Patent ID: 9209571
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector assembly comprising: a housing that retains one or more contacts; a cable having a shield that surrounds one or more conductors that electrically connect to the one or more contacts; and a backshell that secures the housing to the cable, wherein the backshell includes: at least one wall having a backshell outer surface and a backshell inner surface; and one or more through-holes formed through the at least one wall, wherein each of the one or more through-holes forms a current path between the backshell outer surface and the backshell inner surface; wherein a primary current path spans between the shield and the housing via the backshell outer surface, wherein the current path provides a secondary current path for shield current to pass when the primary current path is restricted; wherein the one or more through-holes have interior surfaces covered with plating material.