Multi-link boot assembly for cable connector

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H01R 13/58 (2006.01) G02B 6/38 (2006.01) H01R 13/56 (2006.01)

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CA 2220772

A multi-link boot assembly has a number of separate links which can be connected to form a flexible boot assembly capable of maintaining a predetermined bend radius as off-axial loads are applied, thereby effectively dispensing stresses along a cable as the cable is flexed or bent. Each link of the multi-link boot assembly includes a body portion defining a lengthwise extending bore for receiving the cable. The body portion extends between first and second opposed ends and generally includes a female section at the first end and a male section at the second end. The female section defines an opening for receiving the male section of another link during the assembly of the multi-link boot assembly. In order to connect each link with another link to form the flexible boot assembly, each link includes a connecting element at each of the first and second opposed ends which cooperably engages a corresponding connecting element of an adjacent link. As a result of the mechanical interconnection of the links of the multi-link boot assembly, the multi-link boot assembly will permit the cable to readily bend or flex until the predetermined minimum bend radius of the cable is reached, at which point the boot assembly will prevent further bending of the cable even in instances in which increased off-axial loads are applied to the cable.

Gaine de protection à éléments multiples comprenant un certain nombre d'éléments séparés qui peuvent se raccorder pour former une gaine flexible qui conserve un rayon de courbure prédéterminé lorsque des charges désaxées sont exercées, ce qui permet de répartir efficacement les tensions le long d'un câble lorsque celui-ci est plié ou courbé. Chaque élément de la gaine comprend un corps dont l'alésage longitudinal peut recevoir le câble. Ce corps comprend deux extrémités opposées et, en général, une partie femelle à la première extrémité et une partie mâle à la deuxième extrémité. La partie femelle est percée d'une ouverture destinée à recevoir la partie mâle d'un autre élément de la gaine lors de l'assemblage de celle-ci. Pour se raccorder entre eux, les éléments de la gaine flexible sont dotés, à chacune de leurs extrémités, d'un connecteur qui s'emboîte dans un connecteur correspondant d'un élément adjacent. Grâce à l'interconnexion mécanique de ses éléments, la gaine permet au câble de plier ou de se déformer facilement jusqu'à ce qu'il atteigne son rayon de courbure minimum prédéterminé; alors, la gaine empêche la déformation de s'accentuer même si des charges désaxées supplémentaires sont exercées sur le câble.

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