Patent ID: 6193542
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A modular plug for terminating a multi-wire cable, comprising:a housing defining a plurality of terminal-receiving slots and a longitudinal cavity extending from a rear surface of said housing to a location below said slots and being in communication with said slots, said cavity having a rearward portion adjacent to said rear surface and a forward portion adjacent to said slots, said housing including a strain relief element extending in the rearward portion of the cavity for engaging with the cable and securing the cable to said housing,contact terminals arranged in said slots, anda load bar defining a plurality of wire-receiving channels for receiving wires of the cable,said load bar being arranged in said cavity, wherein at least a part of the load bar is opposite said strain relief element such that the wires of the cable are fixed in position at least at a location opposite said strain relief element and said load bar including transverse slits arranged between said forward portion of said load bar and said rearward portion of said load bar such that said rearward portion of said load bar is flexible with respect to said forward portion of the load bar.