Splice connector and method of using the same

A splice connector for splicing a first cable to a second cable, said splice connector comprising:

• a first coupling having a first spade electrically connected at a first end of said first spade to a first wire in said first cable and a second spade electrically connected at a first end of said second spade to a second wire in said first cable, and a first housing adapted to have a first cavity and a second cavity in parallel along the longitudinal direction;
• a second coupling having a third spade electrically connected at a first end of said third spade to a first wire in said second cable and a fourth spade electrically connected at a first end of said fourth spade to a second wire in said second cable;
• said first and third spades being disposed in said first cavity in electrical contact with one another;
• said second and fourth spades being disposed in said second cavity in electrical contact with one another;
• said first housing having at least one first cavity access hole disposed to allow bonding of said first and third spades, with said first access hole in communication with said first cavity at a point of electrical contact with said first and third spades;
• said first housing having at least one second cavity access hole disposed to allow bonding of said second and fourth spades, with said second access hole in communication with said second cavity at a point of said electrical contact with said second and fourth spades;
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• said second coupling engaging said first coupling so that said third spade contacts said first spade and said fourth spade contacts said second spade.

A method of splicing together two conductors comprising the steps of:

• providing a first coupling having a first spade electrically connected to a first conductor of said two conductors on a first end of said first spade, and a first housing with a first cavity;
• providing a second coupling having a second spade electrically connected to a second conductor of said two conductors on a first end of said second spade;
• wherein said first cavity being adapted to receive said first and second spades such that said first and second spades are disposed in electrical contact therein, said first housing having at least one access hole disposed to allow bonding of said first and second spades, said access hole being located in communication with both said first cavity and an electrical connection of said first and second spades;
• inserting a second end of said first spade into said first cavity such that said second end of said first spade faces an open end of said first cavity in said first housing;
• engaging said first and second couplings so that a second end of said second spade is disposed in said first cavity in electrical contact with said second end of said first spade;
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• bonding said first and second spades through said access hole in said first housing.

A method of splicing together a first cable to a second cable comprising the steps of:

• providing a first coupling having a first spade electrically connected at a first end of said first spade to a first wire in said first cable;
• a second spade electrically connected at a first end of said second spade to a second wire in said first cable;
• and a first housing having a first cavity and a second cavity in parallel along the longitudinal direction;
• providing a second coupling having a third spade electrically connected at a first end of said third spade to a first wire in said second cable, and a fourth spade electrically connected at a first end of said fourth spade to a second wire in said second cable;
• wherein said first cavity is adapted to have said first and third spades disposed in electrical contact therein, with said first housing having at least one first cavity access hole disposed to allow bonding of said first and third spades, said access hole being located in communication with both said first cavity and an electrical connection of said first and third spades;
• wherein said second cavity is adapted to have said second and fourth spades disposed in electrical contact therein, said first housing further having at least one second cavity access hole disposed to allow bonding of said second and fourth spades, said access hole being in communication with both said second cavity and an electrical connection of said second and fourth spades;
• inserting a second end of said first spade into said first cavity such that said second end of said first spade faces an open end of said first cavity in said first housing;
• inserting a second end of said second spade into said second cavity such that said second end of said second spade faces an open end of said second cavity in said first housing;
• engaging said first and second couplings, such that a second end of said third spade is disposed in said first cavity in electrical contact with said second end of said first spade and such that a second end of said fourth spade is disposed in said second cavity in electrical contact with said second end of said second spade;
• bonding said first and third spades through said first cavity access hole in said first housing;
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• bonding said second and fourth spades at said electrical contact point of said second and fourth spades through said second cavity access hole in said first housing.