Patent ID: 8920184

Claim:
A high strength electrical connector comprising: a first electrical cable carrying a plurality of first electrical leads, said first electrical cable having an outer jacket stripped away from the cable and having a metal cable jacket crimp securing the end of the outer jacket to the cable; a second electrical cable carrying a plurality of second electrical leads; said first electrical cable including a cable strength member having a connecting end portion extending beyond the end of the outer jacket and the metal cable jacket crimp; an overmold portion covering said connecting end portion of said cable strength member and said metal cable jacket crimp; a mating receptacle assembly retaining said second electrical cable and coupled to the connecting end portion of said first electrical cable for electrical connection of said plurality of second electrical leads with said plurality of first electrical leads of said first electrical cable, a shell member connected to the overmold portion for receiving said cable strength member; wherein said connection end portion of said strength member comprises an inner wire which is connected to an insert shell of the electrical connector; wherein said insert shell has aligned apertures and the connecting end portion of said cable strength member includes a loop extending through said aligned apertures and a wire crimp connecting an end of the wire to an intermediate portion of said wire; a support cover surrounding said metal cable jacket crimp, said overmold portion and said connecting end portion of said cable strength member, said support cover having a first end connected to said mating receptacle assembly and having a second opposite end; and a bushing surrounding said first electrical cable and connected to said opposite end of said support cover.