Michael J Delaney

US Patent:

D313332, May 30, 1989

Filed:

Aug 1, 1986

Appl. No.:

6/891978

Inventors:

James A. Bongard - Milwaukee WI
Michael J. Delaney - Milwaukee WI
Eugene F. Duncan - Wauwatosa WI
Cheryl A. Fredricks - Milwaukee WI
John P. Groves - Milwaukee WI
Daniel J. Kalista - Milwaukee WI
Paul Klingseisen - Milwaukee WI
Joseph Lazzaro - Milwaukee WI
Gregory L. Nadolski - Brookfield WI

Assignee:

Eaton Corporation - Cleveland OH

US Classification:

D13 13

US Patent:

46788670, Jul 7, 1987

Filed:

Aug 1, 1986

Appl. No.:

6/892007

Inventors:

James A. Bongard - Milwaukee WI
Michael J. Delaney - Milwaukee WI
Eugene F. Duncan - Wauwatosa WI
Cheryl A. Fredricks - Milwaukee WI
John P. Groves - Milwaukee WI
Daniel J. Kalista - Milwaukee WI
Paul Klingseisen - Milwaukee WI
Joseph Lazzaro - Milwaukee WI
Gregory L. Nadolski - Brookfield WI

Assignee:

Eaton Corporation - Cleveland OH

International Classification:

H01R 1356

US Classification:

174135

Abstract:

A protective shroud (22) for a flexible electrical cable (20) at the location where it emerges coaxially from the rear end (14) of an electrical device, such as an inductive proximity or photoelectric sensor (2), serving as a strain relief and protection from being bumped as well as retaining such electrical cable (20) at a gradual right-angle bend from a horizontally-mounted sensor (2) to keep it out of the way, such as from the aisle adjacent a conveyer on which the sensor is mounted. Snap-in means including an annular groove (18) on the rear end of the sensor (2) and a constricted-opening (22f) slot (22e) in the inner side wall (22d) of the shroud (22) afford snap-in mounting of the latter onto the rear end (14) of the sensor (2) with the shroud (22) being rotatable thereon to allow the electrical cable (20) to be oriented in any desired direction. Another version of protective shroud (24) adapted for a vertically-mounted sensor ( 2) in FIG. 3 has its snap-in slot (24f) in its upper end wall (24e) so as to surround and protect the downwardly hanging cable (20) at the location where it emerges from the rear end (14) of the vertically-mounted sensor (2).