Spacer assembly for conductor bundle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9412493-B2
Application number	US-201213473987-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 17, 2012
Priority date	Jun 8, 2011
Publication date	Aug 9, 2016
Grant date	Aug 9, 2016

Abstract

A spacer assembly includes first and second clamping bodies. The first clamping body has a first slot therein and the second clamping body has an opening. A fastener is received by the first clamping body slot and the second clamping body opening to secure the first clamping body to the second clamping body such that rotation of the fastener moves the fastener in the first clamping body slot to move the first clamping body relative to the second clamping body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A spacer assembly, comprising:
a first clamping body including a first slot having a first length therein;
a second clamping body having an opening; and
a fastener having a first diameter received by said first clamping body slot and said second clamping body opening to secure said first clamping body to said second clamping body such that rotation of said fastener moves said fastener laterally along the first length of said first clamping body slot to move said first clamping body relative to said second clamping body, wherein said first length of said first slot is more than two times said first diameter of said fastener; a tapered protrusion extends upwardly from said first clamping body, said first slot being formed in a perimeter of said tapered protrusion; and wherein said tapered protrusion is an isosceles trapezoid in cross section.

2. The spacer assembly according to claim 1 , wherein
said fastener and said second clamping body opening are threaded.

3. The spacer assembly according to claim 1 , wherein
a tab extends outwardly from said first clamping body; and
a second slot extends longitudinally in said second clamping body, said second slot movably receiving said tab to further secure said first clamping body to said second clamping body.

4. The spacer assembly according to claim 1 , wherein
a first tab extends outwardly from said first clamping body;
a first shoulder extends longitudinally on said second clamping body, said first shoulder movably receiving said first tab to further secure said first clamping body to said second clamping body.

5. The spacer assembly according to claim 4 , wherein
a second tab extends outwardly from said second clamping body;
a second shoulder extends longitudinally on said first clamping body, said second shoulder movably receiving said second tab to further secure said first clamping body to said second clamping body;
said tapered protrusion extends upwardly from said first clamping body, said first slot being formed in said tapered protrusion;
a head portion of said fastener has an outer portion and an inner portion, said outer portion being separable from said inner portion when a predetermined torque is obtained during installation
a first conductor receiving portion extends downwardly from a first end of said first clamping body;
a second conductor receiving portion extends upwardly from a second end of said first clamping body;
a third conductor receiving portion extends downwardly from a first end of said second clamping body;
a fourth conductor receiving portion extends upwardly from a second end of said second clamping body; said first and third conductor receiving portions forming a first cavity to receive a first conductor and said second and fourth conductor receiving portions forming a second cavity to receive a second conductor when said first and second clamping bodies are connected; and
a grommet received in each of said first and second cavities to substantially prevent damage to the first and second conductors received therein.

6. The spacer assembly according to claim 1 , wherein
a head portion of said fastener has an outer portion and an inner portion, said outer portion being separable from said inner portion when a predetermined torque is obtained during installation.

7. The spacer assembly according to claim 1 , wherein
a washer disposed on said fastener prevents removal of said fastener from said first slot in said first clamping body.

8. The spacer assembly according to claim 1 , wherein
a first conductor receiving portion extends downwardly from a first end of said first clamping body;
a second conductor receiving portion extends upwardly from a second end of said first clamping body;
a third conductor receiving portion extends downwardly from a first end of said second clamping body; and
a fourth conductor receiving portion extends upwardly from a second end of said second clamping body; said first and third conductor receiving portions forming a first cavity to receive a first conductor and said second and fourth conductor receiving portions forming a second cavity to receive a second conductor when said first and second clamping bodies are connected.

9. The spacer assembly according to claim 8 , wherein
a grommet is received in each of said first and second cavities to substantially prevent damage to the first and second conductors received therein.

Assignees

• De France Robert Victor
• Dobrinski Daniel David
• Hubbell Inc

Inventors

• De France Robert Victor
• Dobrinski Daniel David

Classifications

• H01B7/17 Primary

  Protection against damage caused by external factors, e.g. sheaths or armouring · CPC title

• Y10T29/49194

  Assembling elongated conductors, e.g., splicing, etc. · CPC title

• H02G1/14

  for joining or terminating cables · CPC title

• H01B7/40

  with arrangements for facilitating mounting or securing · CPC title

• H02G3/0406 Primary

  Details thereof (installation or suspension of conduit channels and other supports H02G3/263) · CPC title