Patent ID: 7223132
Filing Date: 2007-05-29
Classification: B41J,H01R,H02G

Abstract:
1. An open-face electrical connector comprising: a wire connector lug, said wire connector lug comprising a split bolt connector for insertion of an electrical wire therein, said split bolt connector normally free of sealant; a first housing; a second housing spacable from said first housing with at least one of said housings having a chamber therein; a sealant located in said chamber in the at least one of said housings and; a latch to enable the first housing to be secured to the second housing as the sealant is brought into a wire encapsulating condition around an electrical junction in the split bolt connector, said second housing comprising a cover having an extension that is securable to either an underside of the first housing by the latch or a topside of the first housing by the latch with the cover and the underside of the first housing cooperating to hold the sealant in the cover in a transport condition.