Cable clamp construction
First Claim
1. A cable clamp for an electrical connector adapted to terminate conductors of such cable therein, said clamp being separate from the connector and comprising a base for mounting said clamp on a portion of such connector;
- deformable clamp means joined to said base for being formed against a cable outer periphery and clampingly engaging a peripheral portion of such cable to be clamped and retaining such engaged cable portion in relatively immovable relation relative thereto;
said deformable clamp means being substantially nonresilient and of sufficient strength to prevent movement of an engaged cable relative thereto in the absence of discrete securing means.
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Abstract
A deformable cable clamp for use with various ribbon connectors is readily mountable on a connector end portion to conveniently clamp a cable of wires in position prior to application of a cover or hood. The provided clamp enables the wire terminations to be effected either prior to or after the cable from which the wires emanate is secured in place by the clamp. The clamp is readily engaged with the cable by a simple bending step to effect a strain-free relationship between the cable wires and connector contacts. The simplicity of the construction provided lends itself particularly well to automated assembly operations.
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14 Claims
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1. A cable clamp for an electrical connector adapted to terminate conductors of such cable therein, said clamp being separate from the connector and comprising a base for mounting said clamp on a portion of such connector;
- deformable clamp means joined to said base for being formed against a cable outer periphery and clampingly engaging a peripheral portion of such cable to be clamped and retaining such engaged cable portion in relatively immovable relation relative thereto;
said deformable clamp means being substantially nonresilient and of sufficient strength to prevent movement of an engaged cable relative thereto in the absence of discrete securing means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- deformable clamp means joined to said base for being formed against a cable outer periphery and clampingly engaging a peripheral portion of such cable to be clamped and retaining such engaged cable portion in relatively immovable relation relative thereto;
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10. A cable clamp for an electrical connector adapted to terminate conductors of such cable therein, said clamp comprising a base portion for mounting on a portion of such connector, end walls extending from spaced portions of such base portion for supportably engaging spaced peripheral portions of such cable to be clamped in place by said clamp;
- deformable, substantially nonresilient clamping means for moving over said base portion and having opposed lateral edges spaced from said end walls so as to be positioned therebetween;
said clamping means being movable from a position above the terminal edges of said end walls over said base portion toward said base portion whereby such cable supported on said end walls is urged toward said base portion with cable portions interposed said end walls being urged by said clamping means below the plane of said end wall distal edges, and such cable is locked in place in the absence of discrete securing means. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
- deformable, substantially nonresilient clamping means for moving over said base portion and having opposed lateral edges spaced from said end walls so as to be positioned therebetween;
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13. A method for effecting strain free terminations between conductors extending from a cable and contacts of an electrical connector by means of a clamp for mounting on a connector portion and having a deformable substantially nonresilient cable engaging clamp portion, comprising effecting terminations between the conductors and said connector contacts;
- and deforming the cable engaging clamp portion about a peripheral portion of said cable from which said conductors extend so as to lock the same to said clamp in the absence of discrete securing means whereby forces imparted to said cable will not be reacted to at the conductor-contact terminations when said clamp is mounted on said connector.
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14. A method for effecting strain free terminations between conductors extending from a cable end and contacts of a an electrical connector by means of a clamp for mounting on a connector portion and having a substantially nonresilient, deformable cable-engaging clamp portion, comprising deforming the cable-engaging clamp portion about a peripheral portion of said cable from which said conductors extend so as to fixedly position said cable peripheral portions relative to said clamp in the absence of discrete securing means;
- and effecting terminations between the conductors and said connector contacts.
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