Explosively-operated electrical connector
Patent 4730087 Issued on March 8, 1988. Estimated Expiration Date: 
December 19, 2006. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
December 19, 2006. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 1801277 3235944 3257499 3304962 3761602 Ignitor assembly Internally fired splicing device Electric tap connector Patent #: 4600264 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/944473 filed on 12/19/1986US Classes:174/94S, Separable174/94R, Bare-conductor403/314, Including member wedging or camming means403/374.5, Lever actuator439/783Cam or wedge between conductorsExaminersPrimary: Nimmo, Morris H.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassH01R 4/50 (20060101)AbstractAn explosively operated electrical connector for mechanically gripping and electrically interconnecting a pair of electrical cables. More particularly, the connector includes a C-member with converging, inwardly facing channels, a complementary wedge member and an explosively driven ram positioned in a housing on the C-member for driving the wedge member into wedging engagement with cables positioned in the channels. | |
