Patent ID: 6042424
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector comprising: a plurality of contact members; a plurality of screened electrical cables each having a screen and at least one conductor making electrical contact with a respective one of said contact members; an electrically-insulative member for each cable supporting a respective one of said contact members, said screen of each cable extending externally along said electrically-insulative member; a ground plate electrically connected with said screens of said cables and insulated from said conductors, said ground plate being a plate of electrically-conductive material having a plurality of apertures therein, one for each said cable; and a cage member extending around each said electrically-insulative member, trapping the respective screen between the electrically-insulative member and the cage so as to make electrical connection with said screen, and wherein each said cage member is arranged to be a resilient push fit in a respective one of said apertures so as to make electrical connection with said ground plate.