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US 12,292,146 B1Granted
Interface for attaching a member to a threaded hole
AssigneeStuart Steel Protection Corporation
InventorChristopher L. Moore
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Abstract
A connector configured to interface with a wall and to secure a wire passing through the wall. The connector having first and second portions with integral channels adapted to grasp the wire and insulation provided about the wire. The connector is secured to the wall with at least one nut that operatively interconnects to threads on the connector.
Claims12
A connector having a first end and a second end, the connector adapted for integration through a wall and configured to secure a wire comprising:
- a first half having an outer surface with a first head portion, a first threaded portion extending therefrom, and a first inner surface having a first channel extending from the first end to the second end, wherein the first head portion is fixedly secured to the first threaded portion, thereby defining a comprising a unitary structure;
- a second half having an outer surface with a second head portion, a second threaded portion extending therefrom, and a second inner surface having a second channel extending from the first end to the second end, wherein the second head portion is fixedly secured to the second threaded portion, thereby defining a comprising a unitary structure;
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- wherein the connector comprises the first inner surface and the second inner surface that are selectively engaged, which situates the first head portion and the second head portion and the first threaded portion and the second threaded portion on opposite sides of the connector with a head at one end and a threaded portion extending therefrom that is adapted to receive a nut.
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A two-part connector comprising:
- a first half generally comprised of a bifurcated cylinder defined by an outer surface with a first head portion, a first threaded portion, and an inner planar surface, the inner planar surface having a channel extending along a longitudinal axis of the first half, wherein the first head portion is fixedly secured to the first threaded portion, thereby defining a comprising a unitary structure;
- a second half generally comprised of a bifurcated cylinder defined by an outer surface with a second head portion, a second threaded portion, and an inner planar surface, the inner planar surface having a channel extending along a longitudinal axis of the second half, wherein the second head portion is fixedly secured to the second threaded portion, thereby defining a comprising a unitary structure;
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- wherein the two-part connector has a first position of use with the first half and second half separated and a second position of use wherein the inner planar surfaces of the first half and the second half are aligned in a mirrored fashion, and wherein the outer surfaces of the first half and the second half are aligned in a circumferential fashion to define a connector head with a threaded portion extending therefrom.
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A method of directing a wire through a wall comprising:
- forming a hole through the wall;
- providing a connector comprising:
- a first half generally comprised of a bifurcated cylinder defined by an outer surface with a first head portion, a first threaded portion, and an inner planar surface, the inner planar surface having a channel extending along a longitudinal axis of the first half, wherein the first head portion is fixedly secured to the first threaded portion, thereby defining a comprising a unitary structure,
- a second half generally comprised of a bifurcated cylinder defined by an outer surface with a second head portion, a second threaded portion, and an inner planar surface, the inner planar surface having a channel extending along a longitudinal axis of the second half, wherein the second head portion is fixedly secured to the second threaded portion, thereby defining a comprising a unitary structure, and
- wherein the connector has a first position of use with the first half and second half are separated and a second position of use wherein the inner planar surfaces of the first half and the second half are aligned in a mirrored fashion, and wherein the outer surfaces of the first half and the second half are aligned circumferentially to define a connector head with the threaded portions extending therefrom;
- placing the wire within the channels provided in the first and second halves;
- placing the connector in the hole, wherein a first end of the connector is positioned on one side of the wall and a second end of the connector is positioned on an opposite side of the wall;
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- operatively interconnecting a first nut onto the threaded portion and interconnecting a second nut onto the threaded portion, wherein the first and second nuts are located on opposite sides of the wall, thereby securing the connector to the wall.
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