Patent ID: 7384281
Filing Date: 2008-06-10
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A ground terminal assembly for first and second shielded cables having first and second device connection terminals connected respectively at leading ends thereof, the ground terminal assembly having first and second ground terminals, each of the first and second ground terminals comprising: a cable mounting portion to be mounted on outer coatings of the respective shielded cables, a shield at one end of the corresponding cable mounting portion and connectable with a shielding layer of the corresponding shielded cable, a joint bulging out from the corresponding cable mounting portion at an angle to a lengthwise direction of the shielded cable, and a displacement preventing means on the cable mounting portion for contacting the shielded cable and preventing displacements of the shielded cable, the displacement preventing means extending along the respective cable mounting portion in the lengthwise direction from the respective shielded cable and being configured for extending partly around the respective cable to a side of the cable mounting portion substantially opposite the respective joint, the joints substantially facing each other and being configured for assembly with each other by being slid along extending directions thereof.