Patent ID: 7513799

Claim:
An electrical connector split backshell, comprising: two substantially identical backshell halves, each backshell half including: a first side; a cam projecting from the first side along an axis perpendicular to the first side, the cam having an alignment tooth with a constant radius and an engagement section with a radius that increases with angular distance from the alignment tooth; a second side parallel to the first side; a circular sector opening disposed in the second side, the circular sector opening including an inner surface configured as a ramp with a constant radius, the ramp being configured to engage with an engagement section of a cam of the other backshell half, the circular sector opening further including a relieved pocket configured to receive an alignment tooth of the cam of the other backshell half; a back side perpendicular to the first and second sides; and a wire bundle notch disposed in the back side, the wire bundle notch configured to align with a wire bundle notch of the other backshell half to form a wire bundle opening, wherein the two substantially identical backshell halves are rotatably coupled by engaging the engagement section of each backshell half to the ramp of the other backshell half.