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(11) |
EP 0 546 657 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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15.12.1993 Bulletin 1993/50 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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16.06.1993 Bulletin 1993/24 |
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Date of filing: 05.08.1992 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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DE FR GB |
| (30) |
Priority: |
11.12.1991 US 805136
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| (71) |
Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY |
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Schenectady, NY 12345 (US) |
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| (72) |
Inventors: |
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- Smith, Kimberly Paul
Hamilton,
Ohio 45011 (US)
- Stockton, William Watson, Jr.
Cincinnati, Ohio 45227 (US)
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Representative: Lupton, Frederick et al |
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LONDON PATENT OPERATION,
G.E. TECHNICAL SERVICES Co. INC.,
Essex House,
12/13 Essex Street
London WC2R 3AA
London WC2R 3AA (GB) |
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Repairable electric cable connector with backshell |
(57) A spacer separates a threaded self-locking connector adapter from a cable transition
piece. When the spacer is in place, the self-locking backshell slides over the transition
piece, the spacer and threaded portion of the connector to provide support and shielding
for the wires. The spacer includes locking teeth which fit into locking teeth on the
connector and transition piece to prevent the connector from rotating relative to
transition piece. The transition piece includes a locking detent mechanism. The outer
shield of the cable is clamped by a cable clamp. The Shielded wires run through the
center of transition piece and the individual shields from the wires are clamped to
the transition piece by the clamp.