Patent ID: 8389881

Claim:
A conductor termination system for use with an electrical power transmission conductor, the conductor termination system comprising: a) a termination assembly including: an end member including a receiver portion configured to receive a segment of the conductor; and an integral retainer mechanism including a moveable keeper member on the end member, wherein the retainer mechanism is operable to selectively clamp a segment of the conductor in the receiver portion to the end member and to apply a retention load to the conductor segment; and b) a connector adapted to be applied to the end member and the conductor to securely clamp the conductor segment to the end member; wherein: the receiver portion has a longitudinal axis and is configured to laterally receive the conductor segment to extend along the longitudinal axis; the retainer mechanism is selectively alternatively positionable in each of: an open position, wherein the keeper member is positioned such that the receiver portion is open to laterally receive the conductor segment; a clamping position wherein the keeper member is positioned to prevent removal of the conductor segment laterally from the receiver portion and to apply a clamping load to the conductor segment to resist axial displacement of the conductor segment with respect to the receiver portion; and a closed position, wherein the keeper member is positioned to retain the conductor segment and to prevent removal of the conductor segment laterally from the receiver portion while permitting axial displacement of the conductor segment with respect to the receiver portion.