Patent ID: 6857899
Filing Date: 2005-02-22
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A cable structure for signal transmission comprising: a connector housing; a plurality of housing contacts positioned within the connector housing, the housing contacts configured for engaging contacts of a device when the cable structure is coupled to the device; at least one signal conductor terminating in the connector housing and being electrically coupled to one of the housing contacts; at least one ground conductor terminating in the connector housing; an electrically conductive shorting bar having a first portion configured for including a plurality of selectively removable fingers and a second portion extending generally transversely with respect to the plurality of selectively removable fingers, at least one of the fingers being electrically coupled to one of the housing contacts; the ground conductor being electrically coupled to the second portion of the shorting bar spaced from a contact plane to ground the contact coupled to at least one finger; the shorting bar maintaining the signal conductor and ground conductor generally side by side within the connector to improve the signal integrity of the cable structure; wherein said second portion of said shorting bar is positioned rearwardly of at least one finger of the shorting bar in order to longitudinally space a termination of the signal conductor from a termination of the ground conductor.