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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 23, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Terri L Brewster, Rio Rico, AZ (US);
Rupert J Fry, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
Daniel M Palmieri, Bloomingdale, IL (US);
Assignee:
Molex Incorporated, Lisle, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439493 ;
Abstract
A strain relief system is provided for holding an electrical cable to a printed circuit board. The system includes a flat flexible cable including a plurality of parallel conductors with insulation around the conductors and a web of insulation between adjacent conductors. The web has an opening therethrough. A cable retention clip is provided for holding the cable to the board. The clip includes a base engaged in the cable opening, and a boardlock leg projecting from the base into an appropriate mounting hole in the printed circuit board.