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US4632489A
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Hood for electronic cable connector
Assignee: CUSTON CABLE ASSEMBLIES Inc
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Filing: 1985-11-27
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Granted: 1986-12-30
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Expires: 2005-11-27
Abstract
Abstract A cable connector hood includes a housing formed of two mating portions and including at least one gripper element pivotably receivable within that housing and pivotally mounted for movement into gripping engagement with a cable connected to a cable connector received within the hood. Detent structure provides for resilient engagement between the gripper and the housing to maintain the gripper in engagement with the cable.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael J. Skinner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 05:00
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/58; H01R13/582; H01R13/5829
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
348 words
A hood for receiving and partially enclosing an electronic cable connector and for grippingly engaging a portion of an electronic cable connected to such connector, said hood comprising a housing for receiving and partially enclosing said cable connector, said housing having two spaced apart and generally opposed first side portions with lateral edge portions extending therebetween, with a first aperture through a first said lateral edge portion for receiving said cable connector and a second aperture through a second said lateral edge portion for defining a cable channel and receiving said cable portion therethrough while restraining within said housing the movement of said cable transverse to the length of said cable, said housing comprising two mating housing portions each including one of said first side portions and part of said lateral edge portions; housing portion joining means engageable with said housing portions for maintaining said housing portions in mating engagement with one another; at least one pivot support carried by at least one said housing portion and spaced from said cable channel, said pivot support having a pivot axis extending generally normal to said one housing portion first side portion; detent means carried by at least one said housing portion and spaced from said pivot support, said housing detent means comprising a group of generally parallel ridges extending generally parallel to and in a direction toward said pivot support axis and outwardly of one of said lateral edge portions of at least one said housing portion; and at least one gripper element pivotably receivable onto said housing portion pivot support and comprising a member having a first portion carrying pivot means pivotally engaging said housing portion pivot support and having a predetermined pivot axis; and a second generally opposing portion carrying detent engaging means for resiliently engaging said housing portion detent means when said gripper element is pivotally supported said housing portion pivot support and having an outer extremity thereof for engaging said cable portion; said gripper element being pivotable about said housing portion pivot support inwardly of said housing portions into gripping engagement with said cable portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
348 words
A hood for receiving and partially enclosing an electronic cable connector and for grippingly engaging a portion of an electronic cable connected to such connector, said hood comprising a housing for receiving and partially enclosing said cable connector, said housing having two spaced apart and generally opposed first side portions with lateral edge portions extending therebetween, with a first aperture through a first said lateral edge portion for receiving said cable connector and a second aperture through a second said lateral edge portion for defining a cable channel and receiving said cable portion therethrough while restraining within said housing the movement of said cable transverse to the length of said cable, said housing comprising two mating housing portions each including one of said first side portions and part of said lateral edge portions; housing portion joining means engageable with said housing portions for maintaining said housing portions in mating engagement with one another; at least one pivot support carried by at least one said housing portion and spaced from said cable channel, said pivot support having a pivot axis extending generally normal to said one housing portion first side portion; detent means carried by at least one said housing portion and spaced from said pivot support, said housing detent means comprising a group of generally parallel ridges extending generally parallel to and in a direction toward said pivot support axis and outwardly of one of said lateral edge portions of at least one said housing portion; and at least one gripper element pivotably receivable onto said housing portion pivot support and comprising a member having a first portion carrying pivot means pivotally engaging said housing portion pivot support and having a predetermined pivot axis; and a second generally opposing portion carrying detent engaging means for resiliently engaging said housing portion detent means when said gripper element is pivotally supported said housing portion pivot support and having an outer extremity thereof for engaging said cable portion; said gripper element being pivotable about said housing portion pivot support inwardly of said housing portions into gripping engagement with said cable portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The hood of claim 1 wherein at least a portion of said pivot support is carried by each of said two housing portions, whereby said gripper element is pivotally supported by both housing portions.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
The hood of claim 1 wherein the outermost extension of each said ridge is spaced a distance from said pivot support axis substantially equal to said distance of each other said ridge outermost extension, whereby the group of ridges defines a generally arcuate pattern.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The hood of claim 1 wherein the height of said extension of each said ridge outwardly from said one lateral edge portion is at least 0.02 inch.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
48 words
The hood of claim 1 wherein said gripper element detent engaging means comprises a group of generally parallel ridges extending outwardly from said member second portion for mating engagement with said housing detent means ridges when said gripper element is pivotally supported upon said housing portion pivot support.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
56 words
The hood of claim 5 wherein the outermost extension of each said gripper element detent engaging means ridge is spaced a distance from said gripper element pivot means axis substantially equal to said distance of each other said gripper element detent engaging means ridge outermost extension, whereby the group of ridges defines a generally arcuate pattern.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
73 words
The hood of claim 5 wherein said gripper element further comprises resilient biasing means urging said gripper element detent engaging means ridges into mating engagement with said housing detent means ridges while permitting resilient deflection of at least a portion of said gripper element to permit passage of said gripper element detent engaging means ridges past said housing detent means ridges when said gripper element is moved pivotally about said pivot means axis.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
The hood of claim 7 wherein said gripper element resilient biasing means comprises means permitting resilient deflection of the position of said gripper element pivot axis relative to said gripper element member.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
92 words
The hood of claim 8 wherein said housing pivot support comprises shaft means, and said gripper element pivot means comprises journal means formed of at least two connected journal portions for receiving said housing pivot support shaft means and said gripper element resilient biasing means comprises means resiliently urging said journal portions into a predetermined relationship defining the position of said gripper element pivot axis relative to said gripper element elongated member while permitting resilient deflection of said journal portions and thus of said relative position of said gripper element pivot axis.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
58 words
The hood of claim 7 wherein said gripper element resilient biasing means comprises means resiliently joining said second portion of said gripper element member carrying said detent engaging means to said first portion of said gripper element member carrying said pivot means, whereby the gripper element member second portion may be deflected relative to the first portion thereof.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
The hood of claim 5 wherein the height of said extension of each of said gripper element detent means ridge outwardly of said gripper element second portion is at least 0.02 inch.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
45 words
The hood of claim 5 wherein said housing detent means ridges and said gripper element detent engaging means ridges are each angled to facilitate pivoting of said gripper element inwardly of said housing and to resist pivoting of said gripper element outwardly of said housing.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
59 words
The hood of claim 1 wherein said housing includes two said pivot supports with the pivot axes thereof being substantially parallel to one another and carried by at least one said housing portion, and wherein said hood includes two said gripper elements with a respective one of said gripper elements pivotably receivable onto each of said two pivot supports.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
40 words
The hood of claim 13 wherein at least a portion of each of said two pivot supports is carried by each of said two housing portions, whereby each of the two gripper elements is pivotally supported by both housing portions.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
61 words
The hood of claim 13 wherein said housing detent means comprises two groups of generally parallel ridges with the ridges of each respective group extending generally parallel and in a direction toward said pivot axis of a respective one of said two pivot supports and outwardly of one of two respective lateral edge portions of at least one said housing member.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
84 words
The hood of claim 1 wherein an outer extremity of said gripper element member second portion projects inwardly of said housing when said gripper element is pivotally supported upon said housing pivot support and projects toward said cable channel and wherein said gripper element member second portion outer extremity includes, projecting toward said cable channel, cable engaging means for contacting and grippingly engaging said cable portion when said gripper element is pivoted about said housing pivot support in a direction inwardly of said housing.
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