Cable termination methods
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorChristopher D. Prest
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Abstract
A termination for a multi-conductor cable is made by providing a metal structure that includes a plurality of parallel but spaced apart fingers that are joined together by a connecting member adjacent at least one end of each finger. Each of the conductors in the cable is connected to a respective one of the fingers at a location that is spaced from the connecting member. The cable and the fingers are then over-molded with an insulating material where the conductors are connected to the fingers. This over-molding leaves a portion of the length of each finger exposed. The connecting member is then severed and removed.
Claims11
A method of terminating a multi-conductor cable comprising:
- providing a metal structure that includes a plurality of substantially parallel, spaced apart, metal fingers that are joined together adjacent at least one end of each finger by a metal connecting member that is part of the metal structure, the metal structure by itself maintaining the fingers in parallel, spaced apart relationship to one another;
- mechanically and electrically connecting each one of the conductors to a respective one of the fingers at a location along the finger that is spaced from the connecting member, said connecting being performed prior to over-molding any insulating material onto the metal structure;
- over-molding with an insulating material the cable and the fingers where the conductors have been connected to the fingers, said over-molding leaving a portion of the length of each finger exposed;
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- severing the connecting member from the fingers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.