Cable termination apparatus

In combination, an electrical connector (40) and a cable (10) terminated to the connector, characterized by:

• said cable (10) being of the twinaxial type and comprising first and second insulated wires (20, 30) having inner conductors (22, 32) surrounded by conductive braid (12), each of the inner conductors having its forward end portion exposed for termination;
• an inner conductor locator (90) supported in said connector (40), said locator having first and second ends (93, 94), an outer surface (92), a passage (95) extending through the locator and between the ends and a slot (96) of conductive material, said passage (95) passing the second wire (30) through the locator for termination to a first contact (62) and said slot (96) terminating the exposed forward end portion of inner conductor (22) of said second wire (20), including a frusto-conical end portion (97) forming a locating entry for the second wire (30) and which intersects the slot (96);
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• securing means (50, 70) for holding said inner conductors (22, 32) and said locator (90) in axially fixed positions relative to one another in the connector.

An apparatus characterized by a cable (10) having a free end (11) terminated by an electrical connector (40),

• said cable (10) being of the type including a pair of insulated wires (20, 30) and a common sheath (12) of conductive material circumposed about the wires, each of the wires having, respectively, an inner conductor (22, 32) and each having a forward end portion of its insulation removed and its inner conductor exposed for termination;
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• said electrical connector (40) comprising a first connector member (50) including contacts (56, 62) of conductive material, a conductor locator (90) for locating each inner conductor (22, 32) with one respective contact and a second connector member (70) secured to the first connector member, said first and second connector members (50, 70) holding the locator (90), the insulated wires (20, 30) and the sheath (12) in axially fixed positions relative to one another in the connector, said locator (90) including a pair of axially spaced faces (93, 94), a passage (95) extending between the faces and a radial slot (96) of conductive material, said passage (95) passing one said wire (30) therethrough and its exposed inner conductor (32) to its termination to one of said contacts (62), said radial slot (96) terminating the exposed inner conductor (22) of the other wire (20) and having an end portion in abutting relation to the other of the contacts (56).