Strain relief mechanism for a mechanical or electrical device
AssigneeThe ESAB Group, Inc.
InventorDawid Lasak
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Abstract
A strain relief mechanism that is used to prevent kinking or bending in an elongate member, such as a cable or a lead, that would otherwise damage or impair the cable or lead.
Claims20
A strain relief mechanism for a device, the device including a housing with a wall having an opening therethrough, the device including an elongate member extending through the opening, the strain relief mechanism comprising:
- a mounting plate having a backing plate and a first extension coupled to the mounting plate;
- a strain relief support having a base and a second extension coupled to the base;
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- a resilient member removably mounted between the first extension of the mounting plate and the second extension of the strain relief support, wherein the mounting plate and the strain relief support are coupled to each other, and the resilient member can be removed while the mounting plate and the strain relief support remain coupled.
A strain relief mechanism for a welding device, the welding device including a housing with a wall having an opening therethrough, the welding device including one of a lead or a cable extending through the opening, the strain relief mechanism comprising:
- a mounting plate having a first base and a first extension coupled to the first base;
- a support having a second base and a second extension coupled to the second base;
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- a resilient member removably coupled to and located between the first extension and the second extension, wherein the mounting plate and the support are coupled to each other and located on opposite sides of the wall, the one of a lead or a cable is insertable through the mounting plate, the support, and the resilient member, and the resilient member is removable while the mounting plate and the support are coupled.
A device comprising:
- a housing with a wall having an opening therethrough;
- an elongate member extending through the opening;
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- a strain relief mechanism including:
- a mounting plate having a first base and a first extension coupled to the first base;
- a support member having a second base and a second extension coupled to the second base;
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- a resilient member removably mounted between the first extension of the mounting plate and the second extension of the support member, wherein the first extension of the mounting plate extends through the opening in the wall, the elongate member extends through the first extension, the second extension, and the resilient member, and the resilient member can be removed while the mounting plate and the support member remain coupled to the wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.