Electrical connector with visual seating indicator and associated methods
US6830475B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 15, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/504
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical connector may include a connector body having a passageway therethrough with a first end for receiving therein an electrical bushing insert, and a second end for receiving therein an electrical conductor. The connector body may have an outer end portion adjacent the first end of the passageway being movable between an unseated position and a seated position, and the connector body may also include indicia on an outer end portion that has a visibility changing to indicate the seated position. The indicia may take the form of a colored band. The outer end portion may move to the flared shape upon abutting the shoulder of the electrical bushing insert. When properly seated, the indicia will be visible to the technician looking down along the axis of the electrical bushing insert and first connector end.
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