Patent ID: 6452104
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A flexible electric cable, comprisinga cable wire comprising a plurality of individual wires forming an electrical conductor; a sleeve made of insulating material, wherein a portion of said cable wire is disposed within said sleeve such that said sleeve does not extend to an end of said cable wire and said end of said cable wire extends beyond said sleeve, wherein said end of cable wire is compressed, and forms a compressed end for connection: and a clamping collar securely tightened on said sleeve and surrounding a portion thereof, said clamping collar having a pinched-in section, wherein a tab made of conductor material extends from said clamping collar, parallel to said cable wire, to said compressed end of said cable wire, and wherein said tab rests directly upon said compressed end of said cable wire on a section of said compressed end of said cable wire that is opposite the pinched-in section of said clamping collar.