Patent ID: 9666992
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A shielding assembly configured to provide a conductive grounding shield for a cable containing a plurality of wires connected to a connector mounted on a circuit board in order to connect the wires of the cable to circuits on the circuit board, the shielding assembly comprising: a housing portion having a mating end portion and a mounting end portion, the mating end portion of the housing portion having a first sidewall configuration and being configured to house the connector, the mounting end portion of the housing portion having a second sidewall configuration, wherein the first and second sidewall configurations are different, the mounting end portion of the housing portion having at least one mounting pin extending outwardly therefrom which is configured to be mounted to the circuit board, the housing portion having a central axis; and a coupling portion having a mating end portion, a mounting end portion and a bend provided between the mating and mounting end portions of the coupling portion, the mounting end portion of the coupling portion configured to receive the cable therein, wherein the mating end portions of the housing and coupling portions include interengaging elements that permit the coupling portion to be mated to the housing portion in one of a plurality of preselected orientations, and wherein the bend in the coupling portion causes the mounting end portion of the coupling portion to have a central axis which is angularly offset from the central axis of the housing portion.