ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH A COMPLIANT CABLE STRAIN RELIEF ELEMENT
First Claim
1. An electrical connector comprising:
- a housing including a rear end, the housing having a cable bore configured to receive a cable, and the housing having an outer pocket positioned radially outward from, and surrounding portions of, the cable bore; and
a strain relief element coupled to the housing, the strain relief element including an end wall having an opening therein, the strain relief element including a flexible beam extending axially inward from the end wall proximate to the opening, the flexible beam being configured to engage the cable, the strain relief element having a mounting tab extending axially inward from the end wall, the mounting tab being received in the outer pocket and engaging the housing to secure the strain relief element to the housing.
12 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An electrical connector includes a housing including a rear end. The housing has a cable bore configured to receive a cable, and the housing has an outer pocket positioned radially outward from, and surrounding portions of, the cable bore. A strain relief element is coupled to the housing. The strain relief element includes an end wall having an opening therein. The strain relief element has a flexible beam extending axially inward from the end wall proximate to the opening that is configured to engage the cable. The strain relief element also has a mounting tab extending axially inward from the end wall that is received in the outer pocket and that engages the housing to secure the strain relief element to the housing.
-
Citations
20 Claims
-
1. An electrical connector comprising:
-
a housing including a rear end, the housing having a cable bore configured to receive a cable, and the housing having an outer pocket positioned radially outward from, and surrounding portions of, the cable bore; and a strain relief element coupled to the housing, the strain relief element including an end wall having an opening therein, the strain relief element including a flexible beam extending axially inward from the end wall proximate to the opening, the flexible beam being configured to engage the cable, the strain relief element having a mounting tab extending axially inward from the end wall, the mounting tab being received in the outer pocket and engaging the housing to secure the strain relief element to the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
-
-
11. An electrical connector comprising:
a strain relief assembly including a housing and a strain relief element coupled to the housing, the strain relief element including an end wall having an opening and a flexible beam extending from the end wall for engaging a cable received in the opening, the strain relief element having a mounting tab extending from the end wall, the mounting tab having a latch engaging the housing, the mounting tab being separate from the flexible beam such that a channel is created between the mounting tab and the flexible beam, the strain relief element being coupled to the housing such that a portion of the housing is received within the channel between the flexible beam and the mounting tab. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
-
17. An electrical connector comprising:
-
a jack housing having a mating end and a wire terminating end; a contact sub-assembly received in the jack housing, the contact sub-assembly having a plurality of jack contacts, the jack contacts being configured to engage mating contacts of a mating plug; a wire termination sub-assembly received in the jack housing, the wire termination sub-assembly having a plurality of contacts that are configured to be electrically coupled to the jack contacts and to wires of a cable; and a strain relief assembly coupled to the jack housing, the strain relief assembly having a back housing and a strain relief element coupled to the back housing, the strain relief element including an end wall having an opening and a flexible beam extending from the end wall for engaging the cable received in the opening, the back housing having a wire organizer including a plurality of slots configured to receive and hold individual wires of the cable, the back housing being coupled to the wire terminating end of the jack housing such that the contacts of the wire termination subassembly engage the wires held by the wire organizer when the back housing is coupled to the jack housing. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
-
Specification