Electrical connectors – With stress relieving means for conductor to terminal joint – Conductor gripped by or entirely within connector housing
Reexamination Certificate
1997-10-31
2001-01-30
Donovan, Lincoln (Department: 2832)
Electrical connectors
With stress relieving means for conductor to terminal joint
Conductor gripped by or entirely within connector housing
C439S470000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06179646
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to electrical connectors and more particularly to clamps for securing electrical cables in electrical connectors.
2. Brief Description of Prior Developments
Various devices have been suggested for holding an electrical cable within an electrical connector. One disadvantage to such devices has been that ordinarily design to accommodate only one size and a narrow range of sizes of electrical cable. There is, therefore, a need for cable clamp assembly which accommodates a wide range of cable sizes and is easy to use and economical to manufacture. There is also a need for such a device which provides strain relief and flex relief for the crimp to wire or solder to wire interconnections.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is a cable clamp assembly which is adapted for use with a range of cable diameters. The assembly includes a tubular base section, a first finger extending axially from the tubular base section and having a cable engagement means and a second finger extending axially from the tubular base section and having a cable engagement means. This assembly accommodates a variety of cable diameters and also provides flex relief and strain relief at any adjacent crimp to wire or solder to wire interconnections.
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Berg Technology Inc.
Donovan Lincoln
Hamilla Brian J.
Page M. Richard
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