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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2010
Shawn Phillip Tobey, Trinity, NC (US);
Robert Jeffrey Burwell, Staley, NC (US);
Shawn Phillip Tobey, Trinity, NC (US);
Robert Jeffrey Burwell, Staley, NC (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
A connector assembly includes a shielded housing having a cavity. The shielded housing has a mating end and a cable end configured to receive a cable therethrough. A plug is received in the cavity that has terminals extending between mating ends and wire terminating ends. The wire terminating ends being configured to be terminated to corresponding wires of the cable. A cable clip is received in the shielded housing proximate to the cable end. The cable clip has a base and a bonding arm extending from the base. The base engages and is electrically connected to the shielded housing. The bonding arm is positioned in the cavity and is configured to engage a cable shield of the cable to electrically connect the cable shield and the shielded housing.