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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2022
Applicant:
Hubbell Incorporated, Shelton, CT (US);
Inventor:
Christopher Gilpin Chadbourne, Merrimack, NH (US);
Assignee:
Hubbell Incorporated, Shelton, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/24 (2018.01); H01R 4/2412 (2018.01); H01R 4/2495 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/2412 (2013.01); H01R 4/2495 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electrical connector includes a clamp body having a substantially C-shaped configuration defining an interior cavity. A wedge is configured to be inserted into the clamp body. The wedge has a wedge body defining a conductor channel and a plurality of fins extending from the wedge body into the conductor channel. The plurality of fins is oriented to pierce an insulation layer of a conductor when the wedge is inserted into a clamp body.