Wire-wrap assembly connector
AssigneeEby Company
InventorWilliam E. Schweizer
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Abstract
A connector which is used for the termination of conductors in a wire-wrap assembly. The connector is used to terminate signal wire, twisted pair and shielded cables. It comprises a base which supports a terminal strip and a receptacle housing. The receptacle housing includes a plurality of receptacles with rearwardly extending wire-wrap prongs. The terminal strip includes forwardly extending posts and rearwardly extending tabs. Some conductors can be wrapped around the post while other conductors are engaged by clips which are connected to the tabs.
Claims14
A terminal for use in a wire-wrap connector assembly of the type that includes a base and a cover and where said base and said cover support a plurality of receptacles arranged in a row;
- said terminal comprising an elongated strip of electrically conductive material, said strip to be supported by said base and said cover, said strip including a plurality of generally "U" shaped elements disposed along its length, at least some of said "U" shaped elements corresponding to some of said receptacles and including two sides interconnected by a base with adjacent "U" shaped elements being connected by webs, each of said bases including means extending toward said receptacles for being electrically coupled to an electrical conductor, and said bases include means extending away from the receptacles for engagement with another conductor.
A connector assembly comprising connector housing, a receptacle housing supported by said connector housing, said receptacle housing including a plurality of receptacles, each of said receptacles including a rearwardly extending electrically conductive prong about which a conductor can be wrapped, a terminal, said terminal comprising an elongated strip of electrically conductive material, said strip being supported by said connector housing and including a plurality of generally "U" shaped elements disposed along its length, each of said "U" shaped elements including two sides interconnected by a base with adjacent "U" shaped elements being connected by webs, each of said "U" shaped elements including first means extending toward said prongs so that a conductor can be wrapped there around, and second means extending away from said prongs for engagement with another conductor.
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