Patent ID: 8678852

Claim:
Connector for connecting two electric cables ( 3 ) together, comprising two jaws ( 2 a , 2 b ) and a tightening element ( 4 ) for bringing said jaws ( 2 a , 2 b ) closer together, each said jaw ( 2 a , 2 b ) comprising a body ( 20 ) made of stiff insulating material and a conductive contact element ( 21 ) having two active parts ( 22 ) each projecting from a receiving face ( 25 ) of the body ( 20 ) in order to penetrate the conductive core ( 30 ) of a cable ( 3 ) and the conductive core ( 30 ) of the other cable ( 3 ) respectively, the receiving face ( 25 ) of the body ( 20 ) of each jaw ( 2 a , 2 b ) facing the receiving face ( 25 ) of the body ( 20 ) of the other jaw ( 2 a , 2 b ) with each active part ( 22 ) of the contact element ( 21 ) of one jaw ( 2 a , 2 b ) in line with an active part ( 22 ) of the contact element ( 21 ) of the other jaw ( 2 a , 2 b ), said connector being configured to adopt a cable installation position between the receiving faces ( 25 ) of the jaws ( 2 a , 2 b ) with each active part ( 22 ) of a contact element ( 21 ) in line with a cable ( 3 ), to adopt an in-service position in which the cables ( 3 ) are sandwiched between the jaws ( 2 a , 2 b ) with each active part ( 22 ) of each contact element ( 21 ) having penetrated a conductive core ( 30 ) of a respective cable ( 3 ), and to pass from the cable installation position to the in-service position by bringing the jaws ( 2 a , 2 b ) closer together, with the tightening element ( 4 ), by a predetermined stroke; characterized in that said tightening element ( 4 ) is a blind rivet ( 4 ) comprising a shank ( 43 ) and a mandrel ( 40 ), said blind rivet ( 4 ) being configured so that the shank ( 43 ) contracts in the axial direction, under the action of the mandrel ( 40 ), between the cable installation position and the in-service position, and configured so that the mandrel ( 40 ) breaks when said jaws ( 2 a , 2 b ) are brought closer together by said predetermined stroke.