Patent ID: 8357007

Claim:
A welding control cable assembly comprising: a cable comprising a plurality of conductors configured to convey data and/or power in an insulative jacket; a retainer bound to an outer surface of the insulative jacket adjacent to an end of the cable; a connector assembly comprising a plurality of connector elements in a housing, each of the connector elements terminated to a respective one of the conductors, the housing being disposed adjacent to the retainer, wherein the connector assembly comprises a collar threadingly coupled to the housing, and wherein the retainer is disposed within the collar; and an overmolded shell disposed over the retainer and at least a portion of the collar of the connector assembly such that the overmolded shell includes overmolding material disposed between the retainer and the collar to hold the retainer within the collar; wherein at least the insulative jacket, the retainer and the overmolded shell cooperate to resist stress on the conductors by axial tensile forces placed on the connector assembly.