Abstract A connector for making one or more electrical connections to a threaded male or female connection for power distribution applications such as power transformer connections especially in locations in which considerable moisture or water is likely to be present. A conductive connector is designed to mate at one end with the transformer connection within the transformer tank. A body, preferably tubular in shape, is suitably molded or cast about the connector and should be composed of a suitable water impervious resin such as epoxy or the like. The molded body terminates at one end in a bushing section for each transformer connection. The molded body at the other end terminates in a tubular cylindrical wall for each connector. Each cylindrical wall terminates in a peripheral raised rim from which a connector tang centrally protrudes. The raised rim mates with a shoulder on the inside of a waterproof, elastic, tubular sleeve to fully insulate the terminal connection against exposure.
A power connector structure for making electrical connections to stud ended power distributing members, in which there is a structure wall disposed outwardly of said members and having openings for said members, the invention comprising: a plurality of terminal members of high current carrying capacity, each including a first portion for mating with said members inwardly of said wall for carrying current from the distributing members, and a terminal portion of said body extending from the first portion, means common to all said terminal members for insulatingly covering each first body portion and each terminal portion with a one-piece jacket of water-impervious material, a planar shielding wall extending from said jacket for waterproof mounting to said structure wall, an individual integral arm extending from the jacket for covering each terminal portion; a terminal tang end of each of terminal members protruding from said terminal portion for connection to individual sheathed cables, a peripheral rib circumscribing an end of the jacket of each jacket terminal portion to provide a sealing surface for receiving thereabout one end of a tubular insulating sheath to sealingly mate each jacket to said sheath and thereby to waterproofingly cover said terminal ends.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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A power connector structure for making electrical connections to stud ended power distributing members, in which there is a structure wall disposed outwardly of said members and having openings for said members, the invention comprising: a plurality of terminal members of high current carrying capacity, each including a first portion for mating with said members inwardly of said wall for carrying current from the distributing members, and a terminal portion of said body extending from the first portion, means common to all said terminal members for insulatingly covering each first body portion and each terminal portion with a one-piece jacket of water-impervious material, a planar shielding wall extending from said jacket for waterproof mounting to said structure wall, an individual integral arm extending from the jacket for covering each terminal portion; a terminal tang end of each of terminal members protruding from said terminal portion for connection to individual sheathed cables, a peripheral rib circumscribing an end of the jacket of each jacket terminal portion to provide a sealing surface for receiving thereabout one end of a tubular insulating sheath to sealingly mate each jacket to said sheath and thereby to waterproofingly cover said terminal ends.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said one-piece jacket comprises a jacket of epoxy material molded onto said terminal member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said rib comprises a peripheral shoulder normal to said body terminal portion, and a wall tapering from said shoulder and terminating at the end of said terminal portion for mating said shoulder with an internal annular depression in the sheath wall.