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Corrosion resistant automatic splice

US7799996B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14References

18Claims

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Assignee

Hubbell Incorporated · US

Inventors

R. Carl Tamm · Trussville, US
Robert G. Hay · Pelham, US
Stanley R. Siegrist · Warren, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 30, 2008
Grant date	Sep 21, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 16, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01R4/52
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A corrosion resistant automatic splice having a housing with opposed first and second ends, an interior cavity between the ends, and a plurality of drainage openings disposed between an exterior surface of the housing and the interior cavity. The first and second ends are each adjacent a biasing member or spring. A semi frustoconical gripping jaw or clamp is located at each of the first and second ends adapted for receiving a cable. The drainage openings aid in voiding corrosive contaminants from the interior cavity of the splice.

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