Patents by Inventor Robert E. McDermott

Robert E. McDermott has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4072393
    Abstract: An electrical connector of the resilient spring type for resiliently clamping together first and second conductors. The connector includes a frame into which a screw can be threadedly advanced. The conductor-contacting edge of the screw includes a cavity from which protrudes a coiled spring. A conductor pad has a shaft extending therefrom which is received within the coils of the spring. When the screw is tightened against the conductors, the spring is compressed. If the conductors later deform under the compressive force of the screw, the spring uncoils and forces the conductor pad to maintain a strong clamping force on the conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1976
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1978
    Inventors: Robert E. McDermott, William Golden