# US 12,015,222 B2 · Electrical connector with adjustable wire inlet hole

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- Number: US 12,015,222 B2
- Document ID: US12015222B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/387,751
- Filed: 2021-07-28
- Published: 2022-05-05
- Granted: 2024-06-18
- Earliest claimed: 2020-10-30
- Assignees: Emcom Technology Inc.
- Applicants: EmCom Technology Inc.
- Inventors: Chu-Li Wang
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12015222B2

## CPC

- H01R 13/4532: {Rotating shutter}
- H01R 13/5829: {the clamping part being flexibly or hingedly connected to the housing}
- H01R 13/4223: {comprising integral flexible contact retaining fingers}
- H01R 13/5837: {specially adapted for accommodating various sized cables (H01R13/5825 takes precedence)}
- H01R 24/64: for high frequency, e.g. RJ 45
- H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS

## Abstract

An electrical connector includes a main body, a first cover, and a second cover. The main body includes a first connection portion, a wire inlet portion, and an accommodating space between the first connection portion and the wire inlet portion. The first cover is pivotally connected to the first connection portion to be rotatable relative to the main body between a first position and a second position. When the first cover is at the first position, the accommodating space is opened for installation. When the first cover is at the second position, the first cover at least partially closes the accommodating space for protection. The second cover is connected to the first cover and separably encloses a wire inlet hole with the wire inlet portion. The second cover is movable relative to the wire inlet portion to adjust the size of the wire inlet hole.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An electrical connector, comprising:
a main body, comprising:
a first connection portion; and
a wire inlet portion, wherein an accommodating space is defined between the wire inlet portion and the first connection portion;
a first cover pivotally connected to the first connection portion to be rotatable relative to the main body between a first position and a second position, wherein when the first cover is at the first position, the accommodating space is opened for installation of a signal line, and wherein when the first cover is at the second position, the first cover at least partially closes the accommodating space for protection of the signal line, the first cover has a first side wall and a second side wall at a first end, at least one of the first side wall and the second side wall has a groove; and
a second cover connected to the first cover and separably covered on the wire inlet portion, wherein the second cover and the wire inlet portion enclose a wire inlet hole therebetween, and the second cover has a second connection portion, wherein the second portion is movably received in the groove, so that the second cover is movable relative to the wire inlet portion to adjust a size of the wire inlet hole.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the second connection portion pivotally connected to the first cover, so that the second cover is rotatably relative to the first cover.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The electrical connector of claim 2, wherein the first cover has at least one slot at a first end, and the slot allows the second cover to partially rotate thereinto.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the wire inlet portion has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, and at least one of the first surface and the second surface has an adjusting portion, wherein the second cover has a coupling portion corresponding to the adjusting portion, and the coupling portion is separably engaged with the adjusting portion.

### Claim 5

An electrical connector, comprising:
a main body, comprising:
a first connection portion; and
a wire inlet portion, wherein an accommodating space is defined between the wire inlet portion and the first connection portion;
a first cover pivotally connected to the first connection portion to be rotatable relative to the main body between a first position and a second position, wherein when the first cover is at the first position, the accommodating space is opened for installation of a signal line, and wherein when the first cover is at the second position, the first cover at least partially closes the accommodating space for protection of the signal line; and
a second cover connected to the first cover and separably covered on the wire inlet portion, wherein the second cover and the wire inlet portion enclose a wire inlet hole therebetween, and the second cover is movable relative to the wire inlet portion to adjust a size of the wire inlet hole, wherein the first cover has a first side wall and a second side wall at a first end, and at least one of the first side wall and the second side wall has a groove;
wherein the groove has a limiting structure, so that the second connection portion is adjustably disposed in the groove.