Electrical connector

Details Electrical connector Electrical connector

1980-04-01

1981-05-19

McQuade, John

Geometrical instruments

339245, 339248S, H01R 1120, H01R 1315

Patent

active

042681049

ABSTRACT:
An electrical connector is disclosed comprising an elongated hollow tube having opposite sides and opposite open ends, and an elongated electrically conductive metal strap extending longitudinally within the tube. The strap has toothed ends terminating short of the opposite ends of the tube, and each end has a plurality of teeth projecting from the same side of the strap toward one side of the tube. A pair of cams project inwardly from the other side of the tube toward the one side thereof, there being one of the cams located inwardly of each end of the metal strap and bearing on the strap. The tube has an opening formed in an intermediate portion thereof from the one side extending toward the other side leaving a connecting hinge in the other side about which the opposite ends of the tube are normally folded toward each other, forming an angle substantially less than 180.degree. in which position a pair of conductors are inserted through the opposite ends of the tube into the space between the toothed end portions of the strap and the one side of the tube. In the folded position of the tube, the cam means bear upon the strap at positions inwardly from the end portions thereof. When the tube is straightened into linear form, the toothed end portions slide under the cam means whereupon the toothed end portions are forced to bite into the conductors.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2359541 (1944-10-01), Bancroft
patent: 2521722 (1950-09-01), Hubbell et al.
patent: 4073565 (1978-02-01), Raymond

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