Clockspring with integral strain relief
US6948706B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 13, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R35/025
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A clockspring with a housing that includes a stationary member having a first wall and a hub member rotatably coupled to the stationary member having a second wall. A flat cable is wound between the first and second walls. The flat cable has opposite first and second ends with the first end being coupled to the stationary member at a first connection area and the second end being coupled to the hub member at a second connection area. A flexible strain relief member is integrally formed as one-piece with one of the first and second walls proximate one of the respective first and second connection areas with one of the first and second ends of the flat cable being disposed between the flexible strain relief member and the one of the first and second walls.
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