion configured for attachment to the connector body and a barrel portion for crimping against a cable to be terminated to the connector, wherein the barrel portion of the shield defines a unitary structure, the unitary structure including portions that radially overlap when the shield is at a pre-crimped stage, wherein the main body portion of the shield defines coupling features in the form of tabs located at opposing sidewalls of the main body portion of the shield for mating with a pair of catches defined on a flexible boot of the cable to be terminated to the connector, wherein the flexible boot of the cable to be terminated to the connector is coupled to the main body portion of the shield via the tabs and the catches.

2. A telecommunications connector according to claim 1, wherein the shield is metallic.

3. A telecommunications connector according to claim 1, wherein the shield is removably mounted to the connector body.

4. A telecommunications connector according to claim 1, wherein the barrel defines a generally circular cylindrical configuration at the pre-crimped stage.

5. A method of terminating a cable to a telecommunications connector, the method comprising:

stripping a portion of a jacket to expose a plurality of wires of the cable;

sliding a shield of the telecommunications connector over the cable that has a barrel portion defining a corrugated side wall made up of a series of bends extending along a direction from the rear end of the barrel portion toward the front end of the barrel portion along at least a portion of a length of the barrel portion, wherein the shield defines coupling features in the form of tabs located on opposing sidewalls of a main body portion of the shield that is separate from the barrel portion for mating with a pair of catches defined on a flexible boot of the cable;

coupling the shield of the telecommunications connector to the flexible boot of the cable via the tabs and the catches; and

terminating the plurality of wires of the cable to the telecommunications connector so as to establish an electrical connection between the wires and contacts of the connector and crimping the barrel portion of the shield over the jacket of the cable.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the barrel portion is defined by a unitary structure including portions that radially overlap when the shield is at a pre-crimped stage.

7. The method according to claim 5, wherein the wires of the cable are terminated to the telecommunications connector after the shield has been slid over the cable.

8. The method according to claim 5, wherein the wires of the cable are positioned within a load bar of the telecommunications connector before the load bar is inserted through the shield.

9. A method of terminating a cable to a telecommunications connector, the method comprising:

stripping a portion of a jacket of the cable to expose a plurality of wires of the cable;

sliding a shield of the telecommunications connector over the cable that has a barrel portion defining a corrugated side wall made up of a series of bends extending along a direction from the rear end of the barrel portion toward the front end of the barrel along portion at least a portion of the length of the barrel portion, wherein the bends defining the corrugated side wall extend generally 360 degrees around the periphery of the barrel portion, wherein the shield defines coupling features in the form of tabs located on opposing sidewalls of a main body portion of the shield that is separate from the barrel portion for mating with a pair of catches defined on a flexible boot of the cable;

coupling the shield of the telecommunications connector to the flexible boot of the cable via the tabs and the catches; and

terminating the plurality of wires of the cable to the telecommunications connector so as to establish an electrical connection between the wires and contacts of the connector and crimping the barrel portion of the shield over the jacket of the cable.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the barrel portion is defined by a unitary structure including portions that radially overlap when the shield is at a pre-crimped stage.

11. The method according to claim 9, wherein the wires of the cable are terminated to the telecommunications connector after the shield has been slid over the cable.

12. The method according to claim 9, wherein the wires of the cable are positioned within a load bar of the telecommunications connector before the load bar is inserted through the shield.

13. A method of terminating a cable to a telecommunications connector, the method comprising:

stripping a portion of a jacket of the cable to expose a plurality of wires of the cable;

sliding a shield of the telecommunications connector over the cable that has a barrel portion defining a unitary structure, the unitary structure including portions that radially overlap when the shield is at a pre-crimped stage, wherein the shield defines coupling features in the form of tabs located on opposing sidewalls of a main body portion of the shield that is separate from the barrel portion for mating with a pair of catches defined on a flexible boot of the cable;

coupling the shield of the telecommunications connector to the flexible boot of the cable via the tabs and the catches; and

terminating the plurality of wires of the cable to the telecommunications connector so as to establish an electrical connection between the wires and contacts of the connector; and

crimping the barrel portion of the shield over the jacket of the cable.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the wires of the cable are terminated to the telecommunications connector after the shield has been slid over the cable.

15. The method according to claim 13, wherein the wires of the cable are positioned within a load bar of the telecommunications connector before the load bar is inserted through the shield.