Electrical connector assembly with reconfigurable strain relief
AssigneeCarlyle, Inc.
InventorPhong T. Dang
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Abstract
An electrical connector assembly comprises a main housing section and a strain relief member that is selectively connected to the main housing in one of a plurality of predetermined angularly offset positions each defining a corresponding exit path for a wire or cable that extends through the strain relief member and into the main housing section to terminate at a connector body of the electrical connector assembly, which is supported on the main housing section opposite the strain relief member. The main housing section and the strain relief member may be formed of a die-cast or molded electrically conductive material and may be closely mated together to shield the connector body and/or the wires from electro-magnetic interference (EMI).
Claims30
A housing for an electrical connector from which at least one wire extends, comprising:
- a main section having a terminal end sized to receive at least a portion of the electrical connector and a wire-receiving end opposite the terminal end, the wire-receiving end including a mounting flange extending away from the terminal end;
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- a strain relief member including a passage sized to admit the wire therethrough, the strain relief member selectively mountable to the mounting flange of the main section in one of a plurality of discrete, angularly offset positions each defining a corresponding exit path for the wire.
An electrical connector assembly, comprising:
- a main housing having a terminal end and a cable-receiving portion opposite the terminal end, the cable-receiving portion including a mounting flange extending away from the terminal end;
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- a strain relief member including a passage sized to admit a cable therethrough, the strain relief member selectively mountable to the mounting flange of the main housing in one of a plurality of predetermined angularly offset positions each defining a corresponding cable path for the cable.
An electrical connector assembly for terminating a cable or wire, comprising:
- a main housing having a terminal end and a wire-receiving end opposite the terminal end, the main housing including an opening in the wire-receiving end that is sized and shaped to allow the cable or wire to enter the main housing from a plurality of angularly offset directions;
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- a strain relieving member including a passage sized to admit the wire or cable therethrough, the strain relieving member selectively mounted to the main housing in one of a plurality of predetermined angularly offset positions each defining a corresponding cable path for the cable or wire and an unused portion of the opening, the strain relieving member including a cover section extending over the unused portion of the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.