Amp LLC

David H Gutter

Walter C Shatto, Jr

George W Michael

Edward A Bianchi

Charles S Blichasz

Harry C Bricker, Jr

Robert S Stull

A protective shell of an electrical connector includes clip members affixed to the inside surfaces of the module-receiving cavity, with spring arms of the clips extending forwardly and inwardly to latch behind transverse ribs along the outwardly facing surfaces of the terminal modules inserted into the shell from its rearward face. Each clip includes a pair of outwardly directed tabs along lateral edges of the body section, and the tabs are inserted outwardly through associated longitudinal slits in the shell wall and then bent over along the outward surface of the shell, preferably into recesses to be flush with the outward shell surface. A pair of such clips along the upper inside surface and along the lower inside surface cooperate to retain a pair of terminal modules inserted into the shell in a manner permitting easy module removal from the shell.

Electrical connector shell assembly and module retention clip

A tool comprises clamping members spaced from each other on a plate that clampingly engage a coaxial cable. Drill guide members hingedly connected together are latchably secured together onto the plate and they include opposing holes centrally disposed relative to the clamped cable to enable a drill bit to pass therethrough to drill opposed openings through the jacket and shielding and into the dielectric sheathing around the center conductor, whereafter the drill bit and drill guide members are removed. A housing of the coaxial connector containing stationary and movable signal probes is mounted on the plate to position the signal probes relative to the drilled holes whereafter the signal probes are moved into electrical connection with the center conductor and ground conductor members penetrate the jacket and electrically connect with the shielding.

Tool for preparing coaxial cable and for positioning and connection of

A high-density, electrical, connector for discrete wire coaxial cables includes one or more housing modules (21a, 21b, 21c, 121), adapted to receive one or more termination members (14, 126a, 126b) attached to the ends of coaxial cables (16, 116). Each termination member comprises a dielectric support (51, 134) having a signal contact (52, 142) supported on one side thereof and a ground contact (53, 131) supported on the opposite side thereof. The contacts include first and second connections (58, 61) on the same side of the support (51, 134) and substantially aligned with one another and with the cable. The ground contact (53, 131) includes a third crimp connection (60), aligned with the first and second connections (58, 61) and the cable.

High-density, modular, electrical connector

Panel-mount ground termination apparatus for terminating the outer shielding conductor of an electrical cable and for simultaneously mounting the cable to a panel. The apparatus includes a housing mounted to the panel and having an axial aperture for receiving the cable to be terminated; a flexible termination member having a plurality of inwardly extending, electrically conductive prongs positioned within the housing aperture and surrounding the cable; a compression member having a tapered, inner compression surface; and a housing closure member threadable onto the housing. As the closure member is threaded onto the housing, the compression member is urged into the housing aperture between the outer surface of the termination member and the sidewall of the housing aperture. The tapered compression surface of the compression member engages the outer surface of the termination member, compressing the termination member inwardly and driving the plurality of prongs into the cable and into engagement with the outer conductor of the cable. The prongs are preferably arranged in pairs, and the termination member includes curved surface portions which deform as the prongs are driven into the cable, causing the prongs of each prong pair to turn toward one another to firmly retain the outer conductor therebetween.

Panel mount ground termination apparatus

A grounding strap 10 for terminating the outer conductor 24 of an electrical cable. The grounding strap can include a plurality of outwardly convex surface portions 17 between adjacent pairs of prongs 16 which are flattened upon clamping of the strap 10 to the cable, causing the prongs 16a, 16b of each pair 16 to turn toward one another to retain the outer conductor 24 firmly therebetween. The grounding strap 10 is preferably cut to any desired length from a strip of continuous length for mounting to cables of any diameter, and does not require cutting of the cable or other initial preparation of the cable.

Insulation displacing ground strap

A coaxial cable tap connector comprises a cable-engaging member having a channel therealong in which a section of a coaxial cable is to be disposed. Outer conductor contact members are located in the cable-engaging member within the channel on each side of a threaded hole, the contact members including post sections disposed within a printed circuit board guide slot of the cable-engaging member. A clamp-retaining member has a movable clamp member disposed therein and is slidably positioned onto the cable-engaging member, the clamp member having a channel for engaging the cable. A driving member is mounted on the clamp-retaining member and engages the clamp member thereby driving the clamp member into clamping engagement with the cable and clamping the cable between the clamp member and the cable-engaging member within the channels thereof. The clamping operation causes the outer conductor contact members to penetrate an outer jacket of the cable and make electrical connection with an outer conductor of the cable. A signal probe assembly is threadably positioned in the threaded hole causing a spring-biased signal probe member to rotatingly penetrate into the cable so that a contact section of the signal probe member makes electrical connection with the center conductor. A post section of the signal probe member is disposed within the printed circuit board guide slot so that it and the post sections of the outer conductor contact members can be electrically connected with electrical contacts on a printed circuit board of a transceiver member to be mounted onto the tap connector.

Coaxial cable tap connector

An electrical connector comprises a dielectric housing having rows of terminal passageways. First electrical terminals are respectively disposed in the passageways of one of the rows of terminal passageways for electrical termination with respective signal conductors of a flat cable. Second electrical terminals are respectively disposed in the passageways of another of the rows of terminal passageways and include electrical connection sections. A commoning connector member is adapted to be crimped onto the ground conductors of the flat cable, the crimped commoning connector member being connectable with the electrical connection sections.

Electrical connector having commoning member

A commoning element for electrically interconnecting a row of electrical contacts within a connector housing block is disclosed. A plurality of contact members are seated within a row of housing block cavities which are accessible from an upper surface of the housing block. The commoning element, comprising an elongate helical spring, is axially positioned across the row of cavities and subsequently compressed downwardly by a cover plate, whereupon commoning electrical engagement between coils of the helical spring and the contact members is established.

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Harrisburg, PA, United States of America

David H Gutter