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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2000
Steven Zoltan Muzslay, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A strain relief attachment ( ) is provided for coupling to the combination of an electrical connector ( ) and a cable ( ) extending from the rear of the connector, to provide strain relief for the cable. The attachment includes a housing ( ) having a through passage ( ) and having a front housing portion ( ) that receives the electrical connector and a rear housing portion ( ) that passes the cable. The rear housing portion has a slot ( ) on one side to enable the fixing of the cable by pressing sidewardly through the slot to press the cable against an opposite side of the housing rear portion. For large cables, a simple tie ( ) wrapped tightly around the housing rear portion presses directly against the cable. For smaller cables, an insert ( ) that is molded as part of the housing, slides through the slot and presses the cable against the opposite side of the housing, with a tie pressing the insert against the cable. The housing rear portion includes a first part ( ) at one side that is fixed to the rest of the housing, and a second part ( ) at the opposite side that is connected by a strap ( ) to the rest of the housing. The housing is molded of polymer into a single integral item.