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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2012
Applicants:
William J. Balfour, Winsted, CT (US);
Tom L. Ries, Ord, NE (US);
Inventors:
William J. Balfour, Winsted, CT (US);
Tom L. Ries, Ord, NE (US);
Assignee:
Electric Motion Company, Inc., Winsted, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A hot line clamp employs a pair of jaw members which have clamp surfaces. The jaw members are coupled under the load of a compression spring. One jaw member has a ring which allows for relative angular positioning so that a clamp surface of the jaw member engages a shoulder of the second jaw member in a cocked position. When a torque is applied to the ring, the clamp members snap together to clamp over a hot line disposed between the clamp surfaces.