Enclosure for spliced cable having improved hinge assembly
First Claim
1. An electrical connector of the type for interconnecting at least two wires, comprising an enclosure having at least two housing parts hinged together along one side edge thereof, said hinged side edge further comprising a latch assembly comprised of an arcuate projection and a complementary receiving opening, said arcuate projection being spaced from, and having a concave surface facing, said hinged side edge and being freely rotatable into and out of said opening upon rotation of said housing parts, said opening having an arcuate surface for cooperable contact with said concave surface of said arcuate projection, said arcuate projection, when in the closed position, being in cooperable contact with said arcuate surface to remove the load from said hinged side edge.
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Abstract
A splicing enclosure is comprised of a base portion and a lid portion, with a grounding contact positioned in both halves. The grounding contacts include a plurality of grounding contact portions to receive shielded cable in a transverse relation thereto. The enclosure is provided with a removable ferrule, which can be slidably received between the shielding and inner sheath of a shielded cable to enhance the strain relief on the cable between the cable and the grounding contact. The grounding contact is designed so as to accommodate a plurality of shielded cable configurations. The enclosure is also provided with a progressive latch, which cooperates upon rotation of the lid relative to its base portion to take off the load from the integrated hinge to prevent breakage of the hinge.
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22 Claims
- 1. An electrical connector of the type for interconnecting at least two wires, comprising an enclosure having at least two housing parts hinged together along one side edge thereof, said hinged side edge further comprising a latch assembly comprised of an arcuate projection and a complementary receiving opening, said arcuate projection being spaced from, and having a concave surface facing, said hinged side edge and being freely rotatable into and out of said opening upon rotation of said housing parts, said opening having an arcuate surface for cooperable contact with said concave surface of said arcuate projection, said arcuate projection, when in the closed position, being in cooperable contact with said arcuate surface to remove the load from said hinged side edge.
- 7. An electrical connector enclosure having two housing parts hinged together along a first side edge thereof, the housing parts further comprising a latch assembly comprised of an arcuate latching member positioned on a first housing part having an arcuate surface facing said first side edge, which cooperates with a complementary surface on the second housing part, upon relative rotation therebetween, and progressively transferring load from said first side edge to said latch assembly upon closure of said two housing parts.
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15. An electrical connector housing, comprising:
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two housing parts which rotate relative to each other along a hinged side edge, the two housing parts having an upper face which, when closed, abut each other;
one of said housing parts including an arcuately shaped projection positioned on said upper face proximate to, and extending substantially parallel to, said hinged side edge, said arcuately shaped projection curving towards said hinged side edge and having an arcuate surface facing said hinged side edge; and
an opening profiled to receive said arcuately shaped projection and cooperate with said arcuate surface to remove the forces transmitted through said hinged side edge, during closure of said housing parts. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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- 21. An electrical connector of the type for interconnecting at least two wires, comprising an enclosure having at least two housing parts hinged together along one edge thereof, said hinged side edge further comprising a latch assembly comprised of a projection and a complementary receiving opening, said projection being profiled as an arcuately shaped wall having an inner surface facing said hinged side edge, said arcuately shaped wall having a rigidifying rib extending from one of said housing parts, interconnecting said inner surface with said one housing part, said opening being elongate and having a surface contoured to receive said inner surface of said projection, rotating into said opening upon closure of said housing parts, retaining the two housing parts together.
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