Henry Bassett

US Patent:

41185960, Oct 3, 1978

Filed:

Dec 16, 1976

Appl. No.:

5/751249

Inventors:

Henry C. Bassett - Addison IL
Charles A. From - Elmhurst IL
John F. Parker - Dubuque IA
Ansel A. Worley - Lombard IL

Assignee:

Western Electric Company, Inc. - New York NY

International Classification:

H01R 510

US Classification:

174 87

Abstract:

An open-ended, B-wire type of deformable connector has a thin, perforable insulative liner secured to the inner surface of the inner one of a pair of telescopically coaxially disposed metallic sleeves in accordance with several preferred liner assembly methods. The liner is positioned so as to overlie the distal ends of an array of insulation-piercing protuberances formed in the inner sleeve, and to extend continuously in both the circumferential and longitudinal directions at least to the perimeter of the array. During assembly, while the inner sleeve is being fabricated out of strip stock in a progressive manner, each liner in the form of a section of thin, plastic film stock is positioned on and firmly secured (such as by pressure bonding) to the partially fabricated planar sleeve section along at least the solid wall border regions thereof (surrounding the array of protuberances). As such, the assembled liner not only remains taut in the axial direction while overlying the distal ends of the protuberances of the fabricated sleeve, but presents no peripheral edge obstruction to inserted conductors, particularly at the open end of the composite connector as assembled.

US Patent:

40192504, Apr 26, 1977

Filed:

Jul 21, 1975

Appl. No.:

5/597742

Inventors:

Henry C. Bassett - Addison IL
Charles A. From - Elmhurst IL
John F. Parker - Dubuque IA
Ansel A. Worley - Lombard IL

Assignee:

Western Electric Company, Inc. - New York NY

International Classification:

H02G 1500

US Classification:

29629

Abstract:

An open-ended, B-wire type of deformable connector has a thin, perforable insulative liner secured to the inner surface of the inner one of a pair of telescopically coaxially disposed metallic sleeves in accordance with several preferred liner assembly methods. The liner is positioned so as to overlie the distal ends of an array of insulation-piercing protuberances formed in the inner sleeve, and to extend continuously in both the circumferential and longitudinal directions at least to the perimeter of the array. During assembly, while the inner sleeve is being fabricated out of strip stock in a progressive manner, each liner in the form of a section of thin, plastic film stock is positioned on and firmly secured (such as by pressure bonding) to the partially fabricated planar sleeve section along at least the solid wall border regions thereof (surrounding the array of protuberances). As such, the assembled liner not only remains taut in the axial direction while overlying the distal ends of the protuberances of the fabricated sleeve, but presents no peripheral edge obstruction to inserted conductors, particularly at the open end of the composite connector as assembled. The preferred methods of assembling the liners are also advantageously conducive to high volume, automated manufacture, at minimal cost, as such assembly may be carried out sequentially with the work functions normally performed on the strip stock from which the inner sleeves are fabricated.