Electrical conductor splice devices
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsCharles L York, III, Spencer Phelan Ralphs, Shane Michael Hopps, Jefferson Robert Hall
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Abstract
A splice device is provided that includes a main housing, a first set of jaws, and a movement conversion assembly. The first set of jaws is in the main housing and depend outward along a conductor axis. The first set of jaws receive a first electrical conductor therein. The movement conversion assembly is in the main housing and includes a driver operatively associated with the first set of jaws so that a tightening movement of the driver is converted into a clamping force of the first set of jaws on the first electrical conductor.
Claims24
An electrical conductor splice device, comprising:
- a main housing;
- a first set of jaws in the main housing and depending outward along a conductor axis, the first set of jaws being configured to receive a first electrical conductor therein;
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- a movement conversion assembly in the main housing, the movement conversion assembly including a driver operatively associated with the first set of jaws so that a tightening movement of the driver is converted into a clamping force of the first set of jaws on the first electrical conductor.
An electrical conductor splice device, comprising:
- a main housing having a hub, a first leg, and a second leg, the first and second legs depending outward from the hub along a conductor axis;
- a first set of jaws positioned in the first leg, the first leg being configured to receive a first electrical conductor therein;
- a second set of jaws positioned in the second leg, the second leg being configured to receive a second electrical conductor therein;
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- a movement conversion assembly within the hub and including a driver, wherein the movement conversion assembly is operatively associated with the first and second set of jaws to convert a tightening movement of the driver into a linear outward movement of the first and second set of jaws along the conductor axis,
- wherein the first and second legs each have an inner surface that interact with an outer surface of the first and second set of jaws, respectively, to convert the linear outward movement of the first and second set of jaws into a clamping movement to impart a clamping force on the first and second electrical conductors to mechanically and electrically connect the first and second electrical conductors, respectively.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.