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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2009
Applicants:
David Charles Hughes, Rubicon, WI (US);
John Mitchell Makal, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Paul Roscizewski, Eagle, WI (US);
Inventors:
David Charles Hughes, Rubicon, WI (US);
John Mitchell Makal, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Paul Roscizewski, Eagle, WI (US);
Assignee:
Cooper Technologies Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 43/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electrical connector includes a sleeve defining an axis and a contact assembly inserted in the sleeve, the contact assembly including pieces that move axially relative to one another during a fault close operation. An interface between the sleeve and the contact assembly is configured to permit replacement of the contact assembly without replacing the sleeve.