Patent ID: 8492654
Filing Date: 2013-07-23
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector for joining two cables each of which contain up to three separate insulated conductors to complete an electrical connection, said electrical connector comprising: a longitudinally extending inner body having a central core and three radially extending walls and three generally A-shaped outer body members with one of said outer body members disposed on or integral with each of said walls and wherein each of said A-shaped outer body members extend over onto each side of each of said walls with a flat inwardly directed surface on each side of each of said walls; an outer insulating housing in the form of a cylindrical tubular sleeve extending around said longitudinally extending inner body in said outer body member; a plurality of clamping members having a flat rectangular mounting element, a cylindrical clamping element, and a flat connecting element connecting said mounting element in said clamping element in a plurality of longitudinally extending electrical connecting elements each of which includes two inwardly directed end contacts; and a plurality of pairs of inwardly directed slots on each of said flat inwardly directly surfaces on each side of said walls for receiving and holding one of said mounting elements therein and a longitudinally extending intermediate slot between each of said pairs of inwardly directed slots on each side of each wall for receiving and holding one of said electrical contact elements.