Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electrical connector with tethered sealing caps
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Application No.: US17894405Application Date: 2022-08-24
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Publication No.: US12316046B2Publication Date: 2025-05-27
- Inventor: Andrew John Schneck , Chad Wesley Chesser , Kyle Howard Tyler
- Applicant: Hubbell Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US CT Shelton
- Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Shelton
- Agency: Wissing Miller LLP
- Main IPC: H01R13/533
- IPC: H01R13/533 ; H01R13/52 ; H01R13/523 ; H01R43/24

Abstract:
A submersible cable connector for connecting a plurality of cable ends is provided. The submersible cable connector includes a connector body and an encapsulation member covering the connector body. The connector body has one or more cable receiving apertures or cavities and one or more fastener receiving apertures in communication with the cable receiving apertures. The encapsulation member includes integrally molded tubular cable ports in communication with the cable receiving apertures, spaced apart tubular fastener ports in communication with the fastener receiving apertures, and tethered sealing cap assemblies monolithically or integrally formed into the encapsulation member, and each configured to seal respective one of the fastener ports.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230061690A1 CONNECTOR WITH TETHERED CAPS Public/Granted day:2023-03-02
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