Connector with cable retention feature and patch cord having the same

Abstract

A patch cord including a connector attached to an end of an electrical cable. The connector includes a single-piece attachment member having a management section, a boot, and collar including a retention arrangement. Certain types of retention arrangements include one or more teeth that protrude inwardly from the collar to bite into at least an outer jacket of the electrical cable.

1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . A plug connector arrangement elongated between a proximal end and a distal end, the plug connector comprising:
 a connector body arrangement defining the proximal end;   a plurality of contact members carried by the connector body arrangement and accessible through slots defined at the proximal end;   a flexible latching arm disposed at the proximal end and cantilevered off the connector body arrangement;   a boot coupled to the connector body arrangement, the boot defining the distal end, the boot including a collar from which at least one rigid tooth protrudes radially inwardly, the rigid tooth defining a distal facing ramp and a proximal facing shoulder.   
     
     
         3 . The plug connector arrangement of  claim 2 , wherein the connector body arrangement includes a plug nose body and a wire manager. 
     
     
         4 . The plug connector arrangement of  claim 2 , wherein the boot is integral with the wire manager. 
     
     
         5 . The plug connector arrangement of  claim 2 , wherein the plug nose body latches to the wire manager. 
     
     
         6 . The plug connector arrangement of  claim 2 , wherein the rigid tooth is one of a plurality of rigid teeth that protrude radially inwardly from the collar. 
     
     
         7 . The plug connector arrangement of  claim 6 , wherein the rigid teeth are spaced at regular intervals around an inner circumferential wall of the collar. 
     
     
         8 . The plug connector arrangement of  claim 6 , wherein the plurality of rigid teeth include four rigid teeth. 
     
     
         9 . The plug connector arrangement of  claim 2 , wherein the collar defines a window adjacent the rigid tooth. 
     
     
         10 . The plug connector arrangement of  claim 2 , wherein the connector body arrangement defines a through-passage extending inwardly from the distal end. 
     
     
         11 . The plug connector arrangement of  claim 10 , wherein the boot defines a through-passage that aligns with the through-passage of the connector body arrangement. 
     
     
         12 . The plug connector arrangement of  claim 10 , further comprising a cable that extends through the through-passage of the connector body arrangement. 
     
     
         13 . The plug connector arrangement of  claim 12 , wherein the rigid tooth cuts into a jacket of the cable. 
     
     
         14 . The plug connector arrangement of  claim 12 , wherein the cable holds a plurality of twisted pairs, wherein the twisted pairs are terminated at the contact members carried by the connector body arrangement. 
     
     
         15 . The plug connector arrangement of  claim 12 , wherein the cable includes an inner jacket and an outer jacket, wherein the rigid tooth cuts into the outer jacket. 
     
     
         16 . The plug connector arrangement of  claim 15 , wherein the rigid tooth cuts partially into the inner jacket. 
     
     
         17 . The plug connector arrangement of  claim 15 , wherein the rigid tooth cuts fully into the inner jacket. 
     
     
         18 . The plug connector arrangement of  claim 2 , wherein the collar defines a ledge at a transition from a first section of the collar to a second section of the collar, the first section having a smaller internal diameter than the second section. 
     
     
         19 . The plug connector arrangement of  claim 18 , wherein the internal diameter of the second section is sufficiently large to accommodate the outer jacket of the cable and the internal diameter of the first section is not sufficiently large to accommodate the outer jacket. 
     
     
         20 . The plug connector arrangement of  claim 18 , wherein the outer jacket abuts against the ledge. 
     
     
         21 . The plug connector arrangement of  claim 2 , wherein the collar is a single piece.