Appeal No. 1998-2146
Application No. 08/660,482
BACKGROUND
The invention is directed to an electrical connector assembly. Claim 1 is
reproduced below.
1. An electrical connector assembly for electrically terminating the conductors
of a multi-conductor insulated cable, comprising:
a connector housing base having a plurality of terminal-receiving passages;
a connector housing cover positionable on the base to provide a cable-
receiving passage therebetween, the cable-receiving passage traversing said
terminal-receiving passages;
complementary interengaging latch means between the base and the cover
to hold the base and cover together, after moving the base and cover toward each
other, clamping the cable in the cable-receiving passage; and
a plurality of terminals movably mounted in the terminal-receiving passages
for movement, independent from the movement of the base and cover toward each
other, between inactive positions out of engagement with the conductors of the
cable and engaging positions electrically engaging the conductors of the cable.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Stephenson 4,410,229 Oct. 18, 1983
Noda 5,498,172 Mar. 12, 1996
Claims 1-5 and 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as being anticipated by
Noda.
Claims 6, 8, and 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
over Noda and Stephenson.
Claims 11 and 12 have been withdrawn from consideration.
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