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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2016
Applicant:
Megger Instruments Ltd, Dover, GB;
Inventors:
Eddie Adams, Dover, GB;
Andrew Gilham, Dover, GB;
Assignee:
MEGGER INSTRUMENTS LTD, Dover, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/48 (2006.01); H01R 13/453 (2006.01); H01R 11/24 (2006.01); G01R 1/067 (2006.01); H01R 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/4532 (2013.01); G01R 1/06788 (2013.01); H01R 4/48 (2013.01); H01R 11/24 (2013.01); H01R 13/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
A clamp for establishing an electrical connection with a conductor is provided. The clamp comprises a first body and a second body. The second body is pivotally coupled to the first body. The first and second bodies define a receiving region therebetween for receiving a conductor. The first and second bodies are biased towards each other at the receiving region to clamp a conductor. The clamp also comprises a shutter, movably coupled to one of the first body and the second body. The shutter is biased into a restricting position in which entry into the receiving region is restricted.