The present invention relates to data cable and methods of installing/building data cable. The cable disclosed herein is indoor/outdoor and can be configured as 4-twisted pair, or any of the numerous other types of data cable. In one embodiment, we disclose an electrical data cable comprising a plurality of insulated wires wherein the plurality of insulated wires is coupled for a first portion of the length of the data cable so as to form at least one twisted pair of wires; the plurality of insulated wires is configured in a flat, planar arrangement for a second portion of the data cable; and the plurality of insulated wires is coupled for a third portion of the length of the data cable so as to form at least one twisted pair of wires. In an alternate method, we disclose a method of attaching a connector to the electrical data cable comprising the steps of cutting the data cable at the untwisted segment and attaching a connector to the plurality of insulated wires in the untwisted segment.

The present invention relates to data cable and methods of installing/building data cable. The cable disclosed herein is indoor/outdoor and can be configured as 4-twisted pair, or any of the numerous other types of data cable. In one embodiment, we disclose an electrical data cable comprising a plurality of insulated wires wherein the plurality of insulated wires is coupled for a first portion of the length of the data cable so as to form at least one twisted pair of wires; the plurality of insulated wires is configured in a flat, planar arrangement for a second portion of the data cable; and the plurality of insulated wires is coupled for a third portion of the length of the data cable so as to form at least one twisted pair of wires. In an alternate method, we disclose a method of attaching a connector to the electrical data cable comprising the steps of cutting the data cable at the untwisted segment and attaching a connector to the plurality of insulated wires in the untwisted segment.

The sleeve is crimped to the outer periphery of the braid, the braid is folded back by the folding-back portion at the front end side of the sleeve, the folded-back braid covers the outer periphery of the sleeve, the braided crimping piece of the shield terminal is crimped to the outer periphery of the sleeve via the folded-back braid, the folded-back braid is held between the sleeve and the braid crimping piece, the sheath crimping piece is crimped to the outer periphery of the sheath, and when a tensile force is applied in the direction in which the cable is relatively separated from the shield terminal, the sleeve is moved in the tensile direction, so that the rear end edge of the sleeve and the front end edge of the sheath crimping piece are brought into abutment with each other.

The sleeve is crimped to the outer periphery of the braid, the braid is folded back by the folding-back portion at the front end side of the sleeve, the folded-back braid covers the outer periphery of the sleeve, the braided crimping piece of the shield terminal is crimped to the outer periphery of the sleeve via the folded-back braid, the folded-back braid is held between the sleeve and the braid crimping piece, the sheath crimping piece is crimped to the outer periphery of the sheath, and when a tensile force is applied in the direction in which the cable is relatively separated from the shield terminal, the sleeve is moved in the tensile direction, so that the rear end edge of the sleeve and the front end edge of the sheath crimping piece are brought into abutment with each other.

A connector-attached communication cable for use in communications at 100 Mbps or above is provided with: a first terminal; a connector member made of resin accommodating the first terminal; a conductor electrically connected to the first terminal; and a communication cable having an insulating layer covering an outer periphery of the conductor. The connector member is provided with a clamp portion protruding from an inner peripheral surface of the connector member and biting into the insulating layer.

An aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a connector. The connector is suited to connectorizing exactly two conductors. The connector includes a forward connector body, a rear connector body, a metal frame and exactly two electrical contacts. The rear connector body interfaces with the forward connector body. Further, the metal frame, which includes a shielding interface, surrounds at least a portion of both the forward and rear connector bodies. The electrical contacts extend from the rear connector body into the forward connector body. A first of the electrical contacts is electrically coupled to a first conductor of a shielded cable and the second of the electrical contacts is electrically coupled to a second conductor of the shielded cable. The shield interface of the metal frame is electrically coupled to the shield of the shielded cable.

An aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a connector. The connector is suited to connectorizing exactly two conductors. The connector includes a forward connector body, a rear connector body, a metal frame and exactly two electrical contacts. The rear connector body interfaces with the forward connector body. Further, the metal frame, which includes a shielding interface, surrounds at least a portion of both the forward and rear connector bodies. The electrical contacts extend from the rear connector body into the forward connector body. A first of the electrical contacts is electrically coupled to a first conductor of a shielded cable and the second of the electrical contacts is electrically coupled to a second conductor of the shielded cable. The shield interface of the metal frame is electrically coupled to the shield of the shielded cable.

A female terminal provided to an end portion of a communication cable having a conductor, said female terminal comprising a tubular part into which a male terminal is inserted, and a connection part that electrically connects to the conductor, wherein the tubular part comprises a leaf spring that presses the outer peripheral surface of the male terminal inserted in the tubular part, and the outer portion of the leaf spring is exposed on the outer periphery of the tubular part.

A connector for exactly two conductors that includes a forward connector body, a rear connector body, a metal frame and exactly one pair of electrical contacts. The rear connector body interfaces with the forward connector body. The metal frame surrounds at least a portion of both the forward connector body and the rear connector body. The metal frame including a shielding interface, wherein the metal frame is secured to the forward connector body with at least two retaining features. The exactly one pair of electrical contacts comprises a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact that extend from the rear connector body into the forward connector body.

A connector for exactly two conductors that includes a forward connector body, a rear connector body, a metal frame and exactly one pair of electrical contacts. The rear connector body interfaces with the forward connector body. The metal frame surrounds at least a portion of both the forward connector body and the rear connector body. The metal frame including a shielding interface, wherein the metal frame is secured to the forward connector body with at least two retaining features. The exactly one pair of electrical contacts comprises a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact that extend from the rear connector body into the forward connector body.