Electrical connectors for splicing connections
AssigneeIDEAL Industries, Inc.
InventorsAlan E. Zantout, Jason W. Ludewig
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Abstract
An electrical connector includes a housing defining a first port, a second port substantially parallel to the first port, and a third port substantially perpendicular to the first and second ports. The electrical connector includes a busbar positioned within the housing and facilitating electrical contact between the plurality of electrical conductors. The electrical connector includes a plurality of clamping connections that, when engaged, each holds at least one of the plurality of electrical conductors received in at least one of the plurality of ports in electrical connection with the busbar.
Claims20
An electrical connector comprising:
- a housing defining a plurality of ports for inserting a plurality of electrical conductors, wherein the plurality of ports includes a first port, a second port substantially opposed to the first port, and a third port substantially perpendicular to the first and second ports;
- a busbar positioned within the housing facilitating electrical contact between the plurality of electrical conductors;
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- a plurality of clamping connections that, when engaged, each holds at least one of the plurality of electrical conductors received in at least one of the plurality of ports in electrical connection with the busbar.
An electrical connector comprising:
- a housing defining a plurality of ports for receiving a plurality of electrical conductors, wherein at least two of the plurality of ports are on a first plane, at least one of the plurality of ports are on a second plane, and the first plane and the second plane intersect within the housing;
- a busbar positioned within the housing facilitating electrical contact between the plurality of electrical conductors;
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- one or more clamping connections that, when engaged, each holds at least one of the plurality of electrical conductors received in at least one of the plurality of ports in electrical connection with the busbar, wherein the housing defines a clamping connection of the one or more clamping connections.
An electrical connector comprising:
- a housing defining a plurality of ports for inserting a plurality of electrical conductors, wherein at least two of the plurality of ports are on a first plane, at least one of the plurality of ports are on a second plane, and the first plane and the second plane intersect within the housing;
- a busbar positioned within the housing, wherein the busbar includes a plurality of contact surfaces, and each one of the plurality of contact surfaces is associated with one of the plurality of ports;
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- one or more clamping connections that, when engaged, each holds at least one of the plurality of electrical conductors received in at least one of the plurality of ports against at least one of the plurality of contact surfaces associated with the at least one of the plurality of ports.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.