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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
May. 07, 2012
Larry N. Siebens, Asbury, NJ (US);
Dan Gardner, Stewartsville, NJ (US);
Geoffrey Reed, East Stroudsburg, PA (US);
Jeffrey Gieger, Dingmans Ferry, PA (US);
Stanley Szyszko, Wall, NJ (US);
Larry N. Siebens, Asbury, NJ (US);
Dan Gardner, Stewartsville, NJ (US);
Geoffrey Reed, East Stroudsburg, PA (US);
Jeffrey Gieger, Dingmans Ferry, PA (US);
Stanley Szyszko, Wall, NJ (US);
Thomas & Betts International, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A device includes a sacrificial cap configured for mounting on a direct access port of an electrical connector. The sacrificial cap includes an insulated body and a sacrificial probe conductor projecting from the insulated body. The sacrificial probe conductor is configured to conductively couple with a conductor in the electrical connector via the direct access port when the sacrificial cap is installed on the direct access port. The sacrificial cap includes a portion configured to be physically severed to confirm that the electrical connector is de-energized.