Grounding connector for a shielded cable
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsSlobodan Pavlovic, David Menzies
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Abstract
A grounding connector for a shielded cable having an outer insulated covering, a plurality of paired electrical conductors, and a conductive shield surrounding the paired electrical conductors, the grounding connector includes a connector body having an opening formed therethrough. A conductive grounding pad is disposed within the opening of the connector body. The grounding pad has an inner surface that engages an exposed portion of a conductive shield of a shielded cable, and an outer surface that engages an electrical ground.
Claims9
A grounding connector for a shielded cable having an outer insulated covering, a plurality of paired electrical conductors, and a conductive shield surrounding the paired electrical conductors, the grounding connector comprising:
- a connector body formed from conductive material and having an inner surface and an outer surface, the outer surface engaging an electrical ground;
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- a conductive ring engaging an exposed portion of the conductive shield of a shielded cable and engaging the inner surface of the connector body;
- wherein the inner surface of the connector body defines a substantially cylindrical opening for receiving the shielded cable;
- wherein an inner surface of the substantially cylindrical opening includes a circumferentially extending groove in 360 degree circumferential contact with an outer surface of the conductive ring;
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- wherein the circumferentially extending groove in the inner surface of the connector body defines a circumferential ridge extending outwardly of the outer surface of the connector body, a portion of the circumferential ridge engaging an electrical ground.
A grounding connector for a shielded cable comprising:
- a connector body formed from conductive material and having an inner surface and an outer surface;
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- a conductive ring engaging an exposed portion of a conductive shield of a shielded cable and engaging the inner surface of the connector body;
- wherein an inner surface of the connector body includes a circumferentially extending groove in 360 degree circumferential contact with an outer surface of the conductive ring;
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- wherein the circumferentially extending groove in the inner surface of the connector body defines a circumferential ridge extending outwardly of the outer surface of the connector body, a portion of the circumferential ridge engaging an electrical ground.
A grounding connector and a shielded cable comprising:
- a connector body formed from conductive material and having an inner surface and an outer surface;
- a shielded cable disposed within the connector body;
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- a conductive ring engaging an exposed portion of a conductive shield of the shielded cable and engaging the inner surface of the connector body;
- wherein an inner surface of the connector body includes a circumferentially extending groove in 360 degree circumferential contact with an outer surface of the conductive ring;
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- wherein the circumferentially extending groove in the inner surface of the connector body defines a circumferential ridge extending outwardly of the outer surface of the connector body, a portion of the circumferential ridge engaging an electrical ground.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.