Patent ID: 7195511

Claim:
A cable strain relief device, comprising: a rod member formed of a rigid material having a first portion and a second portion contiguous with said first portion; said first portion of said rod member having a shape defined by a serpentine pattern and a second portion of said rod member comprising a J-shaped hook, said serpentine pattern comprised of a plurality of at least four transverse segments exclusive of said J-shaped hook, each said transverse segment extending in a linear direction transverse to an elongated length of said device and having an orientation that is generally parallel to at least one adjacent transverse segment; wherein said J-shaped hook has an elongated u-shaped gape for removably securing said device to a rigid connection point on a piece of equipment exclusive of any additional tooling or clamping mechanism and said u-shaped gape defined by said J-shaped hook is opposed to at least one of said plurality of transverse segments.