Patent ID: 9485890
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: H05K

Claim Text:
1. An electrical connector system comprising: a panel having a plurality of connector openings and a plurality of vent openings interspersed among the connector openings, the panel having a front and a rear; cable connectors coupled to the panel and extending at least partially into the connector openings, the cable connectors having mating interfaces presented at the front for mating with mating connectors, the cable connectors having cables extending from cable ends of the cable connectors and located rearward of the rear of the panel; and air funnels coupled to the panel at corresponding vent openings, the air funnels extending rearward of the rear of the panel, the air funnels routing the cables clear of the space rearward of the vent openings to define an unimpeded flow path through the vent openings, wherein the air funnels include side walls and end walls, slots being formed in at least one of the side walls or the end walls, securing members being received in the slots, the securing members engaging the cables to secure the cables to the air funnels.