Patent ID: 8313340

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 terminating straight edge, said first terminating straight edge positioned approximately parallel to said first axis, said plate having a second terminating straight edge, said second terminating straight edge positioned approximately perpendicular to said first straight edge; a connecting element, said connecting element operative to rigidly couple said transitional element to said forward section, said connecting element rigidly fixed to said transitional element along a portion of said second terminating 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.