Strain limiting mechanism
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1. An electrical connector portion comprising:
- an insulating body member;
at least one elongated electrical contact rigidly carried by said body member and extending along an axis;
said contact being adapted to move relative to a mating contact of a mating connector portion in one direction along said axis while in electrical communication with such mating contact for only a given distance;
a connecting member supported on said body member for limited relative movement therebetween along said axis;
deformable means extending between said members for permitting said members to relatively move at least a predetermined distance only upon a predetermined minimum force acting to move said body member relative to said connecting member in a direction opposite said one direction; and
said predetermined distance being greater than such given distance.
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Abstract
An electrical connector assembly incorporating means for limiting cable tension to a predetermined value and precluding thereby mechanical failure of the cable.
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1. An electrical connector portion comprising:
- an insulating body member;
at least one elongated electrical contact rigidly carried by said body member and extending along an axis;
said contact being adapted to move relative to a mating contact of a mating connector portion in one direction along said axis while in electrical communication with such mating contact for only a given distance;
a connecting member supported on said body member for limited relative movement therebetween along said axis;
deformable means extending between said members for permitting said members to relatively move at least a predetermined distance only upon a predetermined minimum force acting to move said body member relative to said connecting member in a direction opposite said one direction; and
said predetermined distance being greater than such given distance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- an insulating body member;
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11. An electrical connector portion comprising:
- a unitary insulating body member;
at least one elongated contact assembly carried by said body member and extending along an axis;
said contact assembly including first and second contact portions spaced along said axis a first predetermined distance from each other and an intermediate contact portion;
the length of said intermediate contact portion spanning said first distance to provide electrical communication between said first and second contact portions;
said body member being deformable to increase the dimension thereof in the direction of said axis upon a tensile force acting on said body member in a direction parallel to said axis;
said first and second contact portions being separated from each other a second distance greater than said first distance upon said tensile force acting with a predetermined minimum magnitude on said body member;
the maximum length of said intermediate contact portion being less than said second distance to interrupt electrical communication between said first and second contact portions upon said force reaching said predetermined minimum magnitude. - View Dependent Claims (12)
- a unitary insulating body member;
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