Patent ID: 9673559
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: H01R,Y10S

Claim:
1. A backshell for an electrical connector assembly, the backshell comprising: an upper shell defining a portion of a cavity of the backshell, the upper shell including a top wall and an upper shell side wall extending from the top wall to a bottom of the upper shell; and a lower shell coupled to the upper shell and defining a portion of the cavity of the backshell, the lower shell including a bottom wall and a lower shell side wall extending from the bottom wall to a top of the lower shell, wherein the top of the lower shell generally mates with the bottom of the upper shell at a mating plane, wherein at least one of the upper shell and the lower shell includes a lug extending from the corresponding upper shell side wall or the lower shell side wall, at least one of the upper shell and the lower shell includes a pocket formed in the corresponding upper shell side wall or the lower shell side wall, the pocket receiving the corresponding lug; and a fastener coupled to the upper shell and coupled to the lower shell to hold the upper shell and the lower shell together and resist separation of the upper shell from the lower shell, the fastener extending along a longitudinal axis generally parallel to the mating plane through the lug.