US3594703A
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Electrical tapoff connector
Assignee: TE Connectivity Corp
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Filing: 1969-10-13
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Granted: 1971-07-20
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Expires: 1989-10-13
Abstract
Abstract A tapoff connector adapted to be secured to existing line cables and further adapted to receive lead wires from street lights or other electrical devices is disclosed. The connector has insulation-piercing screw means which, when tightened onto an insulated line cable, pierces the insulation of the cable and mechanically and electrically engages the conductor thereof. Means are provided in the connector whereby the conductors of tap wires are gripped and held in another portion of the connector when the screw is tightly in place on the line cable. Electrical current is then transmitted from the line cable to the tap wires via the connector. Alternate embodiments are also shown, one of which includes a connector which may be secured to prestripped insulated line cable.
Inventors
- 👤 Clyde Norman Holtzapple
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 16:10
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R4/00; H01R4/28; H01R4/30; H01R4/36; H01R4/24; H01R4/2475; H01R4/2483; H01R4/363; H01R4/366; H01R4/38; H01R4/58; H01R4/62
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
176 words
An electrical connector comprising: a top portion, a base portion, at least one sidewall portion, connecting means for connecting together said top portion and said base portion and said sidewall portion in a substantially rigid structure, a single externally threaded means and a single internally threaded means cooperating together for applying gripping pressure betweeN said top portion and said externally threaded means and for simultaneously applying gripping pressure between said internally threaded means and said base portion, first nest means on said connector and defined between said top portion and said externally threaded means for receiving a first electrical conductor, and second nest means on said connector and defined between said base portion and said internally threaded means for receiving a second electrical conductor, said base portion freely receiving said externally threaded means therethrough, said internally threaded means being threadably received over said externally threaded means and being located between said base portion and said top portion, said internally threaded means additionally being reciprocable in a direction extending between said base portion and said top portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
176 words
An electrical connector comprising: a top portion, a base portion, at least one sidewall portion, connecting means for connecting together said top portion and said base portion and said sidewall portion in a substantially rigid structure, a single externally threaded means and a single internally threaded means cooperating together for applying gripping pressure betweeN said top portion and said externally threaded means and for simultaneously applying gripping pressure between said internally threaded means and said base portion, first nest means on said connector and defined between said top portion and said externally threaded means for receiving a first electrical conductor, and second nest means on said connector and defined between said base portion and said internally threaded means for receiving a second electrical conductor, said base portion freely receiving said externally threaded means therethrough, said internally threaded means being threadably received over said externally threaded means and being located between said base portion and said top portion, said internally threaded means additionally being reciprocable in a direction extending between said base portion and said top portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The structure as recited in claim 1, wherein said connector is generally C-shaped.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The structure as recited in claim 1, wherein said connector is generally numeral 2 -shaped.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
The structure as recited in claim 1, wherein said single externally threaded means includes pusher means for cooperating with said top portion for gripping the first electrical conductor therebetween.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
The structure as recited in claim 1, wherein said connecting means comprises a direct connection between said top portion and said sidewall portion and a direct connection between said sidewall portion and said base portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The structure as recited in claim 1, and further including: a short wall provided on said base and in spaced relationship from said wall portion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
The structure as recited in claim 1, and further including: stop means on said connector for limiting reciprocable displacement of said internally threaded means with respect to said base portion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
The structure as recited in claim 7, and further including: a short wall provided on said base portion and in spaced relationship from said sidewall portion, said stop means being connected to said short wall.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The structure as recited in claim 7, and further including: short wall means on said base portion and in spaced relationship from said wall portion.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The structure as recited in claim 9, wherein said stop means is located on said short wall means and on said sidewall portion.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
36 words
The structure as recited in claim 9, wherein said short wall means is adjacent to said internally threaded means of said connector for restraining rotation of said internally threaded means with respect to said base portion.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
44 words
The structure as recited in claim 1, wherein, said connecting means comprises a transverse intermediate portion and another sidewall portion extending between said first-mentioned sidewall portion and said base portion, and said single externally threaded means is additionally received freely through said intermediate portion.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
35 words
The structure as recited in claim 12, and further including: a short wall on said base portion and in spaced relationship from said first-mentioned sidewall portion, said stop means being connected to said short wall.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
The structure as recited in claim 12, wherein, said stop means is located on said short wall means and on said first-mentioned sidewall portion.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
33 words
The structure as recited in claim 1, and further including: projecting means on said connector for penetrating partially into the electrical connector when located between said top portion and said externally threaded means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
The structure as recited in claim 15, wherein, said projecting means is on said externally threaded means of said connector.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
19 words
The structure as recited in claim 15, wherein said projecting means is on said top portion of said connector.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
129 words
An electrical connector, comprising: a top portion, a base portion, at least one sidewall portion, connecting means for connecting together said top portion and said base portion and said sidewall portion in a substantially rigid structure, a single externally threaded meanS and a single internally threaded means cooperating together for applying gripping pressure between said top portion and said externally threaded means and for simultaneously applying gripping pressure between said internally threaded means and said base portion, said base portion freely receiving said externally threaded means therethrough, said internally threaded means being threadably received over said externally threaded means and being located between said base portion and said top portion, and said internally threaded means being reciprocable in a direction extending between said base portion and said top portion.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
129 words
An electrical connector, comprising: a top portion, a base portion, at least one sidewall portion, connecting means for connecting together said top portion and said base portion and said sidewall portion in a substantially rigid structure, a single externally threaded meanS and a single internally threaded means cooperating together for applying gripping pressure between said top portion and said externally threaded means and for simultaneously applying gripping pressure between said internally threaded means and said base portion, said base portion freely receiving said externally threaded means therethrough, said internally threaded means being threadably received over said externally threaded means and being located between said base portion and said top portion, and said internally threaded means being reciprocable in a direction extending between said base portion and said top portion.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
35 words
The structure as recited in claim 18, wherein said connecting means comprises a direct connection between said top portion and said sidewall portion and a direct connection between said sidewall portion and said base portion.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
44 words
The structure as recited in claim 18, wherein said connecting means comprises a transverse intermediate portion and another sidewall portion extending between said first-mentioned sidewall portion and said base portion, and said single externally threaded means is additionally received freely through said intermediate portion.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
27 words
The structure as recited in claim 18, wherein said single externally threaded means includes pusher means for cooperating with said top portion for applying gripping pressure therebetween.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
34 words
The structure as recited in claim 18, and further including: a short wall on said base portion and in spaced relationship from said sidewall portion, said stop means being connected to said short wall.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
26 words
The structure as recited in claim 18, and further including: a short wall means on said base portion and in spaced relationship from said sidewall portion.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
36 words
The structure as recited in claim 18, wherein, said short wall means is adjacent to said internally threaded means of said connector for restraining rotation of said internally threaded means with respect to said base portion.
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-07-19 | 1975-01-18 | 1975-07-20 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-07-19 | 1979-01-18 | 1979-07-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-07-19 | 1983-01-18 | 1983-07-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |