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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2023
Richards Mfg. Co. Sales, Llc, Irvington, NJ (US);
Glenn J. Luzzi, Mt. Bethel, PA (US);
Jeffrey J. Madden, Bernardsville, NJ (US);
Richards Mfg. Co. Sales, LLC, Irvington, NJ (US);
Abstract
An elbow connector receives a cable assembly having a lug with a lug aperture. The elbow connector comprises a receiving cavity for the lug of the cable assembly and a fastener assembly. The fastener assembly has a connecting rod, a fastener tube, and a fastener. The fastener is configured for movement within the fastener tube. The connecting rod has a bumper for engaging the lug and an obstruction element for engaging the fastener. The connecting rod is moveable between (i) a blocking position in which the obstruction element indicates the fastener is unaligned with the lug aperture, and (ii) a non-blocking position in which the fastener is free of the obstruction element and aligned with the lug aperture. The connecting rod transitions to the non-blocking position in response to the lug moving the bumper to a point where the fastener and the lug aperture are aligned.