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Connector for a flat cable and method of assembling it

  • US 6,676,444 B2
  • Filed: 12/02/2002
  • Issued: 01/13/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A connector for a plurality of wires, at least one of said wires being a shielded wire having a shielding layer, at least portions of said wires being substantially juxtaposed such that conductive cores of the respective wires are held substantially side by side in a housing, the housing having a rear end and portions of the wires being drawn out of the connector at the rear end of the housing, the connector comprising:

  • a shielding shell including a base shell covering a first portion of the housing and a lid shell moveably disposed with respect to the base shell for covering a second portion of the housing; and

    locks extending between the base shell and the lid shell at the rear end of the housing where the wires are drawn out for keeping the base and lid shells substantially closed around the housing the locks comprising at least one lock provided in a substantially widthwise middle at the rear end of the housing.

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