Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wedge connector assemblies and methods and connections including same
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Application No.: US16674146Application Date: 2019-11-05
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Publication No.: US10680353B2Publication Date: 2020-06-09
- Inventor: Sachidanandan Murugiah , Sarzil Rahman , Barry James Johnson , Steven Mitchell , Jonathan Guppy
- Applicant: TE Connectivity Services GmbH , Tyco Electronics Canada ULC
- Applicant Address: CH Schaffhausen CA Markham
- Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SERVICES GMBH,TYCO ELECTRONICS CANADA ULC
- Current Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SERVICES GMBH,TYCO ELECTRONICS CANADA ULC
- Current Assignee Address: CH Schaffhausen CA Markham
- Agency: Myers Bigel, P.A.
- Main IPC: H01R4/50
- IPC: H01R4/50

Abstract:
A wedge connector system for connecting first and second elongate electrical conductors includes a C-shaped sleeve member, a wedge member and a locking mechanism. The sleeve member defines a sleeve cavity and opposed first and second sleeve channels on either side of the sleeve cavity. The wedge member includes a wedge body having first and second opposed wedge side walls. The locking mechanism includes a lock member including a sleeve engagement portion, and a clamping mechanism coupled to the wedge member. The sleeve member and the wedge member are configured to capture the first and second conductors such that the first conductor is received in the first sleeve channel between the sleeve member and the first wedge side wall and the second conductor is received in the second sleeve channel between the sleeve member and the second wedge side wall. The locking mechanism is mountable on the sleeve member and the wedge member such that the sleeve engagement portion interlocks with the sleeve member and the clamping mechanism can be operated to force the wedge member into the sleeve cavity to apply clamping loads on the first and second conductors.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200076094A1 WEDGE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS AND CONNECTIONS INCLUDING SAME Public/Granted day:2020-03-05
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