Audio connector with integral strain relief
AssigneePoint Source Audio, Inc.
InventorsJames Lamb, Yvonne Ho
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Abstract
An audio connector that has enhanced strain protection. Advantageously, the strain protection can be provided integral with the audio connector. In one embodiment, an audio connector includes an outer shell configured to connect to an audio system, an inner shell coupled to the outer shell, and a strain release member (e.g., structural post) coupled to the inner shell. The strain release member can have a forward portion coupled to the inner shell and having a rearward portion extending rearward. The audio connector can also include a cable that can be secured to the rearward portion of the structural post.
Claims21
An audio connector, comprising:
- an outer shell configured to connect to an audio system;
- an inner shell coupled to the outer shell;
- and
- a structural post coupled to the inner shell, the structural post having a forward portion coupled to the inner shell and having a rearward portion extending rearward.
An audio connector, comprising:
- an outer shell configured to connect to an audio system;
- an inner shell coupled to the outer shell;
- and
- a strain release member coupled to the inner shell, the strain release member having a forward portion coupled to the inner shell and having a rearward portion extending rearward.
An audio system, comprising:
- a cable including a plurality of wires;
- an audio connector coupled to one end of the cable;
- an audio component coupled to another end of the cable;
- and
- an audio device having a receptacle to which the audio connector can be attached,
- wherein the audio connector integrally includes a strain release member.
A method for assembling an audio connector, comprising:
- acquiring an electrical connector having an outer shell and an inner shell, the outer shell housing a plurality of electrical contacts;
- acquiring a strain release structure;
- acquiring a cable having a plurality of wires;
- coupling the strain release structure to the inner shell of the electrical connector;
- electrically connecting the wires in the cable to the electrical contacts housed in the outer shell;
- and
- securing the cable to the strain release structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.