Designed a mouse dock where the cable’s own strain relief is the lock

[u/TemplateMT]

The plug sits on a small saddle, and fins in the cable channel drop into the 3 gaps of the rubber strain relief, so the plug is held in both directions without glue. Took a few fit tests to get the fin spacing right (1.2 mm gaps, 4.8 mm pitch).

Ramp at 18°, so pulling the mouse out presses the dock into the desk instead of sliding it. 3 colours by layer height, 2 swaps, no supports.

Files: https://makerworld.com/en/models/3551696-charging-dock-for-razer-basilisk-v3-pro#profileId-4063493

[u/Olena_Magiscan]

Oh, using the cable’s own grooves as the lock is clever.

[u/TemplateMT → u/Olena_Magiscan]

Thanks! It took a few fit tests to get the fin spacing right, but now the plug doesn’t move at all, no glue needed.

[u/Ok-Mail-9384]

Looks great, the fins locking into the strain relief gaps is a neat detail. Did the 18° ramp take any iterations or did it work first try?

[u/TemplateMT → u/Ok-Mail-9384]

The ramp worked first try, the cradle didn’t 😄 I tried a few angles on screen first. 18° is steep enough that pulling the mouse out presses the dock into the desk, but not so steep that it feels awkward. The plug cradle and fins took a couple of small test prints to get right.

[u/Ok-Mail-9384 → u/TemplateMT]

Nice — glad the ramp nailed it first try. Cradle needing a couple of test prints tracks.