Barrel crimp retention feature for connector with braided wire

A cable assembly comprising:

• coaxially arranged inner and outer barrels, the outer barrel overlaps a portion of the inner barrel, the inner and outer barrels respectively include first and second features that cooperate with one another to form a retention feature;
• a cable including at least one wire surrounded by an inner insulator covered in a metallic shield, wherein the metallic shield is arranged in between the inner and outer barrels;
• wherein the first feature is arranged beneath the metallic shield, and the second feature is arranged over the metallic shield, at least one of the first and second features extends in a radial direction relative to the other of the first and second features to capture the metallic shield with the retention feature;
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• wherein a portion of the inner barrel includes an irregularly shaped circumferential edge forming a body, the irregularly shaped circumferential edge has a sheared edge extending interiorly from the circumferential edge, the first feature is provided by the sheared edge extending radially outward relative to the body, the sheared edge is axially blocked by the outer barrel to provide the retention feature.

A cable assembly comprising:

• coaxially arranged inner and outer barrels, the outer barrel overlaps a portion of the inner barrel, the inner and outer barrels respectively include first and second features that cooperate with one another to form a retention feature;
• a cable including at least one wire surrounded by an inner insulator covered in a metallic shield, wherein the metallic shield is arranged in between the inner and outer barrels;
• wherein the first feature is arranged beneath the metallic shield, and the second feature is arranged over the metallic shield, at least one of the first and second features extends in a radial direction relative to the other of the first and second features to capture the metallic shield with the retention feature;
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• wherein a portion of the inner barrel includes an irregularly shaped circumferential edge forming a body, the irregularly shaped circumferential edge has a circumferentially extending portion providing an edge, the first feature is provided by the edge extending radially outward relative to the body, the edge is axially blocked by the outer barrel to provide the retention feature.

A method of assembling a cable comprising the steps of:

• a) providing first and second features respectively provided on an inner barrel and an outer barrel, wherein at least one of the first and second features extends in a radial direction relative to the other of the first and second features;
• b) inserting the cable into the outer barrel;
• c) inserting an end of the inner barrel underneath a metallic shield;
• d) aligning the first and second features to provide a retention feature;
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• e) capturing the metallic shield between the first and second features of the inner and outer barrels and preventing relative axial movement of the inner and outer barrels relative to one another, wherein the second feature is a window, and the capturing includes crimping the outer barrel adjacent to the window, wherein the first feature is in the window, and the capturing includes plastically deforming a portion of the outer barrel to provide an innermost diameter that is less than an outermost diameter of the first feature.