Connector assembly

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2011-08-09

2011-08-09

Gushi, Ross N (Department: 2833)

Electrical connectors

Metallic connector or contact having movable or resilient...

Bolt or screw between and transverse of parallel conductors

C439S783000

Reexamination Certificate

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07993169

ABSTRACT:
A connector assembly for joining bare or insulated conductors includes a first member and a second member which cooperate to act as clamps. The first member has two beams connected by a body and tabs extending from the center of the body substantially parallel to the two beams. The distal end of the beams each have a receptacle for receiving a conductor. The cross-section of the first member may be Sigma- or E-shaped. The second member has two contact planes, each facing a receptacle, and has a body facing surface that complements the shape of the inner surface of the body that it engages, including a groove for receiving the tabs. The second member is guided by the tabs of the first member when moved by operation of a fastener from an unloaded position, where the second member engages the body, to a loaded position in which the second member is pushed away from the body and holds the conductors securely in place in the receptacles. This connector assembly is adaptable for hot stick applications.

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