Patent ID: 6764354
Filing Date: 2004-07-20
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector having:a block made of electrically conductive material; the block having a first surface with at least one conductor channel extending into the block from the first surface and having a second surface with at least one set screw channel ext nding into the block from the second surface, there being at least one set screw channel associated with each conductor channel; each set screw channel intersecting its associated conductor channel; ach conductor channel having a conductor receiving section and an adapter receiving section, the adapter receiving section located between the conductor receiving section and the associated set screw channel, the interior surface of the conductor channel is treated to provide better electrical contact with the conductor; the block is covered by a waterproof casing, the casing having an integral tubular set-screw flange associated with each set-screw channel, each set-screw flange extending outwardly away from the second surface and providing entry to its associated set-screw channel; an elongated adapter for each conductor channel, the adapter generally sized and shaped to fit in the adapter receiving section in the conductor channel; and a set-screw threadable into each set-screw channel to contact the adapter in each conductor channel associated with each set-screw channel, and to press the adapter tightly against a conductor inserted in the conductor receiving section of the conductor channel, the set screw having a body portion sized to fit snugly within the set-screw flange to seal the flange to the entry of water.