Connector assembly with grounding clamp system

A connector assembly comprising:

• a) a connector part having a jack cavity;
• b) a cable manager part conductively attached to the connector part, the cable manager part having:
• i) a housing assembly having a housing part defining a central aperture through which a cable having an exposed conductive element can extend;
• ii) a grounding clamp assembly held within the housing part, the grounding clamp assembly including a first clamp member and an oppositely arranged second clamp member, the first and second clamp members being movable between an open position and a clamped position:
• 1) in the open position, the clamp members being disposed away from the central aperture and being in a relaxed state;
• 2) in the clamped position, the clamp members extending across the central aperture and contacting the conductive element of an inserted cable by one or both of bending around the conductive element in a deflected state and rotating against the conductive element;
• c) wherein the grounding cable manager part further includes a ring member rotatably disposed within the first housing part, the ring member being rotatable to move the clamp members between the open and clamped positions.

A connector assembly comprising:

• a) a connector part having a jack cavity;
• b) a cable manager part conductively attached to the connector part, the cable manager part having:
• i) a housing assembly having a housing part defining a central aperture through which a cable having an exposed conductive element can extend;
• ii) a grounding clamp assembly held within the housing part, the grounding clamp assembly including a first clamp member and an oppositely arranged second clamp member, the first and second clamp members being movable between an open position and a clamped position:
• 1) in the open position, the clamp members being disposed away from the central aperture and being in a relaxed state;
• 2) in the clamped position, the clamp members extending across the central aperture and contacting the conductive element of an inserted cable by one or both of bending around the conductive element in a deflected state and rotating against the conductive element;
• c) wherein the grounding cable manager part includes a pair of lever arms engaged with the clamp members.

A connector assembly comprising:

• a) a connector part having a jack cavity;
• b) a cable manager part conductively attached to the connector part, the cable manager part having:
• i) a housing assembly having a housing part defining a central aperture through which a cable having an exposed conductive element can extend;
• ii) a grounding clamp assembly held within the housing part, the grounding clamp assembly including a first clamp member and an oppositely arranged second clamp member, the first and second clamp members being movable between an open position and a clamped position:
• 1) in the open position, the clamp members being disposed away from the central aperture and being in a relaxed state;
• 2) in the clamped position, the clamp members extending across the central aperture and contacting the conductive element of an inserted cable by rotating against the conductive element.