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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2017
Te Connectivity Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Megha Shanbhag, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Alex Michael Sharf, Harrisburg, PA (US);
TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
An electrical cable splice includes a housing having a channel configured to hold a first signal conductor of a first electrical cable therein. The channel is configured to hold a second signal conductor of a second electrical cable therein in electrical engagement with the first signal conductor such that the first and second signal conductors are electrically interconnected. The second electrical cable has a greater diameter than the first electrical cable. A ground shield external to the housing such that the ground shield extends at least partially around the first and second signal conductors. The ground shield is electrically connected to electrical ground conductors of the first and second electrical cables.