Electricity: conductors and insulators – Conduits – cables or conductors – Accessories
Reexamination Certificate
1999-07-28
2001-11-27
Riley, Shawn (Department: 2838)
Electricity: conductors and insulators
Conduits, cables or conductors
Accessories
C174S07000A
Reexamination Certificate
active
06323430
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
When a plurality of shielded cables are to be terminated to a connector, the shields of the cables are usually connected to a grounded metal shell of the connector to ground the shields. Also, the cables must be temporarily held in position prior to fixing them as by molding polymer around the cable ends. A simple device that can hold a plurality of cables and electrically connect to their shields so the device can be connected to the grounded shell of the connector, would be of value.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a device is provided for use with a connector, to hold a plurality of cables and electrically connect to their shields, where the device is a simple and low cost item. The device is a clip formed of a piece of sheet metal with a main part that has been bent in a somewhat zig-zag fashion to form a plurality of loops, with alternate loops facing upwardly and downwardly. Each loop has opposite sides, with a gap between them, and a cable shield can be installed by pushing the shield through the gap. Each loop has a hole that enables inspection of the shield side that otherwise would be hidden. A wire that connects the clip to the metal shell of the connector, has an inner end that extends across one of the holes, with a quantity of solder soldering the wire and shield to the clip at the hole.
The clip includes strain relief parts, including a flexible coupler that extends from a rear end of a loop and a holder that extends in a single loop to hold a location along the cable that extends rearwardly from a loop. The couplers of alternate loops are of different lengths to avoid interference between holders of adjacent loops.
The novel features of the invention are set forth with particularity in the appended claims. The invention will be best understood from the following description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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ITT Manufacturing Enterprises Inc.
Riley Shawn
Turner Roger C.
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