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Low profile angular connector device and method

  • US 5,911,595 A
  • Filed: 07/29/1996
  • Issued: 06/15/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/29/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A low-profiled electrical connector for terminating wires of a circular electrical cable in a minimum amount of clearance space for connecting to an associated electrical interface device, said electrical connector comprising:

  • a low-profiled connector backshell housing which includes a cylindrical housing with an open front face normal to an interface axis of said connector backshell, and said cylindrical housing having an interior cylindrical interface wall;

    a cylindrical electrical insert carried within said cylindrical housing next adjacent said interior wall, said electrical insert having a connector face generally coextending with said front face of said backshell with a plurality of electrical terminals for mating with said electrical interface device;

    said backshell housing including a rear housing defined between said electrical insert and a back of said backshell housing;

    a low-profiled stem integral with said backshell housing, said stem opening into said rear housing for receiving and routing said cable along a stem axis extending at an angle to said interface axis;

    a rear access included in said back of said connector backshell housing having an access opening for receiving said insert there through;

    said access opening being defined by a continuous peripheral wall lying in a plane generally normal to said interface axis;

    a rear cover plate attached to said peripheral wall overlying said access opening for closing said access opening to provide shielding for said wires within said backshell;

    a low-profile thickness for said electrical connector defined between said front face and rear cover plate of said backshell; and

    ,a low-profile wiring space portion of said thickness defined in said rear housing of said backshell housing facilitating routing and termination of said wires of said cable to said electrical insert so that the thickness of said backshell is minimized to accommodate connection to said associated electrical interface device in a minimum amount of clearance space.

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