US3605060A
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Apparatus for terminating electrical ribbon cable
Assignee: Honeywell Inc
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Filing: 1968-08-05
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Granted: 1971-09-14
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Expires: 1988-08-05
Abstract
Abstract A new termination, with which a miniature ribbon cable can be connected readily to other electrical devices, has adjacent cable conductors connected without fan-out to a connector plate having contacts on opposite sides of a boardlike insulator. The cable insulation is removed from the conductors, prior to assembly of the cable with the connector plate, preferably along the entire conductor length that overlies the insulator.
Inventors
- 👤 Eberhardt P Praeger
- 👤 Brian A Wolfset
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 08:10
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/11; H05K1/117; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/77; H01R12/777; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/09; H05K2201/09145; H05K2201/09154; H05K2201/10; H05K2201/10227; H05K2201/10356; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/32; H05K3/34; H05K3/3405; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49174; Y10T29/49179; Y10T29/49204; Y10T29/49208; Y10T29/4921; Y10T29/49211; Y10T29/49213
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
229 words
Electrical cabling apparatus in which: i. a ribbon cable has plural insulated electrical conductors disposed side by side, and ii. a connector element is electrically attached to said cable conductors at a first end of said cable, said apparatus being characterized by the improvement wherein A. said cable has, at said first end, uninsulated conductor ends disposed in first and second rows which are spaced apart in the direction of the cable thickness wherein, in one direction, each conductor end is in line with the corresponding cable conductor, and B. said connector element 1. comprises a. a dielectric board having first and second opposed surfaces and first and second peripheral edges each of which bounds part of said surfaces, and b. conductive contacts secured on both said surfaces, said contacts on each surface being insulatively spaced from each other and extending at least part way between said first and second edges, 2. is disposed with said first board edge seated between said rows of uninsulated conductor ends, with said conductor ends in said first row thereof overlying and electrically connected to said contacts on said first board surface and with said conductor ends in said second row thereof overlying and electrically connected to said contacts on said second board surface, and wherein said uninsulated conductor ends extend along the entire length of said cable that overlies said conductive contacts.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
229 words
Electrical cabling apparatus in which: i. a ribbon cable has plural insulated electrical conductors disposed side by side, and ii. a connector element is electrically attached to said cable conductors at a first end of said cable, said apparatus being characterized by the improvement wherein A. said cable has, at said first end, uninsulated conductor ends disposed in first and second rows which are spaced apart in the direction of the cable thickness wherein, in one direction, each conductor end is in line with the corresponding cable conductor, and B. said connector element 1. comprises a. a dielectric board having first and second opposed surfaces and first and second peripheral edges each of which bounds part of said surfaces, and b. conductive contacts secured on both said surfaces, said contacts on each surface being insulatively spaced from each other and extending at least part way between said first and second edges, 2. is disposed with said first board edge seated between said rows of uninsulated conductor ends, with said conductor ends in said first row thereof overlying and electrically connected to said contacts on said first board surface and with said conductor ends in said second row thereof overlying and electrically connected to said contacts on said second board surface, and wherein said uninsulated conductor ends extend along the entire length of said cable that overlies said conductive contacts.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
Cabling apparatus defined in claim 1 further characterized in that said cable conductors are substantially cylindrical conductors.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
77 words
is disposed with said first board edge seated between said rows of uninsulated conductor ends, with said conductor ends in said first row thereof overlying and electrically connected to said contacts on said first board surface and with said conductor ends in said second row thereof overlying and electrically connected to said contacts on said second board surface, and wherein said uninsulated conductor ends extend along the entire length of said cable that overlies said conductive contacts.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
77 words
is disposed with said first board edge seated between said rows of uninsulated conductor ends, with said conductor ends in said first row thereof overlying and electrically connected to said contacts on said first board surface and with said conductor ends in said second row thereof overlying and electrically connected to said contacts on said second board surface, and wherein said uninsulated conductor ends extend along the entire length of said cable that overlies said conductive contacts.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
58 words
is disposed with said first board edge seated between said rows of uninsulated conductor ends, with said conductor ends in said first row thereof overlying and electrically connected to said contacts on said first board surface and with said conductor ends in said second row thereof overlying and electrically connected to said contacts on said second board surface.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
58 words
is disposed with said first board edge seated between said rows of uninsulated conductor ends, with said conductor ends in said first row thereof overlying and electrically connected to said contacts on said first board surface and with said conductor ends in said second row thereof overlying and electrically connected to said contacts on said second board surface.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
52 words
Cabling apparatus as defined in claim 1 further characterized in that said cable conductors have insulation that extends at said first cable end to be closely spaced from said first board edge in the direction along said cable away from said connector element, and said conductors extend therefrom free of said insulation.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
69 words
Cabling apparatus as defined in claim 1 further characterized in that A. dielectric encapsulation encloses said conductors at said first cable end, and encloses a portion of said board surfaces adjacent said first board edge and the portions of said contacts thereon, and B. a further portion of said board surfaces adjacent to and contiguous with said second edge and the contact portions thereon are exposed outside said encapsulation.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
Cabling apparatus as defined in claim 1 in which said uninsulated ends of adjacent cable conductors are in different ones of said first and second rows thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
Cabling apparatus as defined in claim 1 in which the spacing between said conductor ends in each row thereof is not substantially greater than the spacing between alternate conductors in said cable.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
Cabling apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein said insulation has a melting point temperature greater than that temperature provided by electrical soldering techniques.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
Cabling apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein said insulation is a fluorocarbon compound.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
12 words
Cabling apparatus as defined in claim 8 wherein said insulation is polytetrafluoroethylene.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
52 words
Cabling apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein said uninsulated conductors in said first row are substantially in the same plane as their corresponding insulated conductors which are in a first plane and wherein said uninsulated conductors in said second row are in a second plane substantially parallel to said first plane.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
120 words
Electrical cabling apparatus in which: i. a ribbon cable has plural insulated electrical conductors disposed side by side, and ii. a connector element is electrically attached to said cable conductors at a first end of said cable, said apparatus being characterized by the improvement wherein A. said cable has, at said first end, uninsulated conductor ends disposed in first and second rows which are spaced apart in the direction of the cable thickness, said uninsulated conductor ends in said first row being substantially in the same plane as their corresponding insulated conductors and said uninsulated conductor ends in said second row being in a second plane substantially parallel to said plane of said first row, and B. said connector element
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
120 words
Electrical cabling apparatus in which: i. a ribbon cable has plural insulated electrical conductors disposed side by side, and ii. a connector element is electrically attached to said cable conductors at a first end of said cable, said apparatus being characterized by the improvement wherein A. said cable has, at said first end, uninsulated conductor ends disposed in first and second rows which are spaced apart in the direction of the cable thickness, said uninsulated conductor ends in said first row being substantially in the same plane as their corresponding insulated conductors and said uninsulated conductor ends in said second row being in a second plane substantially parallel to said plane of said first row, and B. said connector element
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
28 words
Cabling apparatus as defined in claim 11 further characterized in that said uninsulated conductor ends extend along the entire length of said cable that overlies said conductive contacts.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
32 words
Cabling apparatus as defined in claim 12 further characterized in that the insulation of said insulated electrical conductors has a melting point temperature greater than that temperature provided by electrical soldering techniques.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
22 words
Cabling apparatus as defined in claim 12 further characterized in that the insulation of said insulated electrical conductor is a fluorocarbon material.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-09-13 | 1975-03-15 | 1975-09-14 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-09-13 | 1979-03-15 | 1979-09-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-09-13 | 1983-03-15 | 1983-09-14 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |