High-power electrical quick connector
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorHerbert A. Bankstahl
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Abstract
A quick connector assembly for high power electrical applications is disclosed. The quick connector assembly has a first connector and a second connector constructed to form an electrical connection that can be quickly coupled and decoupled. The first connector has a collar portion connectable to a welding cable and a stem portion having a shank section and a threaded section. The second connector has a recess constructed to receive the stem portion of the first connector and electrically engage both the shank portion and the threaded portion of the first connector. The stem portion of the first connector has a channel formed therein, and the second connector includes a pin extending into the recess of the second connector and constructed to engage the channel formed in the stem portion of the first connector.
Claims9
A high-power quick connector assembly comprising:
- a first connector having a stem portion and a collar portion connectable to a welding cable, the stem portion having a threaded segment extending from the collar portion followed by a threadless shank segment at the distal end of the stem portion, wherein the stem portion of the first connector further comprises a pair of planar surfaces truncating opposing sides of the stem portion;
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- a second connector having a recess formed therein, the recess constructed to receive the stem portion of the first connector and engage the shank segment and the threaded segment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.