Patent ID: 8025525

Claim:
A connector back shell, said connector back shell operative to provide support for a wiring cable attached to a wiring connector, said connector back shell comprising: a forward section having a hollow cylindrical shape, said cylindrical shape defining a first axis, said forward section operative to couple said connector back shell to said wiring connector; a transitional element, said transitional element comprising a plate having a first straight edge, said first straight edge positioned approximately parallel to said first axis, said plate having a second straight edge, said second straight edge positioned approximately perpendicular to said first straight edge, said plate of said transitional element having a plurality of elongated holes fashioned therein, said elongated holes having a length greater than a width, said plurality of elongated holes located in a pattern, said pattern symmetric about a second axis, said second axis defined by bisection of a second angle formed by said first and said second straight edges of said plate; a connecting element, said connecting element operative to rigidly couple said transitional element to said forward section, said connecting element rigidly fixed to at least a portion of said second straight edge of said plate; and a cable retaining device, said cable retaining device attached to said plate of said transitional element, said cable retaining device operative to position said wiring cable relative to a first angle.