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US 5,401,177 AGranted
Mass termination connector backshell
AssigneeRaychem Corporation
InventorsPeter J. Dutton, Marc W. Piozet, David C. Pique, Lajos J. Vidakovits
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Abstract
A mass termination connector (2) having a low profile backshell which may be efficiently stacked. A wiring assembly (24) having conductors (26) extend through a braid (10) and a backshell adapter body (6) to a connector housing (4). The braid is attached to the exterior of the adapter body, removed from the interior compartment, to protect the wiring assembly from chafing during shock and vibration.
Claims18
A mass termination connector comprising:
- a connector housing having an opening therethrough and an outer mating surface formed at one edge of said connector housing surrounding the opening;
- a backshell adapter body having an opening therethrough, a first outer mating surface formed at one edge of said adapter body surrounding the opening and engaging the outer mating surface of said connector housing, being aligned such that the adapter body opening and the connector housing opening together form an interior compartment, and having a second outer mating surface formed at an opposite edge of said adapter body surrounding the opening;
- a sleeve capable of retaining a braid between the adapter body and sleeve, said sleeve having an outer mating surface engaging the second outer mating surface;
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- wherein the outside surfaces of the connector housing and adapter body are substantially flush with each other and the outside surfaces of the adapter body and sleeve are substantially flush with each other.
2 more elements
A mass termination connector comprising:
- a connector housing having an opening therethrough and an outer mating surface formed at one edge of said connector housing surrounding the opening;
- a backshell adapter body having an opening therethrough, a first outer mating surface formed at one edge of said adapter body surrounding the opening and engaging the outer mating surface of said connector housing, being aligned such that the adapter body opening and the connector housing opening together form an interior compartment, and having a second outer mating surface formed at an opposite edge of said adapter body surrounding the opening;
- a sleeve having an outer mating surface engaging the second outer mating surface, said sleeve being capable of retaining a braid between the adapter body and sleeve and spaced from the interior compartment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.