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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 30, 1999
Dale C. McCarthy, Pensacola, FL (US);
Centerpin Technology, Inc., Gulf Breeze, FL (US);
Abstract
The present invention is for an electrical connector and a method of making an electrical connector which connector has a housing having a bore therein and a housing cap having an aperture therethrough sized for an electrical conductor to pass through. An electrical conductor gripping collar is positioned between the housing and housing cap for gripping an electrical conductor threaded through the housing cap, through the gripping collar, and into the housing bore. The gripping collar is formed of a single generally flat piece of material having at least one opening therein having a plurality of gripping fingers extending from the edge of the opening for gripping an electrical conductor threaded therethrough for holding the electrical conductor to the electrical connector. The gripping collar can advantageously be made of flat material which has been stamped with a shaped die to punch a hole in the material and form the gripping fingers. The gripping collar can also be made to penetrate the insulation of the electrical conductor or to grasp the electrical conductor without penetrating the insulation as desired.