Electrical splice connector
AssigneeFCI Americas Technology, Inc.
InventorPeter A. Waltz
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Abstract
An electrical connector union coupler assembly including a coupling subassembly and a collet retainer. The coupling subassembly includes a coupling sleeve rotatably connected to a coupling body. The coupling body includes a first end with a threaded section and a first surface adapted to press against a first set of electrical connector wedges. The coupling sleeve is constrained on the coupling body for substantially only rotational movement relative to the coupling body. The collet retainer has a first end movably connected to the coupling sleeve by a threaded connection. The collet retainer includes a second end with a threaded section and a second surface adapted to press against a second set of electrical connector wedges.
Claims19
An electrical connector union coupler assembly comprising:
- a coupling subassembly comprising a coupling sleeve rotatably connected to a coupling body, wherein the coupling body comprises a first end with a threaded section and a first surface adapted to press against a first set of electrical connector wedges, wherein the coupling sleeve is constrained on the coupling body for substantially only rotational movement relative to the coupling body;
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- a collet retainer having a first end movably connected to the coupling sleeve by a threaded connection, wherein the collet retainer comprises a second end with a threaded section and a second surface adapted to press against a second set of electrical connector wedges.
An electrical connector union coupler assembly comprising:
- a first coupling body comprising a first end and a second end, wherein the first end comprises a threaded section and a surface adapted to press against a first set of electrical connector wedges;
- a coupling sleeve having a first end and a second end, wherein the second end comprises a threaded section;
- a fastener connecting the first end of the coupling sleeve to the second end of the first coupling body, wherein the coupling sleeve is adapted to rotate relative to the coupling body and is substantially prevented from moving away from the coupling body by the fastener;
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- a second coupling body having a first end adapted to be screwed into the second end of the coupling sleeve, and a second end having a threaded section and a surface adapted to press against a second set of electrical connector wedges.
A method of manufacturing an electrical connector union coupler assembly comprising:
- rotatably connecting a coupling sleeve to a first coupling body, wherein the coupling sleeve is substantially prevented from moving away from the first coupling body, wherein the first coupling body comprises a first end having a threaded section and a surface adapted to push against ends of first electrical connector wedges;
- movably connecting a first end of a second coupling body to the coupling sleeve by a threaded connection, wherein the second coupling body has a second end with a threaded section and a surface adapted to push against ends of second electrical connection wedges,
- wherein the coupling sleeve is adapted to rotate relative to the first and second coupling bodies to reduce a distance of the first and second coupling bodies relative to each other.
An electrical splice connector comprising:
- a first end subassembly adapted to be connected to an end of a first electrical conductor cable or conductor reinforcing core, wherein the first end subassembly comprises a first set of wedges adapted to be compressed around the end of the first electrical conductor cable or conductor reinforcing core;
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- a second end subassembly adapted to be connected to an end of a second electrical conductor cable or conductor reinforcing core, wherein the second end subassembly comprises a second set of wedges adapted to be compressed around the end of the second electrical conductor cable or conductor reinforcing core,
- wherein the first and second end subassemblies are adapted to be connected to each other such that a first portion of the first end subassembly can be rotated relative to a second portion of the first end subassembly and relative to the second end subassembly to move the first and second sets of wedges towards each other as the first portion of the first end subassembly is rotated.
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