Patent ID: 6203376
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical cable connector, comprising: a connector housing which includes a rear wall; a plurality of electrical conductive terminals disposed within said connector housing; a connector support member formed from an insulative material, the support member having first and second support surfaces and further having opposed first and second ends; an electrical contact assembly having a plurality of conductive signal terminals disposed on the support member first surface, each of the signal terminals having a contact portion and an elongated first tail portion extending lengthwise therefrom and past said support member second end; a grounding assembly having a shielding plate disposed on the support member second surface, the shielding plate having a plurality of second tail portions extending lengthwise past said support member second end, said shielding plate second tail portions and said contact first tail portions lying in a common plane; a plurality of cables maintained in a spaced-apart relationship, rearwardly of said support member by a clamp member, the clamp member being formed from an insulative material, the cables extending through said connector housing rear wall, each of the cables containing at least one conductor electrically connected to said first and second tail portions, and a bridging portion formed from an insulative material molded to said support member and said clamp member, the bridging portion extending between said support member and said clamp member, said bridging portion encompassing both at least a portion of said support member and said clamp member, said bridging portion joining said support member and said clamp member integrally together into said connector housing, and said connector housing rear wall being cooperatively formed by at least a part of said clamp member and at least a part of said bridging portion.