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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2006
Applicants:
Barry Johnson, Ontario, CA;
Dmitry Ladin, Ontario, CA;
Randy Cole, Ontario, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Middletown, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 43/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for connecting first and second elongate conductors using a wedge connector includes: providing a wedge connector including a sleeve member, a wedge member, and a lubricant coating disposed on at least one of the sleeve member and the wedge member, the sleeve member defining a sleeve cavity; mounting the sleeve member on the first and second conductors; and driving the wedge member into the sleeve cavity using a hydraulic power drive tool assembly to secure the wedge connector to each of the first and second conductors.