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US 5,844,172 AGranted
Insulator for wire terminals
OwnerDavid S. Cooperinventor
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Abstract
An insulator for wire terminals for covering connectors at the ends of temporarily detached live electric wires includes an upper housing and a lower housing hingedly attached at one end. Each housing is structured to include a cavity and a semi-circular recess leading from the respective cavity to a side of the respective housing opposite the hinge. The insulator further includes a tab like grip for facilitating manipulation of the insulator and adhesive pads for holding the housings together.
Claims4
An insulator for wire terminals comprising:
- an upper housing pivotally connected to a lower housing;
- a hinging means for coupling said upper housing to said lower housing;
- wherein a first end is positioned opposite said hinging means;
- wherein said upper housing includes an upper housing cavity and an upper housing semi-circular recessed portion leading from said upper housing cavity to an upper housing opening opposite said hinging means;
- said lower housing including a lower housing cavity and a lower housing semi-circular recessed portion leading from said lower housing cavity to a lower housing opening opposite said hinging means;
- a gripping means adapted for facilitating gripping of the insulator during use, said gripping means being situated on an underside of said lower housing proximate said first end;
- and
- at least four adhesive pads, said adhesive pads being for coupling said upper housing and said lower housing together when folded along said hinging means.
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An insulator for wire terminals comprising:
- an upper housing pivotally connected to a lower housing;
- a hinging means for coupling said upper housing to said lower housing;
- wherein;
- a first end is positioned opposite said hinging means;
- wherein said upper housing includes an upper housing cavity and an upper housing semi-circular recessed portion leading from said upper housing cavity to an upper housing opening opposite said hinging means;
- said lower housing including a lower housing cavity and a lower housing semi-circular recessed portion leading from said lower housing cavity to a lower housing opening opposite said hinging means;
- a gripping means adapted for facilitating gripping of the insulator during use, said gripping means being situated on an underside of said lower housing proximate said first end;
- and
- wherein the gripping means includes an elongated tab disposed from said lower housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.