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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:
Nov. 25, 1986
Filed:
Apr. 17, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert W Brush, Jr, North Brunswick, NJ (US);
Robert M Scharf, Bedminster, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Thomas & Betts Corporation, Raritan, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
339 / ;
Abstract
An electrical connector for terminating shielded flat multi-conductor cable is divided. The connector includes a housing having a metal connector shell. A conductive clip is provided which engages in unison contacts of the connector associated with the ground conductors of the cable. The conductive clip also engages the metal shell of the connector housing. The conductive clip provides a ground reference for the connector and for the cable at its terminated end.