Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electrical connector including viewing window assembly and associated methods
- Patent Title (中): 电连接器包括观察窗组件和相关方法
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Application No.: US11780766Application Date: 2007-07-20
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Publication No.: US07717740B2Publication Date: 2010-05-18
- Inventor: James L. Zahnen , Kenneth C. Elliott, III
- Applicant: James L. Zahnen , Kenneth C. Elliott, III
- Applicant Address: US DE Wilmington
- Assignee: Thomas & Betts International, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Thomas & Betts International, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US DE Wilmington
- Agency: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist, P.A.
- Main IPC: H01R13/52
- IPC: H01R13/52

Abstract:
An electrical connector includes a window assembly including an electrically insulating transparent base and a plurality of electrically insulating transparent windows extending outwardly therefrom. The connector may include an electrically conducting body having spaced apart cable-receiving passageways for receiving respective insulation-free electrical cable ends therein, and with each cable-receiving passageway having a cable inlet opening and a cable end viewing opening opposite the cable inlet opening. The body may also have at least one respective fastener-receiving passageway intersecting each cable-receiving passageway. The individual windows of the window assembly are aligned with respective cable end viewing openings to provide a cover and to permit visual confirmation of proper placement of the insulation-free electrical cable end within a corresponding one of the cable-receiving passageways. The connector may further include an insulating cover on the body and defining a seal with the window assembly.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080009184A1 ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR INCLUDING VIEWING WINDOW ASSEMBLY AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Public/Granted day:2008-01-10
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