CPC H01R 24/20 (2013.01) [H01R 24/28 (2013.01)] | 22 Claims |
1. A cable connector assembly comprising:
a cable having an insulator holding a first conductor and a second conductor, the cable having a cable shield surrounding the first and second conductors along a length of the cable;
a contact holder including a first contact channel and a second contact channel, the contact holder extending between a front and a rear, the cable coupled to the rear of the contact holder;
a first contact received in the first contact channel, the first contact being terminated to an end of the first conductor at a first interface, the first contact having a mating end forward of the front of the contact holder;
a second contact received in the second contact channel, the second contact being terminated to an end of the second conductor at a second interface, the second contact having a mating end forward of the front of the contact holder; and
a contact shield coupled to the contact holder, the contact shield including a base and a shroud forward of the base, the base surrounding a base chamber on four sides thereof, the base chamber receives an end of the cable and the contact holder, the base surrounding the first and second contacts and the first and second conductors to provide electrical shielding at the first and second interfaces, the base being electrically connected to the cable shield, the shroud surrounding a shroud chamber on four sides thereof, the shroud chamber extends forward of the front of the contact holder and receives the mating ends of the first and second contacts to provide electrical shielding along four sides of the mating ends of the first and second contacts.
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