US 12,244,114 B2
High deformation and retention ferrule
Neil Franklin Schroll, Middletown, PA (US)
Assigned to TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, (CH)
Filed by TE Connectivity Services GmbH, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed on Nov. 16, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/527,573.
Prior Publication US 2023/0155336 A1, May 18, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 43/18 (2006.01); H01R 4/18 (2006.01); H01R 4/20 (2006.01); H01R 43/048 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 43/048 (2013.01) [H01R 4/184 (2013.01); H01R 4/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cable assembly, comprising:
a conductive cable, including:
a conductive first section having a first generally circular cross-section; and
a second section having a second generally circular cross-section distinct from the first cross-section; and
a ferrule positioned over the conductive cable and including a body defining:
a seam formed through the body in an axial direction;
a first body portion formed into a cross-section corresponding to the first section of the conductive cable and having a first diameter; and
a second body portion formed into a cross-section corresponding to the second section of the conductive cable and having a second diameter, greater than the first diameter, a thickness of a circumferential wall of the first body portion of the ferrule is greater than a thickness of a circumferential wall of the second body portion of the ferrule.