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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 1993
Filed:
Sep. 06, 1991
Julio F Rodrigues, Somerville, NJ (US);
Adam Fischer, Jr, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Thomas & Betts Corporation, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Abstract
An enclosure for an electrical terminal block includes a housing having a back wall and projecting side walls extending thereabout to form a bounded chamber. One side wall includes an opening formed therethrough for permitting passage of an electrical cable into the bounded chamber. A barrier member is supported by the side wall adjacent the opening. The barrier member includes a barrier wall at least partially surrounding the opening about a periphery thereof. The barrier member includes a pair of elongate oppositely directed deflectable fingers projecting inwardly from the barrier wall. Distal ends of the fingers include slitted portions thereat for engaging and deforming around the electrical cable upon passage thereof through an opening in the side wall.