Electrical connectors – Including or for use with tape cable – With mating connection region formed by bared cable
Patent
1998-06-17
2000-10-10
Donovan, Lincoln
Electrical connectors
Including or for use with tape cable
With mating connection region formed by bared cable
439544, H01R 1224, H01R 101
Patent
active
061295809
ABSTRACT:
An electrical cable connector for bicycles that has a simple structure, low cost, and excellent shielding against shocks, moisture, and the like is disclosed. The connector includes a connector body which has a top surface and a bottom surface, and has a slit which forms a passageway between the top and bottom surfaces. The top surface includes an inclined portion which extends from the slit to a flat terminal section. A flat cable extends along the bottom surface, through the slit, and along the top surface such that a terminal at the end of the flat cable is positioned on the flat terminal section. In a disclosed application, the connector plugs into a female connector of a switch unit of a bicycle lever bracket.
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Donovan Lincoln
Prasad Chandrika
Shimano Inc.
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