# US 8,772,641 B2 · Cable strain relief device for cable closures and cable closure having at least one such cable strain relief device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,772,641 B2 - Document ID: US8772641B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/463,426 - Filed: 2012-05-03 - Published: 2012-11-08 - Granted: 2014-07-08 - Earliest claimed: 2011-05-05 - Assignees: CCS Technology, Inc. - Applicants: Stefan Badura; Mike Breuer-Heckel - Inventors: Stefan Badura; Mike Breuer-Heckel - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8772641B2 ## CPC - H02G 15/113: Boxes split longitudinally in main cable direction - G02B 6/44765: {with means for strain-relieving to exterior cable layers} - G02B 6/44785: {Cable clamps} - H01R 13/5812: {the cable clamping being achieved by mounting the separate part on the housing of the coupling device} - H02G 15/007: Devices for relieving mechanical stress - H01R 12/772: {Strain relieving means} - H02G: INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS ## Abstract Cable strain relief device for a cable closure, having at least one cable guiding element, whereby a cable to be restrained can be fixed at a respective cable guiding element via a cable tie surrounding the cable to be restrained and the respective cable guiding element, whereby on both sides of the at least one cable guiding element there are positioned cable tie guiding elements providing guiding surfaces, whereby the guiding surface of a first cable tie guiding element being positioned at a first side of the cable guiding element, namely at the cable tie entry side of the same, has a smaller distance from the cable guiding element than the guiding surface of a second cable tie guiding element being positioned at a second side of the cable guiding element, namely at the cable tie exit side of the same. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cable strain relief device for a cable closure, comprising: at least one cable guiding element, whereby a cable to be restrained can be fixed at a respective cable guiding element via a cable tie surrounding the cable to be restrained and the respective cable guiding element, wherein on both sides of the at least one cable guiding element there are positioned cable tie guiding elements providing guiding surfaces, whereby the guiding surface of a first cable tie guiding element being positioned at a first side of the cable guiding element, namely at the cable tie entry side of the same, has a smaller distance from the cable guiding element than the guiding surface of a second cable tie guiding element being positioned at a second side of the cable guiding element, namely at the cable tie exit side of the same; and wherein the guiding surfaces of the cable tie guiding elements are arc segmented guiding surfaces, the arc segmented guiding surface of the first cable tie guiding element having a smaller radius than the arc segmented guiding surface of the second cable tie guiding element. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cable strain relief device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a center point of the arc segmented surface of the first cable tie guiding element and a center point of the arc segmented surface of the second cable tie guiding element have a different distance from the respective cable guiding element. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The cable strain relief device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the center point of the arc segmented surface of the first cable tie guiding element and the center point of the arc segmented surface of the second cable tie guiding element have a different distance from the respective cable guiding element in a vertical direction. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The cable strain relief device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the center point of the arc segmented surface of the first cable tie guiding element and the center point of the arc segmented surface of the second cable tie guiding element have a different distance from the respective cable guiding element in a horizontal direction. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The cable strain relief device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the center points are located on a common vertical axis and have a different distance from the respective cable guiding element in a vertical direction. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The cable strain relief device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one cable guiding element comprises projections which engage in the cable sheath of the respective cable to be restrained at the respective cable guiding element. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The cable strain relief device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the same comprises at least two cable guiding elements being positioned side by side, whereby on both sides of each cable guiding element there are positioned said cable tie guiding elements having said guiding surfaces. ### Claim 8 A cable closure, the closure comprising: a housing, the housing delimiting an interior of the cable closure and sealing off the cable closure toward the outside, said housing comprising a covering body providing cable insertion regions for inserting cables into said interior of the cable closure and for passing cables out of said interior of the cable closure; at least one deformable sealing element, the at least one deformable sealing element being positioned in the region of said cable insertion regions; at least one cable strain relief device, the at least one cable strain relief device including at least one cable guiding element, whereby a cable to be restrained can be fixed at a respective cable guiding element via a cable tie surrounding the cable to be restrained and the respective cable guiding element; wherein on both sides of the at least one cable guiding element there are positioned cable tie guiding elements providing guiding surfaces, whereby the guiding surface of a first cable tie guiding element being positioned at a first side of the cable guiding element, namely at the cable tie entry side of the same, has a smaller distance from the cable guiding element than the guiding surface of a second cable tie guiding element being positioned at a second side of the cable guiding element, namely at the cable tie exit side of the same; and wherein the guiding surfaces of the cable tie guiding elements are arc segmented guiding surfaces, the arc segmented guiding surface of the first cable tie guiding element having a smaller radius than the arc segmented guiding surface of the second cable tie guiding element. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The cable closure as claimed in claim 8, the closure defining an inline cable closure, whereby said covering body comprising half-shells and providing on mutually opposite sides of the covering body cable insertion regions for inserting cables into said interior of the cable closure and for passing cables out of said interior of the cable closure, whereby one cable strain relief device is assigned to each of the mutually opposite sides of one of said half-shells. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The cable closure as claimed in claim 9, wherein each cable strain relief device is an integral part of the respective said half-shells. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The cable closure as claimed in claims 9, wherein each cable strain relief device is positioned completely inside the interior of the covering body.