Patent ID: 7914308

Claim:
An electrical disconnect, comprising: a first portion having a male electrical conductor, a supporting enclosure covering a portion of the male electrical conductor, and an insulated housing substantially covering the supporting enclosure, the male electrical conductor including a single blade, the supporting enclosure having a cylindrical protrusion from which a portion of the single blade extends and the cylindrical portion provided with a smooth peripheral surface, the insulated housing having an annular extension portion with a smooth interior surface, the annular extension extending beyond the cylindrical portion of the support enclosure; and a second portion having a female electrical conductor, a supporting enclosure entirely covering the female electrical conductor, and an insulated housing covering the supporting enclosure, the female electrical conductor including at least two conductor plates spaced apart to receive the single blade, the supporting enclosure of the second portion having an annular collar with a smooth inner surface slidably positionable about the smooth peripheral surface of the cylindrical protrusion of the first portion to laterally support the second portion relative to the first portion when the single blade is received between the conductor plates, the annular collar of the supporting enclosure of the second portion slidably removable from about the cylindrical protrusion upon separation of the single blade from the conductor plates, the insulated housing of the second portion having an annular recess with a smooth peripheral surface for receiving the extended portion of the insulated housing of the first portion when the single blade is received between the conductor plates, the conductor plates supported in such a way that the electrical conductor plates apply a holding force to the single blade, yet the single blade slidably separates from the conductor plates when a predetermined tension force is applied to the first and second portions.