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Shielded jacketed flat cable and grounding clip for use therewith

  • US 4,492,815 A
  • Filed: 08/23/1983
  • Issued: 01/08/1985
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/23/1983
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. The combination of a metallic grounding clip and a shielded, jacketed flat cable of the type comprising a main portion having a plurality of spaced signal conductors, an offset portion joined to said main portion and including a drain wire spaced from a distal side of said offset portion, and a metallic shield which encompasses said signal conductors and extends into said offset portion in contact with said drain wire, said clip comprising:

  • a first leg;

    a second leg; and

    a web joining said legs and defining therewith a channel receiving said offset portion, at least one of said legs comprising a termination means piercing said offset portion to contact said drain wire whereby said clip can be attached to said cable, remote from said signal conductors, at any desired location along its length and the shield of said cable can extend to the cable ends.

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