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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2017
Commscope Technologies Llc, Hickory, NC (US);
Gordon John White, Gloucester, GB;
Shawn Phillip Tobey, Trinity, NC (US);
Brian J. Fitzpatrick, McKinney, TX (US);
CommScope Technologies LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
A connector assembly () is disclosed in which a connector part () and a cable manager part () are provided. The cable manager part () can be provided with a rear housing (), a lacing fixture part (), and a grounding part (). In one aspect, the grounding part () provides grounding contact between an inserted cable () and the connector part (). In one aspect, the grounding part () secures the connector part () to the rear housing part (). In one example, a connector assembly () is provided with a grounding arrangement () including a plurality of deflectable grounding members () and provides grounding contact between the inserted cable () and the connector part (). In one aspect, the grounding members () each provide two points of contact against the cable ().