Round-to-flat cable assembly

Patent 4769906 Issued on September 13, 1988. Estimated Expiration Date:

June 18, 2006. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Patent References

3369214

Electrical assembly with cable guiding member
Patent #: 4577920
Issued on: 03/25/1986
Inventor: Coldren , et al.

Shielded connector and method of forming same Patent #: 4597624
Issued on: 07/01/1986
Inventor: Lax , et al.

Inventors

Application

No. 06/875797 filed on 06/18/1986

US Classes:

29/857, Assembling terminal to elongated conductor174/73.1, With joint or end structure conductive stress distributing means174/74A, Insulating cap or sleeve439/604WITH EXTERNAL CONDUCTOR OR CABLE EMBEDDED IN INSULATIVE SEALING MATERIAL

Examiners

Primary: Echols, P. W.
Assistant: Ross, Taylor J.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Classes

H02G 15/02 (20060101)
H01R 43/00 (20060101)
H02G 15/06 (20060101)

Abstract

An electrical cable assembly comprising a round cable having an end portion provided with an adaptor for terminating the round cable in a flat cable connector. The adaptor has a cylindrical end portion disposed for receiving therein a jacketed end portion of the round cable, an intermediate transitional portion wherein a plurality of conductors extending from the cable end portion are permitted to cross over one another and be formed with an array of juxtaposed conductor end portions, and a rectangular end portion out of which the array of juxtaposed conductor end portions extends. The rectangular end portion is provided with outer dimension and resilient properties similar to an equivalent flat cable for insertion and latching into a flat cable connector where the conductor end portions terminating at respective distances from a mating surface of the adaptor extend into respective grooves and are electrically connected to respective contacts of the connector in a predetermined manner.