Patent ID: 6254404
Filing Date: 2001-07-03
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical conductor for connecting a shield from a shielded cable to a ground terminal comprising:an elongated flexible strip of electrically conductive material having first and second end portions;a pair of oppositely disposed tabs integrally connected to said elongated flexible strip at said first end portion for connecting said first end portion to said strip at a region spaced from said first end portion;means integrally connected to said elongated flexible strip at said second end portion for connection to a ground terminal;a region of projections located on said elongated flexible strip adjacent to said first end portion; anda plurality of projections formed in said region of projections;said elongated flexible strip is movable from a generally planar disposition to a curved or wrapped disposition about a cable shield wherein said projections engage said shield; andsaid tabs are movable from a position generally perpendicular to said strip to a crimped position generally parallel to said strip.