ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,500,374, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to HARTING ELECTRIC STIFTUNG & Co. KG (Espelkamp, Germany).
"Rotatable cable outlet piece for a plug connector housing" was invented by Andre Beneke (Vechta, Germany) and Markus Wittpahl (Hullhorst, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A plug connector housing is provided having a cable through-opening with a substantially circular cross-section. The plug connector housing has a cable outlet piece, which substantially has the shape of an angled cylinder. The cable outlet piece is configured to be fastened to the cable through-opening of the plug connector housing and is mounted for rotation in a...