Locking wire connector
OwnerBruce Lynn Young, Katherine Marie Younginventors
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Abstract
A locking wire connecting device having a plurality of cylindrical housings of circular cross section, each of the housings containing plural rings of plural symmetric inwardly curving teeth, and an alloy pin embedded in a plastic retaining wall. A wire is inserted into each of the respective housings without removal of the wire insulation, until the pin fully contacts the respective wire and pushes the wire insulation firmly into the inwardly curving teeth, which will resist slippage or removal of the wire. This allows for quick, reliable and simple connecting of cut wires in an enclosed space.
Claims1
An electrical connector for connecting cut un-stripped wires, comprising:
- a plurality of plastic cylindrical outer housings, each of said housings having a plurality of symmetric rings of teeth on an inside surface thereof, said teeth of each said ring are spaced apart and curved inward into a same direction of wire insertion for providing smooth passage of the inserted wire;
- a retaining wall disposed in each of said housings;
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- an electrical terminal secured in said retaining wall, wherein the terminal comprises a tapered pin for piercing into the end of said wire, characterized in that the tapered pin longitudinally penetrates into the end of the cut un-stripped wire, forcing the end to swell and make firm contact with the inward curving teeth, which will resist slippage or removal of the wire, wherein the tapered pins are electrically connected to each other so as to electrically interconnect the wires.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.