Patent ID: 9373915
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. A cable assembly, comprising: a cable having an plurality of wires, the wires arranged in first and second sets, each of the wires including a conductor surrounded by an insulative covering with a respective first leading edge, wherein pairs of the wires are wrapped together in an outer shielding member, the conductor of each wire extending past the corresponding first leading edge to define a free end, wherein each of the outer shielding members has a respective second leading edge that is spaced rearwardly from the first leading edge; a circuit board having a third leading edge and a first trailing edge and a first surface and a second surface, the first and second surfaces opposing each other, the circuit board including a plurality of termination contact pads disposed proximate the first trailing edge on the first and second surfaces, the free ends of the wires in the first set being terminated to the termination contact pads along the first surface and the free ends of the wires in the second set being terminated to the termination contact pads along the second surface; a ground extension member attached to the circuit board and extending in a plane rearwardly of the first trailing edge, the ground extension member being interposed between the first and second sets, the ground extension member including a conductive plate having a fourth leading edge and a second trailing edge, the fourth leading edge being adjacent the first trailing edge and a trailing edge that is disposed rearwardly of at least some of the second leading edges of the outer shielding members of the wires, and a connector housing partially enclosing the circuit board and the ground extension member.