Method for orientation of an electrical cable
AssigneeThe Whitaker Corporation
InventorsKeith S. Koegel, Robert E. Beamenderfer, Reuben E. Ney, William D. Miknis
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Abstract
Multiple discrete coax cables 1 comprising: corresponding signal wires 2 and corresponding ground wires 5 within corresponding sheaths 4, the sheaths 4 having external profiles 56 extending along the lengths of corresponding cables 1 constructed for passage through corresponding eyes 64 conforming to the profiles 56, the cables 1 are flexible independently, and wires 2, 5 extend without skew along the corresponding axes of the independently flexible cables 1 for connection to a corresponding housing block 16 of a connector assembly 6.
Claims7
A method for orienting discrete coaxial cables comprising the steps of:
- providing a profile along the length of a discrete coax cable,
- orienting a signal wire and a ground wire of the cable with respect to a longitudinal axis of the cable by passing the profile against a fixture conforming to the shape of the profile,
- connecting the signal wire oriented by the fixture to a housing block and connecting the ground wire oriented by the fixture to the housing block, without combining the fixture with the housing block.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.