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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2000
Filed:
May. 29, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brian Shepherd, Wendover, GB;
Peter Dent, London, GB;
Assignee:
Smiths Industries Public Limited Company, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439579 ; 439610 ;
Abstract
An electrical connector has a row of metal spring clips mounted on the lower half of its outer shell to the rear of the contact block. Screened cables enter the rear of the connector, each screening sheath being doubled over and trapped between an inner stiffening tube and an outer metal collar. The clips make electrical contact with the screening sheaths via the collars. A clamping member on the upper half of the shell bears on the cables on opposite sides of the clips.