Patent ID: 8241054

Claim:
An attachment ring for attaching a shield of an electrical cable to a backshell, said attachment ring comprising: an annular body comprising a shape memory material that is heat recoverable, the body being configured to extend at least partially around the shield and a fitting of the backshell to hold the shield on the fitting in contact with the fitting, wherein the body comprises: a first segment comprising an end having a connection member; and a second segment that is discrete from the first segment, the second segment comprising an end having a connection feature, wherein the connection feature of the second segment is interlocked with the connection member of the first segment to connect the first and second segments together at the ends such that the first and second segments define at least a portion of a length of the body, and wherein the connection between the first and second segments is configured to be broken by twisting the body at a joint of the connection feature of the first segment and the connection member of the second segment.