Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting liquidtight flexible electrical conduit to an electrical component such as a junction box or outlet, comprises a two-piece, all plastic construction. The connector comprises a plastic body and a plastic gland nut threadably attached thereto. The body includes a plurality of flexible fingers, each of which has thereon a pair of friction-reducing ridges that engage an inner contact surface of the gland nut in tangential, point-contact. As such, upon tightening of the gland nut on the connector body, the gland nut engages the resilient fingers with minimal friction loss, thereby enhancing hand tightening or minimizing the torque required with a tightening tool. In addition, the connector body includes an inner tubular ferrule which defines a conduit supporting surface which includes thereon friction-reducing elements.

Abstract: A shielded electrical jack connector comprises an insulator having a cavity therewithin and an aperture communicating with the cavity through an outer surface thereof. The aperture defines a receptacle for receipt of a plug connector therein. A modular jack insert having an insulative body and supporting a plurality of electrical contacts, each being terminated to an insulated conductor, is retentively received in the insulator. The contacts of the jack insert extend into the insulator cavity in cantilevered fashion for access to complementary contacts of the mateable plug connector. An electrically conductive shield is supported by the insulator, the shield having an opening through which the insulated conductors of the insert extend. An electrically conductive ground contact is supported by the insulator in engagement with the shield, the ground contact comprising a terminal extending into the cavity for engagement with the plug connector upon receipt thereof into the receptacle.

Abstract: A connector for terminating an electrical cable having a conductive sheath is disclosed. The connector includes a gland for receipt of the cable and a gland nut securable to the connector gland. Sealing structure supported between the gland and the gland nut effects a seal between the gland and the cable upon screw attachment of the gland nut to the gland. A sheath ground provides ground connection of the sheath to the connector upon initial insertion of the cable into the connector and also provide permanent mechanical and electrical connection between the sheath and the connector upon tightening of the gland nut to the gland.

Abstract: An eject header comprises an elongate insulative housing having opposing longitudinally extending sidewalls and transversely extending endwalls and a base supporting a plurality of male terminal posts therein for electrical connection with socket contacts of a complementary connector. The sidewalls, endwalls and base define a cavity for receipt of such complimentary socket connector. A pair of ejectors are mounted on the housing for pivotal movement in a plane substantially parallel to the endwalls and wherein the ejector lever is manually moveable toward and away from one of the sidewalls. The sidewall is formed to have an opening for receipt of a foot portion therethrough into the header cavity. Further, the sidewall is formed to have a sidewall portion attached to the endwall such that the sidewall portion intersects the plane of pivotal movement of the ejector lever.

Abstract: A plastic electrical connector for connecting liquidtight flexible electrical conduit to an electrical component such as a junction box or outlet, comprises a plastic body and a plastic gland nut threadably attached thereto. The body includes a plurality of flexible fingers, each of which includes a collapsible section defined by plural, discrete hinges, the deformable section being bendable at each hinge. Gripping teeth are provided on the interior surface of the ends of the flexible fingers. The gland nut includes an inclined surface engageable with the flexible fingers for causing radial compression against the conduit. The gland nut further includes a pushing surface for engaging the distal end of the flexible fingers, which are preferably arranged in cantilevered form. Upon tightening the gland nut on the body, the gripping fingers engage the conduit, and as the collaspsible sections bend, the fingers axially move the conduit deeper into the connector for a liquidtight seal therewith.

Abstract: A method of forming an electrical cable assembly includes providing a plurality of round electrical conductors. One of the conductors is flattened along a longitudinal surface portion. The conductors are arranged in side-by-side transversely spaced position with the flattened portion of the one conductor facing an adjacent conductor. An insulative casing is extruded about the conductors and includes a major planar surface permitting mass termination to a connector. The one conductor includes a curved surface portion which faces the major planar surface.

Abstract: An identification tag used in combination with a cable tie is disclosed. The cable tie having a locking head with a channel therethrough and a strap having a tail for passage through the head channel, supports the identification tag. The tag includes a marking surface for supporting identifying indicia and means for securing the tag to the cable tie. An opening in the tag is disposed in alignment with the locking head channel to permit passage of the cable tie tail through the opening as well as through the locking head channel to further secure the tag to the cable tie.

Abstract: A hand tool of the pliers-type configuration used for crimping electrical terminals is disclosed. The tool includes a pair of jaws movably with respect to one another by the actuation of a pair of handles. The jaws define a crimping nest which supports an electrical terminal. One die of the crimping nest includes a raised surface, and depending tapering side walls. The raised surface of the die has an hour-glass configuration. The particular shape of the die limits the pressure applied to the terminal during crimping, so as to reduce the tendency to overcrimp the terminal.

Abstract: A keying arrangement for interconnectable components is disclosed. The keying arrangement is particularly useful for fiber optic connector assemblies having a receptacle connector with key projections integrally formed therewith in one of plural different key positions. These key positions may be dictated by an industry standard. A plug connector of the assembly includes a multi-positionable key element. The key element is positionable in plural different orientations to provide keyways which uniquely accommodate one of the key projections defining the plural different key positions of the receptacle connector. Rotative movement of the key element within the plug connector provides the plural different orientations and thereby the plural keyways.

Abstract: An electrical connector for terminating conductors of a shielded multiconductor cable and for mating with a complementary electrical connector comprises an insulative housing supporting a plurality of elongate electrical contacts thereon. The contacts include a contact engaging portion and a shunt engaging portion movably supported on the housing. The contact engaging portion terminates in a curved free end that is axially movable within the housing. A pair of shunt bars is disposed transversely to and in electrical engagement with shunt engaging portions of the contacts thereby electrically commoning preselected pairs of electrical contacts when the connector is in a disconnected condition.

Abstract: A plug and socket electrical connection assembly for electrically connecting a pair of cables is disclosed. The connection assembly includes a socket connector adapted to be terminated to one cable of the pair and an elongate plug connector adapted to electrically terminated the other cable of the pair. A plug extent of the plug connector is designed for insertion into a socket extent of the socket connector to establish electrical connection therebetween. A deformable electrically insulative wiping element is attached to the front of the plug extent. The wiping element is dimensioned to snugly fit within the socket extent to wipe any debris or contamination therefrom upon insertion of the plug connector into the socket connector.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly for terminating flat multiconductor ribbon cable is disclosed. The connector assembly includes a base supporting plural insulation-piercing contacts in a pre-determined array. A cover, positioned over the base, is movable with respect thereto to effect cable termination to the contacts. Cable strain relief is provided by spring clips which urge an extent of cable against a side wall of the cover.

Abstract: A strippable, shielded electrical cable comprises a plurality of elongate, parallel-spaced electrical conductors encased in a casing of electrical insulation. At least one of the conductors, preferably located at a position other than at the marginal ends of the cable has an exposed portion free of casing material. An electrically conductive wire mesh shield overlies the casing and is in electrical contact with the exposed conductor portions. A top layer of electrical insulation overlies the wire mesh shield. A release sheet of electrical insulation is disposed between the conductive shield and the cover layer. A first adhesive is on the lower surface of the sheet facing the shield, the first adhesive being removably adhered to the metallic wire mesh shield. The first adhesive and a portion of the casing material are removably adhered to each other through the interstitial openings of the wire mesh.

Abstract: An electrical connection housing assembly for insertion in an interior passage for floor-to-floor electrical transmission of both power and communication includes a first housing comprised of first matter, a second housing comprised of second matter of lesser heat conductivity than the first matter, the second housing having a first portion assembled with the first housing and a second portion extending from the first housing and a divider arrangement for separating respective power and communication cables to be inserted in the assembly from one another. The divider arrangement includes a first divider, comprised of a resilient strip of intumescent material, fixedly supported in the assembly and a second divider removably supported in the assembly and in registry with the first divider for jointly defining respective power and communication channels through the assembly.

Abstract: An electrical connector, described for suitably connecting electronic packages to each other or an electrical package to electrical wires. In a preferred form, the connector comprises a plurality of first contacts supported by an insulative housing, the housing having opposite surfaces adjacent which exposed portions of the first contacts lie. The exposed contact portions are attached to electrically engage two respective printed circuit boards on the top and bottom of the connector. Additionally, a further set of contacts is provided, which contacts include an exposed portion adjacent one of the housing supporting surfaces and a terminal portion disposed substantially parallel to such supporting surfaces for electrical engagement to a terminated wire.

Abstract: A connector block for connecting drop wires to conductors of a multi-conductor cable is disclosed. The connector block includes a housing having plural apertures therethrough and individual terminal modules which are insertable into the housing. The terminal modules may be inserted into the housing in plural different orientations to permit insertion of the drop wire from different directions. Each individual terminal module establishes electrical connection between a drop wire pair and a pair of conductors of the multi-conductor cable.

Abstract: An improved electrical filter connector comprises a capacitor sub-assembly including an insulative substrate, a plurality of capacitors soldered thereto and a ground spring. The ground spring is soldered to the ground terminations of the capacitors, the ground spring having a resilient portion for electrical engagement with conductive ground traces on a system circuit board. First terminations of the capacitors are electrically individually connected to respective contacts of the electrical connector. Second capacitor terminations are electrically connected to the ground strip. The capacitors are preferably of the discrete, monolithic chip type, having a dielectric body spaced between the electrical terminations thereof. A quantity of curable dielectric material is disposed on the dielectric bodies between each of the capacitor terminations to provide an enhanced dielectric medium to increase the capability of the connectors to withstand higher voltages during power surges.

Abstract: Apparatus is provided for effecting removal of a semiconductive chip having an exteriorly-accessible surface and chip contacts depending therefrom from a chip carrier having an exteriorly-accessible surface and chip carrier contacts therein in retentive engagement with the chip contacts and with the chip carrier contacts being secured in a printed circuit board. The apparatus comprises a tool having mutually displaceable removal members adapted in a first tool state to bear respectively against an exteriorly-accessible surface of the chip and against an exteriorly-accessible surface of the chip carrier, neither of such removal members engaging the printed circuit board in such first state. The tool is operable from the first state to mutually displace the removal members for effecting removal of the chip from the carrier without either of the removal members engaging the printed circuit board.

Abstract: An electrical connector for mechanically and electrically connecting conductors is disclosed. The connector includes a connector body formed of conductive metal. A plurality of legs extend from a central planar member of the connector body to individually support, in mechanical and electrical engagement, electrical conductors. Each connector accommodating portion is disposed in a plane spaced from the plane of the central planar member. This permits accommodation of insulated conductors in the connector and further accommodates plural conductors in a crossover fashion.

Abstract: A tool for crimping an elongate electrical contact to an end of an electrical wire. The tool includes a locating device supported adjacent the crimping dies of the crimping tool for supporting and locating the contact in proper position between the dies. Upon crimping, the contact is subject to deformable elongation in its longitudinal direction. The locating device is supported to the tool against the bias of the spring to be movable away from the tool to accommodate such contact elongation caused during crimping.