Wire management adapters for terminating a cable

摘要

A wire management adapter (10') presents signal and ground conductor wires (W), particularly of a jacketed flat cable (F) to a connector (H). The adapter (10') takes the form of a generally planar molded member made from insulating material with opposed planar surfaces (66, 68) a leading edge (60) and a trailing edge (62). The planar surfaces (66, 68) have an array of lands (74) separated by deep grooves (82) extending transversely of the molded member and located at the leading edge (60). The lands (74) project above the remainder of the planar surfaces (66, 68) and have shallow grooves (80) in their outer surfaces which alternate with the deep grooves (82). The deep grooves (82) of one planar surface (66, 68) are positioned to register with the shallow grooves (80) in the lands (74) of the other surface (68, 66). The leading edge (60) of the molded member is also formed with grooves (94) which link the shallow and deep grooves (80, 82) on the opposed surfaces (66, 68). A portion of the jacket of a flat cable (F) is removed to expose the wires (W). The remaining jacket abuts on shoulders (74S) defined by the lands (74) inwardly of the leading edge (60) and the exposed wires (W) are received in the grooves (80, 82, 94). The portions of the wires (W) in the shallow grooves (80) can make contact with terminals (T) of the connector while the portion of the wires (W) in the deep grooves (82) are shielded from such contact.