Patent ID: 6328583
Filing Date: 2001-12-11
Classification: F16L,H01R,H05B

Abstract:
A cable connector for a direct heating cable system for a pipeline (4) where a direct heating cable is connected to the pipeline at two remote points by means of connectors (2) being connected with the pipeline (4), each of said connectors including a conical female chamber for receiving a cone (1) connected to the ends of the cable (3), wherein each connector (2) is prewelded to the pipeline (4), and wherein each cone (1) comprises a bolt (9) extending coaxially as a prolongation from the cone (1), the connector (2) being provided, at it's remote end, with a locking plate (5) against which a nut (6) on the bolt (9) can be forced thereby tightening the cone (1) in the female chamber of the connector (2) and securing the contact.