Keyed cable assembly to restrain cable under multiaxis stress
US7198516B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 12, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/5845
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A connector assembly is provided for a portable device. The connector assembly includes a U-shaped connector head with a connector extending from a first end of the U-shaped connector head and a stress relief overmold extending from a second end of the U-shaped connector head, said stress relief overmold having a pair of annular grooves disposed along a length of the stress relief overmold transverse to the extension of the overmold and a cradle mechanically coupled to the portable device that engages the pair of grooves to retain the connector head in a relatively fixed relationship with respect to the portable device.
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