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AssigneeMolex Incorporated
InventorsStephen A. Colleran, Robert J. Gugelmeyer, Lawrence E. Geib, Kenneth T. Stead, Weng H. Cheong
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A strain relief structure is provided for connecting a flat flexible cable to a circuit board. The flat flexible cable includes an array of parallel conductors, flexible insulation disposed around the conductors and a web of insulation disposed between adjacent conductors. The strain relief structure includes a body having at least one cable receiving aperture extending therethrough. A deflectable strain relief extends into the cable receiving aperture for engaging the web of insulation between at least a pair of conductors. Transverse walls, independent of the strain relief structure, extend into the cable receiving aperture for biasing at least one of the conductors out of the plane of the flat flexible cable.
In a strain relief structure for connecting conductors of a flat flexible cable directly to conductive areas of a circuit board, the flat flexible cable including an array of parallel conductors, flexible insulation disposed around the conductors and a web of insulation disposed between adjacent conductors, the strain relief structure including a body having a cable receiving aperture extending therethrough, wherein the improvement comprises a plurality of resilient strain relief fingers extending into the cable receiving aperture from each side of said cable receiving aperture each resilient finger arranged for grippingly engaging the web of insulation between a pair of conductors independently of any other finger.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.