Strain relief

A strain relief adapted for mounting within a connector housing so as to protect a terminated cable assembled thereto from damage as a result of flexure of said cable relative to said housing, said strain relief comprising:

• a tapered tubular proximal portion and a tubular distal portion said strain relief being adapted to slidingly receive said cable therein;
• said tubular distal portion comprising a pair of ramp-shaped shoulders each projecting radially-outwardly from an external surface of said tubular distal portion in diametrically-opposed relation to one another and an annular shoulder disposed in spaced relation to said pair of shoulders and projecting radially-outwardly from said external surface wherein a recess is defined between said pair of shoulders and said annular shoulder;
• and further wherein
• said connector housing comprises a receptacle adapted to snugly receive said strain relief so as to substantially absorb stresses induced therein during said flexure of said terminated cable, said receptacle comprising a first internal shoulder disposed in spaced relation to an outer wall of said housing so as to form a first recess therein that comprises a profile that is shaped substantially similar to the shape of said outer shoulders and a second internal shoulder disposed in spaced relation to said first internal shoulder so as to form a second recess therebetween that is shaped substantially similar to the shape of said annular shoulder.