Electrical connectors – With stress relieving means for conductor to terminal joint – Curved conductor path
Reexamination Certificate
2000-01-26
2001-10-02
Sircus, Brian (Department: 2839)
Electrical connectors
With stress relieving means for conductor to terminal joint
Curved conductor path
Reexamination Certificate
active
06296516
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a cable connector, and more particularly to a cable connector which has a device for reliably anchoring a cable of the connector at an angled position.
A cable of a cable connector is often required to be bent to an angle under a particular circumstance. The usual method, which presently exists, is to apply glue to retain the bent cable in position. The use of glue needs an extended assembly time since it takes time for the glue to cure. Furthermore, the glue causes an unsatisfactory appearance. Finally, the glue may contaminate the connector when the glue is carelessly applied to the connector. To overcome aforementioned drawbacks, Taiwan patent application No. 77210069 disclosed a cable connector
1
′, as shown in
FIG. 4
, which can fix a cable
3
′ at an angled position. In order to fix the cable
3
′ in the connector
1
′ at an angled position, a semicircle metallic retainer
5
′ is used having two opposite apertures
51
′ on both sides thereof for extension of screws
4
′ to clamp the cable
3
′ at the given angled position. A plurality of wires
31
of the cable
3
′ are extended into the connector to connect with terminals (not shown) of the connector. The conventional connector can fix a cable at the angled position, but the use of the metallic retainer
5
′ and the screws
51
′ is cost and not convenient. Hence, an improved device for anchoring a cable of a cable connector at an angled position is required to overcome the disadvantages of the prior arts.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A main object of the present invention is to provide a cable connector having means for orienting a cable at a desired position and anchoring the cable at a particular angle.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a cable connector which can be conveniently manufactured and has a favorable appearance.
A cable connector according to the present invention comprises a dielectric housing, a fastening member and a flexible cable having an end extending into the housing. A pair of mounting wings are integrally extended from opposite side walls of the housing. A receiving channel is longitudinally defined in the housing. A pair of slots are defined in the housing beside the channel, and a recessed section laterally extends from an end of each slot of the housing. The fastening member is adapted to anchor the cable at substantially a right angle and includes a pair of side beams received in the slots of the housing and an intermediate beam between the side beams for pressing against the cable. Each side beam of the fastening member has a distal end pointing away from the intermediate beam and latching within the corresponding recessed section of the housing.
Other objects, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3622943 (1971-11-01), Reimer
patent: 3794960 (1974-02-01), Sugar
patent: 4592612 (1986-06-01), Kikuta
Kuo Chin Pao
Kuo Peter
Chung Wei Te
Hon Hai - Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
Sircus Brian
Webb Brian S.
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