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Cable connector gender changer

  • US 5,741,155 A
  • Filed: 12/20/1995
  • Issued: 04/21/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/20/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A cable assembly comprising:

  • (a) a plurality of cables for connecting together a plurality of devices, each of the cables comprising a plurality of conductors, a male connector electrically connected to the conductors at a first end of the cable and a female connector electrically connected to the conductors at a second end of the cable;

    (b) a pass-thru bulkhead assembly for clamping together the cables, wherein the pass-thru bulkhead assembly comprises one or more guides for each of the clamped-together cables, each of the guides providing an aperture for the cable to pass therethrough, and wherein the pass-thru bulkhead assembly is EMI shielded;

    (c) means for mounting the pass-thru bulkhead assembly in an aperture of a cabinet bulkhead; and

    (d) one or more cable connector gender changers, each of the cable connector gender changers being coupled to a male connector on one of the cables, and each of the cable connector gender changers comprising a first metal socket comprising a first connector shell connectable to the male connector, a second metal socket comprising a second connector shell, an intermediate portion comprising a mounting plate for connecting the first and second metal sockets, and a plurality of electrical connections extending from the first metal socket to the second metal socket through the intermediate portion, wherein the first connector shell, the second connector shell, and the intermediate portion are attached together by the mounting plate into a single unit to form a continuous EMI shield covering said plurality of electrical connections, and wherein the first and second metal sockets are of a same gender type.

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