Multi-exit strain relief for an electrical connector

An electrical connector for use with a plurality of wires, the connector comprising:

• a housing with a plurality of terminals mounted in the housing so that wires attached to the terminals extend from one end of the housing;
• a wire strain relief comprising a base including means to attach the wire strain relief to the one end of the housing;
• mutually perpendicular intersecting ribs extending upward on the base, wherein each rib is perpendicular to an exterior surface of the base;
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• slots formed on each side of the mutually perpendicular ribs and extending through the base so that a cable tie can be secured in surrounding relationship to each rib and to wires positioned on the corresponding rib, whereby wires can extend in three directions from the electrical connector.

An electrical connector for use with a plurality of wires, the connector comprising:

• a housing with a plurality of terminals mounted in the housing so that wires attached to the terminals extend from one end of the housing;
• a cable tie surrounding the wires at the one end of the housing;
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• an auxiliary housing attachable to the one end of the housing, the cable tie being attached to the auxiliary housing, the housing including a first member having cruciform ribs with the cable tie surrounding the wires and a corresponding rib, the cruciform ribs being oriented so that the ribs are either perpendicular or parallel to the one end of the housing so that wires secured by the cable tie can extend either perpendicular or parallel to the one end of the housing.