Cable connector
AssigneeFCI Americas Technology, Inc.
InventorHung Viet Ngo
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Abstract
A cable connector includes an electrical contact configured to receive a cable at one end, and an electrical component at another end. The contact can be constructed as a one-piece contact body or a two-piece contact body, and the contact body can include a cable lock that assists in retaining the cable in the contact body.
Claims15
An electrical contact body defining a first end configured to mate with a cable and a second end configured to mate with an electrical component so as to place the cable in electrical communication with the electrical component, the contact body comprising:
- a first segment defining a first portion of the first end and a first portion of the second end;
- a second segment defining a second portion of the first end and a second portion of the second end;
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- a cable lock configured to retain the cable in the sleeve,
- wherein at least one of the segments is a one-piece segment, and the first and second segments are attached such that the first end defines a sleeve configured to receive a cable.
An electrical contact configured to place a cable in electrical communication with an electrical component, the electrical contact comprising:
- a one-piece contact body including a sleeve configured to receive the cable, a mating end configured to mate with a corresponding mating end of the electrical component, and a cable lock configured to retain the cable in the sleeve.
A one-piece electrical contact configured to place a cable in electrical communication with an electrical component, the electrical contact comprising:
- a first one-piece contact body segment integrally formed with a second one-piece contact body segment, wherein each contact body segment forms a portion of 1) a pair of spaced receptacles each configured to receive a corresponding header of an electrical component, 2) a sleeve configured to receive a cable, 3) a junction connecting the receptacles to the sleeve, and 4) a cable lock configured to provide a retention force that is configured to retain the cable in the sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.