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US 2002/0173206 A1Published application
Electrical splice connector with spring
AssigneeFci USA LLC
InventorsDaniel D. Dobrinski, Roger H. Hanks, Keith F. Mello, Daniel J. Stanton
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Abstract
An electrical splice connector comprising a frame, at least one set of cooperating wedge members movably mounted to the frame, and a first spring connected between a first one of the wedge members and the frame. The wedge members have opposing sides adapted to contact opposite sides of an electrical conductor. The spring extends at least partially along a length of the first wedge member.
Claims25
An electrical splice connector comprising:
- a frame;
- at least one set of cooperating wedge members movably mounted to the frame, the wedge members having opposing sides adapted to contact opposite sides of an electrical conductor;
- and
- a first spring connected between a first one of the wedge members and the frame, the spring extending at least partially along a length of the first wedge member.
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An electrical splice connector comprising:
- a frame having an open side for receiving ends of two oppositely extending electrical conductors through the open side;
- a first wedge movably connected to the frame along a first length of the frame;
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- a second wedge movably connected to the frame along a second length of the frame which is spaced from the first length,
- wherein the end of a first one of the electrical conductors can be inserted through the open side of the frame and contact the first wedge, and the end of a second one of the electrical conductors can be inserted through the same open side of the frame and contact the second wedge.
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An electrical splice connector comprising:
- a frame having two ends with a conductor passage aperture in each end and a side between the two ends which has a conductor entrance aperture contiguous with the passage apertures;
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- a first set of cooperating wedge members movably mounted to the frame, wherein each wedge member is located and retained in a separate retaining groove of the frame, wherein the wedge members have opposing surfaces adapted to contact opposite sides of an electrical conductor, the conductor being inserted through the entrance aperture and extending out of a first one of the end passage apertures, and wherein the wedge members of the first set directly contact each other to move with each other along the frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.