Patent ID: 11953043
Assignee: HUBBELL INCORPORATED
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  H | IPC F  H

Claim 8:
9. An electrical connector, comprising:
a cylindrical body with an inner bore defining an electrical conductor receiving area;
an opening in the cylindrical body extending into the electrical conductor receiving area, the opening having an internal thread; and
a breakaway threaded fastener, the breakaway threaded fastener having cap integral to a stud, the cap having an external torque application feature and an open end, the stud having a hollow cavity with a closed end, a wall, and an outer surface, the outer surface having an external thread, the wall having minimum wall thickness defined at the closed end that is configured to break the stud into two portions under torsion above a predetermined torsional limit,
wherein the external thread is threadably received in the internal thread of the opening.