Electrical connectors – Contact comprising cutter – Insulation cutter
Patent
1988-03-28
1990-01-02
Pirlot, David
Electrical connectors
Contact comprising cutter
Insulation cutter
439741, 439717, 439901, H01R 424
Patent
active
048910201
ABSTRACT:
A low profile, metal shell insulation displacement contact (IDC) connector comprises an elongate insulative housing having two spaced longitudinally extending sidewalls and two transversely extending longitudinally spaced end walls. Within the interior of the housing sidewalls, there are a plurality of pockets formed therein for securing a metal shell to the housing. The metal shell is preferably made in two-part construction wherein a lower portion defining a continuous D-shaped configuration is attached by deformable tabs to an upper portion and the upper portion comprises a plurality of deformably prongs that are adapted to be received in the pockets of the housing and deformed therein for securing the composite metal shell thereto. A cover is latchably secured to the end walls of the housing and a strain relief is provided for sandwiching a flat multiconductor ribbon cable between the strain relief and the cover. The strain relief is particularly configured to be lockingly attached to the sidewalls of the connector housing in a manner allowing the length of the connector to be maintained at a minimum dimension.
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Abbruzzese Salvatore J.
Pirlot David
Rodrick Robert M.
Thomas & Betts Corporation
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