Patent ID: 7267572

Claim:
A strain relief device for a plug connector terminating a telecommunications cable, the strain relief device comprising: a base member including: a body defining an open interior and having an opening leading to the open interior, the body including first and second opposing side walls and a third side wall extending between the first and second side walls opposite the opening, the body also including an end wall extending along edges of the first, second, and third side walls, the opening defining a connector insertion axis along which a plug connector can be inserted through the opening and into the open interior of the body, and first and second guide elements extending from the end wall away from the open interior, the first guide element being located adjacent the first side wall, the second guide element being located adjacent the second side wall, each guide element defining an inward guide and an outward guide; a latching member including first and second limbs extending from a support surface, the first and second limbs being configured to slide along the inward guides of the first and second guide elements, the latching member also defining first and second ribbed sections; and a closure member including first and second limbs extending from a support surface, the first and second limbs being configured to slide along the outward guides of the first and second guide elements, each of the first and second limbs including a hook configured to engage with one of the ribbed sections, wherein the support surface of the closure member cooperates with the support surface of the latching member to secure the telecommunications cable therebetween.