Clips

Claim 2

A crimping clip for electrically connecting together two or more electrical conductors comprising a. an open-ended, trough-shaped member having a base member and two upstanding wall members of equal height, b. at least two upstanding members located in longitudinal alignment with the confines of said base memeber whereby said base member is divided into longitudinal conductor receiving locations, c. a liner located within and in contact with the trough-shaped member, the liner having a base portion whose thickness is less than that of said base member, d. a plurality of upstanding tangs formed in the base portion of said liner, said tangs being of maximum wall thickness less than the thickness of said base member and being located within said conductor receiving locations, and e. a central opening in said base member of said trough-shaped member, edges to said opening lying transversely of the length of said clip, said edges being inclined towards the inside of said clip, tangs in the said base portion of said liner adjacent said transverse edges, and a central opening in said base portion of said liner coincident with said opening in said base member of said trough-shaped member.

Claim 3

A crimping clip for electrically connecting together two or more electrical conductors comprising a. an open-ended, trough-shaped member having a base member and two upstanding wall members of equal height, b. at least two upstanding members located in longitudinal alignment with the confines of said base member whereby said base member is divided into longitudinal conductor receiving locations, c. a liner located within and in contact with the trough-shaped member, the liner having a base portion whose thickness is less than that of said base member, d. a plurality of upstanding tangs formed in the base portion of said liner, said tangs being of maximum wall thickness less than the thickness of said base member and being located within said conductor receiving locations, and e. in said base member of said trough-shaped member, at least one aperture, and at least one tang in that part of said portion of said liner coincident with said aperture.

Claim 4

A crimping clip for electrically connecting together two or more electrical conductors comprising a. an open-ended, trough-shaped member having a base member and two upstanding wall members of equal height, b. at least two upstanding members located in longitudinal alignment with the confines of said base member whereby said base member is divided into longitudinal conductor receiving locations, c. a liner located within and in contact with the trough-shaped member, the liner having a base portion whose thickness is less than that of said base member, d. a plurality of upstanding tangs formed in the base portion of said liner, said tangs being of maximum wall thickness less than the thickness of said base member and being located within said conductor receiving locations, and e. in said base member of said trough-shaped member, at least one aperture, and at least one tang in that part of said portion of said liner coincident with said aperture.

Claim 5

A crimping clip for electrically connecting together two or more electrical conductors comprising a. an open-ended, trough-shaped member having a base member and two upstanding wall members of equal height, b. at least two upstanding members located in longitudinal alignment with the confines of said base member whereby said base member is divided into longitudinal conductor receiving locations, c. a liner located within and in contact with the trough-shaped member, the liner having a base portion whose thickness is less than that of said base member, d. a plurality of upstanding tangs formed in the base portion of said liner, said tangs being of maximum wall thickness less than the thickness of said base member and being located within said conductor receiving locations, and e. in said base member of said trough-shaped member, at least one aperture, and at least one tang in that part of said base portion of said liner adjacent to said aperture, that part of said base portion coincident with said aperture in said base member of said trough-shaped member having an aperture lying approximately central of said aperture in said base member of said trough-shaped member, there being slits in said base portion of said liner extending away from said aperture therein.

Claim 6

A crimping clip for electrically connecting together two or more electrical conductors comprising a. an open-ended, trough-shaped member having a base member and two upstanding wall members of equal height, b. at least two upstanding members located in longitudinal alignment with the confines of said base member whereby said base member is divided into longitudinal conductor receiving locations, c. a liner located within and in contact with the trough-shaped member, the liner having a base portion whose thickness is less than that of said base member, d. a plurality of upstanding tangs formed in the base portion of said liner, said tangs being of maximum wall thickness less than the thickness of said base member and being located within said conductor receiving locations, and e. in said base member of said trough-shaped member, at least one aperture, and at least one tang in that part of said base portion of said liner adjacent to said aperture, that part of said base portion coincident with said aperture in said base member of said trough-shaped member having an aperture lying approximately central of said aperture in said base member of said trough-shaped member, there being slits in said base portion of said liner extending away from said aperture therein.

Claim 7

A crimping clip for electrically connecting together two or more electrical conductors comprising in combination a. an open-ended, trough-shaped member having a base portion and two upstanding sidewalls of equal height, b. a liner of less thickness than the trough-shaped member, the liner being located within and contacting said trough-shaped member, the liner having a base portion and upstanding sidewalls, c. a plurality of slits in the base portion of said liner, d. a plurality of longitudinally-aligned upstanding projections formed integrally with said base portion of said trough-shaped member, which projections divide the confines of the clip into longitudinal conductor receiving locations and project through and securely engaged in said slits in said base portion of said liner to lock the base portions against relative movement, and, e. a plurality of inwardly extending tangs in parts of said liner bounding said locations.

Claim 8

A crimping clip for electrically connecting together two or more electrical conductors comprising in combination a. an open-ended, trough-shaped member having a base portion and two upstanding sidewalls of equal height, b. a liner of less thickness than the trough-shaped member, the liner being located within and contacting said trough-shaped member, the liner having a base portion and upstanding sidewalls, c. a plurality of slits in the base portion of said liner, d. a plurality of longitudinally-aligned upstanding projections formed integrally with said base portion of said trough-shaped member, which projections divide the confines of the clip into longitudinal conductor receiving locations and project through and securely engaged in said slits in said base portion of said liner to lock the base portions against relative movement, and, e. a plurality of inwardly extending tangs in parts of said liner bounding said locations.

Claim 9

A crimping clip as claimed in claim 4 wherein the base portion of said trough-shaped member has a central opening, and the base portion of said liner has a central opening coincident with the central opening of said trough-shaped member, said central opening of said trough-shaped member having edges lying transversely of the length of the clip and being inclined towards the inside of the clip, said base portion of said liner having portions lying adjacent said edges.

Claim 10

A crimping clip as claimed in claim 5 wherein said opening in said trough-shaped member also has edges lying longitudinally of the length of the clip and said trough-shaped member also having tongues extending upwardly from each of the longitudinal edges of the opening in said trough-shaped member with said tongues lying adjacent respective member walls, said liner having gaps in said upstanding walls accommodating said tongues.

Claim 11

A crimping clip as claimed in claim 4 wherein the base portion of said trough-shaped member has at least one aperture and in which said liner has a part overlying said aperture with at least one tang in said part overlying said aperture.

Claim 12

A crimping clip as claimed in claim 4 in which one of said base portions is plane and said other base portion is convoluted forming a series of gaps between said base portion of said trough-shaped member and parts of the base portion of said liner having tangs therein.

Claim 13

A crimping clip as claimed in claim 4 and further comprising, at least at one end of the clip, apertures in the sidewalls of said trough-shaped member permitting flexure of adjacent portions of said sidewalls of said liner.

Claim 14

A crimping clip as claimed in claim 4 and further comprising, at least of one end of the clip, apertures in the trough-shaped member base portion permitting flexure of adjacent portions of the base portion of sAid liner.

Claim 15

A crimping clip as claimed in claim 4 wherein said liner has its length and the height of its upstanding walls less than those of the trough-shaped member whereby the edges of said trough-shaped member form a margin extending beyond said liner.