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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 14, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael O'Sullivan, Willowbrook, IL (US);
Paul Murphy, Naperville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Molex Incorporated, Lisle, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 9/05 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 9/05 ;
Abstract
A terminal system having a terminal ground plate portion with a hump projecting therefrom is adapted to terminate an inner metallic shield of a high speed cable, the cable having an outer jacket and the inner metallic shield with a portion of the outer jacket removed to expose a portion of the metallic shield. The hump has a slot for receiving the cable at a location along the cable in registry with the exposed metallic shield thereof. With the metallic shield maintained in the slot, a solder connection is established between the metallic shield and the ground plate portion at the hump.