Split bolt connector with interlaced grooves in pressure pad
US4147446A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 22, 1978 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/7135
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This invention relates to electrical connectors, and in one embodiment comprises a "split bolt" type connector having a pressure pad member interposed between the bolt head and the nut, the conductor contacting surfaces of which are characterized by being V-shaped with alternating lands and grooves oriented substantially transverse to the axis of conductors residing therein; the land on one side of each receptacle surface being interlaced with lands on the other side of the receptacle surface.
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