Electrical connector having improved strain relief
AssigneeThe Whitaker Corporation
InventorsLucas Soes, Hermann P. J. Gilissen
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Abstract
An insulating housing for mounting in a mating female connector housing of an electrical connector, whereby the insulating housing is a two-piece construction including a housing member which receives a cover therein. The cover comprises a strain relief member which, in a preferred embodiment, is integrally formed as part of the cover and which comprises a plurality of teeth. When the cover is mounted in the insulating housing, the strain relief member may be pivoted from an unlocked to a locked position, whereupon the plurality of teeth bite into the insulation of the insulated wires, thereby relieving strain on the insulated wires.
Claims20
An insulating housing for mounting in a female connector housing, the female connector housing having a plurality of electrical terminals, said insulating housing comprising:
- a housing member;
- a cover for mounting on said housing member, said housing member and said cover each having a plurality of slots for receiving the plurality of electrical terminals;
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- strain relief means associated with said cover for securing a plurality of insulated conductors in operative relationship with said plurality of slots and also for relieving strain on the plurality of insulated conductors.
An insulating housing fixable to a plurality of insulated electric leads where each lead includes a conductor therein, said housing-being mountable in a female connector housing, where the female connector housing includes a plurality of electrical terminals for engaging corresponding conductors of the electrical leads, said insulating housing comprising:
- a housing member having a plurality of slots, each for receiving one of the terminals when the housing member is mounted in the female connector housing, the slots being in communication with an aperture formed in the housing member, and wire receiving guide means for aligning the corresponding conductor relative to the slots;
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- a separate cover seated in the aperture of said housing member, where said cover includes an associated strain relief member as part of a strain relief means for securing the plurality of insulated conductors in their aligned position with the slots and relieving strain on the plurality of insulated conductors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.