Patent ID: 9401563
Filing Date: 2016-07-26
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. A cable header connector comprising: a contact module having a support body and a plurality of cable assemblies held by the support body and arranged in a column; the cable assemblies each comprising a contact terminated to a cable and a ground shield coupled to and providing electrical shielding for the contact; the support body having a frame defining contact channels extending along respective contact channel axes which are parallel to each other, and the frame defining cable channels extending along respective cable channel axes intersecting the contact channels at an angle, the contact channel axes extending generally from a front to a rear of the support body and the cable channel axes cable channels extending generally parallel to each other from one side to another side of the support body, wherein the cables extend through the frame within the contact channels and through the at least one cable channel to an outside of the support body, the cables emerging from the support body at corresponding cable exits defined at least one of the sides of the support body at respective angles to the contact channel axes, the support body including a cover overmolded in situ to the frame in the cable channels over the cables.