# US 12,763,565 B2 · Connector cover assemblies > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,763,565 B2 - Document ID: US12763565B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/211,119 - Filed: 2023-06-16 - Published: 2023-12-21 - Granted: 2026-10-13 - Earliest claimed: 2022-06-17 - Assignees: Hubbell Incorporated - Applicants: Hubbell Incorporated - Inventors: Adam Joseph Clark - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12763565B2 ## CPC - H02G 15/113: Boxes split longitudinally in main cable direction - H01R 4/20: using a crimping sleeve {(H01R4/01 takes precedence)} - H01R 4/2466: the contact members having a channel-shaped part, the opposite sidewalls of which comprise insulation-cutting means - H01R 4/2495: Insulation penetration combined with permanent deformation of the contact member, e.g. crimping - H01R 4/70: Insulation of connections (end caps H01R4/22) - H01R 11/05: the connecting locations having different types of direct connections - H01R 11/09: the connecting locations being identical - H01R 43/01: for connecting unstripped conductors to contact members having insulation cutting edges - H01R 43/058: Crimping mandrels - H02G 15/013: Sealing means for cable inlets (inlets for cables filled with, or surrounded by, gas or oil H02G15/32) - H02G: INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS ## Abstract An enclosure for containing an electrical connector for connecting a plurality of conductors, the enclosure including a first cover half, a second cover half, at least one first seal member positionable between the first cover half and the second cover half, a first latch member pivotably attached to the first cover half and a second latch member pivotably attached to the second cover half. When the first cover half is mated with the second cover half with the at least one seal member positioned between the first cover half and the second cover half, the first latch member is pivoted to latch with the second cover half and the second latch member is pivoted to latch with the first cover half. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An enclosure for containing an electrical connector for connecting a plurality of conductors, the enclosure comprising: a first cover half comprising a first half of a conductor channel portion extending from a first end of the enclosure to a second end of the enclosure; a second cover half comprising a second half of the conductor channel portion extending from the first end of the enclosure to the second end of the enclosure; at least one first seal member positionable between the first cover half and the second cover half; a first latch member pivotably attached to the first cover half; a second latch member pivotably attached to the second cover half, and wherein when the first cover half is mated with the second cover half with the at least one seal member positioned between the first cover half and the second cover half, the first latch member is pivoted to latch with the second cover half and the second latch member is pivoted to latch with the first cover half such that the first half of the conductor channel portion and the second half of the conductor channel portion form an inner pocket extending from the first end of the enclosure to the second end of the enclosure for receiving the electrical connector and the plurality of conductors. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The enclosure as recited in claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second latch members and the first and second cover halves comprise at least one snap recess. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The enclosure as recited in claim 2, wherein at least one of the first and second latch members and the first and second cover halves comprise at least one snap arm member engageable with the at least one snap recess. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The enclosure as recited in claim 1, wherein the first cover half and the second cover half are substantially identical. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The enclosure as recited in claim 1, further comprising at least one second seal member engageable with the at least one first seal member. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The enclosure as recited in claim 5, wherein the first seal member and the second seal member comprise portions for receiving and sealing around a first conductor. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The enclosure as recited in claim 6, wherein at least one of the first seal member and the second seal member comprise at least one portion for receiving and sealing around at least one second conductor. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The enclosure as recited in claim 7, wherein the first conductor comprises at least one run conductor and the at least one second conductor comprises at least one branch conductor. ### Claim 9 An enclosure for containing electrical connectors for connecting a plurality of conductors, the enclosure comprising: a first cover half comprising a first half of a conductor channel portion extending from a first end of the enclosure to a second end of the enclosure; a second cover half comprising a second half of a conductor channel portion extending from the first end of the enclosure to the second end of the enclosure; at least one first seal member positionable with respect to at least one of the first cover half and the second cover half; at least one second seal member positionable with respect to at least one of the first cover half and the second cover half; a first latch member pivotably attached to the first cover half; a second latch member pivotably attached to the second cover half; and wherein when the first cover half is mated with the second cover half with the at least one first seal member and the at least one second seal member positioned with respect to the first cover half and the second cover half, the first latch member is pivoted to latch with the second cover half and the second latch member is pivoted to latch with the first cover half such that the first half of the conductor channel portion and the second half of the conductor channel portion form an inner pocket extending from the first end of the enclosure to the second end of the enclosure for receiving the electrical connector and the plurality of conductors. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The enclosure as recited in claim 9, wherein at least one of the first and second latch members and the first and second cover halves comprise at least one snap recess. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The enclosure as recited in claim 10, wherein at least one of the first and second latch members and the first and second cover halves comprise at least one snap arm member engageable with the at least one snap recess. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The enclosure as recited in claim 9, wherein the first cover half and the second cover half are substantially identical. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The enclosure as recited in claim 9, wherein the first seal member and the second seal member comprise portions for receiving and sealing around a first conductor. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The enclosure as recited in claim 13, wherein at least one of the first seal member and the second seal member comprise at least one portion for receiving and sealing around at least one second conductor. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The enclosure as recited in claim 9, wherein at least one of the first seal member and the second seal member comprise at least one through hole. ### Claim 16 An enclosure for containing electrical connectors for connecting a plurality of conductors, the enclosure comprising: a first cover half comprising a first cavity extending from a first end of the enclosure to a second end of the enclosure and at least one wall including one or more alignment notches; a second cover half comprising a second cavity extending from the first end of the enclosure to the second end of the enclosure and at least one wall including one or more alignment notches; at least one seal member positionable between the first cover half and the second cover half; a first latch member pivotably attached to the first cover half; a second latch member pivotably attached to the second cover half; and wherein when the first cover half is mated with the second cover half the first and second cavities form an inner pocket extending from the first end of the enclosure to the second end of the enclosure for receiving an electrical connector.