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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 1977
Filed:
Jul. 30, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tillman Johnson Gressitt, Long Valley, NJ (US);
Richard O'Regan, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
339 / ; 339 / ;
Abstract
An insulation piercing slotted beam connector includes a central base portion which is bifurcated at one end. Each of the furcations has a chisel-like cutting edge at its tip which enables the terminal to pierce through insulation covering a conductor so that the insulation remains intact along an outer edge. The base portion also includes provision whereby the bifurcated end can advantageously laterally yaw upon engagement with the insulation covered conductor to properly align the terminal with an offset conductor for a gastight connection.