Device having an electrical connector and a sacrificial cap
AssigneeThomas & Betts International, Inc.
InventorsLarry N. Siebens, Dan Gardner, Geoffrey Reed, Jeffrey Gieger, Stanley Szyszko
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Abstract
A device includes a sacrificial cap configured for mounting on a direct access port of an electrical connector. The sacrificial cap includes an insulated body and a sacrificial probe conductor projecting from the insulated body. The sacrificial probe conductor is configured to conductively couple with a conductor in the electrical connector via the direct access port when the sacrificial cap is installed on the direct access port. The sacrificial cap includes a portion configured to be physically severed to confirm that the electrical connector is de-energized.
Claims21
A device, comprising:
- a sacrificial cap configured for mounting on a direct access port of an electrical connector,
- wherein the sacrificial cap includes an insulated body and a sacrificial probe conductor projecting from the insulated body,
- wherein the sacrificial probe conductor is configured to conductively couple with a conductor in the electrical connector via the direct access port when the sacrificial cap is installed on the direct access port,
- wherein the sacrificial cap includes a portion configured to be physically severed to confirm that the electrical connector is de-energized.
A device, comprising:
- a sacrificial assembly configured for mounting on a direct access port of an electrical connector,
- wherein the sacrificial assembly comprises:
- an insulated body having a bore formed at least partially therethrough;
- an injectable probe conductor retained in the bore;
- and
- an actuator for driving the injectable probe conductor into the direct access port to conductively connect to a conductor in the electrical connector via the direct access port when the sacrificial assembly is installed on the direct access port.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.