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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 1991
Filed:
Dec. 05, 1990
Paul L Rishworth, Bellevue, ZA;
Denis L Rishworth, Knysna Heights, ZA;
Daniel A Dixon, Naperville, IL (US);
Molex Incorporated, Lisle, IL (US);
Abstract
Connectors for field terminating ribbons cables are provided. The connector includes a nonconductive housing having a bottom wall and upstanding side walls extending therefrom to define an open topped termination cavity. A plurality of insulation displacement terminals are frictionally retained in the housing to extend through the bottom wall and into the termination cavity. A flowable sealing grease may be disposed in the termination cavity substantially surrounding the terminals therein. One wall of the housing includes a slot for receiving the ribbon cable in register with the terminals of the connector. A press member is frictionally retained in the housing in a pre-load condition and can be urged into a fully seated locked condition where the press member urges the ribbon cable toward the bottom wall of the housing and into engagement with the terminals therein. The movement of the press member into the housing causes the sealing grease to fill voids surrounding the terminals and the ribbon cable for efficient environmental sealing.