Electrical connector

• US 6,918,785 B1
• Filed: 06/01/2004
• Issued: 07/19/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Isodyne Inc.
• Original Assignee: M-Pyre LLC
• Inventors: Reilly, Joseph M.
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, TRUC T
• Application Number:
  US10/858,278
• Time in Patent Office: 413 Days
• Field of Search: 439/455, 439459-460, 439/464, 439470-472, 439578-585
• US Class Current: 439/472
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/5804 comprising a separate cable clamping part H01R13/5841 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6215 using one or more bolts
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 9/03 Connectors arranged to contact a plurality of the conductors of a multiconductor cable , e.g. tapping connections

Abstract

An electrical connector including an adapter, having an electric component attachment flange and a hollow bored nipple which is continuous with the adapter, the nipple having an outwardly opening “C” band receiving channel; an electrical cable extending through the nipple; a tubular sheath having a forward end overlying the hollow bored nipple'"'"'s outwardly opening “C” band receiving channel; a first steel “C” band overlying the flexible tubular sheath, the first steel “C” band being positioned along the flexible tubular sheath so that it further overlies the outwardly opening “C” band receiving channel, the first steel “C” band extending the flexible tubular sheath into the outwardly opening “C” band receiving channel; and at least a second steel “C” band oppositely overlying the first steel “C” band.

Claims

1. An electrical connector comprising:

(a) a hollow bored adapter having a forward end and a rearward end, the forward end comprising electrical component attaching means, the rearward end comprising a hollow bored nipple, the hollow bore of the nipple being continuous with the hollow bore of the adapter, the hollow bored nipple having an outwardly opening “

C”

band receiving channel;

(b) at least a first electrical cable extending within the bore of the hollow bored adapter, and extending through the bore of the hollow bored nipple, the at least first electric cable extending rearwardly from the rearward end of the hollow bored adapter;

(c) a flexible tubular sheath having a forward end overlying the hollow bored nipple'"'"'s outwardly opening “

C”

band receiving channel, the flexible tubular sheath extending rearwardly from the rearward end of the hollow bored adapter;

(d) a first steel “

C”

band overlying the flexible tubular sheath, the first steel “

C”

band being positioned along the flexible tubular sheath so that it further overlies the outwardly opening “

C”

band receiving channel, the first steel “

C”

band extending the flexible tubular sheath into the outwardly opening “

C”

band receiving channel; and

(e) at least a second steel “

C”

band oppositely overlying the first steel “

C”

band.

2. The electrical connector of claim 1 wherein the hollow bored nipple has a non-circular cross-sectional shape.

3. The electrical connector of claim 2 wherein the hollow bored nipple has a lateral profile, wherein the first and at least second steel “

C”

bands have lateral profiles, and wherein the lateral profiles of the first and at least second steel “

C”

bands approximate that of the hollow bored nipple.

4. The electrical connector of claim 3 wherein the outwardly opening “

C”

band receiving channel has a rearward end defined by a first outwardly extending wall, said wall having a knurled or ridged outer surface.

5. The electrical connector of claim 4 wherein the outwardly opening “

C”

band receiving channel has a knurled or ridged floor.

6. The electrical connector of claim 5 wherein the outwardly opening “

C”

band receiving channel has a forward end defined by a second outwardly extending wall.

7. The electrical connector assembly of claim 1 wherein the electrical component attaching means comprises a connector selected from the group consisting of mounting flanges, rotatable coupling nuts, helical threads, mounting lugs, mounting lug receiving slots, and mounting clips.

8. The electrical connector assembly of claim 7 wherein the flexible tubular sheath comprises a material selected from the group consisting of metal wire braid, polymer fiber braid, glass fiber braid, and polymer tubing.