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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2009
Abhilash J. Prasad, Sloan, NY (US);
Jessica M. Galuski, Buffalo, NY (US);
Christopher P. Camacho, Derby, NY (US);
Edward A. Wilkolaski, Lancaster, NY (US);
Abhilash J. Prasad, Sloan, NY (US);
Jessica M. Galuski, Buffalo, NY (US);
Christopher P. Camacho, Derby, NY (US);
Edward A. Wilkolaski, Lancaster, NY (US);
Curbell Electronics, Inc., Orchard Park, NY (US);
Abstract
A strain relief device for connecting a cable to a housing of an electronic device comprises an elongated elastic sleeve including first and second opposite ends and an axially extending sleeve passage, and a rigid insert including a first portion surrounded by the sleeve, a second portion protruding from the second end of the sleeve, and an axially extending insert passage aligned with the sleeve passage. The second portion of the insert is shaped to be non-rotatably received by a wall opening of the housing through which the cable passes, and may be D-shaped to mate with a D-shaped wall opening of the housing to prevent relative rotation. The second portion may carry a removable retainer, such as a C-shaped clip, for engaging a wall of the housing to prevent withdrawal of the insert. The invention facilitates serviceability and eliminates overmolding of a strain relief device onto the cable.