Wire spacers for connecting cables to connectors
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsJohn J. Milner, Joseph E. Dupuis, Alan C. Miller, Karl E. Mortensen
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Abstract
An electrical connector has a connector body with a cable cavity at its cable connection end and a strain relief coupled to the connector body adjacent the cable connection end. The strain relief extends into the cable cavity. A wire spacer is mounted in the cable cavity adjacent to strain relief. This spacer has a central core and four radially outwardly projecting flanges. The flanges are angular spaced from one another by angles of substantially 90 degrees. The spacer maintains separation of twisted wired pairs in a cable which is secured to the connector by the strain relief to enhance the electrical performance of the connector.
Claims17
An electrical connector, comprising;
- a connector body having a cable cavity at a cable connection end of said connector body;
- a cable strain relief coupled to said connector body adjacent said cable connection end and extending into said cable cavity;
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- a wire spacer mounted in said cable cavity adjacent said strain relief, said wire spacer having a central core and four radially outwardly projecting flanges, said flanges being angularly spaced from one another by angles of substantially ninety degrees.
An electrical connector for communications systems, comprising:
- a connector body having a cable cavity at a cable connection end of said connector body;
- a cable strain relief coupled to said connector body adjacent said cable connection end, said strain relief including an engagement member movable between a receiving position outside of said cable cavity and an engaged position extending into said cable cavity, said engagement member being coupled to said connector body by a hinge portion and a frangible parts at opposite parts thereof;
- a cable having four twisted wire pairs surrounded by a flexible insulating sheath extending into said cable cavity and engaged by engagement member of said strain relief;
- a wire spacer mounted in said cable cavity adjacent said strain relief, said wire spacer having a central core and four radially outwardly projecting flanges, said flanges being angularly spaced from one another by angles of substantially ninety degrees, said wire spacer extending into said cable with said core extending between said four twisted wire pairs and with said flanges separating said four twisted wire pairs;
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- electrical contacts mounted in said connector body adjacent a connector end thereof opposite said cable connection end, said contacts being engaged and electrically connected to conductors in said twisted wire pairs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.