Strain relieved wire connector
US6815616B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 3, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/595
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A twist-on wire connector having a housing with a spiral tread for engaging and holding electrical wires in an electrical connection and a chamber for carrying a member having a wire passageway so that the electrical wires can be retained within the connector by conforming the member about the wires to inhibit strain therein and a method of making an electrical connection that inhibits strain of the wire by inserting a plurality of wires into a spiral thread of a twist-on wire connector, rotating the plurality of wires to bring the electrical wires into electrical connection with each other and squeezing a member around the plurality of wires to bring the member into pressure contact along a portion of the plurality of wires to thereby inhibit strain on the plurality of wires held in the electrical connector.
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