Coaxial ribbon cable connector

• US 3,907,396 A
• Filed: 09/18/1974
• Issued: 09/23/1975
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/1973
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: John Henry Huber
• Original Assignee: John Henry Huber
• Inventors: Huber, John Henry
• Primary Examiner(s): Lake, Roy
• Assistant Examiner(s): Jones, DeWalden W.
• Application Number:
  US05/507,170
• Time in Patent Office: 370 Days
• Field of Search: 339/13R,13M,98,97P,17F
• US Class Current: 439/472
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/596 Connection of the shield to an additional grounding conductor, e.g. drain wire
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/775 Ground or shield arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/595 Bolts operating in a direction transverse to the cable or wire

Abstract

This invention relates to a connector for multi-unit coaxial cable of the type wherein each center conductor has a individual shield and each shield has a separate drain wire. More particularly, the connector includes a plurality of contact members each of which consists of an opposing cantilever contact spring section for mating with contact elements of other electrical circuits, a dual in-line cantilever, torsion bar terminating section for receiving either the coaxial cable center conductor or the drain wire, a housing to hold the plurality of contact members and a strain relief clamp member.

Claims

1. A connector housing for housing contact members of the type having an offsetting opposing cantilever contact section and a dual, in-line cantilever, torsion bar terminal section, which comprises:

a. a housing body of insulating material;

b. two rows of a plurality of cavities extending from one end to another end of said body and opening out at each end, said cavities having i. an entrance for admitting contact elements of other electrical circuits, said entrance having inwardly beveled walls, ii. a portion behind said entrance for receiving the opposing cantilever contact section with one side wall thereof being undercut to slidingly receive the base of the contact member, and iii. a contact opening portion at the rear of such cavities for receiving the dual, in-line cantilever torsion bar terminal section, said opening further being adapted to admit wires which may be terminated in the terminal section; and

c. a cable contact opening cover and strain relief clamp consisting of two identical halves each being positionable on the housing body to cover the contact openings said halves having inwardly directed lances for piercingly engaging the insulation on wires which may be terminated to the contact members which may be positioned in said cavities.