Patent ID: 7594824

Claim:
A low profile angular backshell assembly for an electrical cable connector assembly, the backshell comprising: a base and a cover, an interior longitudinal chamber through the backshell, the interior longitudinal chamber having a first opening at a substantially right angle perpendicular to a main plane of the chamber, the first opening receiving a section of a cable and a second opening through the backshell fitting around a terminal connector and to cooperate with exterior features of a respective mating device; wherein a substantially right angle turn in a cable section perpendicular to the plane of chamber of the backshell enables the assembly to be connected to the respective mating device in a limited clearance space; the cover is attached to the base by two screws from the top of the cover to the base and by interengaging features along sides of the cover and the base and by engaging and securing two screws to the rear of the cover and base, the screws passing through openings adjacent a cable gripping section of the base and cover to secure the cover to the base and wherein the connector backshell assembly is attached to the mating device by means of jack screws.