System for terminating the shield of a high speed cable

U.S. Patent Number: 5716236

Abstract: A system is disclosed for terminating the metallic shields of a pair of high speed cables each having a portion of the outer jacket removed to expose a portion of the metallic shield thereof. A rigid sleeve is positioned between the metallic shield and the dielectric of each of the cables. An elongated, generally planar ground plate has a pair of crimp arms projecting inwardly from opposite edges of the plate near one end thereof for crimping onto the exposed portions of the metallic shields of the pair of cables. The crimp arms clamp the shields between the arms and the rigid sleeves and position the pair of cables on the ground plate between the arms.

Inventors: O'Sullivan; Michael (Willowbrook, IL), Murphy; Paul (Naperville, IL)

Assignee: Molex Incorporated (Lisle, IL)

Application Number: 08/609,301

Issued: 1998-02-10

Expired: 2006-02-10

Classes: 439/610 ; 439/108

Field of search: 439/607-610,98,99,108,101

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