Abstract: The invention is directed to an electrical connector assembly having a connector housing for terminating wires from a shielded cable. The cable has shielding therearound. A grounding clip commons the shielding from the cable. The ground clip has an opening through which the cable extends with tabs therein to provide electrical connection to the shielding of the cable and electrical engagement tabs to provide engagement with an adjacent structure. An overmolded housing is molded over the cable and the grounding clip, wherein the electrical engagement tabs extend above and below the overmolded housing.

Abstract: A mounting rack (10) for a plurality of electrical connectors (50) to define a subassembly (90) manipulatable as a unit for mass connector mounting to a circuit board (100) at an edge (102) thereof. A premolded mounting rack (10) includes slots (22) at each connector site (20) into which respective connectors (50) are insertable to become secured to the mounting rack, prior to mounting of the subassembly to the circuit board and subsequent electrical connection of contact sections (64,66,68) of each connector being connected to circuit termini of the board (100). Projections (32) from the mounting rack (10) include embossments (34) or fastening elements (150) adapted to enter or pass through mounting holes (110,164) of the board for securing the subassembly to the board. The mounting rack (200) may also be overmolded about intermediate portions of the connectors to define a subassembly.

Abstract: Multiple discrete coax cables 1 comprising: corresponding signal wires 2 and corresponding ground wires 5 within corresponding sheaths 4, the sheaths 4 having external profiles 56 extending along the lengths of corresponding cables 1 constructed for passage through corresponding eyes 64 conforming to the profiles 56, the cables 1 are flexible independently, and wires 2, 5 extend without skew along the corresponding axes of the independently flexible cables 1 for connection to a corresponding housing block 16 of a connector assembly 6.

Abstract: A connector assembly (6) comprises, conductive signal contacts (9) and a ground bus (10), a separator (16) between first and second rows of the contacts (9), the contacts (9) and the ground bus (10) being supported against the separator (16), the separator (16) having fingers (19) between adjacent contacts (9) of each row, and the ground bus (10) and the contacts (9) being of greater height than the fingers (19) for ease in connection to wires (2, 5) of an electrical cable (1).

Abstract: A wire organizer (16) comprises, signal wire receiving passages (22), fingers (19) receiving electrical contacts (9) of an electrical connector assembly (6), and each of the passages (22) that receives a signal wire (2) superposes the signal wire (2) over one of the contacts (9) for joined connection of the signal wire (2) to the contact (9).

Abstract: Cable connectors are provided which include an insulating housing block including at least first and second contact-receiving cavities and at least one transverse opening for communicating between these cavities. The connector also includes an electrical cable assembly having at least two insulated signal wires co-axially protected by a conductive shell and disposed in the first contact-receiving cavity. A reference contact is disposed in the second cable-receiving cavity and includes a contact finger frictionally contacting the conductive shell through the transverse opening between the cavities for providing a reference voltage to, for example, a pin field connector, or the like.

Abstract: An electrical cable assembly comprises, an insulative housing block (8) having a contact receiving side (15), a series of wire receiving channels (11) in the housing block (8), electrical contacts (9) on the housing block (8) being intercepted by alternate channels (11), another row of electrical contacts (9) separate from the housing block (8) being held along the contact receiving side (15), and being intercepted by alternate channels (11), and a cut (20) in an electrical cable (2) to offset cable wires (4) aligned by the channels (11).

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) comprising, an insulative housing block (16), conductive electrical contacts (9) in the housing block (16) connected to corresponding signal wires (2), a conductive ground bus (10) connected to corresponding ground wires (5), plastics material (28) at a rear of the housing block (16) imbedding the ground bus (10) and a portion of the cable (1), and a conductive shell (29) enclosing the plastics material (28).

Abstract: Multiple discrete coax cables 1 comprising: corresponding signal wires 2 and corresponding ground wires 5 within corresponding sheaths 4, the sheaths 4 having external profiles 56 extending along the lengths of corresponding cables 1 constructed for passage through corresponding eyes 64 conforming to the profiles 56, the cables 1 are flexible independently, and wires 2, 5 extend without skew along the corresponding axes of the independently flexible cables 1 for connection to a corresponding housing block 16 of a connector assembly 6.

Abstract: A connector assembly 6 comprises, conductive contacts 9 for connection to wires 2, 5 of at least one electrical cable 1, an insulative housing block 16, the contacts 9 being on superimposed lead frames 12A, 12B, and the lead frames 12A, 12B are bent for positioning the contacts 9 parallel with one another in a row.

Abstract: An electrical cable assembly (1) includes: an insulative housing block (20), conductive electrical contacts (9) on the housing block (20) connected to corresponding signal wires (5) of a cable (2), a conductive ground bus (7) connected to corresponding ground wires (4) of the cable (2), a conductive shell (35) enclosing the housing block (20), the ground bus (7) being enclosed by the conductive shell (35) and isolated electrically from the shell (35), and the ground wires (4) extending into the shell (35) and being isolated electrically from the shell (35).

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly for connection to an electrical cable comprises; an insulative housing block, conductive signal contacts on the housing block, a ground bus on the housing block connected to at least one selected signal contact, wire connecting portions of the signal contacts appear at corresponding first openings formed in the housing block, wire connecting portions of the ground bus appear at corresponding second openings of the housing block, and the housing block is formed to surround and insulate each of the signal contacts to allow insertion of the signal contacts into an insulative housing.