Patent ID: 7438597

Claim:
A method of attaching a metallic clamp to a backshell of an electrical connector comprising: providing a backshell housing including a plurality of backshell housing openings having at least one cable installed therein; providing the metallic clamp with at least one separate top part and at least one separate mirror imaged bottom part, the metallic clamp further comprising at least one first clamp opening and an opposite second clamp opening extending from opposite sides of a bridge part, respectively; attaching the at least one separate top part of the metallic clamp in the backshell housing and over the at least one cable installed therein; attaching the at least one separate bottom part of the metallic clamp in the backshell housing and under the at least one cable installed therein; attaching the at least one cable installed, the at least one separate top part of the metallic clamp and the at least one separate bottom part of the metallic clamp using at least one metallic crimp ring.