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US 4,374,483 AGranted
Ignition system for an electrical connector
AssigneeAMP Incorporated
InventorGeorge Kanoff
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Abstract
The present invention is an improved ignition system for use with internally fired electrical connectors of the type used to splice heavy, high voltage electrical cable. More particularly, the invention consists of an ignitor assembly and a device for removing the electrical detonating wires from the connector after firing.
Claims3
A device for use with an internally fired electrical connector of the type having detonating wires extending from the ignitor assembly within the connector through one end to the outside, said device comprising:
- a. first means within the connector to which the detonating wires may be secured as they pass out of the connector, such as being tied in the manner of a double clove hitch or the like;
- b. a tube for positioning in the connector with one end adjacent to the first means and the second end extending out of the connector, said tube being adapted for threading the detonating wires therethrough;
- c. second means for immobilizing the detonating wires at the end of the tube adjacent the first means so that after firing, the detonating wires may be broken off at the first means by twisting the tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.