Patent ID: 11862889
Assignee: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 7:
8. A connector for receiving a ribbon cable, to be assembled via a clamping tool, the connector comprising:
a housing including an open top and a bottom; and
a cover configured to selectively cover the open top of the housing to enclose the ribbon cable within an interior of the housing, the cover including:
a first side and a second side, wherein the ribbon cable extends from the first side to the second side when the ribbon cable is enclosed within the interior of the housing,
a first end and a second end, and
a nonplanar upper surface including a bump that peaks between the first end and the second end,
wherein the clamping tool contacts the bump to force the cover toward the housing when the connector is assembled,
wherein the bump is an inverted bump, and further comprising a plate configured to engage the inverted bump, wherein the clamping tool contacts the inverted bump via the plate to force the cover toward the housing when the connector is assembled.