Patent ID: 6113421
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A strain relief for a wire retained in an insulation displacement connector comprising:a cap section and a base section, said cap section being movable between an open position and a closed position, said cap section having therein at least one wire insertion channel for guidedly receiving a wire, said channel having an entrance aperture for entry of said wire, said open position facilitating entry of said wire in said channel;said channel further comprising a wire stop surface such that an extent of entry of said wire is limited by abutment with said wire stop surface;said base section comprising a terminal strip for electrical mating with said wire when said cap is in said closed position; anda base tab upstanding from said base section and oriented between said stop surface and said terminal strip and extending into said channel when said cap is in said closed position such that said wire in said channel is forced by said base tab into contact with a portion of an inner wall of said channel forming a friction flit therebetween, said wire thus being restrained in said channel and strain relieved thereby.