Mass terminable flat cable assembly with readily separable ground plane
First Claim
1. A flat cable assembly for use with a mass termination connector having a plurality of regularly spaced terminal elements, said flat cable assembly comprising:
- a main cable including a plurality of conductors held in regularly spaced parallel relationship in a sheet of insulation to match the terminal element spacing of a connector having a plurality of regularly spaced terminal elements, said cable including a first surface, a second surface and lateral edges with said surfaces extending between said lateral edges;
a plastic covering having an interior surface facing said cable second surface, a release agent being printed on at least one of said interior surface and said second surface so that portions of the printed-upon surface are coated by said release agent and other portions of said printed-upon surface are uncoated, said flat cable assembly having lateral edges with the printing of said release agent extending to the lateral edges of said assembly, said printing of said release agent extending the entire width of said assembly so that said covering and said main cable are separated by said release agent the entire width of said assembly permitting manual stripping of said covering without the use of any tools or any cutting; and
a metallic ground plane disposed between said main cable and said covering, said plastic covering being bonded to said second surface at said uncoated portions.
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Abstract
A flat cable assembly for use with a mass termination connector. The cable assembly includes a main cable having a plurality of conductors held in regularly spaced parallel relationship in a sheet of insulation to match the terminal element spacing of the connector. The main cable has a first surface, a second surface and lateral ends with the surfaces extending between the ends. A plastic covering having an interior surface facing the main cable second surface is provided. A release agent is printed on either or both of the interior surface of the plastic covering and the second surface of the main cable so that portions of the printed upon surface are coated by the release agent and other portions of that surface are uncoated. A metallic ground plane is positioned between the main cable and the covering with the plastic covering being bonded to the second surface at the uncoated portions so that the plastic covering can be readily separated from the main cable to expose the ground plane.
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10 Claims
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1. A flat cable assembly for use with a mass termination connector having a plurality of regularly spaced terminal elements, said flat cable assembly comprising:
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a main cable including a plurality of conductors held in regularly spaced parallel relationship in a sheet of insulation to match the terminal element spacing of a connector having a plurality of regularly spaced terminal elements, said cable including a first surface, a second surface and lateral edges with said surfaces extending between said lateral edges; a plastic covering having an interior surface facing said cable second surface, a release agent being printed on at least one of said interior surface and said second surface so that portions of the printed-upon surface are coated by said release agent and other portions of said printed-upon surface are uncoated, said flat cable assembly having lateral edges with the printing of said release agent extending to the lateral edges of said assembly, said printing of said release agent extending the entire width of said assembly so that said covering and said main cable are separated by said release agent the entire width of said assembly permitting manual stripping of said covering without the use of any tools or any cutting; and a metallic ground plane disposed between said main cable and said covering, said plastic covering being bonded to said second surface at said uncoated portions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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