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US 6,309,261 B1Granted
Laminated wedge connector
AssigneeFci USA LLC
InventorRichard Chadbourne
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Abstract
An electrical wedge connector comprising a shell, and a wedge section. The wedge section is sized and shaped to be inserted into the shell for connecting two conductors to each other. The wedge section is laminated.
Claims22
An electrical wedge connector comprising:
- a shell;
- and
- a wedge section sized and shaped to be inserted into the shell for connecting two conductors to each other, wherein the wedge section comprises a series of consecutively stacked strip elements.
An electrical wedge connector comprising:
- a shell;
- and
- a wedge section sized and shaped to be inserted into the shell for connecting two conductors to each other, wherein the wedge section is laminated comprises a series of consecutively stacked strip elements, wherein the strip elements are aligned substantially transverse to a direction in which the wedge section is inserted into the shell.
An electrical wedge connector comprising:
- a shell;
- and
- a wedge section sized and shaped to be inserted into the shell for connecting two conductors to each other, wherein the wedge section is laminated comprises a series of consecutively stacked strip elements, wherein the strip elements are aligned in a direction in which the wedge section is inserted into the shell.
An electrical wedge connector comprising:
- a shell;
- and
- a wedge section sized and shaped to be inserted into the shell for connecting two conductors to each other, wherein the wedge section is laminated, and wherein at least one of the laminations is made from an insulating material.
An electrical wedge connector comprising:
- a shell;
- and
- a wedge section sized and shaped to be inserted into the shell for connecting two conductors to each other, wherein the wedge section is laminated, and wherein outer laminations at opposite ends of the wedge section are made of insulating material, and at least one inner lamination between the outer laminations is made of a conductive material.
An electrical wedge connector comprising:
- a shell;
- and
- a wedge assembly sized and shaped to be inserted into the shell for connecting two conductors to each other;
- wherein the wedge assembly comprises plate members assembled in a stack, at least one of the plate members being an interchangeable plate member selected from a number of different interchangeable plate members to provide the wedge assembly with a predetermined characteristic.
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An electrical wedge connector comprising:
- a shell;
- and
- a wedge assembly sized and shaped to be inserted into the shell for connecting two conductors to each other;
- wherein the wedge assembly comprises plate members assembled in a stack, at least one of the plate members being an interchangeable plate member selected to provide the wedge assembly with a predetermined characteristic, and wherein the plate members are assembled in a stack with the sides of the plate members orientated to be substantially aligned with a longitudinal axis of the wedge assembly, the plate members assembled in the stack being of sequentially varying height to form conductor receiving areas at opposite top and bottom ends of the wedge assembly.
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An electrical wedge connector comprising:
- a shell;
- and
- a wedge assembly sized and shaped to be inserted into the shell for connecting two conductors to each other;
- wherein the wedge assembly comprises plate members assembled in a stack, at least one of the plate members being an interchangeable plate member selected to provide the wedge assembly with a predetermined characteristic, and wherein outer plate members at opposite ends of the stack are made of dielectric material, and at least one of the plate members between the outer plate members is made of a conductive material.
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A method for fabricating an electrical wedge connector, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a shell which is substantially wedge shaped;
- stamping plate members;
- assembling the plate member side by side into a stack for forming a wedge assembly sized and shaped to be inserted into the shell to connect two conductors to each other;
- and
- connecting the plate members in the stack by bonding or fastening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.