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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:
Dec. 25, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank J. Muench, Jr., Waukesha, WI (US);
John M. Makal, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
James A. Wenzel, Sullivan, WI (US);
Assignee:
Cooper Industries, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/58 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/58 ;
Abstract
A high voltage electrical connector (,) interconnects sources of energy, such as transformers and circuit breakers, to distribution systems and the like via a high voltage cable (,). The high voltage electrical connector (,) includes an access cavity (,) providing access to the interior of the electrical connector. The access cavity (,) may be fitted with an insert plug (,) or an insert injection plug (,). The inserts (,) include a conductive shield (,) to reduce the possibility of electrical discharges from the inserts.