Electrical connector
AssigneeChannell Commercial Corporation
InventorGerald L. Shimirak
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Abstract
The electrical connector assembly includes a first pair of contact members, each comprising a first termination end and a first connection end. A second pair of contact members, each comprising a second termination end and a second connection end, wherein the first connection end and the second connection end are in contact. A connector having a pair of wire receiving passages movable between a first position in which a pair of wires are held apart from the second termination end and a second position in which the pair of wires are inserted into the second termination end. The connector is capable of removing the pair of wires from the second termination end and reinserting the pair of wires into the second termination end. A surge arrestor can be provided to protect the connector from over-voltage or over-current to the system.
Claims34
An electrical connector assembly comprising:
- a first pair of contact members, each comprising a first termination end and a first connection end;
- a second pair of contact members, each comprising a second termination end and a second connection end, wherein the first connection end and the second connection end are in contact;
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- a connector comprising a pair of wire receiving passages movable between a first position in which a pair of wires is held apart from the second termination end and a second position in which the pair of wires is inserted into the second termination end, wherein the connector removes the pair of wires from the second termination end and reinserts the pair of wires into the second termination end.
An electrical connector assembly comprising:
- a first pair of contact members, each comprising a first termination end and a first connection end,
- a surge arrestor positioned between the first pair of contact members;
- a second pair of contact members, each comprising a second termination end and a second connection end, wherein the first connection end and the second connection end are in contact;
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- a connector comprising a pair of wire receiving passages movable between a first position in which a pair of wires is held apart from the second termination end and a second position in which the pair of wires is inserted into the second termination end, wherein the connector removes the pair of wires from the second termination end and reinserts the pair of wires into the second termination end.
An electrical connector assembly comprising:
- a first pair of contact members, each comprising a first termination end and a first connection end;
- a second pair of contact members, each comprising a second termination end and a second connection end;
- further comprising a first connector comprising a pair of wire receiving passages movable between a first position in which a pair of wires is held apart from the first termination end and a second position in which the pair of wires is inserted into the first termination end, wherein the connector removes the pair of wires from the first termination end and reinserts the pair of wires into the first termination end;
- a pair of surge arrestor contact members, wherein the first connection end is connected to a first end of the surge arrestor contact member and the second connection end is connected to a second end of the surge arrestor contact member;
- a surge arrestor positioned between the pair of surge arrestor contact members;
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- a grounding member connected to the surge arrestor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.