Electrical connector for angled conductors
AssigneeFCI Americas Technologies, Inc.
InventorGary W. DiTroia
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Abstract
An electrical connector for connecting at least two angled conductors together. The electrical connector includes a first section and a second section. The first section has a first conductor receiving channel with a first channel axis. The second section has a second conductor receiving channel with a second channel axis angled relative to the first channel axis. The first and second sections are comprised of a single extruded metal member which has been formed to angle the first and second channel axes relative to each other.
Claims19
An electrical connector for connecting at least two angled conductors together, the electrical connector comprising:
- a first section having a first conductor receiving channel with a first channel axis;
- and
- a second section having a second conductor receiving channel with a second channel axis angled relative to the first channel axis,
- wherein the first and second sections are comprised of a single extruded metal member which has been formed to angle the first and second channel axes relative to each other.
A method of manufacturing an angled conductor electrical connector comprising steps of:
- extruding a metal member having a channel therein;
- and
- bending the metal member such that the channel forms two angled conductor receiving areas, each conductor receiving area having a channel axis angled relative to each other.
An electrical connector for connecting first and second crossing conductors together comprising:
- a first section having a general cross sectional C shape;
- a second section having a general same cross sectional shape as the first section;
- and
- a third section connecting the first and second sections to each other,
- wherein the first, second and third sections are comprised of a single extruded metal member which has been formed to angle the first section relative to the second section with a bend in the third section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.