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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2020
Hubbell Incorporated, Shelton, CT (US);
Nicholas Adam Santoro, Edwardsville, IL (US);
Christopher John Minski, St. Louis, MO (US);
Michael Charles Schinner, Afton, MO (US);
HUBBELL INCORPORATED, Shelton, CT (US);
Abstract
A barrier including an outer edge and a plurality of elements such as bristles projecting inwardly from the outer edge. An electrical fitting including a body having an inner cavity, an aperture within the inner cavity between a first portion and a second portion, and a barrier positioned within or adjacent to the aperture, the barrier including an outer edge and a plurality of bendable elements. A method of assembling an electrical fitting including providing a barrier including an outer edge and a plurality of bendable elements projecting inwardly, placing the barrier within an inner cavity of the electrical fitting, placing a conductor into the second portion of the inner cavity, a distal portion of the conductor extending through the barrier and into a first portion of the inner cavity, and filling the first portion of the inner cavity with a sealing compound.