US 4,108,527 A · Strain relief assembly

Abstract

An improved strain relief assembly is disclosed for use with cables of a wide variety of cross-sectional areas. The assembly includes a pair of hermaphroditic housing members each of which receives therein one of a plurality of cable engaging members having a profiled cable engaging face and being of such dimension as to provide, in combination with another member, a wide variety of cable receiving openings. In an alternate embodiment, the cable engaging members include a resilient portion whereby the members are self biasing. The housing members have intermating latching members to secure them together in an assembled condition. The housing members also include a profiled forward end having connector housing engaging means whereby the strain relief assembly may be secured to a known connector.

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Dependent claims

An improved strain relief assembly comprising:

a pair of hermaphroditic housing members having means to latchingly secure said housing members together, said housing members together defining a cable passage therebetween, at least one recess in each said housing member aligned with a like recess in the other housing member and extending transversely of said passage, and means to engage an associated electrical connector housing;
and
at least two cable engaging members each having at least one profiled cable engaging face with at least one ridge extending longitudinally thereacross, said cable engaging members being profiled to be received in said recesses of said housing members;
whereby insertion of a selected pair of cable engaging members into said recesses defines a cable opening of desired size and configuration to clampingly engage an associated cable received therein.

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