US 2026/0074443 A1 · TOOL DRIVEN SPLICE CONNECTORS

Abstract

A connector assembly has a connector body having a plurality of conductor apertures and a plurality of fastener bores, and a plurality of hammer driven fasteners. In one configuration, each of the plurality of conductor apertures can extend through the connector body from one side of the connector body to an opposite side of the connector body, and each of the plurality of fastener bores extend from an end of the connector body into the connector body a predefined depth so that one fastener bore intersects one conductor aperture. In another configuration, each of the plurality of conductor apertures extend through the connector body from one end of the connector body into the connector body a predetermined depth, and each of the plurality of fastener bores extend from a side of the connector body into the connector body a predefined depth so that one fastener bore intersects one conductor aperture.

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Dependent claims

A connector assembly comprising:

a connector body having a plurality of conductor apertures and a plurality of fastener bores, each of the plurality of conductor apertures extend through the connector body from one side of the connector body to an opposite side of the connector body, and each of the plurality of fastener bores extend from an end of the connector body into the connector body a predefined depth so that one fastener bore intersects one conductor aperture;
and
a plurality of fasteners, wherein one of the plurality of fasteners is positioned in one of the plurality of fastener bores, each of the plurality of fasteners having an impacting surface at a first end portion of the fastener and a wire contact surface at a second end portion of the fastener, wherein the impacting surface extends outside the one fastener bore and the contact surface is within the intersection between the one fastener bore and the one conductor aperture.

A connector assembly comprising:

a connector body that includes:
first and second conductor apertures, the first aperture extends through the connector body from one side of the connector body to an opposite side of the connector body, and the second aperture extends through the connector body from one side of the connector body to an opposite side of the connector body;
first and second fastener bores, the first fastener bore extends from a first end of the connector body into the connector body a predefined depth so that the first fastener bore intersects the first conductor aperture, and the second fastener bore extends from a second end of the connector body into the connector body a predefined depth so that the second fastener bore intersects the second conductor aperture;
and
a first fastener positioned in the first fastener bore, the first fastener includes an impacting surface at a first end portion of the first fastener and a wire contact surface at a second end portion of the first fastener, wherein the impacting surface extends outside the first fastener bore and the contact surface is within the intersection between the first fastener bore and the first conductor aperture;
and
a second fastener positioned in the second fastener bore, the second fastener includes an impacting surface at a first end portion of the second fastener and a wire contact surface at a second end portion of the second fastener, wherein the impacting surface extends outside the second fastener bore and the contact surface is within the intersection between the second fastener bore and the second conductor aperture.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Abstract

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