Cable-connector assembly

• US 4,652,072 A
• Filed: 04/28/1986
• Issued: 03/24/1987
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/1986
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Wire Tech Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Wire Tech Incorporated
• Inventors: Arasi, Louis A. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): DESMOND, EUGENE
• Application Number:
  US06/856,497
• Time in Patent Office: 330 Days
• Field of Search: 339/103, 339/107, 339/101, 24/179
• US Class Current: 439/470
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/5804 comprising a separate cable clamping part H01R13/5841 takes precedence

Abstract

A cable-connector assembly adapted to be removably secured to a housing of a multiple connection device. The assembly has a cable with at least one end, and the cable includes a plurality of insulated conductors encased therein and extending beyond the at least one end of the cable for electrical connection within the housing of the multiple connection device, respectively. A connector is releasably secured in stress relief association with a part of the cable at least generally adjacent the at least one end thereof. The connector includes a sleeve disposed about the cable part and yieldable at least in part for releasable gripping engagement with the cable part, and means is associated with the sleeve for exerting a force thereon to effect the yielding of the at least part of the sleeve means into the releasable gripping engagement thereof with the cable part thereby to releasably secure the connector in the stress relief association thereof with the cable part.

Claims

1. A cable-connector assembly to be removably secured to a housing of a multiple connection device, the cable-connector assembly comprising:

a cable having at least one end and including a plurality of insulated conductor means encased within said cable and extending beyond said at least one end thereof for electrical connection within the housing of the multiple connection device, respectively;

a connector releasably secured in stress relief association with said cable and including a generally elongate rigid tubular sleeve disposed at least in part in releasable gripping engagement about a part of said cable at least generally adjacent said at least one end thereof, a pair of generally opposite end portions on said sleeve defining the axial length thereof, respectively, slot means in said sleeve intersecting with one of said opposite end portions thereof and operable generally for resiliently yielding at least a part of said sleeve adjacent said slot means, clamping means extending in part generally circumferentially about said sleeve at least generally adjacent said one opposite end portion thereof and operable generally for exerting a force on said sleeve to effect the yielding of said at least part thereof adjacent said slot means thereby to urge said at least part of said sleeve toward the releasable gripping engagement thereof about said cable part so as to releasably secure said connector in the stress relief association thereof with said cable; and

means extending from said clamping means beyond said one opposite end portion of said sleeve for removable securement to the housing of the multiple connection device.

2. A cable-connector assembly adapted to be removably secured to a housing of a multiple connection device, the cable-connector assembly comprising:

a generally elongate cable having at least one end and including a plurality of insulated conductors encased within said cable and extending from said cable beyond said at least one end thereof so as to be electrically connected within the housing of the multiple connection device, respectively; and

a connector releasably secured in stress relief association with said cable at least when said insulated conductors are electrically connected within the housing of the multiple connection device, said connector including a generally elongate tubular sleeve formed of a metallic material and having generally radially spaced apart inner and outer circumferential surfaces with said inner circumferential surface being arranged at least in part in releasable gripping engagement about said cable at least generally adjacent said at least one end thereof, a pair of generally opposite end portions on said sleeve defining the axial length thereof and interposed between said inner and outer circumferential surfaces of said sleeve, respectively, a generally elongate slot in said sleeve extending at least generally axially along at least a major portion of the axial length thereof and including a pair of generally opposed side walls intersecting with one of said opposite end portions of said sleeve and said inner and outer circumferential surfaces thereof, respectively, and an end wall interposed between said opposed side walls so as to face generally toward said one opposite end portion of said sleeve and intersecting between said inner and outer circumferential surfaces thereof, respectively, a clamp secured to said outer circumferential surface of said sleeve at least generally adjacent said one opposite end portion thereof and extending generally circumferentially about a major portion of said outer circumferential surface, a pair of generally opposite free end sections on said clamp extending generally in opposed spaced apart relation from each other along at least a part of said opposed sidewalls of said slot in spaced apart relation therefrom and generally outwardly beyond said circumferential surface, respectively, means interconnected between said opposite end sections of said clamp for applying a force thereon urging said opposite end sections in the opposed spaced apart relation thereof generally toward each other, said sleeve being deflected along at least a part of said slot in response to the force applied onto said opposite free end sections of said clamp so as to displace said opposed side walls of said slot generally toward each other generally about said end wall of said slot thereby to urge said at least part of said inner circumferential surface toward the releasable gripping engagement thereof about said cable so as to effect the releasable securement of said connector in the stress relief association thereof with said cable, and means integral with said clamp and extending therefrom beyond said one opposite end portion of said sleeve for removable securement with the housing the multiple connection device at least when said connector is releasably secured in the stress relief association thereof with said cable.

3. A cable-connector assembly adapted to be removably secured to a housing of a multiple connection device, the cable-connector assembly comprising:

a cable having at least one end and including a plurality of insulated conductor means encased within said cable and extending beyond said at least one end thereof for electrical connection within the housing of the multiple connection device, respectively;

a connector releasably secured in stress relief association with a part of said cable at least adjacent said at least one end thereof and including sleeve means disposed about said cable part and yieldable at least in part for releasable gripping engagement with said cable part, and means associated with said sleeve means for exerting a force thereon to effect the yielding of the at least part of said sleeve means into the releasable gripping engagement thereof with said cable part thereby to releasably secure said connector in the stress relief association thereof with said cable part; and

means on said force exerting means and extending therefrom beyond said sleeve means for removable securement to the housing of the multiple connection device.

4. A cable connector assembly adapted to be removably secured to a housing of a multiple connection device and adapted to secure a cable having at least one end, which cables includes a plurality of insulated conductor wires encased within the cable and extending beyond at least one end thereof for electrical connection with the housing of the multiple connection device, the cable connector assembly comprising:

a connector adapted to be releasably secured in stress relief association with a part of the cable at least adjacent at least one end of the cable, said connector including sleeve means disposed about the cable and yieldable at least in part for releasable gripping engagement with the cable, said connector further including means associated with said sleeve means for exerting a force thereon to effect the yielding of the at least part of said sleeve means into the releasable gripping engagement thereof with the cable thereby to releasably secure said connector in the stress relief association thereof with the cable, said sleeve means including a pair of opposite end portions and slot means in said sleeve means intersecting with one of said opposite end portions thereof and operable generally for effecting the yielding of said at least part of said sleeve means in response to the force exerted on said sleeve means by said force exerting means, said force exerting means including a clamp extending in part circumferentially about said sleeve means and adjacent one opposite end portion thereof, said clamp having a pair of opposite end sections arranged generally in opposed space apart relation, said force exerting means further comprising connecting means interconnected between said opposite end sections of said clamp and operable generally for releasably establishing the force exerted by said clamp on said sleeve means; and

means on said force exerting means and extending therefrom beyond said sleeve means for removable securement to the housing of the multiple connection device.

5. A cable-connector assembly adapted to be removably secured to a housing of a multiple connection device and adapted to secure a cable having at least one end, which cable includes a plurality of insulated conductor wires encased within the cable and extending beyond at least one end thereof for electrical connection within the housing of the multiple connection device, the cable-connector assembly comprising:

a connector adapted to be releasably secured in stress relief association with the cable and including a generally elongate rigid metallic tubular sleeve adapted to be disposed at least in part in releasable gripping engagement about a part of the cable at least generally adjacent at least one end of the cable, a pair of generally opposite end portions on said sleeve defining the axial length thereof, respectively, slot means in said sleeve intersecting with one of said opposite end portions thereof and operable generally for resiliently yielding at least a part of said sleeve adjacent said slot means, clamping means extending in part generally circumferentially about said sleeve at least generally adjacent said one opposite end portion thereof and operable generally for exerting a force on said sleeve to effect the yielding of said at least part thereof adjacent said slot means thereby to urge said at least part of said sleeve toward the releasable gripping engagement thereof about the cable so as to releasably secure said connector in the stress relief association thereof with the cable; and

means on said force exerting means and extending therefrom beyond said sleeve means for removable securement to the housing of the multiple connection device.