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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2008
David Charles Hughes, Rubicon, WI (US);
Paul Michael Roscizewski, Eagle, WI (US);
David Charles Hughes, Rubicon, WI (US);
Paul Michael Roscizewski, Eagle, WI (US);
Cooper Technologies Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A separable connector shield housing includes a layer of conductive material disposed at least partially around a layer of non-conductive material. The layers are molded together. For example, the conductive material can be overmolded around the non-conductive material, or the non-conductive material can be insert molded within the conductive material. The molding results in an easy to manufacture, single-component shield housing with reduced potential for air gaps and electrical discharge. The shield housing defines a channel within which at least a portion of a contact tube may be received. A contact element is disposed within the contact tube. The conductive material substantially surrounds the contact element. The non-conductive material can extend along an entire length of the contact tube and other components, or it may only extend partially along the contact tube. The non-conductive material can include an integral nose piece disposed along a nose end of the contact tube.