Conductor interface grabbing tool
AssigneeBurndy Corporation
InventorsJeremy Jushchyshyn, Andison Fernandez, Patrick J. Shay
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a tool that grips a conductor interface of a wedge type electrical connector so that the conductor interface can be installed between a main conductor and a tap conductor being electrically and mechanically connected by the wedge type electrical connector. The tool includes a body, a carriage adjuster and a gripping carriage. The body has a first arm, a second arm and a back pad between the first arm and the second arm. The carriage adjuster is operatively coupled to the body, and the gripping carriage is coupled to the carriage adjuster. The second arm and the gripping carriage are used to grip the conductor interface in response to the operation of the carriage adjuster.
Claims23
A connector interface gripping tool comprising:
- a substantially C-shaped body having a substantially flat and tapered body gripping surface;
- a carriage adjuster having at least a portion extending through the body and movable relative to the body, the carriage adjuster having a key at a first end;
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- a gripping carriage coupled to the key of the carriage adjuster such that the gripping carriage is movable relative to the carriage adjuster and such that the carriage adjuster can move the gripping carriage between a loading position and a gripping position relative to the body, the gripping carriage having a substantially flat and tapered carriage gripping surface, wherein the taper of the carriage gripping surface is configured to align with the taper of the body gripping surface when the gripping carriage is in the gripping position.
A connector interface gripping tool comprising:
- a body having a first arm, a second arm and a back pad between the first arm and the second arm, the first arm having a bore therethrough and at least one stabilizing leg extending from a surface of the first arm, the second arm being spaced apart from the first arm and having a free end with a substantially flat and tapered body gripping surface;
- a carriage adjuster having at least a portion extending through the bore in the first arm and movable relative to the bore, the carriage adjuster having a key at a first end;
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- a gripping carriage coupled to the key of the carriage adjuster such that the gripping carriage is movable relative to the carriage adjuster and such that the carriage adjuster can move the gripping carriage between a loading position and a gripping position relative to the body, the gripping carriage having a substantially flat and tapered carriage gripping surface, wherein the taper of the carriage gripping surface is configured to align with the taper of the body gripping surface when the gripping carriage is in the gripping position.
A connector interface gripping tool comprising:
- a body having a back pad, a first arm having a bore therethrough extending from the back pad, and a second arm extending from the back pad in the same direction as the first arm, the second arm being spaced apart from the first arm and having a substantially flat and tapered body gripping surface at a free end of the second arm;
- a carriage adjuster having at least a portion extending through the bore in the first arm and movable relative to the first arm, the carriage adjuster having a key at a first end;
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- a gripping carriage including a substantially flat and tapered carriage gripping surface, the gripping carriage being coupled to the key of the carriage adjuster such that the gripping carriage is movable relative to the carriage adjuster and such that the carriage adjuster can move the gripping carriage between a loading position and a gripping position, wherein when the gripping carriage is in the loading position there is a gap between the carriage gripping surface and the body gripping surface, and when the gripping carriage is in the gripping position the taper of the carriage gripping surface is configured to align with the taper of the body gripping surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.