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US 10,573,436 B2Granted
Liquid-tight strain relief
AssigneeHeyco Products, Inc.
InventorsWilliam J. Coyle, Daniel Finley
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AssigneeHeyco Products, Inc.
InventorsWilliam J. Coyle, Daniel Finley
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A liquid-tight strain relief includes a tubular-shaped bushing and a dome-shaped gland. The bushing includes a flange with arcuate slots, a centrally-located aperture, a plurality of resilient outer fingers, and a shoe slideably received within a lateral groove of the bushing. The gland includes a head having a centrally-located membrane. The head is co-molded with and encapsulates the flange, resulting in a strain relief having a unitary construction. The strain relief is adapted to be inserted within an orifice of a work piece, and the outer fingers frictionally engage the work piece. A cable is inserted within the strain relief by puncturing the membrane, which then stretches and provides a seal against the cable. The cable is gripped to the strain relief when the shoe is pressed against the cable. The shoe is held against the cable by teeth on the shoe, which engage opposing locking ribs on the bushing.
A liquid-tight strain relief, comprising a bushing including a first end, a second end opposite said first end, an outer wall, an aperture extending from said first end to said second end and defining an inner wall, an annular flange extending radially outwardly from said first end, said at least one cutout extending from said outer wall to said inner wall, said at least one cutout defining at least one outer finger, said at least one outer finger adapted to frictionally engage an orifice of a work piece, a cable-gripping shoe slideably received within a lateral recess of the bushing;
A liquid-tight strain relief, comprising a bushing including a first end, a second end opposite said first end, an outer wall, an aperture extending from said first end to said second end and defining an inner wall, an annular flange extending radially outwardly from said first end, said at least one cutout extending from said outer wall to said inner wall, said at least one cutout defining at least one outer finger, said at least one outer finger adapted to frictionally engage an orifice of a work piece, a cable-gripping shoe slideably received within a lateral recess of the bushing;
A liquid-tight strain relief, comprising a bushing including a first end, a second end opposite said first end, an outer wall, an aperture extending from said first end to said second end and defining an inner wall, an annular flange extending radially outwardly from said first end, said at least one cutout extending from said outer wall to said inner wall, said at least one cutout defining at least one outer finger, said at least one outer finger adapted to frictionally engage an orifice of a work piece, a cable-gripping shoe slideably received within a lateral recess of the bushing;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.