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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2009
Marc Brodeur, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, CA;
Marc Brodeur, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, CA;
Thomas & Betts International, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a connector for terminating an electrical cable, including: a connector body having a receiving and an egressing end, axially bored therethrough; a compression nut attachable to the cable egressing end; and an annular segmented gland chuck for engagement with the cable for securing the cable within the body; the segmented chuck including an annular base and a plurality of circumferentially spaced chuck segments extending from the base, each the chuck segment being axially deflectable about a base hinge perpendicular to the axis and circumferentially deflectable towards the axis about a segmented hinge parallel to the axis.