Patent ID: 7829790

Claim:
A method for assembling a cable assembly, comprising: providing an integrally formed cable stud including a plurality of tubular bodies of different sizes horizontally aligned along a common central axis and a flange positioned between a first and a second one of the plurality of tubular bodies and extending outwardly therefrom; removing an exterior insulation material from an end of a cable; positioning a heat deformable tube on a portion of the cable; applying an adhesive around an annular face of the exterior insulation material disposed at an end thereof; inserting the cable into the integrally formed cable stud until the annular face of the exterior insulation material abuts a stop ledge of the integrally formed cable stud; sliding the heat deformable tube along the cable towards the integrally formed cable stud until the heat deformable tube is at least partially positioned over the first one of the plurality of tubular bodies and heating the heat deformable tube to form an environmental seal between the cable and the integrally formed cable stud; sandwiching a portion of a shield material of the cable between a crimp ring and a third one of the plurality of tubular bodies adjacent to the second one of the plurality of tubular bodies to provide a 360° electrical shield; and cutting the shield material to a predefined length and rolling the shield material over the third one of the plurality of tubular bodies prior to sandwiching the portion of the shield material.