Patent ID: 9231339
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. A device configured to provide electrical coupling between wires of a first non-metallic sheathed electrical cable and wires of a second non-metallic sheathed electric cable without physically connecting hot wires and return wires of the first and second non-metallic sheathed electrical cables, the device comprising: a non-conductive housing comprising a base and a top configured to releasably engage the base to secure the first and second electrical wires in the housing; and a first conductive element disposed in the housing and configured to engage an exposed portion of a hot wire from the first non-metallic sheathed electrical cable at a first side of the housing and configured to engage an exposed portion of a hot wire from the second non-metallic sheathed electrical cable at a second side of the housing; a second conductive element disposed in the housing and configured to engage an exposed portion of a return wire from the first non-metallic sheathed electrical cable at the first side of the housing and configured to engage an exposed portion of a return wire from the second non-metallic sheathed electrical cable at the second side of the housing; in which the housing further comprises a grounding plate on the housing that is configured to receive a ground wire from the first non-metallic sheathed electrical cable and a ground wire from the second non-metallic sheathed electrical cable; and in which the top of the housing comprises a fastener configured to bias the exposed conductive portions of the hot wires against the first conductive element and to bias the exposed conductive portions of the return wires against the second conductive element to provide the electrical coupling between the hot wire of the first non-metallic sheathed electrical cable and the hot wire of the second non-metallic sheathed electrical cable and to provide electrical coupling between the return wire of the first non-metallic sheathed electrical cable and the return wire of the second non-metallic sheathed electrical cable.