Patent ID: 8864516
Filing Date: 2014-10-21
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
1. A cable assembly comprising: a first header connector having mating and loading sides and including electrical contacts, the mating side configured to mate with a first module connector; a second header connector having mating and loading sides and including electrical contacts, the mating side of the second header connector configured to mate with a second module connector; and a cable bundle including communication cables that extend between the loading sides of the first and second header connectors and that connect the electrical contacts of the first and second header connectors, wherein the cables are substantially twist-free between the first and second header connectors when the first and second header connectors face in substantially opposite directions and when the first and second module connectors have an orthogonal relationship, and wherein the electrical contacts of the first header connector are at least one of shaped differently or spaced apart differently than the electrical contacts of the second header connector.