Patent ID: 7658647

Claim:
Connector apparatus for electrically connecting together a plurality of electrical shielded cables each including a plurality of conductors having first and second ends, and a conductive shielding layer electrically shielding said conductors, comprising: (a) a connector housing ( 6 ) containing a chamber, said housing being formed from an electrically insulating synthetic plastic material and including a first opening for receiving one end of a first cable ( 2 a ), and at least two second openings receiving the one ends of at least two second cables ( 2 b , 2 c ), respectively; (b) shield means associated with said housing for connecting together the shielding layers of all of the cables, said shield means comprising a metal coating ( 7 ) lining said housing chamber, the shielding layers of all of said cables being soldered to said metal coating; and (c) connecting means arranged in said housing for connecting the first ends of the conductors ( 3 b , 4 b ; 3 c , 4 c ) of the second cables with corresponding first ends of the conductors ( 3 a , 4 a ) of said first cable, respectively, said connecting means comprising a printed circuit board ( 8 ) arranged in said chamber, said printed circuit board having a plurality of generally T-shaped conductive strips ( 10 ) operable to electrically connect the second cable conductors with the associated first cable conductors, respectively.