Patent ID: 8771013
Filing Date: 2014-07-08
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A termination system for a shielded cable including a main conductor, an inner insulating layer, a shield layer and an outer insulating layer, comprising: a collar including a generally cylindrical housing provided with a generally cylindrical inner bore, said inner bore having a top opening and a bottom opening, said top opening having a diameter about equal to an outer diameter of the outer insulating layer and said bottom opening having a diameter about equal to an outer diameter of the shield layer wherein the shielded cable including the outer insulating layer enters into said top opening and wherein the shielded cable excluding the outer insulating layer exits said bottom opening with a terminating portion of the shield layer exposed and returned over an exterior portion of said collar proximate said bottom opening with said terminating portion overlapping said exterior portion; and a termination ferrule joined to said terminating portion that overlaps said exterior portion and provides an electrical communication between the shield layer and said collar, the termination ferrule being securely fitted onto the exterior portion so as to provide a strain relief for the shielded cable disposed within said inner bore.