Patent ID: 6414243
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A twist-on connector for joining ends of electrical wires, said twist-on connector comprising:a shell of electrically insulating material having a frusto-conical shape with an aperture extending from one end of the shell to closed end, the aperture has an outer tapered section proximate to the one end and which is threaded to engage the electrical wires, a beveled section of the aperture tapers inwardly from the outer tapered section to an intermediate tapered section, the intermediate tapered section being formed by a threadless region proximate to the beveled section and a threaded region extending inward from the threadless region toward the closed end; and a coil within the aperture of the shell and having a conical shape with a larger end, a smaller end and a middle portion therebetween, the coil having a first plurality of turns at the larger end which engage the threadless region of the aperture, and the middle portion being spaced from the shell prior to insertion of the electrical wires into the aperture.