Patent ID: 6544067
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A cable connector comprising:a core receiving part adapted to retain one or more cores of a cable so that an end portion of each core is retained in different directions that are turned away from a longitudinal axis of the cable; a contact carrier having at least one contact element; a connecting part disposed between said core receiving part and said contact carrier, said connecting part disposed and configured to retain an end portion of at least one core in said core receiving part in a core guide configured as a channel that is open in the direction of said connecting part so the end portion of the at least one core is retained in the channel in a direction that is turned away from the longitudinal axis of the cable, the end portion of the at least one core is retained in the channel by said connecting part being disposed over the open portion of the channel with the at least one contact element of said contact carrier being in electrical contact with the retained end portion of the at least one core; wherein said connecting part includes a spike portion extending toward said core receiving part, said spike portion providing a surface against which the at least one core is retained in said channel.