Patent ID: 6674000
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical cable interconnect device for use in an opening in a floor panel of an aircraft to interconnect electrical cables below the floor panel to electrical cables above the floor panel, the interconnect device comprising:a bracket having a peripheral edge and a plate that extends along a portion of the peripheral edge, the peripheral edge defining an opening in the bracket and being configured and adapted to attach to a top surface of the floor panel adjacent the opening in the floor panel so that the opening in the bracket is generally aligned with the opening in the floor panel and the plate extends through the opening in the panel floor, the plate having at least one opening that is configured and adapted to allow an electrical cable to be attached to the plate; a gasket disposed between the peripheral edge and the top surface of the floor panel; and a cover disposed on top of the peripheral edge so that the peripheral edge is between the cover and the gasket, the cover covering a portion of the opening in the bracket and a portion of the opening in the floor panel, and the cover having an offset portion that extends along a portion of an edge of the cover that is adjacent the plate, the offset portion forming an access opening that allows electrical cables to pass through the access opening, the bracket opening and the floor panel opening.