# US 2019/0356086 A1 · Electrical device having a ground termination component with strain relief > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0356086 A1 - Document ID: US20190356086A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/526,596 - Filed: 2019-07-30 - Published: 2019-11-21 - Earliest claimed: 2018-03-08 - Assignees: Te Connectivity Corporation - Applicants: Te Connectivity Corporation - Inventors: Tracy Lee Smith; Kevin Stauffer; Emilio Cuesta - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190356086A1 ## CPC - H01R 13/5808: {formed by a metallic element crimped around the cable (H01R4/185 takes precedence)} - H01R 12/596: {Connection of the shield to an additional grounding conductor, e.g. drain wire} - H01R 12/62: connecting to rigid printed circuits or like structures - H01R 12/69: deformable terminals, e.g. crimping terminals - H01R 13/6592: the conductive member being a shielded cable - H01R 13/6596: the conductive member being a metal grounding panel - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS ## Abstract An electrical device includes a substrate having a plurality of signal contacts and a ground contact along a surface of the substrate. A communication cable includes a differential pair of signal conductors, a grounding element that surrounds the signal conductors, and a cable jacket surrounding the signal conductors and the grounding element. Each of the signal conductors has a wire-terminating end that is terminated to a corresponding signal contact of the substrate, the wire-terminating end projecting beyond a jacket edge of the cable jacket. A ground termination component has a main panel electrically coupled with the ground contact, and a strain relief element engaged with at least a portion of the communication cable. The strain relief element includes a connective terminal electrically coupled to the grounding element. ## Claims ### Claim at position 1 -20. (canceled) ### Claim 21 An electrical device, comprising: a substrate having a plurality of signal contacts and a ground contact along a surface of the substrate; a communication cable including a differential pair of signal conductors, and a grounding element that surrounds the signal conductors; wherein each of the signal conductors has a wire-terminating end that is terminated to a corresponding signal contact of the substrate; and a ground termination component electrically coupled with the ground contact, the ground termination component having a strain relief element engaged with at least a portion of the communication cable; wherein the strain relief element includes a connective terminal electrically coupled to the grounding element. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The electrical device of claim 21, wherein the strain relief element includes a mating tab coupled to and at least partially circumferentially surrounding an outer portion of the communication cable. ### Claim 23 (depends on 21) The electrical device of claim 21, wherein the ground termination component includes a main panel extending along the surface of the substrate, the strain relief element extending from the main panel away from the surface along the communication cable. ### Claim 24 (depends on 21) The electrical device of claim 21, wherein the strain relief element is a first strain relief element including a first proximate end attached to a main panel of the ground termination component; the ground termination component further including a second strain relief element having a second proximate end connected to the main panel and positioned adjacent to and substantially coplanar with the first proximate end of the first strain relief element. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) The electrical device of claim 24, wherein the first strain relief element and the second strain relief element extend from the main panel between the communication cable and a second communication cable, the first strain relief element engaging the communication and the second strain relief element engaging the second communication cable. ### Claim 26 (depends on 21) The electrical device of claim 21, wherein the communication cable includes a cable jacket surrounding the signal conductors and the grounding element, the cable jacket has an access opening being located a longitudinal distance from the jacket edge of the cable jacket; wherein the connective terminal is electrically coupled to the grounding element through the access opening. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) The electrical device of claim 26, further comprising a conductive binding material located within the access opening that electrically couples the connective terminal to the grounding element. ### Claim 28 (depends on 21) The electrical device of claim 21, further comprising: a second communication cable including a differential pair of second signal conductors, and a second grounding element that surrounds the second signal conductors; wherein each of the second signal conductors has a wire-terminating end that is terminated to a corresponding signal contact of the substrate; wherein the ground termination component further comprises a second strain relief element engaged with at least a portion of the second communication cable, wherein the second strain relief element includes a second connective terminal electrically couple to the second grounding element of the second communication cable. ### Claim 29 An electrical device, comprising: a substrate having a plurality of signal contacts and a ground contact along a surface of the substrate; a communication cable including a differential pair of signal conductors, at least one insulator surrounding the signal conductors, a grounding element that circumferentially surrounds the signal conductors and the at least one insulator along the communication cable, and a cable jacket surrounding the signal conductors and grounding element; wherein each of the signal conductors has a wire-terminating end that is terminated to a corresponding signal contact of the substrate, the wire-terminating end projecting beyond a jacket edge of the cable jacket; the cable jacket having an access opening providing access to the grounding element along a portion of the communication cable; and a ground termination component electrically coupled with the ground contact, the ground termination component having a strain relief element engaged with at least a portion of the communication cable, wherein the strain relief element includes a connective terminal electrically coupled to the grounding element at the access opening. ### Claim 30 (depends on 29) The electrical device of claim 29, wherein the strain relief element includes a mating tab coupled to and at least partially circumferentially surrounding an outer portion of the communication cable. ### Claim 31 (depends on 29) The electrical device of claim 29, wherein the ground termination component includes a main panel extending along the surface of the substrate, the strain relief element extending from the main panel away from the surface along the communication cable. ### Claim 32 (depends on 29) The electrical device of claim 29, wherein the strain relief element is a first strain relief element including a first proximate end attached to a main panel of the ground termination component; the ground termination component further including a second strain relief element having a second proximate end connected to the main panel and positioned adjacent to and substantially coplanar with the first proximate end of the first strain relief element. ### Claim 33 (depends on 32) The electrical device of claim 32, wherein the first strain relief element and the second strain relief element extend from the main panel between the communication cable and a second communication cable, the first strain relief element engaging the communication and the second strain relief element engaging the second communication cable. ### Claim 34 (depends on 29) The electrical device of claim 29, further comprising a conductive binding material located within the access opening that electrically couples the connective terminal to the grounding element. ### Claim 35 (depends on 29) The electrical device of claim 29, further comprising: a second communication cable including a differential pair of signal conductors, a grounding element that surrounds the signal conductors, and a cable jacket surrounding the signal conductors and the grounding element; wherein each of the signal conductors has a wire-terminating end that is terminated to a corresponding signal contact of the substrate, the wire-terminating end projecting beyond a jacket edge of the cable jacket; wherein the ground termination component further comprises a second strain relief element engaged with at least a portion of the second communication cable, wherein the second strain relief element includes a second connective terminal electrically couple to a second grounding element of the second communication cable. ### Claim 36 An electrical device, comprising: a substrate having a plurality of signal contacts and a ground contact along a surface of the substrate; a first communication cable including a differential pair of signal conductors, and a grounding element that surrounds the signal conductors; wherein each of the signal conductors has a wire-terminating end that is terminated to a corresponding signal contact of the substrate; a second communication cable including a differential pair of signal conductors, and a grounding element that surrounds the signal conductors; wherein each of the signal conductors has a wire-terminating end that is terminated to a corresponding signal contact of the substrate; and a ground termination component electrically coupled with the ground contact, the ground termination component having a first strain relief element configured to engage with at least a portion of the first communication cable, and the ground termination component having a second strain relief element configured to engage with at least a portion of the second communication cable; wherein the first strain relief element includes a first connective terminal wrapped around and pressed against the grounding element of the first communication cable to electrically couple to the grounding element of the first communication cable, and the second strain relief element includes a second connective terminal wrapped around and pressed against the grounding element of the second communication cable to electrically couple to the grounding element of the second communication cable. ### Claim 37 (depends on 36) The electrical device of claim 36, wherein the ground termination component includes a main panel, the first strain relief element extending from the main panel and having a first connective terminal electrically connected to the grounding element of first communication cable, and the second strain relief element extending from the main panel and having a second connective terminal electrically connected to the grounding element of the second communication cable; ### Claim 38 (depends on 36) The electrical device of claim 36, wherein the first strain relief element includes a first proximate end attached to the main panel; and the second strain relief element includes a second proximate end attached to the main panel and positioned adjacent to and substantially coplanar with the first proximate end of the first strain relief element. ### Claim 39 (depends on 36) The electrical device of claim 36, where the first strain relief element is configured to confine the first communication cable in one or more directions. ### Claim 40 (depends on 36) The electrical device of claim 36, wherein the first strain relief element is a hook at least partially circumferentially surrounding at least two sides of the first communication cable.