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Flat electrical cable splicer
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Inventors: Ledbetter, James A.;
Assignee: Belden Corporation (Geneva, IL)
Primary Examiner: McGlynn; Joseph H.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery
The present invention relates to a splicer for multi-conductor flat electrical cable. The splicer is conveniently manufactured from two part types: housing members and piercers. The top and bottom housing members are identical in structure, the structure including a plurality of longitudinally extending slots arranged symmetrically. Piercers are snugly fit into the bottom member of the housing prior to the effectuation of a splice; when the splice is effected, the tops of the piercers snugly fit into the identical slots of the top member of the housing. The piercers are designed to pierce the insulation of electrical cables and to effect electrical contact between predetermined conductors. Complementary aligning and locking means are also provided for each of the housing members. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION In accordance with the present invention, a versatile, effective and economical splice for a multi-conductor flat electrical cable is presented.
The disclosed device is capable of effecting "V", "Y" and "X" type splices, while providing protection against possible shorting.
The device is entirely constituted by a top member, a bottom member and a series of piercers.
The structure of the top member is identical to the structure of the bottom member, and the piercers are identical to one another so that only two distinct part types are required.
This results in considerable savings in manufacturing expense.
The top member and bottom member conveniently snap together so as to form a securing housing with frangible dead seals which are broken or displaced when a connection is made along the extent of a cable, and which remain closed when a connection is made at the end of a cable.
Thus, an opening is made available when needed, and when no opening is required, the seals provide protection for the cable ends.
The top member and bottom member have slots for receiving either the tops or bottoms of the piercers.
The piercers, which have a base and insulation piercing prongs, have a width across the prongs equal to the base width so that either end of each piercer can fit snugly into any of the slots.
The slots are arranged symmetrically about a plane perpendicular to the length of the slots so that the slots in the top member vertically align with the slots in the bottom member.
Ends of each housing member are designed complementarily about the same plane so that two such structures may be snapped together to constitute the splice housing.
Accordingly, a versatile and economical splice, which may be formed from two types of parts, is presented which affords protection to cable ends.
The primary object of the present invention is to provide an improved splicer for multi-conductor flat electrical cables.
Another object of this invention is to provide an improved splicer capable of effecting "V", "Y" and "X" splices
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