Shielded electrical connector

A shielded electrical connector for terminating a plurality of radio frequency cables, each cable including an inner conductor surrounded by a dielectric cover and an outer conductive shield, comprising:

• a dielectric housing having a mating end and a terminating end;
• a plurality of terminals mounted on the housing and including mating portions located generally at the mating end of the housing and terminating portions terminated to the inner conductors of the cables;
• a conductive clamp secured to the housing and having a generally U-shaped configuration in cross-section to form first and second walls joined by a bight wall, the first wall being generally comb-shaped to define a plurality of recesses separated by projecting first wall teeth, said first wall teeth having locking portions at distal ends thereon for securing the conductive clamp to the dielectric housing, with the recesses embracing the conductive shields of the cables and the first wall teeth projecting between the cables, the second wall being generally comb-shaped to define a plurality of recesses separated by projecting second wall teeth, with the recesses of the second wall embracing the dielectric covers of the cables and the second wall teeth projecting between the cables;
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• a conductive shell mounted over the housing in engagement with the bight wall of the conductive clamp to electrically couple the cable shields to the shell.

A shielded electrical connector for terminating a plurality of radio frequency cables, each cable including an inner conductor surrounded by a dielectric cover and an outer conductive shield, comprising:

• a dielectric housing having a mating end and a terminating end;
• a plurality of terminals mounted on the housing and including mating portions located generally at the mating end of the housing and terminating portions terminated to the inner conductors of the cables;
• a conductive clamp secured to the housing in clamping engagement with the conductive shields of the cables, said clamp including a plurality of locking fingers projecting between the cables, with the distal ends of the locking fingers each having an enlarged portion in locking engagement with a plurality of locking apertures in the housing;
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• a conductive shell mounted over the housing in engagement with the conductive clamp to electrically couple the cable shields to the shell.