H-tap compression connector
AssigneeThomas & Betts Corporation
InventorsJose M. Piriz, William O. Deck, Francis A. O'Loughlin
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Abstract
An H-Tap compression connection accommodates a pair of electrical conductors. The connector includes a connector body having a nest for receipt of the conductor. The nest is defined by a bottom wall and an opposed pair of upstanding sidewalls. The sidewalls are inwardly deformable upon application of a crimping force to deform around the conductor. One of the sidewalls includes a weakened portion so that the one sidewall deforms prior to the other sidewall. This permits the sidewalls to overlap around the conductor during crimping.
Claims8
An electrical connector for crimping about an electrical cable comprising:
- a connector body having a nest for receipt of a cable, said nest being defined by a bottom wall and an opposed pair of elongate upstanding sidewalls, said sidewalls being inwardly deformable upon application of a tool-applied crimping force for deforming around said cable, one of said sidewalls including a weakened portion thereat for permitting said one sidewall to be deformed by said tool-applied crimping force prior to said other sidewall.
An electrical connector for crimpable connection about an electrical conductor upon application of a crimping force imparted by a die of a crimping tool, said connector comprising:
- a connector body having a bottom wall and a pair of spaced apart upstanding elongate crimpably deformable sidewalls, said bottom wall and said sidewalls defining interiorly thereof an open ended conductor receiving nest;
- one said sidewall including at a distal end thereof a die engagement extent, said die engagement extent including a weakened wall portion, said weakened wall portion facilitating crimping deformation of said sidewall thereat for permitting said one sidewall to be crimpably deformed upon application of a crimping force imparted by a die of a crimping tool prior to said other sidewall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.