Patent ID: 8684764

Claim:
A field installable cable connector backshell comprising: a metallic shell comprising a base and a cover connected to said base, said base comprising a recess and said shell defining an envelope around and enclosing said recess when said cover is operably connected to said base, said shell further comprising: a first end including a connector opening that opens through said shell into a first portion of said recess and including a mouth that opens through said shell into a second portion of said recess, said mouth allowing passage of an associated cable terminal end into said recess; first and second flanges located adjacent said first end and projecting laterally outward in opposite first and second directions, respectively, said first and second flanges comprising respective first and second captured fasteners adapted for releasably engaging an associated connector socket; said first portion of said recess located adjacent said connector opening comprising a connector seat that comprises a portion of a floor of said shell base, said connector seat located on said floor between first and second spaced-apart side walls of said base that project outwardly on opposite sides of said floor, said connector seat adapted to receive and support an associated plug connector located on the associated cable terminal end, with a projecting plug portion of the associated plug connector projecting through said connector opening outside said shell; wherein a portion of said cover of said shell is adapted to contact the associated plug connector located on said seat when the cover is connected to said base; said shell further comprising an electrical shield contact structure located in said recess and adapted for contacting the electrical shield surrounding the associated cable terminal end located in said recess and electrically connecting the electrical shield of the associated cable to the shell such that said shell defines an electromagnetic interference shield around the associated cable terminal end located in said recess.