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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2016
Hubbell Incorporated, Shelton, CT (US);
Xingniu Huo, Medina, OH (US);
William Frederick Tyrrell, III, New Franklin, OH (US);
Bastiaan Hubertus Van Besouw, Strongsville, OH (US);
Jeffrey Joseph Kester, Bemus Point, NY (US);
Peter James Swales, Aiken, SC (US);
Hubbell Incorporated, Shelton, CT (US);
Abstract
A dead front connector including an electrical coupling, a voltage tap, a voltage testing circuit. The electrical coupling is configured to electrically connect a power cable to a device. The voltage tap is configured to allow testing for the presence of a voltage between the power cable and the device. The voltage testing circuit is placed within the voltage tap. The voltage testing circuit includes an indicator configured to provide an indication when the voltage is present.