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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 1984
Filed:
Nov. 17, 1981
Applicant:
Inventor:
Donald J Smith, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
Communications Technology Corporation, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ; H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
339 / ; 339 / ;
Abstract
A connector for making an electrical connection with the metal shield of an electrical cable having a plurality of insulated conductors, an inner metal shield over the conductors, and an outer insulated sheath over the shield. A unitary connector of resilient metal with a central section and opposed outer sections for sliding onto the end of a cable, with the central section between the conductors and shield and with the outer sections overlying the sheath. A plurality of teeth on a tongue of the central section for engaging the shield, and lanced or sheared tips on the outer sections for engaging the sheath.