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Round plug connector for screened electric cables

  • US 6,716,041 B2
  • Filed: 04/10/2003
  • Issued: 04/06/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A Round plug connector for screened electric cables, the said connector having an insulating body disposed in a carrier body and a cable screw fitting comprising a pressing/clamping part and a metal screw bush, wherein the pressing/clamping part presses against the insulating body when the screw bush is screwed onto the carrier body, wherein(a) a contact element is provided for making contact with cable shielding on the electrical conductor, the said contact element being disposed on that side of the insulating body which points towards the cable connection;

  • (b) the contact element in the form of a flat, bending part is provided with a bent-over, resilient end which engages over a projection which is provided in a recess disposed axially in the outer wall of the insulating body;

    (c) the contact element is provided with an aperture into which the cable shielding is introduced, the said cable shielding being received in the recess and clamped fast with the bent-over, resilient end; and

    (d) the contact element with the bent-over, resilient end is disposed in such a way that, when the screw bush is screwed on, the bending edge of the resilient end presses against the inner wall of the said screw bush.

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