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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 28, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard Chadbourne, Merrimack, NH (US);
William J Lasko, Littleton, NH (US);
Armand T Montminy, Manchester, NH (US);
Assignee:
Framatome Connectors USA Inc., Fairfield, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439783 ;
Abstract
An electrical wedge connector having a shell and two wedges. The shell has two cross-sectional hook shaped sections orientated generally reverse to each other, but angled relative to each other at an acute angle. One of the wedges has insulation piercers and flaps over conductor contacting surfaces. The other wedge can be trimmed to length and has locking notches to longitudinally lock its relative position with the shell.