Patent ID: 8895856
Filing Date: 2014-11-25
Classification: F16G,H01B,H01R,H02G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A compression connector comprising: an elongated and interiorly hollow inner tube defining a center longitudinal axis, an interior surface defined by a first radial dimension, an exterior surface defined by a second radial dimension greater than the first radial dimension, and first and second opposed terminal ends, the tube comprising a first material exhibiting a first axial extrusion rate; at least one tubular sleeve comprising a second material exhibiting a second axial extrusion rate, the at least one tubular sleeve having a length, and an exterior surface defined by a third radial dimension less than the first radial dimension, an interior surface defining an interiorly hollow portion having a fourth radial dimension less than the third radial dimension, and first and second opposed terminal ends, wherein a difference between the third and fourth radial dimensions is selected to define a wall thickness such that the at least one sleeve, when axially inserted through the first or second terminal end of the hollow tube and subjected to mechanical compression in a direction substantially orthogonal to the exterior surface of the tube, deforms so that the first and second materials extrude axially at substantially the same rate.