Electrical connectors – With or having flexible guard or support for cable or conductor
Patent
1997-10-09
2000-04-11
Donovan, Lincoln
Electrical connectors
With or having flexible guard or support for cable or conductor
439519, 439651, H01R 1356
Patent
active
060482249
ABSTRACT:
An environmentally protected, substantially sealed connector for attachment to a cable having a plurality of electrical conductors which are terminated at an end thereof with a contact, including a housing having a floor with a plurality of apertures therethrough arranged in a predetermined pattern and a backshell extending from the floor of the housing and encompassing the extended axes of the apertures, the backshell having at least one bead portion protruding from an outer surface of the outer backshell and extending at least partially around the backshell. A plurality of electrical contacts are disposed within the housing, each of the electrical contacts having a portion extending through one of the apertures and adapted to mate with one of the contact-terminated electrical conductors. Each of the electrical contacts has a locking member for retaining the associated contact in a fixed relationship to the floor. A diametrically shrinkable sheath extends from and is shrunk annularly about an exterior of the backshell, with a portion of the sheath engaging the bead. The sheath is also adapted to encompass an exterior of the cable of electrical conductors. An adhesive having a flow state is disposed within the sheath to coat at least portions of the electrical contacts of the cable of conductors when the sheath is shrunk about the cable and onto the backshell, to thereby insulate the coated portions of the contacts and sealingly protect them from the environment.
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Donovan Lincoln
Tekonsha Engineering Company
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