Electrical cable connector
First Claim
1. An electrical connector for drawing power from an electrical cable, the electrical connector comprising:
- a body having a first side including a channel which opens on the first side so that an electrical cable can be laterally inserted into the channel from the first side;
a clamp in the channel for clamping the electrical cable in the channel, wherein the clamp comprises left and right clamp members;
an operator for operating the clamp through a screw action, the operator being located on a second side of the body, distinct from the first side, andmoving the left and right clamp members to reduce effective width and depth of the channel relative to the electrical cable so that the electrical cable is centered and clamped substantially simultaneously; and
a pair of conductors, each conductor having a sharp first end for piercing insulation of the electrical cable when clamped in the channel to make contact with a respective conductive core of the electrical cable, and a second end for external electrical connection, wherein the left and right clamp members are located symmetrically with respect to the conductors so that the electrical cable is centered and clamped with the conductive cores substantially in alignment with the first ends of the corresponding conductors.
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Abstract
An electrical connector for use on an electrical cable, for drawing power from the cable, includes a body having upper and lower sides, the lower side including a channel which opens to the exterior on the lower side such that the cable can be laterally inserted into the channel from the lower side, a clamp in the channel for clamping the cable in the channel, and an operator on the upper side for operating the clamp, the operator being operable through a screw action. Also included is a pair of conductors, each conductor having a sharp lower end for piercing the cable clamped in the channel to make contact with a respective conductive core of the cable, and an upper end for external electrical connection on the upper side.
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20 Claims
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1. An electrical connector for drawing power from an electrical cable, the electrical connector comprising:
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a body having a first side including a channel which opens on the first side so that an electrical cable can be laterally inserted into the channel from the first side; a clamp in the channel for clamping the electrical cable in the channel, wherein the clamp comprises left and right clamp members; an operator for operating the clamp through a screw action, the operator being located on a second side of the body, distinct from the first side, and moving the left and right clamp members to reduce effective width and depth of the channel relative to the electrical cable so that the electrical cable is centered and clamped substantially simultaneously; and a pair of conductors, each conductor having a sharp first end for piercing insulation of the electrical cable when clamped in the channel to make contact with a respective conductive core of the electrical cable, and a second end for external electrical connection, wherein the left and right clamp members are located symmetrically with respect to the conductors so that the electrical cable is centered and clamped with the conductive cores substantially in alignment with the first ends of the corresponding conductors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An electrical connector for connecting conducting cores of a first electrical cable to respective conducting cores of a second electrical cable without severing of the first electrical cable, the connector comprising:
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a body having a first side that includes a channel for receiving and clamping of a first electrical cable; a clamp operatively arranged within the channel and slidably engaged with the body, having a first position opening the channel, while the clamp is engaged with the body, for lateral insertion of the first electrical cable in the channel, and a second position closing the channel, while the clamp is engaged with the body, and clamping the first electrical cable against the body; an operator for sliding the clamp, while engaged with the body, between the first and second positions, the operator being located on an opposite side of the body from the channel; and a pair of conductors, each conductor having a sharp first end for piercing insulation of the first electrical cable when clamped within the channel and making contact with a conducting core of the first electrical cable, and a second end for electrical connection to a conducting core of a second electrical cable. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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