US1922643A - Electrical connecter construction - Google Patents

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Aug. 15, 1933. E. v. suNlfiT ET AL ELECTRICAL CONNECTER CONSTRUCTION Filed Jan.

.52 2/022 far: Edward Vfizznaf and fiernanzfiZZafi Patented Aug. 15, 1933 i o 1,922,643

UNITED STATES P ENT- VOFFICETYQ,

ELECTRICAL Y comers CONSTRUCTION Edward V. Sundt and Bernard Kollath,

' Chicago, Ill.

Application January 20, 1932. Serial No. 587,780

2 Claims. (01. 2o0 -115'.5)

Our invention relates to improvements in elec- 5, and 7 may thereafter be curved or bent in trical connecter constructions, and it consists ny Su table form, V in the combinations, constructions, and arrange- The v ce o ou inve t o may b p ov ded ment h r described and l i d, 1 with one or more insulating sleeves which may 5 An object of our invention is to provide an be d 0f ny Suitable fabric or other ma' electrical connecter construction whereby defor instance, fl Tubbervices having cylindrical or polygonal terminal From the foregoing desc p ion of the Various members may be quickly connected to c1 1 parts Of thedevice, the operation thereof may, .t from an electrical circuit be readily understood. For thepurpose of il- 10 Another object of our invention is to provide lustretioh, We have Shown & Cylindrical fuse de- 65 an electrical connecter which is particularly Vice 12 having terminal -Cap members 13 adapted for use in temporary hook-ups and and 13 disposed at either end thereof. The experimental set-ups where secure electrical conend l members may be pp y he d by the nections are desired but the use of solder would grip members in a manner which is readily 5 be inconvenient. understood by referring to the accompanying 7 A further object of our invention is to prodrewihgvide means whereby fuses, resistance units, and In this particular assemblage, W have shown t like may rapidly inserted in or taken t a tubular sleeve 14 enclosing all portions of the of an electrical fuse and connecter construction except the per- 'Other objects and advantages W111 appear in forated end section 8- The end section a is 75: the following specification, and the novel fea- Preferably left D d SO that it may be contures of the invention will be particularly point- Vehiehtly Connected to a binding p not ed t in t appended claims 7 shown. This arrangement is considered ideal o invention is uu t t in t accompanywhere, a fuse or resistance unit is tobe connected 7 ing dr n fofming part of t application, in series with an electrical machine provided 80 in which with a binding post. When secured to the bind- Figure 1 is a top plan view of a device emiIlg 1 the assembled construction is r d bcdying our invention, 7 and is. insulated. If the sleeve be made of flex- Figure 2 i side i t l View of t Same ible rubber, the assembled construction, besides 30 device, being insulated, is protected from jars incidental Figure 3 is a section taken along t line 3 3 to its use, and the contact of the rubber with of Figure 1, d y the gripping bands 5 and '7 serves to compress Figure 4 is a section taken along the line 4-4 the Same more firmly p the ap f the of Figure 2. fuse and also resists stresses tending to move the In carrying out our invention, we make use pp members from the Cap of terminal grip members 1 and 2 which may, It Will Of course be IlIIdCI'StOOd that the device if d ir d, b ad of tal, Th grip b of our invention is not solely applicable for use 1 may in l de a centrally dis s d bridge porwith fuses, resistance rods, or the like, but may tion 3 and integral transversely extending upbe u d for the pu p of p v d a qu y 40 ardly t or curved gripping portions 4 n 5, attachable and removable connecting means for The grip member 2 may include a bridge any electrical device provided with suitable tertion 6, a bent or curved grip portion '7, and an {ninal m adapted to be gripped by enlarged end portion 8 which is provided with mg gnppmg members' an opening 8' whereby the grip member may when so employed two tubular file-eves may v be used, each of which should be of sufficientm i r i s t e il l sg ifig g sl n ie jg 23 3 length to insulate the connecting portions. The I meters grip member 2 may have an screw 10 is provided for the purpose of rigidly securing the end of an electrical conductor or tinotly thr.eaded Opemng and may be wire. While we have shown two distinct forms vided with a screw 10 having a headll. The of grip members connected to the fuse device, 05

head 11 of the screw 10 desired be it will of course be understood that'both of the knurled. grip members'employed may be of the same con- The grip members 1 and 2 may be mad in struction. For instance, two of the grip memany i able m nn r but ar p f r y mp bers 1 may be employed where the construction out of a metal sheet; The gripping portions 4, is not intended to be connected to a binding of two oppositely. disposed electricaliconductor, Wires forming part or" a circuit. The grip meIn-- bers 1 and 2, when operatively connected to any rigid elongated electrical connector, such as the. fuse device 12, provide means whereby the ter= minals of the wire may be;physicaily,astwelt as electrically secured together in, a manner whereby the two electrical wires an'd the-com necter construction may be considered as a" single cable which may be:suspendedxibetween two posts. Attention is directed to the fact that the connecter construction herein described? whenso: connected requiresno support other than that oiieredby the conductorsconnected to; theconnecter construction, The. connecter construction itse1f.- forms-part of the support 'or means-whereby the opposite wires. may be suspended. 1 1

We claim: 1.,Anelectrical connecter construction for physically connecting together adjacent terminals of conductor wires forming part of an electrical circuit, said construction including two grip elements and an elongated bridging elementadapted to be connected between said grip elements, each of said grip elements being provided for gripping bands for securely engaging said bridging element and, being, alsoprovided with means whereby the term-inals off-one of said conductor wires may be fixedly secured to said grip element, said bridging element and each ot.said grip elements being enclosed in a rubber tube, said rubber tube being stretched for compressing saidgripsbands upon said bridging element 2i..,l ]Ieans for connecting in an electrical circuit'a fuse having end cap members comprising aepairofi springi gripping members adapted to frictionally. engage said caps, conductor connectin'g members extending in opposite directions fronr'said: gripping n-ien'ibers,v and an insulating flexible-tube drawnover said fuse andgripping members inflengagementvwith the latter. and ,resisting displacement, ofthe latter longitudinally otisaid: fuse' c f V BERNARD KOLLATH.

EDWARD V. SUNDT

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