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(11) | EP 1 237 227 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | Electrical conductor connector |
(57) The invention relates to a connector for at least one electrical conductor end in
the form of an electrical cable. The connector comprises a body with at least one
port for the reception of a conductor end, a collet which fits around the conductor
and clamping means which in one embodiment are threaded and engage with a threaded
portion at the port opening. With the collet and conductor placed in the port, rotation
of the clamping means moves the collet inwardly of the port, the internal walls of
which are frustoconically shaped. The collet moves into the port until a location
at which further movement of the clamping means causes at least a portion of the collet
to move inwardly and exert a gripping force on the conductor and, in conjunction with
the clamping means securing the conductor in the connector. |