Abstract:
A plug connector has a clip (30) that is crimped to a front portion of a cable jacket to securely lock to the cable jacket and prevent cable pullout while providing strain relief when the cable is jerked up or down, the clip enabling itself to be securely locked to the connector frame. The clip initially has a front portion in the form of a cylindrical sleeve (30A), with slots (51-54) at its opposite sides, the clip being crimped to a shape (30) wherein the opposite sides between the slots are deformed into sidewardly-projecting wings (44, 46). The slots receive the outwardly-bulging crimped cable jacket to better lock the jacket to the clip, and the slots can receive molded polymer material (122, 141) of the frame to lock the frame to the clip. Copper foil wrapped about a first molded part (120) and the clip, provides EMI shielding around cable wires (20) and grounds a connector shell. The clip has a pair of cantilevered beams (60, 62) extending rearwardly from the sleeve part and against the top and bottom of the cable to provide added strain relief.