| 摘要 |
A connector housing (12) for terminating a multi-conductor cable (108) is disclosed. In the preferred embodiment, the connector housing (12) comprises a cable receiving face (20), an opposed, parallel mating face (22), and perpendicularly opposed endwalls (24,26), with two rows of conductor terminating contacts (e.g., 32) on the cable receiving face (20) extending between said endwalls (24,26). Each endwall (24,26) has a connector tower (28,30) with outwardly protruding detents (e.g., 36,38). A termination cover (14) is disclosed which has a fluted bottom portion (60) and a smooth top surface (62). The crossmember (58) is flanked on each side by downwardly extending U-shaped guide slots (e.g., 66). A strain relief member (16) is also disclosed which has a crossmember (74) flanked on each side by downwardly extending endwalls (76,78) which are divided at the bottom to form two pairs of latch arms (80,81 and 82,83) which contain outwardly protruding detents (e.g., 84,86). In operation, the termination cover (14) is pressed onto the connector housing (12) terminating the cable (108) therebetween. Then, the strain relief member (16) is pressed toward the termination cover (14) and connector housing (12) unit. As the strain relief member (16) moves closer, each pair of latch arms (80,81 and 82,83) bends toward the other pair; and the strain relief member's crossmember (74) slightly bows simultaneously. Continued movement causes the towers (28,30) to flex outwardly. Finally, the towers (28,30) and the latch arms (80,81,82,83) resile, thereby latching the strain relief member (16) to the connector housing (12).
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