Patent ID: 11909147
Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GMBH
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 19:
20. A communication system comprising:
a first cable connector assembly including a first connector housing having first cable cavities extending between a mating end and a cable end, the first cable connector assembly including a plurality of first cable assemblies received in corresponding first cable cavities and coupled to the first connector housing, each first cable assembly including a first cable and a first contact assembly coupled to an end of the first cable, the first cable having an insulator holding a first conductor and a second conductor, the first cable having a first cable shield, the first contact assembly including a first contact holder holding a first contact and a second contact, the first contact assembly including a first contact shield providing electrical shielding for the first and second contacts, the first contact shield providing 360° shielding for the first and second contacts along a length of the first and second contacts, the first contact shield electrically coupled to the first cable shield and providing 360° shielding for a length of the first cable shield;
a second cable connector assembly including a second connector housing having second cable cavities extending between a mating end and a cable end, the second cable connector assembly including a plurality of second cable assemblies received in corresponding second cable cavities and coupled to the second connector housing, each second cable assembly including a second cable and a second contact assembly coupled to an end of the second cable, the second cable having an insulator holding a third conductor and a fourth conductor, the second cable having a second cable shield, the second contact assembly including a second contact holder holding a third contact and a fourth contact, the third contact configured to be electrically connected to the first contact, the fourth contact configured to be electrically connected to the second contact, the second contact assembly including a second contact shield providing electrical shielding for the third and fourth contacts, the second contact shield providing 360° shielding for the third and fourth contacts along a length of the third and fourth contacts, the second contact shield electrically coupled to the second cable shield and providing 360° shielding for a length of the second cable shield, the second contact shield configured to be electrically connected to the first contact shield.