Patent ID: 6354879
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector for terminating a plurality of shielded conductors, comprising:a conductive backshell housing including a passage for receiving a plurality of conductors, the passage being disposed at a distal end of the conductive backshell housing; a connecting structure including a plurality of connecting elements for connecting to the corresponding plurality of conductors wherein each of a plurality of conductive shields surrounds one or more of the plurality of conductors, the plurality of connecting elements being disposed at a proximal end of the conductive backshell housing; one or more ground structures for grounding each of the plurality of conductive shields, each of the one or more ground structures being located inside the conductive backshell housing between the plurality of connecting elements and the passage and clamping each of the plurality of conductive shields; and a strain relief structure for restraining movement of the plurality of shielded conductors relative to the backshell housing.