Electricity: conductors and insulators – Conduits – cables or conductors – Combined
Reexamination Certificate
1999-06-23
2001-09-25
Reichard, Dean A. (Department: 2831)
Electricity: conductors and insulators
Conduits, cables or conductors
Combined
C174S08400S, C174S07400A
Reexamination Certificate
active
06294737
ABSTRACT:
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
Not Applicable
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
Not Applicable
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to reconnecting, enclosing, clamping, and locking wire splices from a multi-wire electric cable into an enclosure housing and more specifically to a reusable, improved enclosure for wire splices.
2. Description of the Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98
Previous methods of wire splicing require multiple pieces for clamping a cable in a bushing and for attaching the bushing to a housing. If a liquid tight seal was required, a sealing material was added to a cavity in the bushing after the cables were installed, or a portion of the bushing was hermetically sealed to the cable.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
(a) The main object of the present invention is to provide a reusable protective enclosure for a spliced electric cable, which enclosure may be reopened for an additional splice, or reused with another cable;
(b) to provide an enclosure that eliminates the labor intensity of heretofore known protection for wire splices;
(c) to eliminate some plurality of parts;
(d) to provide a molded rigid support, for wire splices, made with a non-conductive plastic;
(e) to provide a less costly than heretofore known wire splice protecting device, but equally effective.
The invention is a reusable enclosure for reconnecting, clamping, locking, and enclosing wire splices. The enclosure is formed of a two piece housing having an interior surface and an exterior surface, screws clamping together the two pieces of the housing, and a cable passage defined between the two pieces of the housing. The housing defines mortised frusto-conical shaped openings with grooves for locking frusto-conical wire nuts into the housing, and a predetermined opposed jaw configuration for enclosing the cable at the point of entry/exit into the cable passage.
Further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a consideration of the drawings and ensuing descriptions.
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Mayo III William H.
Reichard Dean A.
Rost Kyle W.
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