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US 2013/0091690 A1Published application
Cable connector assembly
AssigneeD B Industries, Inc.
InventorsMatthew S. Stephenson, John P. Blomberg
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Abstract
A cable connector assembly comprises a first stop, a second stop, and a connector. The first stop is configured and arranged to receive a first end of a cable, and the second stop is configured and arranged to receive a second end of the cable. The connector is configured and arranged to pivotally interconnect the first stop and the second stop.
Claims15
A cable connector assembly, comprising:
- a first stop configured and arranged to receive a first end of a cable;
- a second stop configured and arranged to receive a second end of the cable;
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- a connector configured and arranged to pivotally interconnect the first stop and the second stop.
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A cable connector assembly, comprising:
- a first stop including a first base through which a first bore having a first notch and a second notch longitudinally extends;
- a first connector member including a first intermediate portion interconnecting a first end and a second end, the first end being configured and arranged to fit within the first notch, the second end being configured and arranged to fit within the second notch;
- a second stop including a second base through which a second bore having a third notch and a fourth notch longitudinally extends;
- a second connector member including a second intermediate portion interconnecting a third end and a fourth end, the third end being configured and arranged to fit within the third notch, the fourth end being configured and arranged to fit within the fourth notch;
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- the first and second connectors being configured and arranged to interconnect the first and second stops.
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A method of forming a cable connector assembly for connecting two ends of at least one cable, comprising:
- inserting a first connector end portion of a connector into a first cavity of a first stop;
- inserting a second connector end portion of the connector into a second cavity of a second stop;
- positioning the connector and the stops between a first block and a second block;
- exerting pressure on the blocks to crimp the stops about the connector end portions of the connector thereby pivotally connecting the stops to the connector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.