Bunker Ramo Corporation

Frederick J Radloff

Ronald F Krolak

Jean C Latta

Jay Perna

An electrical connector assembly which selectively receives a plurality of impedance networks enables selective interconnection of a plurality of remote signal stations having predetermined signal characteristics to a central signal processing system. The assembly includes a housing means comprising plural sidewalls and a bottom wall for defining a receiving cavity. A first multiple contact means within the cavity has a first plurality of contacts which are adapted for connection to the central signal processing system and a second multiple contact means within the cavity has a second plurality of contacts which are adapted for connection to the remote signal stations. A plurality of intermediate multiple contact means, each having a third plurality of contacts adapted for selective and independent connection to the impedance networks are also within the cavity. Circuit means interconnect selected ones of the first, second and third plurality of contacts to enable interconnection of respective remote signal stations to the central signal processing system as the third plurality of contacts are coupled to the respective impedance networks. A support means within a cavity supports the networks within the housing. Also disclosed is an embodiment in which the second multiple contact means comprises a plurality of electrical connectors each being adapted for connection to a respective given one of the remote signal stations.

Electrical connector assembly for interconnecting remote signal stations

Modular connectors and associated adapter assemblies are disclosed for interconnecting telephones and telephone signal equipment. The modular connector and a mounting plate are structured so that the connector sidewalls with integral bosses and/or the apertured mounting plate are resiliently deformable to permit simple insertion and snap-locking of the connector and mounting plate. Various adapter configurations utilizing one or more modular connectors in unique system arrays for interconnection to non-mating signal equipment are also disclosed.

Connector adapter constructions with improved connector and connector

An electrical connector includes a housing having a plurality of electrical contact elements disposed therein for terminating one end of an insulated conductor and a shroud securable to the connector housing to cover the electrical contact elements. Improved strain relief for the terminated conductor is provided by base clamp means securable to the housing and engageable with the conductor, and fastener clamp means engageable with the conductor and securable to the base clamp means. The base clamp means includes first detent means adjustably matable with second detent means disposed on the fastener clamp means to enable adjustable locking engagement between the base and fastener clamp means to grip the insulated conductor therebetween, the base and fastener clamp means being easily engaged or disengaged without the use of tools and adjustable relative to each other to accept conductors of different sizes. Disengagement of the base and fastener clamp means is effected by displacement of the fastener clamp means relative to the base clamp means along the axis of the terminated conductor and toward the connector housing.

Electrical connector with improved strain relief means

Connector adapter constructions with improved connection and connector

A one-piece strain relief adapter is mounted on the rear end of an elongate electrical connector and carries pressure members for pressing against insulated conductors which have been inserted into insulation-opening contact portions of respective electrical contacts. The strain relief adapter carries a plurality of hook-shaped elements for positively aligning the pressure members with the conductors and for preventing ride-up of the adapter when these elements engage a forward facing surface of the electrical connector. The adapter also includes a yieldable resilient latch mechanism, preferably centered with respect to its ends, to engage a shoulder at the rear end of the electrical connector for holding the adapter to the electrical connector and for preventing bulging at the center of the adapter. The adapter also has a recess for slidingly receiving an internal rib of a hood and a forwardly facing surface which engages the internal rib to prevent removal of the hood in the rearward direction.

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Northlake, IL, United States of America

Frederick J Radloff