Wire connector
US5011440A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 10, 1990 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 10, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R11/22
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wire connector includes a first tubular member having a top wall with a top opening and a bottom wall with a bottom through-hole; a second tubular having a upper wall with a top through-hole and a lower wall with a bottom opening; a pair of tongs having a joined bottom section and bent tips. The improvements are characterized by the first tubular member having a pair of opposed braces extending from the top wall, adjacent to the top opening, and each of the two bent tips having a W-shaped section with a first upper bend and a second lower bend, the first upper and second lower bends being adjacent to each other at the upper tip of each tine of the tongs, the second lower bends be spaced apart and correspondingly curved towards each other, the first upper bends abutting each other, adjacent to the second lower bends and opposite to the bottom joined section of the pair of tongs.
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