Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company

Roy A Gobets

John N Tengler

Chris A Shmatovich

Ross A Tessien

Shielded cable termination assembly

A low profile cable termination assembly comprises a multiconductor cable, a plurality of contacts, a carrier for carrying the contact in a pair of parallel rows, a housing for holding together in snap-fit relation the carrier and contacts, and a strain relief molded to the cable insulation, contacts carriers and housing. The contacts have cable conductor connecting portions terminating at inwardly angled parts coterminus with an end of the carrier, and the cable extends from the strain relief at right angles to the plane of the contact in each row. Also disclosed is a printed circuit termination assembly of similar construction, except that the contacts are connected to a printed circuit board inserted into a slot in the carrier.

Tapered strain relief electrical interconnection system

A cable connector assembly and related method characterized by a flat ribbon insulated coaxial multiconductor cable including multiple conductors and respective coaxial shields therefor, plural contacts electrically connected to respective conductors, a grounding bus for electrically connecting the coaxial shields, and an insulating body for holding together the cable, plural contacts and grounding bus. The contacts are held by the insulating body in a dual-in-line pattern and the contacts in each row are connected to respective conductors alternating with conductors connected to contacts in the other row. The grounding bus includes a plurality of fingers, alternate ones of which engage oppositely disposed sides of respective relatively adjacent coaxial shields. The fingers are arranged along one side of a main portion of the grounding bus which extends widthwise of the cable and is interposed between the end portions of relatively adjacent ones of the conductors and preferably between the two rows of contacts in coextensive relationship to terminal end portions of the contacts.

Flat ribbon coaxial cable connector system

A strain relief and a cable termination assembly using the same. The strain relief includes tapered beams for minimizing stress applied to a cable during relative movement, particularly angular movement, namely bending, of the cable and a cable termination; the tapered beams undergo controlled bending according to a prescribed function, a securing mechanism secures the tapered beams to the cable termination, and a holding mechanism holds the beams with respect to the cable to control the bending thereof. A low profile cable termination assembly and a printed circuit termination assembly also are disclosed.

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Chico, CA, United States of America

Roy A Gobets