Abstract: A bond shield terminal formed of two hermaphroditic elements of substantially identical shape, each element being lockable in the other and providing a force on a shield of a pair of wires positioned therebetween. Each of the hermaphroditic elements includes a base and a pair of latching arms depending from one adjacent pair of corners of the base, each of the latching arms having a pair of spaced apertures therein and a pair of legs depending from the other two corners of the base, each of the legs having a latching finger formed therein for locking into the apertures of the mating element. A pair of spring arms is formed in the base and depends therefrom in the same direction as the arms and legs, each of the spring arms having extensions for applying a force to wires between a pair of elements to provide a compressive force against the wires and maintain the metal shields thereof in compression against each other to provide good electrical contact.

Abstract: Cylindrical cavities of nuclear reactors and the like, containing a fluid under pressure, are closed by a plug consisting of a shell and a counter shell in prestressed condition.

Abstract: An adapter assembly for electrical connectors is disclosed. The adapter assembly comprises a body with a T-shaped opening therein and male and female terminals positioned at right angle. An access opening with a press fitted closure is provided.

Abstract: This is an electrical connector of the so-called screw-on type and is concerned with the exterior of such a connector which is specially constructed and arranged to be handled and driven on the stripped ends of the wires by a power operated unit.

Abstract: A screw on electrical connector, commonly called a "pigtail," of a type which is generally made up of a tubular insulating cap closed at one end and open at the other end and a tapered helically wound resilient wire coil or spring nested and anchored in the cap, which is constructed and arranged to be screwed down on the stripped ends of two or more wires, and having one or more longitudinally extending levers, each of which is outwardly pivotally connected at one end thereof to the cap at or near the open end thereof. The levers are "L" shaped, each having an axially extending inwardly directed foot at one end thereof, and these feet are axially slidably connected to the cap at the closed end thereof. The cap may contain one or more inwardly directed recesses or channels, each keyed to a respective lever, so shaped and so disposed as to receive its respective lever. The levers may be outwardly pivotally connected to the cap by a resilient plastic means.

Abstract: An enclosure for an electric cable splice suitable for burial in the ground. An enclosure which provides moisture-proofing and mechanical protection for the splice. A pair of shells which slide together to form a box-like enclosure having a main compartment, an intermediate compartment, and an entrance passage. A pair of cables is positioned in the entrance passage with the cables passing through the intermediate compartment into the main compartment where the splices of pairs of conductors are located. Each of the shells has a quantity of sealant in the main section so that when the two sections are brought together with the cable splice there between, the splice components are completely surrounded by the sealant in the main compartment, and sealant is forced into the intermediate compartment around the cables.

Abstract: Cable splices of outside telephone plant are rehabilitated by a method in which a length of tubing of a kit of parts is moved over end portions of cables which are to be respliced, if necessary. The tubing is collapsed adjacent jacketed portions of the cables and a collar comprising a plurality of turns of sealing tape is formed about the jacket of each of the cables in adjacent locations. A spacer block is positioned between the collars to maintain the cables spaced apart after which a liner made of a perforated, transversely corrugated strip of plastic material is wrapped about the splice. The tubing is extended over the liner and its lower end is taped about the collars to form a closed end to prevent the escape of a waterproofing material which is flowed into the opposite open end of the tubing. A length of transversely and longitudinally scored plastic is wrapped about the tubing and cut along one of the score lines to form a cover which is secured by a plurality of clamps.

Abstract: A container for protecting cable splices from the environment. The container includes a vial having corrugated walls forming internal threads. The vial is filled with a sealant into which the splice is to be immersed. The container further includes a plug having passageways for accepting incoming cable. The plug is designed to be fixed with a sleeve having external threads of corrugated construction which thread into the vial. A resilient cap is provided to cover the entire opened end of the vial; inserts are provided for accepting cable of various sizes and a bracket can be fixed to the inside of the plug to operate as a ground shield connector and for structural support.

Abstract: A solderless connector for insulation coated wire conductors includes an elongated nonconductive body member having a plurality of conductor receiving channels formed along its length. A cap member including an annular conductive member is adapted for positioning over the elongated body and the channels. When the cap is pressed on the elongated body with wire conductors positioned in the channels, the annular conductive member engages a portion of the insulation on the conductor, removing the insulation therefrom, engages the wire to provide an electrical connection therewith. The cap is received on a portion of the body to form a tight seal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and method for environmentally sealing a wire splice for use in nuclear power stations and the like. More particularly the device includes three components, an end cap, a sleeve and a separator. The end cap is cross-linked and heat shrinkable. The sleeve and separator fuses under the temperature required for shrinking the end cap. Upon fusing, the sleeve and separator mixes into an impermeable unitary mass in which are embedded the wires.

Abstract: A twist-on connector for electrical wires and the like comprises a hollow plastic shell having an opening at one end, a generally perpendicular closed end wall at the other end thereof, and one or more wing-like torque applicator ribs extending generally radially outwardly in an oblique angular direction from the external surface of the shell. The torque applicator rib or ribs of such configuration to permit flexing or cushion action to applicator's fingers, or torque limiting means during tool application of connector. The inside surface of the shell is provided with a plurality of longitudinally inwardly extending ribs which function to funnel an insert spring which is threaded into the shell, and to reinforce the body of the shell. The inner end of the spring engages an insert torque applicator stop at the closed end of the shell which transfers the torsional forces applied to the shell body to the outer end of the insert spring.

Abstract: A method of making an electrical connection between two electrical conductors includes, in addition to making the electrical connection, the steps of positioning the conductors within a heat-shrinkable sleeve whereby they are held, by an insert positioned within the sleeve, in a substantially fixed transverse relationship to each other in the sleeve, and applying heat to shrink the sleeve. Electrical connectors are also described, one of which comprises a heat-shrinkable sleeve having an insert positioned therein for holding conductors to be connected in a substantially fixed relationship to each other, and a quantity of solder positioned within the sleeve between the insert and an end of the sleeve. A further connector comprises a heat-shrinkable sleeve having an insert positioned therein, the insert comprising at least two compartments side-by-side to one another.

Abstract: An electrical connector which can be used for pipe line heaters includes a base, an insert having a slot therethrough for a conductor, and a crimp barrel for the insert. A cap fits over the barrel and cooperates with the barrel and base so that when the cap is filled with a viscous potting compound, and the cap is slid over the barrel, the potting compound is pressured so that it substantially completely fills the cap and the base, thereby environmentally sealing the resulting assembly.

Abstract: This is concerned with a so-called screw-on electrical connector which contains or is made up of a plastic insulating cap with a coil spring on the inside which is constructed and arranged to be screwed down on the stripped ends of two or more electric wires. More specifically, the connector is constructed to provide a variable and controlled spring rate or compression load on the stripped ends of the largest number of wire combinations and in a less expensive form.

Abstract: This is a screw-on electrical connector of the type in which an insulating cap has a generally open central bore and a wire coil is positioned in the bore to engage the stripped ends of the wires. The interior of the bore is provided with a formation to engage the rear end of the coil for positioning and interlocking the two to provide the torque necessary to turn the connector down on the stripped ends of the wires. The forward portion of the bore is also provided with a dam structure or barrier to prevent the coil from coming out of the bore. The subject matter includes a method of making such a connector.

Abstract: An angled coaxial connector capable of being split into at least two parts in such a manner that the terminal portion of a coaxial cable can be placed between the two of the connector parts spanning the curved portion and termination proximate to the mating end of the connector. The resulting coaxial assembly provides a means of transmitting microwave signals through a change in direction with only one discontinuity.

Abstract: A permanent connector and connection insulator for two wire conductors that automatically strips insulation from the conductors prior to interconnection. A connector body spacedly holding the insulated conductors to be joined rotates in one direction relative an associated cap slidably carrying a stripping bar that by reason of the motion moves along the conductors as they are interconnected by twisting to remove insulation from the interconnected portions of the conductors.

Abstract: A screw-on wire connector which includes an insulating cap with a bore open at one end for the reception of the stripped ends of wires. A distortable relatively non-expandable sheet metal wire retainer which receives the wires is located in the cap. The wire retainer has a tapered thread which engages the inserted wires. The wire retainer is spaced circumferentially from the inside of the wall of the cap between its ends to provide for circumferential distortion of the wire retainer by the wires without placing an outward load on the cap due to substantial contact between the wire retainer and the cap.

Abstract: A connector for two or more electrical wires and having a multitude of wire receiving sockets each having a concealed metal sleeve therein to receive and hold an inserted wire end. A wire locking arrangement prevents accidental wire extraction. Each sleeve is capable of receiving different gauges of wire to permit connector use with wires of two or more gauges.

Abstract: An open-ended, B-wire type of deformable connector has a thin, perforable insulative liner secured to the inner surface of the inner one of a pair of telescopically coaxially disposed metallic sleeves in accordance with several preferred liner assembly methods. The liner is positioned so as to overlie the distal ends of an array of insulation-piercing protuberances formed in the inner sleeve, and to extend continuously in both the circumferential and longitudinal directions at least to the perimeter of the array. During assembly, while the inner sleeve is being fabricated out of strip stock in a progressive manner, each liner in the form of a section of thin, plastic film stock is positioned on and firmly secured (such as by pressure bonding) to the partially fabricated planar sleeve section along at least the solid wall border regions thereof (surrounding the array of protuberances).

Abstract: A method of joining the stripped ends of electrical wires and screw-on connectors for performing the method. The method includes bunching the stripped ends of wire, inserting the bunched wires into a distortable relatively nonexpandable wire retainer having an inwardly tapered thread, rotating the wires and wire retainer relative to one another to feed the bunched wires into the wire retainer, applying torque to the bunched wires and the wire retainer to cause the wire retainer to compress the wires into contact with one another and form a thread thereon, supporting the wire retainer during application of the torque in a manner which permits the wire retainer to freely distort without substantial expansion to thereby accommodate the wires as the wires are forced into the small end of the tapered thread, and covering the wire retainer and retained wire with an insulator. A screw-on wire connector which includes an insulating cap with a bore open at one end for the reception of the stripped ends of the wires.

Abstract: An electrical coupling cover where a first inner cover having first and second open ends is overlapped by a second outer cover also having first and second open ends. Two electrical wires having bare ends are inserted through the inner cover when in use and bent around onto the outer surface thereof where the second cover clamps the bare ends in place by sliding contact. After clamping, the covers are rotated in order to twist the bare ends together for electrical connection.

Abstract: This is concerned with a screw-on type insulating connector for joining the stripped ends of a plurality of electric wires or conductors and has a thread formation on what might otherwise be considered its conical surface, but this surface has a particular geometry in the nature of a concave frustum which enables it to hold particular combinations without bending and breaking the core pin.

Abstract: A post-insulated wire splice includes a conductive connector and an insulating member surrounding the connector. The connector includes a ferrule crimped around at least two wires, the ferrule having a generally smoothly curved exterior surface and having outer and inner ends defined with respect to the wires; the wires extend externally beyond the ferrule inner end and are terminated adjacent the ferrule outer end.The connector has a separation portion extending beyond the ferrule outer end, including an exterior surface continuous with the ferrule exterior surface and a sheared edge remote from the ferrule. The separation portion is deformed from a shape coincident with a portion of the projection of the ferrule exterior surface to displace the sheared edge inwardly of the projection toward the wires. The insulating member comprises a generally tubular sleeve of insulating plastic material, and in preferred embodiments is crimped and closed around the extending wires beyond the ferrule inner end.

Abstract: A re-enterable, waterproof, encapsulated splice assembly and method for electrical conductors. The splice enclosure utilizes a pair of deep, cup-shaped housing members of supple material having a snug telescopic fit with one another about the splice junction. This junction is encapsulated in a water-repellent, non-setting, gel-like potting compound charged into the inner end of the two cup-shaped members prior to their assembly.

Abstract: The subject matter herein is an electrical connector particularly adapted for quickly and easily electrically and mechanically connecting insulated ends of a pair of insulated electrical wires. The subject connector includes an elongated penetrator tube, having a flared annular lip at one end. A groove is formed in the tube to provide a convenient means for holding the tube in an automatic assembly machine. The tube has a plurality of penetrator locks formed integral with side walls of the tube. Each of the locks has a plurality of penetrator prongs extending inwardly of the tube. One of the penetrator prongs in each of the locks is longer than the remainder of the prongs to provide a holding prong, which engages the insulating material as the wires are inserted into the tube to hold the wires in the tube prior to final locking. Each holding prong has a rounded side adjacent to the flared annular lip to facilitate insertion of insulated wires and avoid tearing of insulation and stubbing of the wires.

Abstract: A direction-changing arrangement for a three-phase pipe-type gas-pressurized electrical cable constituted principally by rigid straight pipe lengths connected in series and wherein the axes of the three phase conductors supported within the pipe when viewed in cross-section form a triangle. The desired change in direction is accomplished by interposing a spherical elbow pipe between two straight pipe lengths which includes a pair of branch pipe stubs connected to the ends of the adjoining straight pipe lengths, and three curved conductor members supported within the elbow and arranged symmetrically to the plane formed by the respective axes of the two branch pipe stubs which intersect at the center of the elbow. Three intermediate conductor sections are provided and these serve to interconnect the ends of the three inner conductors within the adjoining straight pipe lengths with the ends of the three curved conductor members within the elbow.

Abstract: A kit of parts for forming an enclosure for a cable splice that rigidly fixes two or more spliced cables and moisture proofs the splice and exposed cable ends. The kit includes a vial partially filled with a body of sealant and a plug which receives the cable ends and then may be positioned in the vial and partially immersed in the body of sealant. By immersing the plug in the body of sealant, the sealant is forced upwardly and around the cable ends to fully enclose the cable splice and the cable ends in the sealant. Arms associated with the plug act to retain the plug on the vial.

Abstract: A formed member is disclosed which has a plurality of deformable jaws capable of being associated with the ends of small service wires to clamp the insulation and conductive shield. The clamping connector thus forms an electrical coupling with the shield and at the same time locates the ends of the service wires relative to one another. An attachment portion enables the shield to be grounded and the clamped service wires to be positioned relative to a splice enclosure or other fixture. The deformable jaws interlock when deformed to hold a service wire such that purchase is insured on the insulation and conductive shield.

Abstract: An RF connector for coaxial cables to be interconnected through a conductive wall. A cylindrical housing open at one end is closed at the other by a base having a centered aperture to receive just the inner conductor and insulation of one cable, and having a concentric extension of the base of an internal diameter just sufficient to receive the outer conductor of the cable. The stripped end of a second cable is inserted through a slot in the side of the housing with the outer conductor resting on an annular shoulder and the inner conductor looped and soldered around the inner conductor of the first cable. A slotted sleeve inserted into the housing holds the outer conductor of the second cable clamped against the shoulder. A threaded cap screws into the housing over the sleeve to hold the sleeve in a clamping position.

Abstract: There is disclosed herein a novel waterproof cable splice enclosure for protecting cable splices and the exposed cable ends associated with the cable splice. The enclosure is comprised of a cap having apertures therethrough for receiving the cables, a clamp for holding the cables, a vial containing a moisture-proof sealant, a sleeve coaxially disposed within the vial when the enclosure is assembled and means for securing the cap to the vial. The enclosure is most useful in protecting the cable splices which are comprised of a plurality of simple wire conductors and associated splicing means.

Abstract: An improved tubular ferrule which may be employed in a wire connector or the like comprises a helical coil of closely wound turns of generally elongate tubular form with each of the turns of the coil being bonded to an adjacent turn to form a crimpable tubular structure having an undulating interior surface and readily adaptable for use as an electrical connector or the like. The individual turns of the coil may be bonded to one another either by the selective application of a bonding material to the coil or by pre-coating the wire with a preferably heat responsive fusible material and subjecting the coil to a heating operation to fuse the turns together. Wire having a circular, rectangular, or other suitable cross section may be employed and selectively oriented to provide a variety of selective interior and exterior surface configurations. The wire may be pre-worked, prior to winding, to provide sharp protrusions thereon to enhance the engagement between the ferrule and external parts joined thereto.

Abstract: A cable splice housing particularly useful for telephone cables has a hollow, tubular, plastic body, opposite sides of which are heat sealed together at one end thereof. A plug fits in snug mating relationship in the other end and has holes extending axially therethrough for the cables. A clamp is provided around the hollow body for clamping the latter around the plug, and the housing is filled with grease when in use.

Abstract: A waterproof coupler having a casing and a cap to form a junction box for enclosing a junction between a plurality of electric conductors. The casing has a single opening to enclosingly receive the junction. A plug member constructed of resilient material defines passages therethrough for the conductors. The member is adapted, when compressively urged by the cap into sealing position with the opening, to simultaneously seal the casing and the junction between the conductors. The bare ends of the conductors are anchored by solder balls to a disc positioned inside the casing.

Abstract: An adapter for converting a non-repairable electrical cable connection into one which is repairable. The cable connection is the type in which a wire bundle is enclosed within a braided shield which is permanently terminated to a backshell, the backshell being threadedly secured by a coupling nut to a connector to which the wire bundle is terminated. The adapter comprises a pair of semi-circular adapter sections which combine to form a cylindrical adapter which fits around an unshielded portion of the wire bundle between the backshell and connector. The adapter has external threading at one end for connection to the backshell. A second coupling nut slidably mounted around the adapter connects the opposite end of the adapter to the connector. The second coupling nut is removable from around the adapter to permit the adapter sections to be separated and removed from around the unshielded portion of the wire bundle.

Abstract: A device intended to receive two or more electrical conductors of the same or dissimilar size and to provide mechanical protection and electrical insulation for the electrical connection of said conductors, including a container for receiving the joined ends of the electrical conductors, the device including having side walls, a closed end wall and an open end and a plug member adapted to seal the open end of the casing. Passages are provided in the plug end or closed end for the extension therethrough of the electrical conductors. Cooperating locking means are provided on the plug and the casing member for mechanically interlocking the plug end casing and radial flaps are disposed in the passages which are deformed by the extension therethrough of the electrical conductor to define a cone shaped collar between the passage wall and the condutor to impede the flow of potting compound out of the device.

Abstract: There is disclosed herein an enclosure for a cable splice that rigidly fixes two or more spliced cables and moisture proofs the splice and exposed cable ends. A pair of mating plug members grasp the cable ends and are then partially immersed in a body of sealant contained in a vial. The plug members include a cap portion which engages the vial and keeps the plug firmly in place. The cap portion may include extended arms which engage threads provided on the vial before the plug members fully close the vial. These arms give mechanical leverage for drawing the plug members into a fully closed position in the vial.