John C Hatfield

US Patent:

52193039, Jun 15, 1993

Filed:

Feb 13, 1992

Appl. No.:

7/835154

Inventors:

John K. Daly - Scottsdale AZ
Kenneth F. Folk - Harrisburg PA
John G. Hatfield - Camp Hill PA
Dean A. Puerner - Maricopa AZ

Assignee:

AMP Incorporated - Harrisburg PA

International Classification:

H01R 424

US Classification:

439422

Abstract:

An initially integral terminal useful for terminating to flat conductor cable includes upper and lower plate sections coextending from a hinge to define a cable-receiving region therebetween, with first and second portions of both plate sections defining opposed cooperative arrays of termination means for terminating to said flat cable upon said upper and lower plate sections being pressed toward each other and into the flat cable. Upstanding opposed side wall sections join the first and second portions which are otherwise separated by an aperture proximate the center of the flat cable, enabling easy severing of the side walls at the aperture to define separate electrical terminations after application of the assembly to the flat cable. One or two contact sections can extend from a free edge of one of the upper and lower plate sections for connection to another article, defining a mid-cable tap for either single- or dual-connector cable respectively.