US 12,237,634 B2
Wedge cable connector
Jeremy Jushchyshyn, Willow Grove, PA (US); Nicholas Polidori, Medford, NJ (US); and Michael Bucciero, Pennsauken, NJ (US)
Assigned to BURNDY, LLC, Manchester, NH (US)
Filed by Burndy, LLC, Manchester, NH (US)
Filed on Jul. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/225,497.
Application 18/225,497 is a continuation of application No. 17/156,225, filed on Jan. 22, 2021, granted, now 11,749,914.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/964,506, filed on Jan. 22, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0369783 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01R 4/50 (2006.01); H01R 4/38 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 4/5091 (2013.01) [H01R 4/38 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wedge type electrical connector assembly comprising:
a frame having a first conductor guide wall, a second conductor guide wall, a rear wall between the first conductor guide wall and the second conductor guide wall, and a front wall extending from the second conductor guide wall in a direction toward the first conductor guide wall, the guide walls, rear wall and front wall forming a wedge receiving channel, the frame having a recess accessible from the wedge receiving channel and extending from a first end of the wedge receiving channel to a stop member positioned adjacent a second end of the wedge receiving channel, and the frame having a mounting member extending therefrom; and
a wedge assembly having a wedge and a fastener, the wedge including:
a body adapted to fit within the wedge receiving channel of the frame, the body having a top wall with a primary contact surface and a bottom wall with a secondary contact surface, a first side wall between the top wall and the bottom wall and a second side wall between the top wall and the bottom wall;
a fastener holder extending from the body and aligned with the mounting member of the frame when the body is at least partially positioned within the wedge receiving channel, wherein the fastener is movably attached to the fastener holder; and
a guide rail extending from the body and adapted to interact with the recess to guide the body within the wedge receiving channel.