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Cord grip connector

Assignee: Harvey Hubbell Inc
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Filing: 1963-09-30
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Granted: 1966-02-01
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Expires: 1983-09-30
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 John A Sundquist

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 19:57
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/58; H01R13/595

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 263 words
AN ELECTRICAL WIRING DEVICE WHICH COMPRISES: SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL RESILIENT BODY MEANS DEFINING A CENTRAL OPENING THERETHROUGH FOR THE RECEPTION OF AN ELECTRICAL CORD AND DEFINING IN A FIRST PLANE SURFACE THEREOF A PAIR OF ALIGNED CAVITIES DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE ONE ANOTHER AND COMMUNICATING WITH SAID OPENING; A RIGID PLATE SECURED TO SAID BODY MEANS, A FIRST PLANE SURFACE OF SAID PLATE COOPERATING WITH SAID RESILIENT BODY MEANS TO RIGIDIFY IT AND TO FORM ONE WALL OF EACH OF SAID CAVITIES, SAID PLATE DEFINING A CENTRAL OPENING ALIGNED WITH SAID CENTRAL OPENING OF SAID BODY MEANS, FIRST AND SECOND CORD CLAMPS SUPPORTED BY SAID BODY MEANS, EACH OF SAID CORD CLAMPS EXTENDING THROUGH THE OPENING IN SAID PLATE AND INCLUDING COOPERATING CORD GRIPPING PORTIONS ON THE EXTERIOR OF SAID PLATE; MEANS FOR SECURING SAID CORD GRIPPING PORTIONS TO EACH OTHER ABOUT AN ELECTRICAL CORD; A MOUNTING FOOT ON EACH OF SAID CLAMPS, WHICH ARE SLIDABLY AND READILY REMOVABLY RECEIVED IN SAID CAVITIES AND EACH OF WHICH INCLUDES A LATERALLY PROJECTING LUG FORMED AT ONLY ONE SIDE THEREOF; AND A PAIR OF SPACED LUGS IN EACH OF SAID CAVITIES INTEGRAL WITH SAID PLATE, AT OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID CAVITY AND POSITIONED TO BE AT OPPOSITE SIDES OF ITS ASSOCIATED FOOT, ONE OF SAID SPACE LUGS DISPOSED TO ENGAGE ONE OF SAID CLAMP FEET LUGS AND LIMIT THE MOVEMENT OF THE ASSOCIATED FOOT INWARDLY TOWARD SAID OPENINGS, SAID SPACED LUGS BEING SPACED SUFFICIENTLY RELATIVE TO SAID FEET TO PERMIT INTENTIONAL REMOVAL TO SAID FOOT BY PIVOTING ABOUT THE ENGAGED LUGS WHILE MAINTAINING ITS PLANE OF SLIDING MOVEMENT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 263 words
AN ELECTRICAL WIRING DEVICE WHICH COMPRISES: SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL RESILIENT BODY MEANS DEFINING A CENTRAL OPENING THERETHROUGH FOR THE RECEPTION OF AN ELECTRICAL CORD AND DEFINING IN A FIRST PLANE SURFACE THEREOF A PAIR OF ALIGNED CAVITIES DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE ONE ANOTHER AND COMMUNICATING WITH SAID OPENING; A RIGID PLATE SECURED TO SAID BODY MEANS, A FIRST PLANE SURFACE OF SAID PLATE COOPERATING WITH SAID RESILIENT BODY MEANS TO RIGIDIFY IT AND TO FORM ONE WALL OF EACH OF SAID CAVITIES, SAID PLATE DEFINING A CENTRAL OPENING ALIGNED WITH SAID CENTRAL OPENING OF SAID BODY MEANS, FIRST AND SECOND CORD CLAMPS SUPPORTED BY SAID BODY MEANS, EACH OF SAID CORD CLAMPS EXTENDING THROUGH THE OPENING IN SAID PLATE AND INCLUDING COOPERATING CORD GRIPPING PORTIONS ON THE EXTERIOR OF SAID PLATE; MEANS FOR SECURING SAID CORD GRIPPING PORTIONS TO EACH OTHER ABOUT AN ELECTRICAL CORD; A MOUNTING FOOT ON EACH OF SAID CLAMPS, WHICH ARE SLIDABLY AND READILY REMOVABLY RECEIVED IN SAID CAVITIES AND EACH OF WHICH INCLUDES A LATERALLY PROJECTING LUG FORMED AT ONLY ONE SIDE THEREOF; AND A PAIR OF SPACED LUGS IN EACH OF SAID CAVITIES INTEGRAL WITH SAID PLATE, AT OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID CAVITY AND POSITIONED TO BE AT OPPOSITE SIDES OF ITS ASSOCIATED FOOT, ONE OF SAID SPACE LUGS DISPOSED TO ENGAGE ONE OF SAID CLAMP FEET LUGS AND LIMIT THE MOVEMENT OF THE ASSOCIATED FOOT INWARDLY TOWARD SAID OPENINGS, SAID SPACED LUGS BEING SPACED SUFFICIENTLY RELATIVE TO SAID FEET TO PERMIT INTENTIONAL REMOVAL TO SAID FOOT BY PIVOTING ABOUT THE ENGAGED LUGS WHILE MAINTAINING ITS PLANE OF SLIDING MOVEMENT.

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