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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2001
Timothy Bryan Tardo, Collinsville, MS (US);
Peavey Electronics Corporation, Meridian, MI (US);
Abstract
A signal cable includes a first connector having at least one signal lead and a ground lead, and being operable to couple to a first mating connector of a first piece of electronic equipment; a second connector having at least one signal lead and a ground lead, and being operable to couple to a second mating connector of a second piece of electronic equipment; at least one signal wire and a ground wire electrically connecting the respective at least one signal leads and the respective ground leads of the first and second connectors; and at least one switch disposed with at least one of the first and second connectors, the at least one switch having selectable make/break contacts coupled between the ground lead and the ground wire of the at least one of the first and second connectors such that an electrical path between the ground leads of the first and second connectors may be selectively opened and closed.