Patent ID: 7039988
Filing Date: 2006-05-09
Classification: F16G,H02G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A wedge dead end comprising: a coupler for coupling said dead end to a support structure; a gripper body defining a fixed longitudinally extending cable trough and a jaw guide disposed at a first angle relative to said cable trough, said jaw guide being closest to said cable trough at a gripper body forward end and diverging from said cable trough toward a gripper body rearward end, said gripper body defining a cable entry slot communicating with a cable space defined between said cable trough and said jaw guide; a single wedge-shaped jaw having a guide structure on an upper surface and a longitudinally extending gripping surface on a bottom surface, said guide structure slidably received in said jaw guide and said jaw being movable relative to said body between a forward gripping position and a rearward open position, said jaw biased toward said forward end and said gripping position; a latch for releasably retaining said biased jaw in said open position; and a leg integrally connecting said coupler to said gripper body rearward end.