CA2097139C - Twist-on wire connector - Google Patents
Twist-on wire connectorInfo
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
- H01R4/22—End caps, i.e. of insulating or conductive material for covering or maintaining connections between wires entering the cap from the same end
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Abstract
A twist-on wire connector for connecting the ends of a plurality of wires together, includes a hollow, cup-shaped housing having an inner cavity with an opening at one end thereof and a closed end wall at the other end thereof and a coiled spring received in the housing and defining a wire-receiving first end generally adjacent to the opening of the housing and a constricted second end generally adjacent to the housing closed end wall. The coiled spring is in the form of at least a double helix so as to define at least a dual coil spring having a dual leading edge which facilitates quick twist-on of the wires.
Description
BACKGROUN~ OF ~'~IE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention The pre~ent invention relate~ to a twist-on type w~re connector. More partlcularly, ~t relate~ to such a connector which includes a tapered, colled insert sprlng whlch serve~ as a fastening element contalned wlthin a surroundlng insulatlng ~hell.
1. Field of the Invention The pre~ent invention relate~ to a twist-on type w~re connector. More partlcularly, ~t relate~ to such a connector which includes a tapered, colled insert sprlng whlch serve~ as a fastening element contalned wlthin a surroundlng insulatlng ~hell.
2. The Prior Art Wire connectors oP various types are well-known and have been widely used ln th~ lndu6try. (See, for example, U.S. Patent No. 4,473,715, to Belnhaur et al: U.S. Patent No.
3,558,80~, to Walli~ et al: U.S. Patent No. 4,7~0,656, to Rich: and U.S. Patent No. 4,288,657, to Swanson.) These wirQ
connectors are typ~cally comprlsed of a thermopla~t~c shell hav~ng an interior, at least partially threaded cavlty for recelving and retaining a B~ ngle spring fa~tening element.
The wlre connector 1B typically used by electrlclans for connect~ng the strlpped ends of a plurallty of insulated wlres together. Initlally, the ~tr~pped ends of the wires are twlsted together and they, ~n turn, are ~nserted into the cav~ty of the shell, and the u~er thetl tw~sts the ~hell onto the ends of the wlres, where they are grabbed and fastened by the colled spring. One of the main problems w~th the pre~ent wlre connectors ~8 the amount of tlme necessary to effect full engagement of the bundle of lnsulated wires in the wlre connector 80 that the samQ i~ fully rece~ved within the wire connector. This is becausQ to achieve full insertion, the wires must be stepwise and threadably inserted into the single spiral coil spr~ng of the wire connector 6hell by time-consuming rotation of the wire connector.
SUMMARY OF TI~E INVENTION
~ ccordingly, it iB an ob~ect of the pre~ent invention to provide a novel twist-on wire connector which greatly facilitates and ~hortens the time necessary for connectlng the ends of a plurality of wires together.
It is a more particular ob~ect of the present inventlon to provlde ~uch a novel twist-on wire connector whlch 18 relatlvely simple ~n design, economical to fabricate and unlversally adaptable to a varlety of wire connector designs.
Certain of the foregoing and related ob~ects are readily attained, according to the present invention, by the provision of a tw~st-on wire connector for connecting the Qnds of a plurality of wires together, whlch incl~des a hollow cup-shaped hou~ing having an inner cavity having an opening at one end thereof and a clo~ed end wall at the other end thereof. A
coiled ~pring is received in the housing and defines a wire-receiving first end generally ad~acent to the opening of the housing and a con~trlcted ~econd end generally ad~acent to the housing clo~ed end wall. The colled sprlng 1~ in the form of at least a double hellx 80 as to define at lea~t a dual coll 6prlng havlng a dual leadlng edge wh1ch facllitates quick twlst-on of the wires.
The colled spring may be made of separate springs pos~t~oned together in an overlapplng manner, ~o as to deflne the double helix havlng a dual leadlng edge. Alternat~vely, the coiled ~pring may be made from wlre in the form of a double strand wound in a hellcal fashion.
Preferably, the double helix of the sprlng decreases ln dlameter from the first end to the second end thereof.
Most desirably, the colled spring i~ composed of windings havlng a polygonal cros~-Rectlon and, in partlcular, a squarQ-shaped cross-section. In a partlcularly preferred embodiment of the present invention, the hou~ing 1B made of plastlc and includes a palr of external, wing-llke members extending from opposlte sldes of the outer ~urface of the housing. Most advantageously, the housing al~o has a plurality of hellcall~-directed threads found ln the inner cavity on whlch at least a portion of the sprlng may be wound.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF TE~E DRAWING
other ob~ects and features of the present lnventlon wlll become apparent from the following detailed de~rlption cons~dered in connectlon wlth the accompanylng drawlng whlch dl~close~ one embodiment of the present ~nventlon. It should be understood, howev~r, that the drat~llng i8 de~lgned for the purpo~e of lllu~tration only and not a~ a definit~on of the limits of the lnventlon.
In the draw~ng, wherein eimllar reference character~
denote ~imllar elements throughout the several views-FIG. 1 1B a perspective view of a novel twi~t-on wlre connector embodylng the present invention, also showlng the twisted, ~tripped end~ of a plurallty of lnsulated wiree belng directed toward~ the cavlty thereof FIG. 2 i~ a cro~-sectlonal vlew of the twist-on wire connector embodylng the present lnventlon:
FIG. 3 i~ a per~pective view of one embodlment for fabricating the double-hellx ~prlng of the pre~ent invention from two coll springs: and FIG. 4 is a perspectlve view of a double ~ire strand for forming the double hellx ~pring accord~ng to an alternatQ embod~ment of the ~nvention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTI~N OF TIIE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring now to FIG~. 1 and 2, therein ~hown i~ a novel w~re connector embodylng the pre~ent inventlon, ge~erally dQslgnated by reference numeral 10, whlch ~ u~ed for connecting the ends of a plurallty of wlres, preferably the strlpped ends of a plurallty of insulated wires 12 together. Wlre connector 10 lncludes a thermoplastic shell or hou61ng, generally designated 14, havlng a pair of ~paced-apart, angled wings 16 to provlde a greater grlpplng area for the user. Shell 14 has a generally tapered, lnverted, cup-shaped conlcal proflle havlng a closed upper end 17 and a flared outwardly-openlng lower end 18, whlch defines an open~ng lnto the lnterlor cav~ty 19. Spaced lnwardly from the opening of the lower end 18 i~ a threadQd ~ection 20, whlch 18 ln the form of a plurality of right-angled hellcal th~ead~.
Thi~ lead~ to a ~tralght- tapered sect~on 21, the purposes of both of which w~ll be described ~n greater detall hereinafter.
Fltted lnto cavlty 19 of shell 14 18 an upwardly tapered, metal coil spring, generally des~gnated 30, WhiC}I 1B
ln the Porm of a double-hellx so as to define a dual coll hav~ng a dual leading edge 31. The double hellx coll sprlng 30 preferably has a square-shaped polygonal cross-sectlon and has a tapered conflguration corresponding to the tapered configuration of houslng 14. ~he lower end portlon of the double hellx coll sprlng 30 is threadably recelved in the threaded ~ection 2~ of houslng 14, and the upper end portlon is recelved ln the upper stralght tapered section 21, slightly spaced therefrom. The upper end of spring 30 abuts closed end wall 17. Due to the fact that the stralght tapered portion 21 iB unthreaded, the colled Rprlng i~ allowed to expand freely and accept a wlder variety of wlre comblnations. The square wlre conflguratlon of the spring grlps the conductot~ tightly for secure connections wlth maximum ~urface-to-surface contact. The flared opening allows for easy wire insertion.
FIGS. 3 and 4 illustrate different embodiments for making the double helix coll spring. As shown ln FIG. 3, two conventional standard co~l tapered sprlngs 30 of tlle same dimensions may be placed one over the other, by movement ~n the-direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 3, and can then be laterally displaced and aligned so that lead~ng ends 31 and the subsequent wlndlngs of spring~ 3u are disposed ad~acent to one another in the manner shown in FIG. 2. ~lternatlvely, as shown in FIG. 4, the spring may be made from a double wire strand 4~, which is then wound into the double helix configuration.
In operation, the user slmply takes the 6tripped end~ of the twisted together wlres and inserts them into the open end 18 of cavlty 19 of shell 1~ and then turns shell 14, via the wlngs 16, in a clockwise fashion, so as to twist on the connector 1~ onto the w~res 12 whereby the wlres 12 are inserted lnto the central openlng of the ~prlng 30, where it engages the double leading edge and subsequent windings of the double hellx coil, until such time that lt typlcally abuts the closed end 17 of the shell. Due to the fact that the present invention provlde6 a double hel~x-double threaded design, the connector 1~ can be twisted onto the ends of the wire 12 approx~mately twice as fast (l.e., approximately half the number of complete turns belng requlred) as the standard ~lngle coll sprlngs and with the same conductor contact as a single wlre style.
~ arlou~ modiflcations may be made as wlll be apparent to those skllled ln the art. For example, the wire connector can be made in various dimenslons, a~ is ~tandard ln the lndu~try, to accommodate varlous ~lzed wires. In additlon, although the double hellx design 18 preferred, lt may be posslble to provlde a multl-coll deslgn composed of three or more wlres and lead~ng edge~, although thls will al80 lncrea~e, to some extent, the torque ~eces~ary to twlst on the conneator. Furthermore, the lnner cavlty of the hou~ing may be modlfled as deslred to elther hold the coil ln place, such as by threads, or to allow for expanslon, both possibilities of which are shown ln the prQsent drawlngs. In addltlon, the wings could be provlded wlth a non-slip or knurled ~urfa¢e for better grlpping, or the wlngs could optlonally be removed, as desired.
Accordingly, wh~le only one embodiment of the pre~ent inventlon has been ~hown and descrlbed, it is to be understood that many changes and modif lcations may be made thereunto without aepart~ng from the spirit and 6cope of the ~ nventlon a~ disclosed herein .
connectors are typ~cally comprlsed of a thermopla~t~c shell hav~ng an interior, at least partially threaded cavlty for recelving and retaining a B~ ngle spring fa~tening element.
The wlre connector 1B typically used by electrlclans for connect~ng the strlpped ends of a plurallty of insulated wlres together. Initlally, the ~tr~pped ends of the wires are twlsted together and they, ~n turn, are ~nserted into the cav~ty of the shell, and the u~er thetl tw~sts the ~hell onto the ends of the wlres, where they are grabbed and fastened by the colled spring. One of the main problems w~th the pre~ent wlre connectors ~8 the amount of tlme necessary to effect full engagement of the bundle of lnsulated wires in the wlre connector 80 that the samQ i~ fully rece~ved within the wire connector. This is becausQ to achieve full insertion, the wires must be stepwise and threadably inserted into the single spiral coil spr~ng of the wire connector 6hell by time-consuming rotation of the wire connector.
SUMMARY OF TI~E INVENTION
~ ccordingly, it iB an ob~ect of the pre~ent invention to provide a novel twist-on wire connector which greatly facilitates and ~hortens the time necessary for connectlng the ends of a plurality of wires together.
It is a more particular ob~ect of the present inventlon to provlde ~uch a novel twist-on wire connector whlch 18 relatlvely simple ~n design, economical to fabricate and unlversally adaptable to a varlety of wire connector designs.
Certain of the foregoing and related ob~ects are readily attained, according to the present invention, by the provision of a tw~st-on wire connector for connecting the Qnds of a plurality of wires together, whlch incl~des a hollow cup-shaped hou~ing having an inner cavity having an opening at one end thereof and a clo~ed end wall at the other end thereof. A
coiled ~pring is received in the housing and defines a wire-receiving first end generally ad~acent to the opening of the housing and a con~trlcted ~econd end generally ad~acent to the housing clo~ed end wall. The colled sprlng 1~ in the form of at least a double hellx 80 as to define at lea~t a dual coll 6prlng havlng a dual leadlng edge wh1ch facllitates quick twlst-on of the wires.
The colled spring may be made of separate springs pos~t~oned together in an overlapplng manner, ~o as to deflne the double helix havlng a dual leadlng edge. Alternat~vely, the coiled ~pring may be made from wlre in the form of a double strand wound in a hellcal fashion.
Preferably, the double helix of the sprlng decreases ln dlameter from the first end to the second end thereof.
Most desirably, the colled spring i~ composed of windings havlng a polygonal cros~-Rectlon and, in partlcular, a squarQ-shaped cross-section. In a partlcularly preferred embodiment of the present invention, the hou~ing 1B made of plastlc and includes a palr of external, wing-llke members extending from opposlte sldes of the outer ~urface of the housing. Most advantageously, the housing al~o has a plurality of hellcall~-directed threads found ln the inner cavity on whlch at least a portion of the sprlng may be wound.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF TE~E DRAWING
other ob~ects and features of the present lnventlon wlll become apparent from the following detailed de~rlption cons~dered in connectlon wlth the accompanylng drawlng whlch dl~close~ one embodiment of the present ~nventlon. It should be understood, howev~r, that the drat~llng i8 de~lgned for the purpo~e of lllu~tration only and not a~ a definit~on of the limits of the lnventlon.
In the draw~ng, wherein eimllar reference character~
denote ~imllar elements throughout the several views-FIG. 1 1B a perspective view of a novel twi~t-on wlre connector embodylng the present invention, also showlng the twisted, ~tripped end~ of a plurallty of lnsulated wiree belng directed toward~ the cavlty thereof FIG. 2 i~ a cro~-sectlonal vlew of the twist-on wire connector embodylng the present lnventlon:
FIG. 3 i~ a per~pective view of one embodlment for fabricating the double-hellx ~prlng of the pre~ent invention from two coll springs: and FIG. 4 is a perspectlve view of a double ~ire strand for forming the double hellx ~pring accord~ng to an alternatQ embod~ment of the ~nvention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTI~N OF TIIE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring now to FIG~. 1 and 2, therein ~hown i~ a novel w~re connector embodylng the pre~ent inventlon, ge~erally dQslgnated by reference numeral 10, whlch ~ u~ed for connecting the ends of a plurallty of wlres, preferably the strlpped ends of a plurallty of insulated wires 12 together. Wlre connector 10 lncludes a thermoplastic shell or hou61ng, generally designated 14, havlng a pair of ~paced-apart, angled wings 16 to provlde a greater grlpplng area for the user. Shell 14 has a generally tapered, lnverted, cup-shaped conlcal proflle havlng a closed upper end 17 and a flared outwardly-openlng lower end 18, whlch defines an open~ng lnto the lnterlor cav~ty 19. Spaced lnwardly from the opening of the lower end 18 i~ a threadQd ~ection 20, whlch 18 ln the form of a plurality of right-angled hellcal th~ead~.
Thi~ lead~ to a ~tralght- tapered sect~on 21, the purposes of both of which w~ll be described ~n greater detall hereinafter.
Fltted lnto cavlty 19 of shell 14 18 an upwardly tapered, metal coil spring, generally des~gnated 30, WhiC}I 1B
ln the Porm of a double-hellx so as to define a dual coll hav~ng a dual leading edge 31. The double hellx coll sprlng 30 preferably has a square-shaped polygonal cross-sectlon and has a tapered conflguration corresponding to the tapered configuration of houslng 14. ~he lower end portlon of the double hellx coll sprlng 30 is threadably recelved in the threaded ~ection 2~ of houslng 14, and the upper end portlon is recelved ln the upper stralght tapered section 21, slightly spaced therefrom. The upper end of spring 30 abuts closed end wall 17. Due to the fact that the stralght tapered portion 21 iB unthreaded, the colled Rprlng i~ allowed to expand freely and accept a wlder variety of wlre comblnations. The square wlre conflguratlon of the spring grlps the conductot~ tightly for secure connections wlth maximum ~urface-to-surface contact. The flared opening allows for easy wire insertion.
FIGS. 3 and 4 illustrate different embodiments for making the double helix coll spring. As shown ln FIG. 3, two conventional standard co~l tapered sprlngs 30 of tlle same dimensions may be placed one over the other, by movement ~n the-direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 3, and can then be laterally displaced and aligned so that lead~ng ends 31 and the subsequent wlndlngs of spring~ 3u are disposed ad~acent to one another in the manner shown in FIG. 2. ~lternatlvely, as shown in FIG. 4, the spring may be made from a double wire strand 4~, which is then wound into the double helix configuration.
In operation, the user slmply takes the 6tripped end~ of the twisted together wlres and inserts them into the open end 18 of cavlty 19 of shell 1~ and then turns shell 14, via the wlngs 16, in a clockwise fashion, so as to twist on the connector 1~ onto the w~res 12 whereby the wlres 12 are inserted lnto the central openlng of the ~prlng 30, where it engages the double leading edge and subsequent windings of the double hellx coil, until such time that lt typlcally abuts the closed end 17 of the shell. Due to the fact that the present invention provlde6 a double hel~x-double threaded design, the connector 1~ can be twisted onto the ends of the wire 12 approx~mately twice as fast (l.e., approximately half the number of complete turns belng requlred) as the standard ~lngle coll sprlngs and with the same conductor contact as a single wlre style.
~ arlou~ modiflcations may be made as wlll be apparent to those skllled ln the art. For example, the wire connector can be made in various dimenslons, a~ is ~tandard ln the lndu~try, to accommodate varlous ~lzed wires. In additlon, although the double hellx design 18 preferred, lt may be posslble to provlde a multl-coll deslgn composed of three or more wlres and lead~ng edge~, although thls will al80 lncrea~e, to some extent, the torque ~eces~ary to twlst on the conneator. Furthermore, the lnner cavlty of the hou~ing may be modlfled as deslred to elther hold the coil ln place, such as by threads, or to allow for expanslon, both possibilities of which are shown ln the prQsent drawlngs. In addltlon, the wings could be provlded wlth a non-slip or knurled ~urfa¢e for better grlpping, or the wlngs could optlonally be removed, as desired.
Accordingly, wh~le only one embodiment of the pre~ent inventlon has been ~hown and descrlbed, it is to be understood that many changes and modif lcations may be made thereunto without aepart~ng from the spirit and 6cope of the ~ nventlon a~ disclosed herein .
Claims (9)
1. A twist-on wire connector for connecting the ends of a plurality of wires together, comprising:
a hollow, cup-shaped housing having an inner cavity having an opening at one end thereof and a closed end wall at the other end thereof:
a coiled spring received in said housing and defining a wire-receiving first end generally adjacent to the opening of said housing and a constricted second end generally adjacent to said housing closed end wall, said coiled spring being in the form of at least a double helix so as to define at least a dual coil spring having a dual leading edge which facilitates quick twist-on of said wires.
a hollow, cup-shaped housing having an inner cavity having an opening at one end thereof and a closed end wall at the other end thereof:
a coiled spring received in said housing and defining a wire-receiving first end generally adjacent to the opening of said housing and a constricted second end generally adjacent to said housing closed end wall, said coiled spring being in the form of at least a double helix so as to define at least a dual coil spring having a dual leading edge which facilitates quick twist-on of said wires.
2. The wire connector of Claim 1, wherein said coiled spring is made of separate springs positioned together in an overlapping manner, so as to define said double helix having a dual leading edge.
3. The wire connector of Claim 2, wherein said coiled spring is made from wire in the form of a double strand wound in a helical fashion so as to define said double helix having a dual leading edge.
4. The wire connector of Claim 1, wherein said double helix of said spring decreases in diameter from said first end to said second end thereof.
5. The wire connector of Claim 1, wherein said coiled spring is composed of windings having a polygonal cross-section.
6. The wire connector of Claim 5, wherein said wire has a square-shaped cross-section.
7. The wire connector of Claim 1, wherein said housing is made of plastic.
8. The wire connector of Claim 7, wherein said housing includes a pair of external wing-like members extending from opposite sides of said housing.
9. The wire connector of Claim 1, wherein said housing has a plurality of helically-directed threads found in said inner cavity on which at least a portion of said spring may be wound so as to maintain the same in a fixed position.
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