Cable connector and cap shoes therefor
US4285563A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 26, 1979 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/71
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A cap shoe system for making electrical connections between a plurality of conductors in one cable and a corresponding plurality of conductors in a connector module of a connector which includes an index strip, the connector module, and a connector-module cap, and/or for making electrical connections between a plurality of conductors in another cable and a corresponding plurality of conductors in a bridge module forming part of the connector and including a bridge-module cap. The connector-module and bridge-module caps have access holes for connector-module and bridge-module contact pins respectively carried by connector-module and bridge-module cap shoe bodies having connector-module and bridge-module slide members which are retractable to provide for entry of the connector-module and bridge-module contact pins through the access holes in the connector-module and bridge-module caps into electrical contact with the respective conductors in the connector and bridge modules. The index strip also has access holes adapted to receive the connector-module contact pins to make electrical connections with conductors in the index strip.
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