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Patent US7267572 - Stain-relief device for a plug-in connection in communications and data systems - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsA strain relief device for a plug connector includes a base member, a latching member, and a closure member. The latching member is selectively received within the base member. The closure member is selectively received within the base member. The closure member is adapted to cooperate with the latching...http://www.google.com/patents/US7267572?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7267572 - Stain-relief device for a plug-in connection in communications and data systemsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7267572 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/540,431Publication dateSep 11, 2007Filing dateSep 29, 2006Priority dateSep 19, 2001Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2458519A1, CA2458519C, CN1279659C, CN1555595A, DE10146119C1, DE50214365D1, EP1428300A1, EP1428300B1, US7114987, US7371106, US20050020124, US20070020990, US20070259563, WO2003026076A1Publication number11540431, 540431, US 7267572 B2, US 7267572B2, US-B2-7267572, US7267572 B2, US7267572B2InventorsFerenc NadOriginal AssigneeAdc GmbhExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (14), Non-Patent Citations (6), Referenced by (1), Classifications (9), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetStain-relief device for a plug-in connection in communications and data systemsUS 7267572 B2Abstract A strain relief device for a plug connector includes a base member, a latching member, and a closure member. The latching member is selectively received within the base member. The closure member is selectively received within the base member. The closure member is adapted to cooperate with the latching member to arrest a cable. The closure member is configured to apply an inward compression force to the latching member in response to a force applied to the closure member by the cable.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. Pat. No. 7,114,987, issued on Oct. 3, 2006, which is the National Stage of International Application No. PCT/EP02/09023 filed Aug. 12, 2002, which claims priority to German Application No. 101 46 119.4 filed Sep. 19, 2001, and which application(s) is/are incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND Strain relief devices for cables for communications and data technology have been known in widely differing embodiments for a long time.
SUMMARY The invention is thus based on the technical problem of providing a strain relief device for a plug connector for communications and data technology, which, while having a simpler mechanical design, allows a defined force fit and defined alignment of the cable and plug connector.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION The strain relief device 1 has a base part 10, closure means 30 and a head part (i.e., latching member) 40. The base part 10 has two side walls 11, a rear wall 12 and an upper part 13. Guide edges 14 are arranged on the lower face of the side walls 11 and are at right angles to the rear wall 12. Guide edges 15, which run obliquely toward the rear, run on the upper face of the side walls 11 and on the lower face of the upper part 13. In the front region, the upper part 13 has a rounded cutout for holding a cable, which is not shown. On the side facing the rear wall 12, the upper part 13 has an incline 16 which runs inward and upward, and behind which a depression 17 is located. Two guide elements 18 are arranged in the front, side region of the upper part 13. Each guide element 18 firstly forms a guide 19 on the inside, and a guide 20 on the outside. In the region of the guide 20, the side wall 11 is raised somewhat above the upper part 13 in the front region, and forms a first support point 21. Furthermore, in the front region of the guide 20, the guide element 18 has an angle 22, which points downward and forms a second support point. In addition, the side walls 11 have indentations 23 on the insides.
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