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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 02, 1996
Lawrence Carl Kleppe, Elgin, MN (US);
Rolland Dean O'Groske, Rochester, MN (US);
Glenn Ray Oldenburg, Rochester, MN (US);
Sandra Jeanne Shirk/Heath, Rochester, MN (US);
Keith Franklin Tharp, San Jose, CA (US);
Randall Vincent Tointon, Rochester, MN (US);
Inernational Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A connector is shown for an electrical cable which includes a connector body having oppositely disposed outer walls connected by a pair of oppositely arranged end walls. The outer walls and end walls terminate in a rear wall which together define an enclosure including an internal chamber for receiving an electrical connector element. The oppositely disposed outer walls are provided with bevelled front surfaces which extend from a point co-planar with the remaining outer wall surface inwardly with respect to the internal chamber opening, thereby providing greater visibility of any electrical connector element located within the internal chamber to prevent mis-alignment of connector elements during connection operations.