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US 4,155,614 AGranted
Connector assembly for anode button of a cathode ray tube
AssigneeBlasius Industries, Inc.
InventorHarold E. Hall
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AssigneeBlasius Industries, Inc.
InventorHarold E. Hall
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An improved anode connector assembly for a cathode ray tube comprises a resilient rubber cap having a cavity receiving a U-shaped metal bracket which opens toward the outer end of the cavity. The bracket is interengaged with the cap against displacement relative thereto, and a bare end portion of an insulated anode supply conductor extends through the cap into overlying relationship with the bridge portion of the bracket and is bent to form a loop. A U-shaped metal clip having leg portions for engaging the anode button has its bridging portion disposed in the cap cavity in overlying relationship with respect to the conductor loop. A threaded fastener extends through the bridging portion of the clip, through the loop and into threaded engagement with the bridging portion of the bracket. The fastener secures the conductor wire between the bridging portions and secures the clip to the bracket against displacement from the cap cavity. A metal shield plate is mounted in the cap in surrounding relationship with respect to the legs of the clip to restrict X-ray radiation, and the shield plate includes flanges extending inwardly of the cap cavity along portions of the legs of the clip to optimize shielding.
An anode connector clip assembly for establishing electrical contact between a bare conductor portion of an insulated anode supply conductor and a standard anode button disposed in the side of a cathode ray tube, said assembly comprising sheet metal bracket means, sheet metal clip means separate from said bracket means, said clip means including a base portion and a pair of legs extending therefrom for engagement with said anode button, said bracket means and said base portion of said clip means receiving said bare conductor portion therebetween, and fastener means connecting said bracket means and said base portion of said clip means to clampingly interengage said bare conductor portion therebetween.
An anode connector assembly for establishing a shielded electrical connection between a bare conductor portion of an insulated anode supply conductor and a standard anode button disposed in the side of a cathode ray tube, said assembly comprising a flexible shielding cap including a head portion having an axis and a skirt portion coaxial with said head portion, said head portion having an end and said skirt portion extending radially and axially outwardly with respect to said end, said head portion having a cavity extending axially thereinto from said end, said cavity having an outer end at said end of said head portion, said head having a conductor passageway opening laterally into said cavity at a point spaced inwardly from said outer end thereof, a U-shaped sheet metal bracket in said cavity and having a bridging portion and bracket legs extending therefrom in the direction toward said outer end, said bridging portion being disposed in said cavity to receive said bare portion of said conductor thereon and between said bracket legs, said bracket and cavity including interengaging means to restrain axial and rotational displacement of said bracket relative to said cavity, a sheet metal clip having a base portion in said cavity and a pair of legs extending from said base portion and having outer ends within said skirt portion for engagement with said anode button, said base portion overlying said bare portion of said conductor on said bridging portion, and a threaded fastener having a head engaging said base portion and a threaded shank extending through said base portion and into threaded engagement with said bridging portion to clampingly interengage said bare portion of said conductor therebetween.
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