Manufacture of low profile clip connector
US4793060A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 13, 1987 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49176
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Manufacture of low profile clip connectors characterized by a cap in the form of a planar strip of plastic material provided with plural tapered holes spaced along its length. The cap is loaded into a test clip mold along with a cable/contact sub-assembly with the cap in juxtaposition with the side of the cable opposite the contacts which are soldered to respective conductors of the cable. After the mold is closed, molten plastic material is introduced into the mold cavity to form the balance of a clip body, the molten material flowing up through an insulation removed area of the cable around the soldered junctions and into the tapered holes in the cap which locks the cap to the thusly molded balance forming portion of the clip body. During molding, the cap is used as a back stop for the cable to prevent shifting of the cable as the molten plastic is forced into the mold cavity.
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