Patent ID: 6062897
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
An electrical connector for coupling to an electrical conductor of the type having an inner conductor enclosed with an inner insulation and a generally concentric conductive sheath around said inner insulation and enclosed in an outer insulation, said electrical connector comprising:a housing having an electrically conductive portion and a bore therein;at least one electrically conductive prong having two end portions, said conductive prong attached to said housing and having an end portion protruding axially into said housing bore for receiving the electrical conductor;an electrically conductive clamp electrically connected to said electrically conductive portion of said housing and insulated from said electrically conductive prong, said electrically conductive clamp having an pointed end sized for driving through the outer insulation of the electrical conductor and into the conductive sheath without contacting the inner conductor;an insulating tube sleeve attached to said housing and extending over said electrically conductive clamp and said sleeve having an opening to receive the electrical conductor therethrough, said insulating sleeve being adapted to be heat shrinked to thereby compress said electrically conductive clamp through the outer insulation of the electrical conductor and into the conductive sheath to thereby form a conductive path between the conductive sheath and the electrically conductive portion of said housing.