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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2012
Applicant:
Thomas & Betts International, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventor:
Matthew D. Cawood, De Leon Springs, FL (US);
Assignee:
THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/00 (2006.01); H02G 15/18 (2006.01); H01R 13/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02G 15/18 (2013.01); H01R 13/5227 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for preventing the intrusion of water or other liquids into the interior of an automatic splice. The device includes a series of fingers that contact the cable stranding and wick water away from the cable and out of the connector. These fingers could be integrally molded into the cable cone or molded as a separate piece and inserted. They could also be constructed of any typical brush material such as metal, plastic, rubber, or fiber. The fingers could be arranged in a variety of configurations.