US3127467A
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Welding cable assembly
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-04-13
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Granted: 1964-03-31
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Expires: 1982-04-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William A Toto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 16:13
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01B; H01B9/00; H01B9/001
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
243 words
A FLEXIBLE ELECTRICAL WELDING CABLE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING TWO MUTUALLY INSULATED GROUPS OF CABLE CONDUCTORS, EACH GROUP OF CONDUCTORS BEING OF SINGLE POLARITY AND HAVING FREE END PORTIONS; END FITTINGS ENCLOSING THE SAID FREE END PORTIONS OF EACH OF SAID GROUPS OF CABLE CONDUCTORS TO FORM A UNITARY POINT OF TERMINATION FOR THE CABLE CONDUCTORS WITHIN EACH OF SAID GROUPS; TERMINAL ELEMENTS AT EACH END OF SAID CABLE ASSEMBLY, SAID TERMINAL ELEMENTS EACH COMPRISING A PAIR OF ELONGATED, SEMICYLINDRICAL TERMINAL CONDUCTOR ELEMENTS JOINED ALONG INNER, FLAT, MUTUALLY INSULATED, CONTIGUOUS SURFACES, EACH OF SAID TERMINAL CONDUCTOR ELEMENTS HAVING A REARWARD PORTION; TONGUE PROJECTIONS EXTENDING AXIALLY REARWARDLY FROM THE SAID REARWARD PORTIONS OF SAID TERMINAL CONDUCTOR ELEMENTS, SAID TONGUE PROJECTIONS BEING INTEGRAL WITH, OF RADIAL THICKNESS LESS THAN, AND OF SIMILAR WIDTH AS THE SAID TERMINAL CONDUCTOR ELEMENTS ALONG RADIAL, SUBSTANTIALLY PLANAR SURSURFACES MEETING THE REARWARD PORTION OF SAID TERMINAL CONDUCTOR ELEMENTS, SAID TONGUE PROJECTIONS HAVING OUTER FACES; SAID CABLE CONDUCTOR END FITTINGS HAVING ARCUATE OUTER SURFACES SIMILAR IN CURVATURE TO THE OUTER SURFACES OF SAID TERMINAL CONDUCTOR ELEMENTS, INNER SURFACES OF SUCH FORM THAT THEY MAY CLOSELY FIT AGAINST THE SAID OUTER SURFACES OF SAID TONGUE PROJECTIONS, AND SUBSTANTIALLY PLANAR FORWARD SURFACES; EACH OF SAID GROUPS OF CABLE CONDUCTORS OF LIKE POLARITY BEING SECURED AT ITS OPPOSITE ENDS TO A TERMINAL CONDUCTOR ELEMENT OF SIMILAR POLARITY BY MEANS OF SAID CABLE CONDUCTOR END FITTINGS; EACH END FITTING BEING SECURED TO A TERMINAL CONDUCTOR TONGUE PROJECTION
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
243 words
A FLEXIBLE ELECTRICAL WELDING CABLE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING TWO MUTUALLY INSULATED GROUPS OF CABLE CONDUCTORS, EACH GROUP OF CONDUCTORS BEING OF SINGLE POLARITY AND HAVING FREE END PORTIONS; END FITTINGS ENCLOSING THE SAID FREE END PORTIONS OF EACH OF SAID GROUPS OF CABLE CONDUCTORS TO FORM A UNITARY POINT OF TERMINATION FOR THE CABLE CONDUCTORS WITHIN EACH OF SAID GROUPS; TERMINAL ELEMENTS AT EACH END OF SAID CABLE ASSEMBLY, SAID TERMINAL ELEMENTS EACH COMPRISING A PAIR OF ELONGATED, SEMICYLINDRICAL TERMINAL CONDUCTOR ELEMENTS JOINED ALONG INNER, FLAT, MUTUALLY INSULATED, CONTIGUOUS SURFACES, EACH OF SAID TERMINAL CONDUCTOR ELEMENTS HAVING A REARWARD PORTION; TONGUE PROJECTIONS EXTENDING AXIALLY REARWARDLY FROM THE SAID REARWARD PORTIONS OF SAID TERMINAL CONDUCTOR ELEMENTS, SAID TONGUE PROJECTIONS BEING INTEGRAL WITH, OF RADIAL THICKNESS LESS THAN, AND OF SIMILAR WIDTH AS THE SAID TERMINAL CONDUCTOR ELEMENTS ALONG RADIAL, SUBSTANTIALLY PLANAR SURSURFACES MEETING THE REARWARD PORTION OF SAID TERMINAL CONDUCTOR ELEMENTS, SAID TONGUE PROJECTIONS HAVING OUTER FACES; SAID CABLE CONDUCTOR END FITTINGS HAVING ARCUATE OUTER SURFACES SIMILAR IN CURVATURE TO THE OUTER SURFACES OF SAID TERMINAL CONDUCTOR ELEMENTS, INNER SURFACES OF SUCH FORM THAT THEY MAY CLOSELY FIT AGAINST THE SAID OUTER SURFACES OF SAID TONGUE PROJECTIONS, AND SUBSTANTIALLY PLANAR FORWARD SURFACES; EACH OF SAID GROUPS OF CABLE CONDUCTORS OF LIKE POLARITY BEING SECURED AT ITS OPPOSITE ENDS TO A TERMINAL CONDUCTOR ELEMENT OF SIMILAR POLARITY BY MEANS OF SAID CABLE CONDUCTOR END FITTINGS; EACH END FITTING BEING SECURED TO A TERMINAL CONDUCTOR TONGUE PROJECTION
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