Abstract: Apparatuses and methods disclosed herein include an electrical connector. The electrical connector may include an upper cap configured to engage with an end cap, the upper cap including an upper cap insert that is independent from the upper cap in at least one axis of motion. The end cap may include one or more contact blades configured to receive an insulated cable. As the upper cap engages with the end cap the upper cap insert may press the insulated cable onto the one or more contact blades such that the one or more contact blades are in electrical connection with one or more conductors in the insulated cable.

Abstract: A device and method are provided for monitoring voltage and current in a continuous conductor. A current sensor is configured to sense current in the continuous conductor. A voltage sense conductor is provided and a guided path is configured to bring the voltage sense conductor into contact with the continuous conductor at a pre-determined orientation. A communication interface is configured to receive information about a common reference voltage from a source, the source being external to the device. A voltage measuring circuit is configured to estimate voltage between a voltage sensed by the voltage sense conductor and the common reference voltage using the information about the common reference voltage.

Abstract: A wire harness including a wire fitting is provided that maintains the length of the portion of the wire bundle that extends to the outside of the wire fitting reliably at a tolerance range without impeding the freedom of bending the wire bundle. A wire harness includes a wire fitting having a base and a cover covering a portion of a wire bundle together with the base. The base is provided with a protrusion that pierces the insulated wires at a portion further to an outer edge of the base than a portion of the wire bundle that is tied together by a first tie member, the wire bundle extending from the base to an outside of the base.

Abstract: A system for electrical contacting of tensile carriers in support means includes a support means and a contacting device. The support means has a casing and at least four tensile carriers. The tensile carriers are arranged parallel to one another in the casing and lie substantially in one plane. The contacting device has a contact element. The contact element has a cutting side for penetration of the casing, wherein the cutting side of the contact element is so guided through the casing that the contact element contacts the at least four tensile carriers at least by the cutting side.

Abstract: An insulation displacement connector having two deformable tangs forming a receiving pocket in which a wire may be placed, the deformable tangs adapted to be curled around the wire to create a secure connection that is resistant to disconnection by movement. Also disclosed is a method for creating the secure connection. A solenoid assembly that employs the disclosed insulation displacement connector that reduces the risk of a disconnection is also described. Also disclosed is a device that secures wires to the disclosed insulation displacement connector.

Abstract: An electrical connector and conductor assembly cover is provided including a main housing section and a magnifying window section. The main housing section forms a connector receiving area. The connector receiving area is sized and shaped to house an electrical connector therein. The magnifying window section in the main housing section is located between the connector receiving area and an exterior of the cover such that a user can view a magnified image of a marking on the electrical connector in the connector receiving area from the exterior of the cover without opening the main housing section.

Abstract: A wires connection device includes a body having a chamber defined in a top thereof and a sidewall of the chamber includes a through hole through which a sub-wire extends. A groove is defined in the top of the body and communicates with the through hole via a recess in another sidewall of the chamber. A main wire is engaged with the groove. A slot is defined in an inner periphery of the recess and extends to the groove. A positioning member is received in the chamber and has a conductive member which is engaged with the slot. The conductive member includes a first conductive section to penetrate the sheath of the sub-wire and a second conductive section which penetrate the sheath of the main wire. A cover is mounted to the top of the body and presses the positioning member.

Abstract: To provide a joint box, which can easily and compactly hold electrical wires along the joint box, the joint box includes a base unit having separately a joint portion for connecting electrical wires and a wire bundle portion for passing the electrical wires and a cover mounted on the base unit for covering the joint portion and the wire bundle portion. The cover includes integrally a first cover portion for the joint portion and a second cover portion for the wire bundle portion. At least one of terminals at the joint portion is connected with an earth ground terminal. The electrical wires are wired at the wire bundle portion of the joint box.

Abstract: An electrical connector for use on an electrical cable, for drawing power from the cable, includes a body having upper and lower sides, the lower side including a channel which opens to the exterior on the lower side such that the cable can be laterally inserted into the channel from the lower side, a clamp in the channel for clamping the cable in the channel, and an operator on the upper side for operating the clamp, the operator being operable through a screw action. Also included is a pair of conductors, each conductor having a sharp lower end for piercing the cable clamped in the channel to make contact with a respective conductive core of the cable, and an upper end for external electrical connection on the upper side.

Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting two or more wires together electrically, having wire slots are oriented in a direction substantially parallel to each other, facilitating the use of only one operation to connect all wires; also retaining a terminated wires. Also methods for producing such connector, minimizing waste of production material, using such connector and configuring such connector at small dimensions and tolerances.

Abstract: The present technique provides a technique for electrically wiring devices using insulation displacement. The technique arranges a plurality of insulation displacement members in wedge-shaped configurations for piercing an insulation layer and electrically contacting a conductor of an insulated electrical wire assembly. The insulation displacement members may be disposed at any suitable angles and offsets to provide an effective multipoint electrical contact with the conductor. The insulated electrical wire assembly also may be carried by a wire support structure to facilitate insertion and removal of the insulated electrical wire assembly with the arrangement of insulation displacement members.

Abstract: A connection device is particularly suited for connection of the two strands of a telephone or computer-related line in a sub-distribution terminal block. The device includes an insulating base with a cavity formed therein in which I.D.C. contacts are secured for receiving the strands. Opposite each I.D.C. contact is secured a blade for cutting the scrap of wire. A pusher, comprising a master screw for movement and lateral slots for introduction of the wires, is telescopically associated with this base. The cutting blade is provided so that, after the cut, the free end of the cut wire is disengaged from this blade. The assembly further forms a reservoir of sealing gel, or other like product, which is virtually closed.

Abstract: A plug for connection of an electro-fluidic converter provided with electrical plug contacts projecting from a converter housing, the plug has a plug housing, electrical counter contacts to the plug contacts of the converter and accommodated in the plug housing, electrical connecting means for a multi-wired encased connecting cable and accommodated in the plug housing, connecting means for electrical or electronic joining of the connecting means with the counter contacts and accommodated in the plug housing, and a contacting device provided for connecting the connecting cable with the connecting means and arranged in the plug housing, the contacting device having a movable cable receiving part for insertion of a cable portion and a clamping lever acting on the cable receiving part for contact-producing pressing of the cable portion against the connecting means.

Abstract: A branch connector for an underground cable enabling a main cable to be electrically connected to at least one branch cable, each being constituted by a metal core surrounded by an insulating sheath, and comprising a lower body (10) and an upper body (12) disposed facing each other and movable towards each other by clamping, each body including a contact element (16, 18; 50) which is made, at least in part, of metal and which is situated in a plane extending transversely relative to an axial direction of the cables and penetrating both through the insulation of the main cable and through the insulation of the branch cable to make contact with the cores of said cables when the upper and lower bodies are moved towards each other by at least one clamping means (14), and a movable non-conductive separator member (70) situated in the midplane of the connector and designed to enable two branch cables to be assembled without coming into contact with each other.

Abstract: A floor lamp plug device has a cone-shaped body an annular body disposed on the cone-shaped body, a hollow disk, and a hollow cover. The hollow cover has an inner thread, an annular center flange, and a center hole. The hollow disk has a round hole two opposite protruded flanges, and each protruded flange having a channel and a slot. The annular body has a hollow interior receiving the hollow disk, an outer thread engaging with the inner thread two opposite notches matching the protruded flanges, and a recess. A branch wire set has a first wire and a second wire. The branch wire s et passes through the round hole. Each of the first wire and the second wire are inserted through the respective channel. A main wire set is inserted through the recess. Two conductive plates are inserted in the slots Each conductive plate has a tip end penetrating the branch wire set and a tooth end penetrating the main wire set.

Abstract: An actuating device has an actuator, at least one control conductor conned with the actuator, and at least one through connection useable without a tool and associated with the electrical actuator, the control conductor uninterruptibly contacting with the through connection.

Abstract: A method for terminating an electrical conductor, comprises an outset step of defining a housing having an open end and a closed end and at least one passage therethrough for entry of the conductor into the housing to permit a termination end of the conductor to be resident interiorly in the housing. Next, the housing passage is closed and the housing is disposed with the housing open end vertically above the housing closed end. With the housing so disposed, sealant gel is introduced in liquid state interiorly of the housing. While the sealant gel is in the liquid state, there is secured with the housing, through the housing open end, apparatus for subsequent use in terminating the conductor, Upon transition of the sealant gel to a cured state, the housing passage is opened. To complete the conductor terminating method, at the installation site, the conductor is inserted into the housing passage and into registry with the terminating apparatus.

Abstract: An electrical cable connector comprises at least two insulative material jaw members adapted to define between them at least two parallel channels, one for each cable. At least one metal contact member is carried by one of the jaw members in a housing in which it is at least partially accommodated. It has active parts at the front adapted to intersect both channels. Clamping means close the jaw members so as to close the channels onto the cables. Insulative material seals are disposed around the respective active parts of the contact member and linked by a crosspiece. The crosspiece is secured by deformation to the respective jaw member so that it is fastened thereto. To this end the crosspiece is disposed between two ribs which are one piece with the jaw member and are deformed under pressure into a U-shape pressing against the crosspiece.

Abstract: An environmentally sealed terminal block includes a hollow block member and a plurality of connection assemblies mountable on the block member for providing interconnections between respective conductors of two groups of wires. Each of the connection assemblies includes an insulation displacement connector for receiving at least one conductor of each of the two groups of wires, a cap mountable to the block for accepting a quantity of sealing material for surroundingly engaging and environmentally sealing the insulation displacement connector and having a through aperture. A conductive activating screw extends through the through aperture and has a head portion projecting outwardly of the cap when assembled therewith to provide a test point.

Abstract: An electrical clamp connector having two body halves molded of insulative material and clampable about at least two insulated conductors electrically and mechanically join them together, is provided with a chimney projecting from the clamping side of the base half of the body. A bolt hole in the base body half is threaded to provide the only threaded engagement with the bolt to provide a strong clamping connection without the use of a metal nut or metal plate to distribute stress. The bolt hole extends through the chimney where it is unthreaded and oversized to prevent the transmission of stress between the bolt and the chimney.

Abstract: A separable connection device between a conducting lug and at least one connecting wire. The device includes means for providing an electric connection between at least one jumper cable wire having a conducting core surrounded by an insulating sheath and a conducting clamp. The conducting clamp is formed with at least one cutting slit adapted for cutting the sheath of the wire during the introduction of said wire in the slit and establishing a contact with the wire conducting core. Additional means are provided for providing the electric connection between the clamp and the lug, and means for causing the progressive engagement of the clamp on the wire.

Abstract: An improved connector having a looped wire retained in one piece of the connector and providing a second piece having a concentric bore and able to engage a free end of said looped wire to cause the wire to constrict upon rotation of the second piece relative to the first piece to bind wires inserted through the second piece into a receptacle of the first piece.

Abstract: A self-stripping electrical connector has a grounded bar formed with at least one threaded bore, a dielectric lower support part secured to the bar over the bore and formed with two adjacent outwardly open lower guide passages, a pair of electrically conductive and generally parallel lower tubes having lower ends formed with slots aligned with the respective lower passages and upper ends also formed with slots, and respective guides on the lower support part carrying the tubes for movement toward and away from the bar with the lower-end slots aligned with the respective lower passages. A dielectric upper support part overlies the lower part and is formed with two adjacent outwardly open upper guide passages aligned with the upper-end slots of the respective tubes.

Abstract: Cable terminal connector with a housing to receive conductors of one cable into terminal positions within the housing and a closure member having terminal positions for conductors of another cable. Insulation displacement contact members have an insulation displacement terminal at one end and are initially located in detent positions with the terminals spaced from the terminal positions of the housing. The closure member is movable into a fully retained position upon the housing and during this movement, the contact members are caused to move to locate their terminals into the terminal positions of the housing to connect them to the cable conductors in the housing. Conveniently, the contact members also have insulation displacement terminals at their other end for movement into the terminal positions of the closure member as the closure member moves into the fully retained position.

Abstract: A self-stripping electrical connector has a grounded bar formed with at least one threaded bore, a dielectric lower support part secured to the bar over the bore and formed with two adjacent outwardly open lower guide passages, a pair of electrically conductive and generally parallel lower tubes having lower ends formed with slots aligned with the respective lower passages and upper ends also formed with slots, and respective guides on the lower support part carrying the tubes for movement toward and away from the bar with the lower-end slots aligned with the respective lower passages. A dielectric upper support part overlies the lower part and is formed with two adjacent outwardly open upper guide passages aligned with the upper-end slots of the respective tubes.