Patent ID: 8408933

Claim:
An attachment ring for attaching a shield of an electrical cable to a backshell, the 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 single segment comprising: a first end having a first connection member; and a second end that opposes the first end, the second end having a second connection member that is configured to be interlocked with the first connection member of the first end to connect the first and second ends together such that the single segment of the body defines a continuous ring; wherein the connection member of the first segment comprises a latch ramp and a latch shoulder, the connection feature of the second segment comprising a latch projection that tides along the latch ramp as the first and second segments are connected together and engages the latch shoulder to interlock the connection feature and the connection member; wherein the connection between the first and second ends is configured to be broken by twisting the body at a joint of the first and second connection members; the latch projection comprising a bump of extra material extending along the radially outer side of the body at a location along an arc length of the body that is at least partially aligned a location of the first connection member along the arc length of the projection.