Rotating Wedge Connectors
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsConnor Owen Douglas Buckley, Bradley Steven Elliott, Brian Royal Ellis
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Abstract
An electrical cable connector assembly includes a frame having opposing conductor securing contact sections and a cam member rotatably mounted to the frame between the opposing conductor securing contact sections. The cam member includes contact surfaces for contacting the conductors to be secured in the opposing conductor securing contact sections and when the cam member is rotated, the contact surfaces press against the conductors securing the conductors in the opposing conductor securing contact sections.
Claims26
An electrical cable connector assembly comprising:
- a frame having opposing conductor securing contact sections;
- and
- a cam member rotatably mounted to the frame between the opposing conductor securing contact sections,
- wherein the cam member includes contact surfaces for contacting the conductors to be secured in the opposing conductor securing contact sections and when the cam member is rotated, the contact surfaces press against the conductors securing the conductors in the opposing conductor securing contact sections.
An electrical cable connector assembly comprising:
- a substantially C-shaped frame having opposing conductor securing channels;
- and
- a cam member rotatably mounted to the frame between the opposing conductor securing channels,
- wherein the cam member includes contact surfaces for contacting the conductors to be secured in the opposing conductor securing channels and when the cam member is rotated, the contact surfaces press against the conductors securing the conductors in the opposing conductor securing channels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.