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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:
Jun. 23, 1981
Filed:
Sep. 18, 1979
Ernest G Hoffman, Middlefield, CT (US);
Michael J D'Amato, North Haven, CT (US);
Harvey Hubbell Incorporated, Orange, CT (US);
Abstract
A protective cover for an electrical connector capable of torsional flexibility and adapted for use in combination with an electrical connector having a rotatable sleeve for actuating a locking pin to lock the connector's blades. The cover is a unitary elastomeric body comprising a clamping assembly for securing to the connector cable, a gripping sleeve for engaging the rotatable sleeve on the connector, and a torsionally flexible portion joining the clamping assembly and gripping sleeve. The torsionally flexible portion includes an annular series of radial pleats and a thin-walled tubular portion extending from the pleats.