Patent ID: 8435067
Filing Date: 2013-05-07
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device for protecting the junction between a connector and a cable, said device comprising: a body having a first end and an opposing second end defining a longitudinal axis, said body having a longitudinal passage therethrough, said passage having a first section at said first end and a second section at said second end, wherein said body is comprised of a first clam shell half and a corresponding second clam shell half, said first clam shell half and said second clam shell half each containing a half of said first section of said passage and a corresponding half of said second section of said passage, said first clam shell half having a plurality of projections emanating therefrom, said second clam shell half having a plurality of recesses therein, said recesses positioned and dimensioned to receive said projections so that said first clam shell half and said second clam shell half can be placed around a connector and said portion of said cable with said projections from said first clam shell half fitting into said recesses of said second clam shell half, said clam shell halves thereby gripping said connector and said portion of cable so that said connector and said portion of said cable cannot move with respect to one another, wherein said half of said second section in said first clam shell has a serpentine channel therein and wherein said half of said second section in said second clam shell has a corresponding serpentine channel therein, so that when said first and second clam shells are joined around said connector and said portion of said cable, said serpentine channels define a path for said portion of cable and said body acts as a buffer absorbing stresses placed on said portion of cable.