Cable joining device with breakaway nut
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1. A connector assembly for connecting first and second cables and comprising:
- a body having first and second ends, a collet at said first end for gripping the first cable, a pocket at said second end for receiving an enlarged end of the second cable, a collet nut for engaging said body and forcing said collet into gripping engagement with the first cable, and a retainer nut for engaging said body and retaining the second cable in said pocket;
said collet and retainer nuts each include a length of threads and said body includes a male threaded section for threaded engagement with said threads of said collet nut and said threads of said retainer nut;
said body includes a breakaway nut at said second end for breaking away in response to a predetermined torque between said collet nut and said breakaway nut to provide access to said threaded section of said body by said retainer nut.
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Abstract
An internally threaded (23) collet nut (22) is placed onto the first cable (12) and a first cable (12) is inserted into a collapsible collet (20) on a connector body (18). The collet nut (22) and a breakaway nut (30) are engaged with simple wrenches to establish a reactive torque between the collet nut (22) and the breakaway nut (34) to break away the breakaway nut (34) from the connector body. An enlarged end (16) of the second cable (14) is placed into the interior of a retainer nut (30), which is threaded onto the threaded section (19) of the connector body (18) to abut the collet nut (22), thereby connecting the two cables (12 and 14).
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1. A connector assembly for connecting first and second cables and comprising:
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a body having first and second ends, a collet at said first end for gripping the first cable, a pocket at said second end for receiving an enlarged end of the second cable, a collet nut for engaging said body and forcing said collet into gripping engagement with the first cable, and a retainer nut for engaging said body and retaining the second cable in said pocket;
said collet and retainer nuts each include a length of threads and said body includes a male threaded section for threaded engagement with said threads of said collet nut and said threads of said retainer nut;
said body includes a breakaway nut at said second end for breaking away in response to a predetermined torque between said collet nut and said breakaway nut to provide access to said threaded section of said body by said retainer nut.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of connecting a first cable to a second cable having an enlarged end and comprising the steps:
placing an internally threaded collet nut onto the first cable, inserting the first cable into a collapsible collet on a first end of a connector body, threading the collet nut onto a threaded section of the connector body, establishing a reactive torque between the collet nut and a breakaway nut at a second end of the connector body and breaking away the breakaway nut in response to a predetermined torque between the collet nut and the brekaway nut to provide access to the threaded section of the body, placing the enlarged end of the second cable into the interior of a retainer nut, threading the retainer nut onto the threaded section of the connector body. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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