Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a dielectric housing having a passageway extending therethrough and a latching aperture in communication with the passageway. An electrical contact is positioned in the passageway and includes a resilient latch member that has a free end disposed in the latching aperture to retain the contact in the passageway. A projection extends outwardly from the latch member for engagement with an inside surface of the housing so that when a force opposite to the direction of insertion of the contact into the housing is applied to the contact the free end of the latch member is prevented from projecting beyond the outside surface of the housing.

Abstract: A cover and strain relief assembly is disclosed for use with known elongated electrical connectors for providing either a 90.degree. or 180.degree. cable exit from the connector. The subject cover assembly has three pieces including a yoke that engages a mounting flange of the connector and a pair of mating panels which snap together engaging both the yoke and the cable. The mating panels can be reversibly connected, with respect to the manner in which they engage the yoke to yield a 90.degree. or a 180.degree. cable exit from the connector. The panels can further be provided with adjustable cable strain relief means.

Abstract: A removable dielectric enclosure or boot assembly for enclosing a shielded line terminator. The enclosure has a cavity having an opening for receiving a shielded line terminator such that the shell of the shielded line terminator is flush with the opening when the shielded line terminator is disposed in the cavity. The enclosure has screws captured in screw receiving apertures spaced to align with apertures in the shell such that when the shielded line terminator is mated with a complementary connector, the threaded end thereof is received in nut means associated with the complementary connector and a shoulder on the screw bears against the rear surface of the shell as the screw is rotated to draw the shielded line terminator and dielectric enclosure toward the complementary connector.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (12, 17) including means (17) for securing the connector assembly to a printed circuit board (11). The electrical connector housing (12) has an eyelet (17) disposed in an aperture (12b) in a mounting flange (12c) in an interference fit. The eyelet (17) has a flange (21) engaging the mounting flange (12c) of the housing (12), an inverted conical end (18b; 30b) remote from the flange (21) and a generally tubular shank (20, 23; 32, 30) extending therebetween. A first section (20) of the shank provides the interference fit with the aperture (12b). A second section (23) of the shank extends below the mounting flange for disposition within an aperture (11a) in the printed circuit board (11). The second section (23) may be tapered or of a smaller diameter than the first section (20).

Abstract: Solder cup connector comprises stamped and formed terminals loaded into passages of a one-piece housing. Each terminal has a mating portion formed in a first direction from the plane of the stock, a solder cup formed in a second, opposite direction from the plane of the stock, and a transition portion crossing the axis of the terminal to align the mating portion and the solder cup. Flanges extending laterally from the transition portion bend to engage the side walls of a respective passage as a terminal is inserted therein, and further bite into the housing if withdrawal is attempted. The transition portion also serves as a barrier which prevents wicking of solder into the mating portion.

Abstract: An insert retention device for retention of same in a dielectric housing serving as a screwlock especially suitable for high speed connector assemblies; these insert retention devices are desirable because of their characteristics when cold pressed into a plastic housing and are useful for electronic printed circuit board assembly and the like.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a dielectric housing having terminal passages in which electrical terminals are secured. A metal shell is secured onto the housing and ground contact means is provided for achieving electrical contact with the metal shell and a ground plate on a circuit board, the ground contact means including spring means for urging contact members of the ground contact means into electrical engagement with the ground plate.

Abstract: A cable assembly which couples multicontact connectors to multiple conductor cable. The multiple conductor cable having the conductors disposed in a planar array with the conductors being secured together at spaced locations. Electrical terminals of connectors are mass terminated to the conductors at the spaced locations. The connectors are arranged back-to-back and secured in a housing.

Abstract: Ribbon cable connector has latch members fixed to cover at opposite ends thereof. Each latch member is U-shaped, having first and second latch arms and a formed bight therebetween. The first arm has projections cooperable with web means on the end of the connector housing and cover which permits the cover to be moved between a first and second position and secured therein. The second arm at its distal end is formed with an outwardly directed hook cooperable with a complementary connector.

Abstract: Surface mount connector has terminals which float axially in passages through housing. Each terminal is spring loaded toward mounting face to provide compliance between solder tails and pads on printed circuit board. Metal clips have legs received in holes through board which anchor connector independently of solder tails.

Abstract: Connector for ribbon cable comprises a housing having therein two rows of terminals with slotted plate portions extending above cable receiving face of housing for reception in respective passages in cover latchably secured by barbs on insulation piercing arms which define slots. Each passage has ramps therein which deflect arms toward opposite sidewalls of passage until barbs snap over shoulders so that arms are coplanar. The slots do not narrow as cover is applied.

Abstract: A shielded line terminator having a pair of electrically conductive, hermaphroditic shields each having hooked tines which engage profiled recesses along an edge of an electrically conductive shell of an electrical connector. The shields form a rearward extending cavity encompassing a line terminator which engages contacts extending from the rear face of the electrical connector. Each shield has latch means positioned to engage lug means on the other shield to detachably secure the shields together.

Abstract: Apparatus for mass terminating discrete wires to a connector preloaded with terminals connected to a carrier strip comprises a press having a vertically movable upper tooling package aligned above a termination station and a lower tooling package movable to and from the termination station. The lower package includes a housing support, a carrier shear, and a wire shear bar which moves over the support by action of a camtrack as the lower tooling moves to the station. Descent of the upper tooling shears the wires and the carrier, then terminates the wires as it moves a terminal loader above the carrier shear into vertical alignment with the terminals. A detent holds the vertical alignment as a cam track advances the loader toward the connector to fully load the terminals in the connector as the lower package moves from the station.

Abstract: Cable harness manufacturing apparatus comprises a pair of rails defining a linear path through a workstation where a press terminates ribbon cable to connectors in connector receiving fixtures independently journaled to the rails. A first stop on the path positions connectors sequentially at the workstation while a series of second stops along the path downstream of the workstation act on the lead fixture to define the length of cable between pairs of connectors as well as triggering the press for sequential terminations of connectors in remaining fixtures. A cutter carriage journaled to the rails upstream of the workstation is spring loaded to urge remaining fixtures to the workstation. A third stop along the path downstream stops the lead fixture when it is desired to cut the cable, the cut end subsequently being drawn flushly into the last connector terminated.

Abstract: An improved transmitter circuit for rf modems usable for communication in local area computer networks is provided. The transmitter circuit includes a digital/analog conversion circuit for generating a frequency modulated carrier from an input data signal, and a switched linear amplifier for amplifying and controlling the frequency modulated analog signal under the direction of the LAN protocol. The conversion circuit includes a time balanced compensated switching circuit for maintaining duty cycle integrity, while the switched linear amplifier provides on/off carrier control and level adjustment with minimum signal distortion including switching transients, and with minimum spurious signal leakage when off.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly having an eyelet disposed in an opening in the mounting flange of the connector housing has a rivet frictionally secured within the eyelet. The rivet has a flange engaging an upper section of the eyelet, a first section engaging the eyelet in an interference fit and a second section extending below a bottom surface of the connector housing for disposition in a hole in a printed circuit board.

Abstract: An intercard connector system is formed by header assembly mounted on a circuit board and receiving therein a connector assembly terminating a multiconductor shielded cable. The header assembly is surface mountable to produce a low profile while the connector assembly is arranged to have a low profile mating portion with first and second arrays of terminals which allow close mating center line spacing and somewhat wider insulation displacing center line termination.

Abstract: Connector for flat cable utilizes a bipartite cover defining a first cable receiving passage between the parts so that the cover may be assembled to the cable before termination. Dovetail profiled panel upstanding from housing is received through cover to align parts so that a press is not necessary. Second cable receiving passage defined by panel and cover meets first passage at right angle to provide strain relief and permit tap terminations.

Abstract: Hardware for providing a grounding interconnect for a standard connector is formed by a single metallic member which is stamped and formed to enclose a mating face of the connector and extend across at least mounting portions of a mounting face with the metal member being provided with profiled apertures receiving therein a wiping contacting engagement a mounting and locking means for the connector.