ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH INTEGRATED GROUNDING MEMBER AND GRIPPING SLEEVE

摘要

An electrical connector that includes a connector body that has opposite first and second ends where the first end is configured to be coupled with a prepared end of a cable. A coupling member has an interface end configured to interface with a mating connector and a free end that is rotatable with respect to the connector body at the second end of the body. A gripping sleeve is configured to receive at least a portion of the coupling member and the connector body. The gripping sleeve includes a main body that has an internal bore with an inner surface. At least one electrically conductive grounding member disposed on the inner surface of the gripping sleeve. The grounding member has a coupling member contact surface and a connector body contact surface that provide a grounding path between the connector body and the coupling member.