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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 04, 1997
Jeremy Phelps Leon, Morris Township, NJ (US);
George Albert Lundberg, Jr, Pompton Plains, NJ (US);
E. J. Brooks Company, Newark, NJ (US);
Abstract
Integral one piece molded thermoplastic male and female housing segments are interconnected by a bridge member via living hinges, The female segment has a sheet metal insert with a locking aperture. A wire or other member is inserted in passages in the two segments in an unfolded position forming a loop whose ends are passed through the passages. An edge of the insert is adjacent to the passages in the female segment. The male housing segment has a locking stud extending therefrom and engaged with the insert locking aperture locking the male segment in a recess in the female housing segment. The bridge member encloses a housing end and the passages at that end. The folded over segments cause the wire to bend sharply in a 180.degree. bend about the insert edge. The edge digs into the wire upon withdrawal of the wire from the passages, severing the wire. Different embodiments are disclosed.