Patent ID: 6238246
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A grounding bracket for a shielded cable connector, wherein the shielded cable includes a bundle of individually insulated wires surrounded by a conductive shield and an outer insulative jacket, and wherein at an end of the cable the jacket is cut away circumferentially and the conductive cable shield is folded back to overlie the jacket, the grounding bracket comprising:a unitary member formed from conductive sheet stock material into an overall U-shape having a closed curved end and a pair of substantially straight and spaced apart portions extending from said closed curved end each to a respective one of a pair of opposed ends;wherein the unitary member includes a pair of curved bars forming the closed curved end, said pair of bars being spaced to form an elongated opening therebetween centered at the midpoint of the closed curved end and symmetrical thereabout, said opening having an enlarged central portion for accepting therein an end portion of the cable with the conductive cable shield overlying the jacket, said opening extending at each of its ends partially into a respective one of the pair of straight portions;whereby opposing crimp forces applied to the pair of bars near both ends of the openings cause the pair of bars to engage the conductive cable shield so as to clamp the grounding bracket to the conductive cable shield with stored elastic energy in the pair of bars.