Patent ID: 7641504

Claim:
An electrical connector backshell adapter for terminating a sheathed electrical cable, the electrical connector backshell adapter comprising: (a) a housing having a first port and a second port; (b) a cable sheath termination nipple, the cable sheath termination nipple communicating with the housing's first port; (c) a seam extending through the housing, the seam further extending through the cable sheath termination nipple, the seam dividing the housing into first and second housing sections, the seam further dividing the cable sheath termination nipple into first and second nipple sections; and (d) pivotal attaching means, the pivotal attaching means being connected operatively to the housing's first and second housing sections for motions of the first and second housing sections and their respective first and second nipple sections between cable receiving and cable retaining positions and further comprising a coupling nut support nipple, the coupling nut support nipple communicating with the housing's second port, and further comprising a coupling nut mounted rotatably upon the coupling nut support nipple.