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Cam-actuated terminal connector

  • US 5,961,344 A
  • Filed: 08/26/1997
  • Issued: 10/05/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/26/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A connector for achieving electrical continuity between a flat cable having at least one conductor and at least one mating conductor, the connector comprising:

  • a housing having a first aperture for receiving the flat cable therethrough and a second aperture for receiving the mating conductor therethrough;

    first and second cams mounted within the housing for rotation about parallel, spaced axes between respective first positions wherein confronting surfaces of the cams are spaced from one another by a first distance sufficiently large to receive the flat cable and the mating conductor therebetween in overlapping relationship to one another, and respective second positions wherein the confronting surfaces are spaced from one another by a second distance sufficiently small to clamp the overlapping flat cable conductor and the mating conductor into contact with one another;

    means for biasing the cams toward the second positions; and

    means on the cams for ensuring that the cams rotate in unison with one another and in opposite directions about their respective axes.

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