Patent ID: 6287149
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector for terminating discrete conductors of a multi-conductor cable comprising:at least one insulative contact support member;a plurality of electrical contacts supported by the contact support member, each of the contacts having a connecting end and insulation displacement termination end portions for electrical connection with the conductors of one of said cables;at least one dressing block including receiving openings therein for said conductors, the dressing block guiding and moving the conductors into engagement with insulation displacement termination end portions of said contacts; andan electrically conductive shield member for supporting therein said at least one contact support member, said shield member comprising at least an outer housing formed of walls which completely surround a portion of said contacts and a cross member formed within and integral with said outer housing, said cross member having a horizontal extent for supporting at least a portion of said contact support member thereon and a vertical extent, said horizontal extent and said vertical extent providing for shielding both horizontally and vertically between at least a portion of two contacts separated by said cross member, said cross member extending a distance rearwardly past the at least one of dressing block to provide shielding between a length of at least two of the discrete conductors of the multi-conductor cable separated by said cross member.