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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2013
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Matthew Spalding, Cornelius, NC (US);
Richard Heavner, Apex, NC (US);
Terry Edward Frye, Cary, NC (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
A wedge connector assembly for forming an electrical connection with first and second electrical conductors includes a coupling portion, first and second resilient spring sleeve portions located on the coupling portion, a first wedge member and a second wedge member. The first spring sleeve portion defines a first sleeve cavity tapering in a first direction away from the second spring sleeve portion and the second spring sleeve portion defines the second sleeve cavity tapering in a second direction away from the first spring sleeve portion. The first wedge member is configured to be forcibly driven into the first sleeve cavity in the first direction to capture the first conductor and the second wedge member is configured to be forcibly driven into the second sleeve cavity in the second direction to thereby capture the second conductor.