# US 2008/0188141 A1 · Pressure module > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2008/0188141 A1 - Document ID: US20080188141A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 12/062,080 - Filed: 2008-04-03 - Published: 2008-08-07 - Earliest claimed: 2005-03-09 - Assignees: ADC GmbH - Inventors: Ulrich Hetzer; Frank Moessner - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20080188141A1 ## CPC - H01R 13/508: assembled by {a separate} clip or spring - H01R 13/035: {Plated dielectric material} - H01R 13/5825: {the means comprising additional parts captured between housing parts and cable} - H01R 13/5837: {specially adapted for accommodating various sized cables (H01R13/5825 takes precedence)} - H01R 13/648: Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices {, e.g. anti-static shielding} (coaxially arranged shields H01R24/38) - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS ## Abstract The invention relates to a pressure module (30) for locking a female connector in a connecting socket, comprising a guide body (31), a spring (32) and a cable fixing element (33), with the spring (32) being able to act on the cable fixing element (33). ## Claims ### Claim 1 A connecting socket comprising: a housing defining an interior and an open side providing access to the interior, the housing also defining a first port providing access to the interior; a first female connector arranged within the interior of the housing, the first female connector being configured to receive a complementary male connector through the first port of the housing; a first cable extending from the first female connector through the open side of the housing, the first cable being configured to couple to a second cable terminated by the complementary male connector received through the first port of the housing; and a pressure module arranged within the interior of the housing adjacent the open side, the pressure module including a cable fixing element biased against the first cable to provide strain relief to the first cable. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The connecting socket of claim 1, wherein the housing includes a door configured to move from a first position covering the first port to a second position providing access to the first port. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The connecting socket of claim 1, wherein the cable fixing element of the pressure module is biased by a spring mounted to a guide body. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The connecting socket of claim 3, wherein the cable fixing element is biased against the first cable after being arranged within the housing. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The connecting socket of claim 1, wherein the pressure module locks the first female connector within the housing. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The connecting socket of claim 1, wherein the pressure module is configured to bias the cable fixing element against the first cable after being arranged within the housing. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The connecting socket of claim 6, wherein the cable fixing element has at least one latching lug and a guide body of the pressure module has at least one latching groove, wherein the cable fixing element is configured to be arranged in an installation position by arranging the latching lug in the latching groove. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The connecting socket of claim 6, wherein the cable fixing element is configured to be arranged in a biasing position by releasing the latching lug from the latching groove. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The connecting socket of claim 1, further comprising: a second female connector arranged within the interior of the housing, the second female connector being configured to accept a second complementary male connector through a second port defined in the housing; and a third cable extending from the second female connector through the open side of the housing, the third cable being configured to couple to a fourth cable terminated by the second complementary male connector received through the second port of the housing. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The connecting socket of claim 9, wherein a second pressure module locks the second female connector within the housing. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The connecting socket of claim 10, wherein the housing defines a second port providing access to the interior and the housing includes a second door configured to move from a first position covering the second port to a second position providing access to the second port. ### Claim 12 A method comprising: providing a housing defining an interior and an open side providing access to the interior, the housing also defining a first port providing access to the interior; arranging a first female connector within the interior of the housing, the first female connector being configured to receive a complementary male connector through the first port of the housing; routing a first cable from the first female connector through the open side of the housing; inserting a pressure module into the interior of the housing through the open side to secure the first female connector within the housing; and releasing a latch on the pressure module to bias a cable fixing element against the first cable to provide strain relief for the first cable. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein releasing a latch on the pressure module comprises pushing at least a first latching lug of the cable fixing element out of a latching groove on a guide body of the pressure module. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, further comprising: arranging the pressure module in a first position by prestressing the pressure module; and latching the pressure module in the first position before inserting the pressure module into the interior of the housing. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, further comprising: arranging a second female connector within the interior of the housing, the second female connector being configured to receive a complementary male connector through a second port of the housing; and routing a second cable from the second female connector through the open side of the housing. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, further comprising: inserting a second pressure module into the interior of the housing through the open side to secure the second female connector within the housing. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein arranging the first female connector within the interior of the housing comprises arranging the first female connector within a first section of the interior and wherein arranging the second female connector within the interior of the housing comprises arranging the second female connector in a second section of the interior, the first and second sections being divided by a wall. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein arranging the first female connector within the first section comprises latching the first female connector to a cutout in the wall. ### Claim 19 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, further comprising: inserting a first male connector through the first port of the housing to couple to the first female connector, the first male connector terminating a data cable. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, further comprising: inserting a second male connector through a second port of the housing to couple to a second female connector, the second male connector terminating a second data cable.