Electrical connector including insulating boots and associated methods
US7094094B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/5213
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical connector includes an electrically conductive body having spaced apart cable-receiving passageways for receiving respective electrical cable ends. The electrically conductive body may also have at least one respective fastener-receiving passageway intersecting each of the cable-receiving passageways. An insulating cover may be on the electrically conductive body and include an integrally molded respective tubular cable inlet aligned with each cable inlet opening. A respective insulating boot may be received in each of the tubular cable inlets. Each insulating boot may include a tubular sidewall having a progressively increasing diameter to an open outer end thereof, a removable boot closure cap for removable positioning in the open outer end of the tubular sidewall, and an integrally molded tether connecting the removable boot closure cap to the tubular sidewall.
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