Abstract: An electric wire is inserted through a through hole formed with a housing body. A first terminal fitting is provided with a first clamper which clamps a portion of the electric wire situated inside of the housing body to electrically connect therewith. A second terminal fitting is provided with a second clamper which clamps a portion of the electric wire situated outside of the housing body. A grommet made of an elastic material has a cylindrical shape such that the electric wire is passed through an inner periphery thereof and an outer periphery thereof is fitted into the through hole of the housing body. A reinforcing spacer is provided on a part of the outer periphery of the grommet so as to abut against at least one of a first edge of the through hole at an outer face of the housing body and a second edge of the through hole at an inner face of the housing body. The reinforcing spacer is made of a material having greater hardness than the elastic material forming the grommet.

Abstract: A harness slack absorbing apparatus includes a resilient member 6, a harness support member 7 attached to a distal end portion of the resilient member, and a wire harness 4 supported by the harness support member and pushed upward by resilience of the resilient member thereby to absorb a slack of the wire harness. The harness support member 7 includes a recess 8 having a curved shape in cross section, in which the wire harness is held. The harness support member 7 may be provided at its distal end with a curved or inclined face 39 which is continued from the recess in a shape along a bending direction of the wire harness. The recess may have a depth at least larger than a radius of the wire harness. The harness support member may be composed of a support member body and a lid respectively having recesses adapted to be joined together to form a harness insertion bore, so that the wire harness can be held by the member body and the lid along an entire circumference thereof.

Abstract: A pressing machine (10) for combining metal members (16) and plastic members (14) of shield assembles (12) includes a workbench (60), a cylinder (54), a guide device (100), and a pressing device (200). The workbench defines channels (70) for receiving the corresponding plastic members thereon. The pressing device includes two pressing blocks (220) defining cross indentions (228) for receiving protrusions formed in the plastic members to allow the metal members to be downwardly pressed thereby causing the cross cuts defined in the metal member to engage with the cross protrusions of the plastic member, and a pressing bar (222) forming pressing feet (232) for downwardly pressing inclined plates (40) formed in the metal members to allow apertures (42) defined in the inclined plates to engage with projections (24) formed in the tabs (22) of the plastic members.

Abstract: A harness slack absorbing structure includes a resilient member 6 in a plate-like shape whose base end is fixed to a protector body 8 by means of a fixing member 7, and a wire harness 4 installed along the resilient member. The resilient member 6 is provided with a cut-out 34, and the fixing member 7 is provided with a slit 43 which is adapted to be engaged with the resilient member 6. An upper end 34a of the cut-out 34 is abutted against a lower end 43b of the slit 43, while the other end 34b of the cut-out is abutted against a base end 42b of the fixing member 7. The cut-out 34 may be provided on either side or both sides of the resilient member 6. The protector body 8 includes an insertion part 16 for receiving the resilient member 6, and the insertion part is provided with a cut-out 30 adapted to be engaged with the fixing member 7. The fixing member is fixed to the protector body by screw means 33, or through thermal deformation of projections which are formed of synthetic resin.

Abstract: A clamp for holding a flat cable comprises a base, a cover, a projection extending from the base toward the cover, and a pair of cantilevers positioned at points symmetrical with respect to the center of the cover and extending toward the base. The base consists of a bottom and two sidewalls extending from the bottom and facing each other, and the flat cable is received in this bottom. The flat cable has a slit, and the projection is inserted into the slit when the base receives the flat cable. The cantilevers hold down the top surface of the flat cable when the cover is closed. The clamp also has a clip extending from the bottom of the base in a direction opposite to that of the projection. The clip allows the flat cable to be attached to, for example, an automobile body in a simple manner.

Abstract: A cable assembly is provided. The cable assembly includes an interface plate having a raised outer surface and an inner surface. The inner surface is adapted to engage with a housing. The interface plate includes a recess having a channel that is adapted to receive a cable and an opening through the interface plate at one end of the channel to allow the cable to pass through the interface plate. The recess is adapted to receive a sealant that covers the cable once the cable is placed in the channel.

Abstract: An insulative/protective sheet has a narrower insulator and a wider protector. The insulator is placed in a battery holder of a portable information terminal and electrically insulates a battery and negative electrode terminals from each other in the battery holder. The protector is placed on a color display unit of the portable information terminal and protects a display panel of the color display unit.

Abstract: A universal ground clamp having a clamping strap having a series of uniformly sized and spaced apertures to facilitate the installation of the clamp onto a wide range of structures of various shaped and sized cross-sections. A metal stud, through which the clamping strap is secured, includes a terminal portion adapted to accommodate and have secured therein a ground wire. A pair of curved plates supported upon the stud are used to form a tight clamping action of the strap about the structure to be grounded, without subjecting the strap to localized stresses or tearing, but permitting the strap to tightly encircle the structure. One of the curved plates is captivated on the strap with stops.

Abstract: A device and method for controlling strain in a transmission line such as a power or signal transmitting wire, cable or other conduit. The device includes a body having at least one cavity formed therein for receipt of at least a portion of a transmission line. Multiple openings formed in the body allow the transmission line to extend from the cavity and external to the body. The cavity is defined to include a peripheral boundary formed at least partially by a first substantially linear wall and a second opposing wall which deviates from the first wall thereby forming a deviation path for the transmission line disposed therein. A cover may be provided to cooperatively mate with the body such that it conceals the cavity or cavities formed therein.

Abstract: An apparatus and methods for attaching a component to a substrate, which allows through-hole mount electronic components to be attached to the substrate in a stabilized, horizontal orientation, without requiring prior lead preparation (e.g., bending). The apparatus is, in general, a socket including a housing having a first surface, a second surface, and an attachment surface. A recess is defined within the housing, wherein the recess comprises a component chamber extending from the housing first surface to a horizontal portion of at least one lead guide channel that extends from the component chamber to the housing second surface. The lead guide channel includes a sloped wall extending from the component chamber toward the lead guide channel. A lid is attached to the housing and adapted to move from an open position to a closed position abutting the housing second surface.

Abstract: A harness apparatus includes a structure with a core and at least two arms extending radially from the core with the arms positioned to define the configuration of the harness. The arms are fixedly attached circumferentially around the core with the arms further including a first and second member. The first and second member loop and fixedly join the carrier means. A carrier means is rigidly attached to the arms with the carrier means containing a retention pocket that deforms for approximating the shape and securing an annular piece. Finally, the configuration bundles at least one annular piece.

Abstract: A power supply adapter with a foldable plug is disclosed. The power supply adapter includes a first casing, a second casing, a rotatable cylinder, a projecting plug, and a lighter connector. A cavity is formed on the front end of the first casing. Two vertical plates are mounted on the second casing for supporting the rotatable cylinder. A lighter connector is connected to the front end of the projecting plug for insertion into a lighter socket. The projecting plug is formed on the front end of the rotatable cylinder and extends from a cavity space defined by the front end of the first casing and the second casing. By rotating the rotatable cylinder, the angle of the projecting plug is changed. A voltage converting circuit is arranged in the adapter for supplying a first and a second output voltage.

Abstract: A seamless reducer formed from a single continuous sheet of material includes a first section including a first wall, a second section including a second wall, and a tapered section including a tapered wall. The tapered wall is connected to and extends between the second section and the first section in a direction at an angle from about 25° to about 40° with respect to a central axis.

Abstract: An electrical junction box having a double-wall structure includes a container body and an upper cover to be mounted on the container body. A peripheral wall of the container body is composed of an outer wall and an inner wall. There is provided a horizontal rib between the outer wall and the inner wall for partitioning a space between the outer wall and the inner wall into an upper space and a lower space. A plurality of upper ribs and a plurality of lower ribs extending in a vertical direction are respectively provided at a determined interval above and below the horizontal rib. The horizontal rib is provided with communicating holes, between respective pairs of the upper ribs, which communicate the upper space with the lower space.

Abstract: The disclosure shows an electrical connector with both a snap ring and threaded end for fastening the connector to an access hole in an electrical junction box. The snap ring has snap lock tangs to hold the connector in the box and resist pull out forces. The snap ring also has grounding tangs for grounding the connector. Also, the connector has locking tabs that are designed to be seated in apertures located in the leading end of the connector. The connector has a threaded leading end having a standard pitch, which has been truncated to a smaller diameter. As the snap ring is very thin, it can be easily stamped from thin spring steel or its equivalent and mass-produced at a low unit cost. The snap locking tangs are deflected inward as they are pushed into a typical access hole in an outlet box or electrical panel. The thinness of the snap ring wall permits the snap ring to enter the hole of the electrical junction box and lock the ring and connector together to resist being pulled out.

Abstract: This invention concerns an apparatus to assist in the installation of certain spring clips such as those embodied in an Electrostatic Animal Guard. The apparatus structure is primarily a series of offset tines by which the clip can be held. In addition to these tines is a slidable bar that further holds the clip. Movement of the bar alters the apparatus's relative hold on the clip allowing for seating and release of the clip when the bar is in one position, and preventing the seating and release of the clip when in another position.

Abstract: A feeder assembly of a car sliding door has a protector in which a wiring harness is arranged for electrically connecting a car sliding door side with a car body side. The assembly includes a generally circumferential wall positioned inside the protector and an auxiliary unit disposed within the wall, the auxiliary unit connected to the wiring harness. A resilient member resiliently urges the wiring harness within the protector, and the circumferential wall also serves as a stopper to limit the bending of the resilient member. An outside harness insertion hole and an inside harness insertion hole are formed in the wall, the outside harness insertion hole leading the wiring harness outside the protector, the inside harness insertion hole leading the wiring harness inside the protector. The circumferential wall has a bottom deeper than a base pate of the protector. The inside harness insertion hole is disposed between the bottom of the circumferential wall and the base pate of the protector.

Abstract: A cable management system for securely holding one or more cables in position. The system includes a base, a lock, and an elastic member. The elastic member holds one or more cables against the base when the lock is engaged. The lock may be any one of a number of different types of locking structures including atab, velcro, or a screw for example. The cable management system may further include a mounting mechanism for mounting the cable management system to a chassis containing components to which the one or more cables are connected. The mounting mechanism may allow the cable management to be cantilevered away from the chassis. In another embodiment, the mounting mechanism may simply be a screw mount such that the back of the base lies flush with a surface on which the cable management system is being mounted. The cable management system may include a groove in the base for providing two or more points of friction preventing the one or more cables from slipping across the base when the lock is engaged.

Abstract: A cable cover for use with welding and cutting apparatus to protect and bundle together the power and any fluid-carrying lines extending from the torch handle. The cover includes an elongated panel formed of a flexible and durable material and having substantially parallel edge portions adapted to be secured together about the torch lines. A zipper is carried by the edge portions for securing those edge portions together over a first major portion of the cover. Strips of hook and loop fasteners are carried by the edge portions of the panel over the last two to three feet of the cover. Thus, a major portion of the cover can be quickly secured about the torch lines using the zipper fastener and one or more torch lines can exit the cover laterally at desired locations through the hook and loop fastener proximate the power supply without adversely impacting the integrity of the cover.

Abstract: An improved cable tie arrangement includes a flexible strap and a locking head. The flexible strap has a series of spaced apertures formed therein. A first group of apertures extending from one end and extending over at least half of the strap, the first group serving to allow for adjustably securing the strap over a cable or other object to be bundled. A second group of apertures extends from an opposing end of said strap, two of the apertures may be used in combination with the locking head to secure a portion of the strap about one loop of a cable to be bundled. The locking head has a central post terminating at opposing ends with radially extending, axially aligned discs sized for locking engagement with the apertures. A third axially aligned disc positioned intermediately along the axis of the post and also radially extending therefrom separates the opposing end discs so that apertures on either end of the strap may be selectively and discretely engaged and disengaged from said discs.

Abstract: A retaining clip for trunking includes a fixing base attached locally to a longitudinal wall of a base section of the trunking, such as an internal partition thereof, and a retaining flap which is articulated to the fixing base and can move from a standby position, in which it allows unrestricted access to the underlying interior volume of the base section, to a service position, in which it closes that interior volume at least partly, extending substantially transversely relative to it. The retaining clip includes, independently of any member or component of the base section or of the trunking, a releasable locking system for locking the retaining flap in its service position. Applications include trunking for electrical devices.

Abstract: A cable strain relief device is provided and includes a first support structure, the first support structure having a first support length, a first support width and a first support height and wherein the first support structure includes at least one first support channel for receiving at least one transmission cable, a second support structure, the second support structure having a second support length, a second support width and a second support height and wherein the second support structure includes at least one second support channel for receiving at least one transmission cable and a mounting device, the mounting device having a first side, a second side, a mounting device front, a mounting device rear, a mounting device top and a mounting device bottom, wherein the first support structure is disposed adjacent the first side and wherein the second support structure is disposed adjacent the second side.

Abstract: A protection cover includes a lid (32) and a cover (37) which have interfering portions (36, 41), which do not interfere with each other while the cover (37) is being displaced from an exposing position to a protecting position, if the lid (32) is mounted properly in a closing position with respect to the accommodating portion (22). However the interfering portions (36, 41) interfere to prevent the cover (37) from reaching the proper closing position when the lid (32) is mounted improperly. Thus, whether the lid (32) is mounted properly on the accommodating portion (22) can be detected based on whether or not the interfering portions (36, 41) interfere with each other while the cover (37) is being displaced to the pretecting position.

Abstract: An anti-noise grommet includes an inner cylindrical member and an outer cylindrical member. The outer cylindrical member includes a round leg portion extending from one end thereof, a flared oval portion extending sequentially from the round leg portion and an oval flange portion further extending sequentially from the flared oval portion. The flared oval portion and oval flange portion are divided by a peripheral slot. The anti-noise grommet further includes an oval ring portion linking the oval flange portion of the outer cylindrical member to the inner cylindrical member. The oval ring portion includes stretched oval sections and arched oval sections. Each of the stretched oval sections of the oval ring portion includes a central zone extending from the inner cylindrical member to the outer cylindrical member, and this central zone is made thicker than the remaining area.

Abstract: A clip for a flat harness is provided that includes an upper plate, a stem portion extending from a vicinity of an end in a longitudinal direction of the upper plate, and at least one projecting portion provided on an outer peripheral surface of the stem portion. The clip further includes a lower plate defining a stem portion insertion hole at a position corresponding to the stem portion, a cylindrical portion extending downwardly from the lower plate at a margin of the stem portion insertion hole. The stem portion is insertable into the cylindrical portion. At least one recessed portion is provided in an inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion. The at least one recessed portion is engageable with the at least one projecting portion. A wing-shaped engaging portion extends upwardly from an end of the cylindrical portion, and is engageable with the automobile body.

Abstract: There is provided an adapter for mounting electronic equipment, such as telecommunications switching equipment, to a rack. The adapter is configured to comply with industry standards, such as the Electronic Industries Association standards, that prescribe how electronic equipment should be mounted and installed. The adapter also protects and guides fiber optic cables connecting a communications network to electronic circuitry units which form part of the electronic equipment. In compliance with Bellcore standards, the adapter provides means for bend radius control which ensures that the fiber optic cable does not have a bend radius of less than one inch as it is dressed between the electronic circuitry units and the communications network. A cable cavity defined by the adapter is intended to minimize that fiber optic cable contained therein catches on the equipment and clothing of service personnel.

Abstract: An invertible side insertion trap is designed to be inserted into an opening in an electrical box and to accommodate at least two different sizes of cable or wire depending on an orientation of the trap. The trap includes a base, a first arm and a second arm. The first arm extends from the base and includes a first mating portion for mating with a first side of the opening in the electrical box. The second arm extends from the base. The arms create a passage having a first width for permitting insertion of a first cable or wire size between the arms when the trap is oriented in a first orientation with the first mating portion aligned with the first side of the opening. The passage has a second width for permitting insertion of a second cable or wire size between the arms when the trap is oriented in a second direction with the first mating portion aligned with a second side of the opening.

Abstract: A device for fixing a wire to a support member in which there is at least one opening and a support member for a cable duct including the fixing device.

Abstract: A one-motion grommet (10) has opposite front and rear small-diameter tubes (11, 12) and a widened tube (13) therebetween. The front small diameter tube (11) is dimensioned to pass into a through hole (9) in a body panel (8). A cut-away portion (15) extends forward from the rear end of the widened tube (13). The widened tube (13) is branched into an outer tube (13c) and an inner tube (13d) that is continuous with the second small-diameter tube (12). Front and rear walls (16a; 16b) project from the outer circumferential surface of a portion of the outer tube (13c) located more backward than the forward end of the cut-away portion (15) and are opposed to each other to form a body locking recess (16). The front end of the cut-away portion (15) is located more radially inward than the base end of the front wall (16a), and an opening side of the cut-away portion (15) is located radially inwardly of the rear wall (16b).

Abstract: Embodiment of the present invention relates to a wire harness assembly that includes a guide housing and a plurality of battery wires that pass through the guide housing, wherein the guide housing is contained and reciprocates within a tunnel formed on a chassis of an uninterruptible power supply (UPS).

Abstract: A cable management system for electronic patchboard and routing systems. Cables are fabricated in a uniform length with appropriate termination Functional sets of cables are bundled and enclosed in a distinctly identifiable bundling material. Bundles are wrapped around a reel which has features for removable attachment to a cabinet. Reels are removably mounted to the cabinet at locations chosen to facilitate neat cable dressing. Appropriate lengths of cable are unwound from the reel. Cables are connected to associated connection points while leaving excess cable lengths wrapped around the reel.

Abstract: A grommet for a door is provided with a door mounting base portion, an automobile mounting base portion and a bellows portion. The door mounting portion includes a front side portion, from which the bellows portion extends, a passenger compartment side portion, which includes a wire harness through-hole, and a wire harness protecting portion extending diagonally between the front side portion and the passenger compartment side portion. The vertical width of the grommet is made short to reduce an area of the grommet that is exposed to the exterior and that is overlapped with the weather strip. Due to the structure described above, the grommet can be efficiently mounted to the door body, and waterproofness can be ensured.

Abstract: A method of forming a drip loop in a cable. One method includes trapping a first portion of the cable between a first cable retaining portion of a bracket and an object and forming an arc in a second portion of the cable. A third portion of the cable is trapped between a second cable retaining portion of the bracket and the object to retain the arc in the second portion of the cable. Other methods include forming arcs in one or more cables.

Abstract: A strain relief attachment (10) is provided for coupling to the combination of an electrical connector (12) and a cable (14, 90, 92) extending from the rear of the connector, to provide strain relief for the cable. The attachment includes a housing (40) having a through passage (46) and having a front housing portion (42) that receives the electrical connector and a rear housing portion (44) that passes the cable. The rear housing portion has a slot (102) on one side to enable the fixing of the cable by pressing sidewardly through the slot to press the cable against an opposite side of the housing rear portion. For large cables, a simple tie (106) wrapped tightly around the housing rear portion presses directly against the cable. For smaller cables, an insert (120) that is molded as part of the housing, slides through the slot and presses the cable against the opposite side of the housing, with a tie pressing the insert against the cable.

Abstract: A double ended fastener for use with excess cable tie tail to form a second cable tie.

Abstract: A junction box connector having a tubular body through which an electrical wire-carrying conduit is passed for termination at the junction box plate. The connector has an end which is designed to engage in an opening in the junction box plate, and may be locked in position so as to prevent axial pullout of the connector once it is in locked position, thus assuring electrical connection of the electrical wires in the junction box.

Abstract: A spacer for protecting wires inside a fuse box comprises in one embodiment, a clip to secure the spacer to an inwardly curling lip on the fuse box. Fasteners attach a faceplate to the fuse box and are received by the spacer to preclude the terminal end of the fastener from abrading the wires within the fuse box. Further, the spacer receives the wires contiguous a spacing surface, keeping the wires in a desired position.

Abstract: A thermistor assembly holding device includes a holder and locking mechanism. The holder is comprised of a first member and a second member. The first member includes a projection and the second member includes a receiving slot. When the projection is inserted into the receiving slot the first and second members are in a closed position and form a cavity. The thermistor assembly is received within the cavity. The holder is inserted into the locking mechanism that is coupled to an HVAC unit of an automobile. The locking mechanism includes a base and a locking plate with an aperture disposed throughout. A locking channel is disposed between the locking plate and the base. The locking channel receives a locking projection that is integrally formed with the first member. The locking projection in conjunction with a knob interacts with the locking mechanism to secure the holder to the HVAC unit.

Abstract: A unitary member is molded (preferably from a conductive silicone material) to form a holder or clip for retaining fiber optic wires. Two embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A bushing for a hole in a structural member includes a flange with an aperture there through. A plurality of tabs are hinged to the flange at locations around the aperture. During installation of the bushing, the plurality of tabs are inserted into the hole with the flange being located on one side of the structural member. The plurality of tabs then are flared outward on the opposite side of the structural member to prevent the bushing from being extracted from the hole. A plurality of latches retain the tabs in the flared position.

Abstract: An up-spout fitting useful for mounting onto various duct sections of a cable duct system having a base and side walls with a hinge arrangement. The up-spout fitting includes at least a pair of up-spout fitting halves. Each fitting half includes, a base element having a complementary hinge arrangement on at least one side thereof and side walls projecting upward from the base element and defining an outlet aperture that is open on at least one side of the fitting half and open on both a bottom and a top of the fitting half. The pair of fitting halves are mountable onto the duct section with respective outlet apertures facing each other to form a common outlet aperture substantially closed on the sides while remaining open on both the top and bottom to allow cable passage therethrough. By making the side walls of each fitting L-shaped, rotational opening of individual fitting halves can be achieved without interference with the other fitting half or cables located within the duct and fitting.

Abstract: Waterproof construction of communication equipment improved so as to prevent water from leaking in through the section of waterproof packing to electronic parts and electronic circuits is provided. The waterproof construction of communication equipment includes waterproof packing at an opening of a body of the communication equipment, situated between a lid or a door and the equipment body, for sealing the joint of them, and a water absorber having greater elastic contractibility than that of the waterproof packing, the water absorber placed further inside of the equipment body than the waterproof packing. The waterproof packing and the water absorber are held between the lid or the door and the equipment body.

Abstract: This invention relates generally to the field of commercial and residential electrical wiring installation and, more specifically, to the protection of electrical wires when they are pulled into and out of electrical junction or other electrical wiring boxes. The preferred embodiment takes the form of a rectangular frame which snaps onto and covers the sharp upper edges of a box through which wire is to be pulled. It is preferable that the upper surface of the instant invention be manufactured so as to be smooth and rounded so that wire may pass over it with out risk of damage. Additionally, the preferred method of attaching the instant device to the junction box is by way of a slot or groove which has been cut so as to match the box dimensions as nearly as is possible.

Abstract: A cable housing device (10) comprises a housing (1) which comprises outer and inner sub-housings (11 and 12). The inner sub-housing (12) provides a hub upon which an electric cable (500) can be releasably wound in a uniplanar manner. A combined handle and electrical socket piece (300) pivotally mounted in a central, semi-circular hole through the sub-housing (12) is turnable from the plane of the housing (1) to a plane perpendicular thereto to reveal two socket holes (321 and 322) to receive a two-pin plug and to enable the piece (300) to be rotated to rotate the sub-housing (12) in the sub-housing (11) in order to wind-on the cable (500).

Abstract: An apparatus and method is provided for removing undesired coiling or twisting that has developed in a power cable attached to a robotic swimming pool cleaner during the cleaner's pre-programmed or random movement over the bottom and/or side walls of the pool. A rotatable grip assembly is permanently or removably affixed to the power cable adjacent one or both ends of the power cable that can be disconnected from the power supply or the pool cleaner. The rotatable grip assembly includes one or more bearings, at least a portion of which bearings is fixed with respect to the power cable, and a gripping member that is in contact with the one or more bearings.

Abstract: A flat conduit wire harness assembly is provided for a vehicle. The flat conduit wire harness assembly includes a plurality of wires extending longitudinally and a conduit disposed about the wires. The flat conduit wire harness assembly also includes a wire tie disposed longitudinally about the conduit to form a bundle of the wires with a generally rectangular cross-sectional shape.

Abstract: A hinge structure accommodates a wire harness formed by bundling a plurality of electric wires to be used in, for example, wiring in a car, including a first member having a first non-planar rigid surface, a second member, and a first hinge member contiguously connecting the first non-planar rigid surface and the second member.

Abstract: A device for detangling or preventing the tangling of a plurality of elongated flexible members. At least one slidable collar includes at least one elongated bore for receiving the flexible members. The slidable collar is slidable along the flexible members.

Abstract: A flat cable containing several conductor elements and corresponding bus bars are provided. An end portion of each conductor element is welded to a first end portion of each bus bars. A second end portion of each of the bus bars is formed into a terminal. Meanwhile, a cable reel includes a mobile member and a fixed member. At least one of the mobile member and the fixed member is provided with a connector unit having an outward opening. The terminal of each of the bus bars extends in the connector unit through a terminal path hole, while a terminal of an outside electrical cable is inserted into the connector unit through the outward opening of the connector unit, so that the bus-bar terminal and the electrical cable terminal are fitted and connected to each other.

Abstract: A lead-in clamp with electric wire protective casing are disclosed. The electric wire protective casing is a long plastic roll tube, whose longitudinal free edges are not sealed, but rather can be expanded out and drawn back, on the roll tube there being formed a series of uniformly spaced transverse recesses. The lead-in clamp comprises left and right clamp stems, left and right clamp bodies and a clamping spring. When the left and right clamp bodies are fitted together, a wire passing cylinder and a casing guiding head are formed. When in use, the wires are put into the wire passing cylinder, then insert the casing guiding head into one end of the wire protective casing tube. After the wire protective casing tube is fixed stationary by hand, the lead-in clamp is pushed toward the other end of the wire protective casing, thereby to encase all of the wires into the wire protection casing.