Patent ID: 6805578
Filing Date: 2004-10-19
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector adapted for attachment to a cable having a plurality of insulated conductors, comprising:a core including a plurality of connector elements, each adapted to be connected to an associated conductor of said cable; a housing having a generally cylindrical first portion receiving said core and an extension adapted to receive said cable, said extension including a first plurality of at least three interior truncated walls extending generally perpendicular to an axis of said housing and spaced along said axis, each of said first truncated walls having a free end, said first plurality of walls including a rear truncated wall defining a first recess, a central region of said first recess being spaced from an axis of said connector by a first distance; a second truncated wall spaced forwardly of said rear truncated wall and having a second recess with a central region thereof spaced further away from said axis than said first distance; and a third truncated wall spaced forwardly of said second truncated wall and having a recess with a central region spaced from the axis of said connector at approximately the same distance as said first distance to provide a serpentine path for said cable within said extension; and a clamp member adapted to be removably mounted to said extension of said housing and defining a second plurality of at least three truncated walls, each of said truncated walls of said clamp member aligning with an associated one of said first plurality of truncated walls of said extension when said clamp member is assembled to said housing and each truncated wall of said clamp member defining a free end adapted to receive and compress said cable in cooperation with an associated truncated wall of said first plurality of truncated walls of said housing extension when said clamp member is mounted to said housing extension and said cable is connected to said core.