Patent · US Expired

Connector bank

US5000703A · kind A · utility

31Cited by
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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 25, 1990
Grant dateMar 19, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 25, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R9/24
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a connector bank for conductors, in particular of telecommunication and data systems, comprising a bank body 6 with at least one line of insulation displacement contacts 4 provided with contact slots 5 for the conductors 7. According to the invention, there is provided for connecting shielded cables 22 a shield connecting element 1 consisting of a U-shaped, bent sheet piece 2, the legs 3 of which are insertable into the contact slots 5 of two insulation displacement contact elements 4 and the base 17 of which is provided with a shield connecting contact 19 for connecting the shield cable 21 of the cables 22, the spacing of the legs 3 corresponding at least to twice the spacing of two adjacent insulation displacement contact elements 4.

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