Patent ID: 9433121
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: H02G,H05K

Claim Text:
1. A cable backplane system comprising: cable connectors having cables extending therefrom, each cable connector having a header holding signal contacts at a mating end of the header, the mating end being configured to be received in a corresponding connector opening in a backplane; a cable tray having side walls surrounding a cavity defining a raceway for the cables, the cable tray having a front edge; and a plurality of connector bricks received in the cable tray, the connector bricks each having a header frame comprising end spacers and side spacers defining a header opening receiving a plurality of the cable connectors between the side spacers with the mating ends of the cable connectors being forward facing, the end spacers holding the headers of corresponding cable connectors, the side spacers having guide paddles each configured to be loaded into the backplane to guide assembly of the connector brick to the backplane, the guide paddles extending from a front of the side spacers forward of the mating ends of the cable connectors for locating the plurality of cable connectors relative to the corresponding connector opening in the backplane.