Electrical connectors – With circuit conductors and safety grounding provision – Grounding to conductive sheath of cable
Patent
1995-12-28
1998-02-03
Paumen, Gary F.
Electrical connectors
With circuit conductors and safety grounding provision
Grounding to conductive sheath of cable
439579, H01R 13648
Patent
active
057137480
ABSTRACT:
An panel-mounted apparatus for grounding the outer shield of an electrical cable to the panel, and simultaneously providing a strain relief for the cable. The apparatus includes a pair of grounding blocks, and a pair of grounding sleeves. Each grounding block has a channel for receiving a grounding sleeve. A first grounding block is mounted to an electronic enclosure, and a second grounding block is attached to the first grounding block so that the channels in each block align and form a cable receiving hole; the cable being secured in the hole between the grounding blocks. Each grounding sleeve includes a plurality of grounding blades which protrude radially from the sleeve into the cable receiving hole to slice the cable jacket and engage the cable shield to ground the shield to the enclosure. The sleeve can also include a locking finger at each end that is adapted to engage side walls of the grounding blocks adjacent the channel to reduce axial movement of the sleeves within the channel and provide a strain relief for the cable. Each grounding block can include a plurality of channels for simultaneously grounding a plurality of cables.
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EMC Corporation
Paumen Gary F.
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