Patent ID: 6814615
Filing Date: 2004-11-09
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A ground shield for a coaxial cable connector, comprising:contact shells matable with one another to define a shielded chamber extending along a longitudinal axis of said contact shells, said contact shells including walls entirely surrounding a perimeter of said shielded chamber when said contact shells join one another, at least one contact shell having an open end and a cable retention end located at opposite ends of said shielded chamber, said cable retention end being configured to receive and to be connected to a coaxial cable, said at least one contact shell having at least one wall extending from said open end to said cable retention end, said at least one contact shell having at least one open side extending from said open end to said contact retention end, said at least one open side being shielded by one of said walls when said contact shells join one another.