Patent ID: 6086406
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A apparatus for connecting main and branch cables having metal cores and surrounding insulating sheathes, the apparatus comprising:a first body;a second body adapted to be positioned facing the first body;a clamp capable of moving the second body towards the first body;first and second contact elements being made, at least in part, of metal, being located in the first and second bodies, respectfully, the contact elements being substantially transverse to the axis along which the main cable lies when connected to the branch cable and being adapted to penetrate the insulation of the main and the branch cables and to make electrical contact with the cores of said cables in response to moving the first and second bodies towards each other with the clamp; anda movable non-conductive separator member being situated in a transverse plane of the apparatus, between two facing ends of two branch cables and being adapted to enable the two branch cables to be connected to the apparatus without making electrical contact therebetween.