Single pole cable connector
AssigneeCooper Industries, Inc.
InventorSteven Jeffrey Measley
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Abstract
A single-pole electrical connector includes an insulating sleeve and a retention ring positioned in the insulating sleeve. The retention ring defines an inner channel and a groove in a surface of the inner channel. The retention ring also includes a threaded hole intersecting the groove. A screw positioned in the threaded hole blocks the groove when in an extended position and leaves the groove unblocked when in a retracted position. A contact positioned in the inner channel includes a drive pin positioned in the groove. The contact is secured within the insulating sleeve when the screw is in the extended position and movable relative to the insulating sleeve when the screw is in the retracted position.
Claims18
A single-pole electrical connector comprising:
- an insulating sleeve defining an inner channel;
- a groove defined in a surface of the inner channel;
- an electrical contact positioned within the inner channel and including a drive pin extending from an outer surface of the contact and sized to fit within the groove;
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- a blocking mechanism operable to be positioned in the groove to block the groove and to secure the electrical contact in the insulating sleeve.
A single-pole electrical connector comprising:
- an insulating sleeve;
- a retention ring positioned in the insulating sleeve and defining an inner channel, a groove in a surface of the inner channel, and a threaded hole intersecting the groove;
- a screw positioned in the threaded hole so as to block the groove when in an extended position and to leave the groove unblocked when in a retracted position;
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- a contact positioned in the inner channel, the contact including a drive pin positioned in the groove;
- wherein the contact is secured within the insulating sleeve when the screw is in the extended position and movable relative to the insulating sleeve when the screw is in the retracted position.
A method of securing an electrical contact having a drive pin extending from an outer surface of the contact in an insulating sleeve of an electrical connector, the insulating sleeve defining an inner channel having a groove in a surface of the inner channel, the method comprising:
- inserting the electrical contact into the inner channel with the drive pin in the groove, the drive pin sized to fit within the groove;
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- blocking the groove to secure the electrical contact in the insulating sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.