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US 5,179,253 AGranted
Twist-on wire connector light for troubleshooting electrical circuits
OwnerTheodore Munniksma, Michael J. Codisinventors
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Abstract
A lighted wire nut made operable by connection of the ends of an energized wire conductor.
Claims14
A twist-on wire connector with voltage indicator light comprising
- a shell having at least an upper portion thereof transparent;
- a metal spring attached to an inside surface of the shell;
- a light assembly disposed to the inside surface of said upper portion;
- and
- a ground potential lead wire,
- said light assembly being connected in series between the metal spring and the ground potential lead wire.
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A twist-on wire connector with voltage indicator comprising
- a shell having a threaded, tapered opening formed in the inside surface of the shell, at least an upper portion of the shell being transparent, a plurality of metal threads being disposed on an outside surface of the shell;
- a tapered metal spring threadedly disposed in the threaded opening of the shell;
- and
- a light assembly disposed to the inside of said upper portion, said light assembly being connected between the metal spring and the metal threads disposed on the shell.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.