Field terminable plug assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10062980-B2
Application number	US-201615572695-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 20, 2016
Priority date	May 22, 2015
Publication date	Aug 28, 2018
Grant date	Aug 28, 2018

Abstract

A safety termination apparatus for connecting to a power conductor has first and second galvanic connections, a sensor wire, and an insulating housing. The first and second galvanic connections are connected to an uninsulated portion of the power conductor and a sensor wire is electrically connected to each galvanic connection. The insulating housing encloses the galvanic connections and has first and second compartments for enclosing the first and second galvanic connections. The first and second compartments separate the first and second galvanic connections such that the first and second galvanic connections are not electrically connected to each other than through a mutual connection to the power conductor.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A safety termination apparatus for connecting to a power conductor comprising:
first and second galvanic connections connected to an uninsulated portion of the power conductor;
a sensor wire electrically connected to each galvanic connection; and
an insulating housing enclosing the galvanic connections, the insulating housing having first and second compartments for enclosing the first and second galvanic connections, the first and second compartments separating the first and second galvanic connections such that the first and second galvanic connections are not electrically connected to each other than through a mutual connection to the power conductor.

2. The safety termination apparatus of claim 1 wherein the insulating housing has a hinge along one side with an axis parallel to the power conductor.

3. The safety termination apparatus of claim 1 wherein the insulating housing further comprises power conductor extensions.

4. The termination safety apparatus of claim 3 wherein the power conductor extensions are tapered.

5. The termination apparatus of claim 1 wherein the insulating housing has sensor wire extensions.

6. The termination apparatus of claim 1 wherein the galvanic connections have a clamp body and a clamp screw.

Assignees

• Panduit Corp

Inventors

• Bugaris Rachel M
• Senese John C
• Blanton Derek W

Classifications

• H01R4/70

  Insulation of connections (end caps H01R4/22) · CPC title

• H01R4/30

  utilising a screw or nut clamping member (H01R4/50 takes precedence; utilising a clamping member acted on by screw or nut H01R4/38; {for coaxial cables H01R9/0521}) · CPC title

• H01R11/26 Primary

  End pieces terminating in a screw clamp, screw or nut · CPC title

• H01R11/32

  End pieces with two or more terminations · CPC title