Cable backshell

• US 5,183,417 A
• Filed: 12/11/1991
• Issued: 02/02/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Bools, William G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Schwartz, Larry I.
• Assistant Examiner(s): DAULTON, JULIE
• Application Number:
  US07/805,135
• Time in Patent Office: 419 Days
• Field of Search: 439/610, 439/609, 439/607, 439/108, 439/274, 439/279, 439/98, 439/92, 439/99, 439/101, 439/578, 439/583, 439/904, 439/905, 174/35 C, 174/35 R, 174/78
• US Class Current: 439/607.5
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/65912 for shielded multiconductor cable coaxial cables with one conductor surrounded by shield H01R9/05; flat shielded cables H01R12/594
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6592 the conductive member being a shielded cable
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 439/905 Axially joined sections

Abstract

The present invention is directed to an electrical cable assembly comprising a cable termination piece adapted to engage a backshell nut. The cable outer shield is terminated at the termination piece. The backshell assembly comprises an outer backshell cable shield connected between two backshell nuts such that the backshell may be disengaged from the connector and, or the cable termination piece to access the signal wires in the cable.

Claims

1. An electrical cable assembly comprising:

a first cable termination piece including a threaded portion;

a first backshell nut including a threaded portion adapted to mate with said threaded portion of said first cable termination piece;

a second backshell nut including a threaded portion adapted to mate with a threaded portion of a connector; and

a backshell cable shield;

a first backshell cable termination attached to said first backshell nut and freely rotatable with respect thereto, a first end of said backshell cable shield being affixed to said cable termination; and

a second backshell cable termination attached to said second backshell nut and freely rotatable with respect thereto, a second end of said backshell cable shield being affixed to said cable termination.

2. A cable assembly according to claim 1 further comprising:

an inner shield termination piece adapted to fit between said second backshell cable termination and said connector such that said inner shield termination piece is held against said connector by said first backshell cable termination; and

an inner backshell shield connected to said inner shield termination piece.