Patent ID: 7503776

Claim:
A grounding connector for a shielded cable having an outer insulated covering, a plurality of paired electrical conductors, and a conductive shield surrounding the paired electrical conductors, the grounding connector comprising: a connector body formed from conductive material and having an inner surface and an outer surface, the outer surface engaging an electrical ground; and a conductive ring engaging an exposed portion of the conductive shield of a shielded cable and engaging the inner surface of the connector body; wherein the inner surface of the connector body defines a substantially cylindrical opening for receiving the shielded cable; wherein an inner surface of the substantially cylindrical opening includes a circumferentially extending groove in 360 degree circumferential contact with an outer surface of the conductive ring; and wherein the circumferentially extending groove in the inner surface of the connector body defines a circumferential ridge extending outwardly of the outer surface of the connector body, a portion of the circumferential ridge engaging an electrical ground.