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US 4,730,087 AGranted
Explosively-operated electrical connector
AssigneeAMP Incorporated
InventorWalter M. Werner
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Abstract
An explosively operated electrical connector for mechanically gripping and electrically interconnecting a pair of electrical cables. More particularly, the connector includes a C-member with converging, inwardly facing channels, a complementary wedge member and an explosively driven ram positioned in a housing on the C-member for driving the wedge member into wedging engagement with cables positioned in the channels.
Claims7
An explosively operated electrical connector for mechanically gripping and electrically interconnecting a pair of cables, comprising:
- an elongated, conductive, C-member having spaced apart, inwardly facing channels joined by a connecting portion, said channels converging from a first end towards a second end of said C-member;
- a housing positioned on said connecting portion at said first end of said C-member;
- a ram movably disposed in said housing;
- conductive wedge means having converging sides and adapted for being slidably positioned on said connecting portion between said converging channels and adjacent said ram;
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- explosive means disposed in said housing for being ignited to push on said ram to drive said wedge means into wedging engagement with cables which may be positioned along respective channels in said C-member.
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