Guard for wide arrangement conductor configurations

The clamp guard of claim wherein,

• a first plurality of flexible fingers extends between the first upper end and the first lower end;
• a second plurality of flexible fingers extends between the second upper end and the second lower end;
• the first plurality of flexible fingers and the second plurality of flexible fingers are configured to permit a conductor to egress a cavity of the clamp guard when the first plurality of flexible fingers and the second plurality of flexible fingers are interlaced in the closed position;
• and
• the first body is configured to move about the pivot axis while the conductor egresses the cavity.

A clamp guard for securing an electrical component, the clamp guard comprising:

• a first body including,
• a first upper end, a first lower end, and a first edge extending between the first upper edge and first lower edge,
• a first cavity configured to at least partially receive an electrical device, and
• a first connection feature disposed proximate to the first upper end;
• and
• a second body including,
• a second upper end, a second lower end, and a second edge extending between the second upper edge and second lower edge,
• a second cavity configured to at least partially receive the electrical device, and
• a second connection feature disposed proximate to the second upper end;
• wherein the first body is configured to pivot about a pivot axis relative to the second body between an open position and a closed position, the pivot axis is oriented at an oblique angle relative to the first edge and the second edge in the closed position;
• wherein the first connection feature is configured to engage the second connection feature to selectively secure the first body and the second body in the closed position.

A method for securing a clamp guard to an electrical component, the method comprising:

• connecting a first connection feature of a first body to a second connection feature of a second body with a snap fit;
• pivoting the first connection feature relative to the second connection feature about a pivot axis to an open position to at least partially expose a first cavity of the first body and a second cavity of the second body;
• positioning the electrical component within the second cavity, wherein the electrical component extends along a component axis perpendicular to an insertion axis and obliquely oriented with respect to the pivot axis;
• pivoting the first body relative to the second body about the pivot axis to a closed position, wherein the electrical component is at least partially received within the first cavity and the second cavity.