Patent ID: 6152759
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A strain relief for a wire retained in an insulation displacement connector comprising:a cap section having therein at least one wire insertion channel and a first wall, said insertion channel having an entrance aperture in fluid communication with an exit aperture for passage therethrough of said wire in an insertion direction, said first wall containing said exit aperture;a base section connected to said cap section at a pivot point, said cap section being pivotally movable between an open position for facilitating insertion of said wire into said cap section through said entrance aperture and for passage out through said exit aperture toward said base, and a closed position;said base section having a side wall and a base hole, said base hole including a wire stop portion, said base hole being disposed beneath said exit aperture when said cap is in said open position such that continued passage of said wire from said exit aperture causes said wire to pass into said base hole to an extent limited by abutment of said wire against said wire stop portion, said wire when passed to its fullest extent being positioned in said base hole at a first orientation substantially parallel to said insertion direction; anda portion of said first wall of said cap section forcing a first length of said wire into contact with said side wall when said cap section is moved into said closed position so as to cause said first length of wire to be bent in a second orientation at a wire bend angle relative to a second length of said wire extending within said insertion channel, said bend in said wire strain relieving said wire.