Patent ID: 6339193
Filing Date: 2002-01-15
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A multiple internal shield termination system for terminating individual shields of a cable containing multiple shielded conductors comprising:a conductive yoke in the form of an annulus with a front end and a back end, said conductive yoke configured to have the back end removably insertable into a front end of a transitional element and wherein said yoke further provides a region between the ends of the yoke providing a relatively constant outer diameter surface; low resistance means for individually connecting shields of the shielded conductors to said yoke; a first surface of the yoke adjacent said back end generally perpendicular to its axis and the axis of the cable on said yoke for providing a low loss electrical path between the shields and a reference potential; a plurality of first holes extending into said first surface in an arcuate path along said first surface for receiving said low resistance means; a plurality of radial holes extending through said constant outer diameter surface and intersecting said first holes in said first surface, wherein said low resistance means is adapted to have solder wires inserted into said radial holes; and a plurality of leads each disposed in at least one of the first holes on said first surface.