Patent ID: 7811132
Filing Date: 2010-10-12
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A backshell configured to receive the end of an electromagnetic interference shielded cable, the backshell comprising: a first housing member formed of an electrically conductive material; a second housing member formed of an electrically conductive material, the second housing member cooperating with the first housing member to define a housing including a receiving cavity extending between opposing first and second ends, a neck supported proximate the first end, and a connector interface supported proximate the second end; a releasable coupler operably coupling the first housing member with the second housing member; an electromagnetic interference gasket supported by the connector interface and configured to be in electrical communication with a cooperating electrical connector; a plurality of gripping members supported by the neck and configured to engage an electrically conductive cover of a cable such that the cover of the cable is in electrical communication with the housing, the neck including a passageway in communication with the receiving cavity and configured to receive a portion of the cable; and a clamp cooperating with the gripping members of the neck to couple the cable to the housing such that a portion of the cover of the cable is captured between the clamp and the neck; wherein the second housing member is separable from the first housing member along a housing interface, the housing interface extending within a first interface plane at the first end and within a second interface plane at the second end, the first interface plane being spaced apart from the second interface plane.