Patent ID: 8568158
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A foreign object damage protecting electrical connector backshell adaptor comprising: (a) a nipple having a forward end, a rearward end, a hollow bore, and a wall surrounding the hollow bore; (b) adaptor mounting means fixedly attached to the nipple's forward end; (c) a retention flange, the retention flange having a rearward end and a forward end, the retention flange's forward end comprising an outer sheath contacting edge, the retention flange being fixedly attached to or formed wholly with the nipple's rearward end, the retention flange further comprising a seam, the seam being positioned between the retention flange's rearward and forward ends and the seam dividing the retention flange at least into a movable clamp jaw segment and an opposing clamp jaw segment; (d) clamp actuating means connected operatively to the retention flange, the clamp actuating means being adapted for drawing the movable clamp jaw segment from a cable receiving position to a cable clamping position.