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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2000
B. Daniel Szilagyi, Naperville, IL (US);
Scott Ernst, Plainfield, IL (US);
Igor Grois, Northbrook, IL (US);
Molex Incorporated, Lisle, IL (US);
Abstract
A cable management system is provided for a connector assembly. A housing has a plurality of passages for receiving the terminating ends of a plurality of cables. The passages open at a rear face of the housing. The cables have enlarged retention sections spaced from the terminating ends thereof. A backshell extends away from the rear face of the housing and includes an angled cavity within which the cables extend at an angle from the rear face of the housing. A plurality of retention recesses in the cavity capture the enlarged retention sections of the cables. The retention recesses are at varying locations in a direction longitudinally of the cables to accommodate the different locations of the passages from which the cables emanate.