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US 2009/0156057 A1Published application
Single pole cable connector
AssigneeCooper Technologies Company
InventorCarl Craig STRICKLAND, JR.
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Abstract
A single pole cable connector includes an insulating sleeve defining a channel and a non-circular contact positioned in the channel. The insulating sleeve may further include a non-circular, nonmetallic locking sleeve defining a portion of the channel. The channel and contact may be hexagonal-shaped in some cases. The insulating sleeve may have an exterior surface having two flat surfaces disposed opposite each other.
Claims24
A single pole cable connector, comprising:
- an insulating sleeve defining an inner channel and having an exterior surface, at least a portion of the inner channel having a first non-circular cross-section, and at least a portion of the exterior surface having a second non-circular cross-section, wherein the second non-circular cross-section comprises two flat surfaces disposed opposite each other;
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- a contact comprising a portion having a non-circular cross-section that is sized to fit within the inner channel having the first non-circular cross-section.
A single pole cable connector system, comprising:
- a male connector comprising a first insulating sleeve defining a first inner channel and having a first exterior surface, at least a portion of the first inner channel having a first non-circular cross-section, and at least a portion of the first exterior surface having a second non-circular cross-section, wherein the second non-circular cross-section comprises two flat surfaces disposed opposite each other and a male contact comprising a portion having a non-circular cross-section that is sized to fit within the portion of the first inner channel having the first non-circular cross-section;
- a female connector comprising a second insulating sleeve defining a second inner channel and having a second exterior surface, at least a portion of the second inner channel having a third non-circular cross-section, and at least a portion of the second exterior surface having a fourth non-circular cross-section, wherein the fourth non-circular cross-section comprises two flat surfaces disposed opposite each other, and a female contact configured to mate with the male contact, the female contact comprising a portion having a non-circular cross-section that is sized to fit within the portion of the second inner channel having the third non-circular cross-section;
- wherein the male connector and female connector are in mating engagement.
A single pole cable connector system comprising:
- a male connector comprising a first insulating sleeve having a first exterior surface and defining a first inner channel, at least a portion of the first exterior surface having a non-circular cross-section, wherein the non-circular cross-section comprises two flat surfaces disposed opposite each other and a male contact positioned within the first inner channel;
- a female connector comprising a second insulating sleeve having a second exterior surface and defining a second inner channel, at least a portion of the second exterior surface having a non-circular cross-section, wherein the non-circular cross-section comprises two flat surfaces disposed opposite each other and a female contact configured to mate with the male contact and positioned within the second inner channel;
- wherein the male connector and female connector are in mating engagement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.