Patent ID: 7997923

Claim:
A connector assembly comprising: a housing including an interior chamber; a grommet disposed in the interior chamber of the housing, the grommet extending between a forward end and an exit end, the grommet including openings extending through the grommet with insulated conductors extending through the openings and joined with contacts such that the contacts project from the forward end; a cable organizer disposed proximate to the grommet, the cable organizer including channels extending along center axes through the cable organizer with the insulated conductors extending through the channels; and an articulating backshell coupled to the housing, the cable organizer being located between the backshell and the grommet, the backshell being configured to hold and bend the insulated conductors at or near a lateral axis that extends substantially perpendicular to the center axes, wherein the cable organizer limits bending by the insulated conductors at the exit end of the grommet when the insulated conductors are bent at or near the lateral axis.