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US 4,065,199 AGranted
Flat cable wiring harness and method of producing same
AssigneeMethode Electronics, Inc.
InventorsMichael G. Andre, Melvin J. Schmidt, Kenneth L. Osman
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AssigneeMethode Electronics, Inc.
InventorsMichael G. Andre, Melvin J. Schmidt, Kenneth L. Osman
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The following specification describes a system for prefabricating a wiring harness by extending the conductors of flat ribbon cable in desired directions to specific or predetermined locations and slitting the insulating lengthwise at those locations to permit selected conductors to project for connection to a contactor terminal. A projecting conductor is also folded back if it is to be connected to a contact at another location, and to enable the folded back conductor and the other conductors to then extend in a smooth cable, the other conductors are folded at the end of the slit in two reverse legs or three bends corresponding in length to the projection of the connected folded back conductor. Contacts having insulation piercing shanks of unique design are provided for secure insulation piercing engagement with either folded projecting conductors or terminated conductors.
A cable harness assembly comprising:
A method for prefabricating a cable harness assembly comprising the steps of;
An insulation piercing terminal for establishing electrical engagement with either one strand or a plurality of strands of a flat ribbon conductor embedded in the insulating material of a flat ribbon cable, the improvement comprising;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.