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Process and apparatus for the termination of electric cables installed in a building for subsequent connection

US5382178A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 19, 1993
Grant dateJan 17, 1995
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Expiry dateMar 19, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R4/2429
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The process for the termination of electric cables (2) makes it possible, during the installation of the electric structure of a building, to prepare the final connection of each cable (2) by any random operator. Use is made of standardized cable termination means for provisionally storing the cable ends. The apparatus essentially comprises a block (1) within which is inserted, for each cable (2), a locking part (3) having a flexible tongue (5). The introduction of a cable (2) into its recess (7) is definitive as a result of the locking action of the tongue (5). The final connection takes place by means of a connecting hole (8) traversing the recess (7). It is therefore possible to prepare the connection of numerous cables with numerous electrical equipments to be supplied.

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