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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 1986
Filed:
Sep. 11, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
William S Greenwood, Nutley, NJ (US);
Karl Weinmann, Watchung, NJ (US);
Reinhold Weindel, Clinton, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Thomas & Betts Corporation, Raritan, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
339 / ; 339 / ;
Abstract
A receptacle for use with flat conductor cable is provided with a grounding contact that can be urged into electrically conductive contact with the cable grounding conductor and protective shield on such cable independently of the means by which other contacts in the receptacle are urged into electrically conductive contact with the respective live and neutral conductors of the cable.