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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2010
Joseph W. Moorehead, Jr., Galena, OH (US);
Joseph W. Moorehead, Jr., Galena, OH (US);
L-3 Communications Avionics Systems, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector for electronics applications such as avionics or the like includes an adaptable strain relief feature for accommodating different sizes of wire bundles that terminate and are electrically coupled within the connector. The strain relief feature includes a pair of clamping members that span between mounting surfaces at a rear portion of the connector to define a strain relief passageway in which the wire bundle is clamped to provide a strain relief. The clamping members are selectable from at least two different available shapes so that the size of the strain relief passageway is determined by the selection of clamping members, which may be interchangeable with one another. Resilient pads on the clamping members engage and compress against the wire bundle to secure it in place when the selected clamping members are installed.