Patent ID: 7361049

Claim:
An attachment part to attach a composite cable thereto, the composite cable comprising: a plurality of first signal lines in which first connecting conductors are covered with first internal insulators; a first shield conductor covering the whole of the plurality of first signal lines; and a first external insulator covering this first shield conductor, wherein the attachment part is electrically conductive, has substantially a U-shape in a cross-sectional view, and comprises: an elongated bottom plate; a first elongated side wall provided upright at one widthwise end portion of the bottom plate; a second elongated side wall provided upright at the other widthwise portion of the bottom plate; a plurality of first slots formed in the first side wall to receive the plurality of first signal lines exposed from the first external insulator and the first shield conductor of the composite cable; and at least one second slot formed in the second side wall to receive and contact the first shield conductor exposed from the first external insulator of said composite cable; wherein a ratio of the number of first slots to the number of the at least one second slots is equal to a ratio of the number of first signal lines to the number of first shield conductors in the composite cable.