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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2001
Gerald-Leo Shimirak, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Channell Limited, Kent, GB;
Abstract
A connector for an electrical cable, comprising a body in which is formed a passageway having a longitudinal axis, a contact element which projects into the passageway in order to make contact with the electrical cable when in the passageway, and a retaining element for hindering longitudinal withdrawal of the cable from the passageway, the retaining element comprising a pair of resiliently deformable lips extending into the passageway from a face thereof in a first direction transverse to the longitudinal direction, each of the lips being separated from a face of the passageway in a second direction transverse to both the first direction and the longitudinal axis, thereby to allow flexing of the lips in the second direction. The lips are advantageously shorter than the depth in the first direction of the passageway, typically 40 to 80% of the passageway depth. Further lips can be provided on a lid which covers the passageway, the further lips extending in a direction opposed to the first lips. The lips are preferably chamfered along their adjacent edges, ideally to a point. It is further preferred that the angle of chamfer increases along the length of the lip. Thus, it will be at a minimum at the base of the lips where they meet the passageway and will increase along the extent of the lips. The lips can either meet at their adjacent edges, or a gap can be provided therebetween, depending on the intended wire gauge or range of wire gauges.