Patent ID: 7354307
Filing Date: 2008-04-08
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector for connecting a cable to a terminal, comprising: A connector body defining a passage through which an end of the cable is received; a hex head fastener rotatably connected to the connector body; and a clamp sleeve having first and second clamp head portions with a sleeve body therebetween, the clamp sleeve being formed from a flexible material so as to become substantially inverted upon application of a clamping force thereto; and an inner tube over which a jacket portion of the cable is received and an outer fitting tube having a first end forming a shoulder and a second end spaced from a block end of the connector body, adapted to engage and urge the clamp sleeve along the inner tube, causing the clamp sleeve to invert and engage a jacket portion of the cable to hold the end of the cable within the connector body, upon axial movement of the connector body during crimping about the cable.