Amp LLC

James Leon Groft

Clifton W Huffnagle

Marvin Leo Yeager

William Jeffrey Hudson, Jr

Jean Jacques Redslob

Connector for ribbon cable comprises a housing having rows of terminals with C-shaped body portions in respective rows of passages of square cross section. Each body portion has a substantially planar first plate which extends to a coplanar slotted plate portion which receives a cable conductor. The plate is stamped with opposed lugs which engage opposite walls of the passage for angular orientation which does not depend on formed dimensions of the body portion.

Connector for ribbon cable

A cam actuated connector assembly is disclosed for effecting a low insertion force mating of the connector assembly with a plurality of fixed pin or post terminals. The housing includes a first housing member adopted to hold therein a plurality of spring contact terminals and a second housing member receiving the first housing member therein with cam means therebetween for effecting relative movement of the housing members. In the normal relaxed condition of the connector assembly, the contacts are in a closed configuration. Upon actuation of the connector assembly for mating, the housing members are moved relative to one another by the cam means causing the contact terminals to be moved to an open position to receive the mating pin or post terminals. The subsequent release of the second housing member effects a closing of the terminals to an engaged condition.

Cam actuated low insertion force connector

A hermaphroditic electrical contact is disclosed for use with multiple conductor flat flexible cables terminated by elongated mating plug and receptacle connectors. A plurality of contacts are mounted in each of the connectors. Each contact includes a resilient cantilever contact arm integral with and extending along a contact body. The arm is formed of light spring stock and is shaped to permit over center motion. The free end of the arm is profiled to engage tabs on the body which restrain movement of the arm. Fixed tabs and a resilient latch extend from the contact body to allow easy mounting in the plug and receptacle connectors. The spring latch can be depressed to permit the contacts to be easily removed from the connector assembly without damage. The contacts also include staggered pairs of sharpened teeth which are capable of penetrating cable insulation and being crimped or bent in a curled relationship over the margins of a flat configuration conductor to inwardly deform and resiliently pinch the conductor side margins at a plurality of locations. The edges of the teeth are sufficiently sharp to insure penetration through the insulation jacket to establish the desired electrical connection with the inwardly crimped portion of the conductor.

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McSherrystown, PA, United States of America

James Leon Groft