Abstract: A clamp is disclosed for securing shielding of a shielded cable to the periphery of an aperture in a panel, through which the cable passes, thereby providing an RF/EMI shielded entry through the panel. The clamp includes a central aperture through which the cable passes and a pair of lateral flanges which, when folded upon themselves, secure portions of the cable shielding and cable insulation thereby providing both a ground path and strain relief for the cable. The clamp can be mounted on either surface of a panel and entirely encloses the opening therein.

Abstract: An assembly apparatus is disclosed for manufacturing cable harnesses having a measured length of a multi-conductor flat flexible cable terminated by at least two electrical connectors. The assembly apparatus includes a conductor testing and cable cutting station, a connector crimp termination station, and a test fixture which electrically tests each connector for shorts and opens simultaneously with the crimping of the connector onto the cable.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for manufacturing insulated electrical terminals in which the insulation is uniformly distributed over all portions of the terminal which are to be insulated. The present invention concerns a treatment of the terminal between the stages in which the terminal is initially stamped and formed and the stage in which the coating of insulation material is applied to the terminal. In this intermediate stage the terminal is subjected to a treatment which reduces any sharp edges, burrs, or the like to have radii of curvature thereby allowing the insulation coating to uniformly flow on the entire surface of the terminal.

Abstract: An improved filtered header or feedthrough connector is disclosed for retrofitting filtered terminals into an existing electronic circuit. Each of a plurality of terminals is provided with filter sleeves which are soldered thereto. The filtered terminal assemblies are inserted into a header housing in a fixed array. At least one conductive rubber gasket on the housing interconnects the filters to a ground plane. A metal bushing can be mounted on the conductive rubber gasket to make an interconnection with mounting means, such as a bulkhead. The elastomeric ground plane engages the filters in such a manner as to apply a biasing force to the filters without creating such a high force that there would be a possibility of destroying the filters. The header housing also allows for accommodating filters of various sizes as well as for having terminal pins pass straight through without any filtering.

Abstract: A modular connector and scheme for crimping magnetic wire thereto are disclosed. The subject connector is particularly useful for interconnecting wires of magnetic coils, found in dot matrix print heads, directly to standard flat flexible cable, ribbon cable, or round wire conductors on closely centered grids. The connector allows for each coil to be individually repairable separate from all other coils and eliminates the previous assembly steps of splicing and soldering the wires of the coils onto a printed circuit board header which in turn was connected to a cable.