Strain relief boot for cable connector

A strain relief boot for a cable connector comprising:

• an elongated sleeve member defining a central channel, said central channel extending along a longitudinal axis and being dimensioned to receive a cable, said sleeve member comprising:
• a first plurality of links, each having a first link width, said first plurality of links being separated by a first plurality of gaps, each having a first gap width in a direction of said longitudinal axis;
• and
• a second plurality of links, each having a second link width, said second plurality of links being separated by a second plurality of gaps, each having a second gap width in the direction of said longitudinal axis;
• said first gap width being greater than said second gap width.

A strain relief boot for a cable connector comprising:

• an elongated sleeve member tapered along its length and defining a central channel, said central channel extending along a longitudinal axis and being dimensioned to embrace a fiber optic cable used for transmission of optical signals in a telecommunications application, said sleeve member comprising:
• links separated by a plurality of gaps spaced along a direction of said longitudinal axis;
• a first longitudinal segment of said sleeve comprising a first plurality of links and gaps, each link of said first plurality of links having a first link size and each gap of said the first plurality of gaps having a first gap size to provide a first minimum bend radius;
• and
• a second longitudinal segment of said sleeve comprising a second plurality of links and gaps, each link of said second plurality of links having a second link size and each gap of said second plurality of gaps having a second gap size to provide a second minimum bend radius different from said first minimum bend radius, said first and second minimum bend radii being defined to avoid signal loss in an optical signal transmitted by an optical fiber of said fiber optic cable, and said first and second link sizes being different from each other and said first and second gap sizes being different from each other.

A strain relief boot for a cable connector comprising:

• an elongated sleeve member defining a central channel, said central channel extending along a longitudinal axis and being dimensioned to receive a cable, said sleeve member having:
• a first zone comprising a first plurality of links separated by a first plurality of gaps, said first plurality of links limiting bending of said sleeve member in said first zone to a first minimum bend radius, said first minimum bend radius of said first plurality of links being uniform within said first zone;
• and
• a second zone comprising a second plurality of links separated by a second plurality of gaps, said second plurality of links limiting bending of said sleeve member in said second zone to a second minimum bend radius different from said first minimum bend radius, said second minimum bend radius of said second plurality of links being uniform within said second zone.