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US 8,552,296 B2Granted
Systems, apparatus, and related methods for weather-proofed wire splicings
OwnerMichael Joyeinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems, apparatus and related methods for making weather, fire, or water-proofed wire-to-wire electrical connections.
Claims13
A cap comprising:
- a hollow body;
- a first socket, located on the inside of the hollow body;
- a second socket, located on the outside of the hollow body;
- wherein said sockets are configured to receive and releasably retain a head of connector for splicing two wires, said connector further comprising a wire receptacle configured to receive and retain at least a portion of two or more wire cores so that the wire cores are electrically contacted;
- wherein the body is configured to electrically insulate-the-connector when the head of the connector is received and releasably retained by the first socket;
- and,
- wherein the body is configured to be a handle for the connector when the head of the connector is received and releasably retained in the second socket, whereby said portions of said wire cores may be provided to said wire receptacle.
4 more elements
A method of coupling wires comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a connector featuring a head and at least one wire receptacle;
- obtaining a cap featuring a hollow body with an internal socket and an external socket, wherein said sockets are configured to receive the head of the connector;
- securing the head of the connector to the external socket of the cap so that the cap functions as a handle for the connector;
- anchoring at least one wire-core to within said wire receptacle(s);
- unsecuring the head from the external socket;
- depositing the connector plus wires core(s) into the hollow body;
- securing the head of the connector to the internal socket of the cap so that the connector plus wire core(s) is retained within the cap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.