US 12,288,653 B2
Cable enclosure and assembly
Jacob Palmer, Chesterland, OH (US); Benjamin Franklin Ciesielczyk, Madison, OH (US); Cameron Clines, Chagrin Falls, OH (US); Adam Michael Deel, Bay Village, OH (US); and Dan Levac, Gahana, OH (US)
Assigned to PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO., Mayfield Village, OH (US)
Appl. No. 17/439,393
Filed by PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO., Mayfield Village, OH (US)
PCT Filed Mar. 15, 2019, PCT No. PCT/US2019/022468
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 14, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/190257, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 24, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0157542 A1, May 19, 2022
Int. Cl. H02G 15/10 (2006.01); H01H 19/04 (2006.01); H01H 19/08 (2006.01); H01H 19/36 (2006.01)
CPC H01H 19/08 (2013.01) [H01H 19/04 (2013.01); H01H 19/36 (2013.01); H02G 15/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cable enclosure comprising:
a housing defining an opening through which an interior of the housing is accessible; and
an end plate releasably secured to the housing to cover the opening such that the interior of the housing is not accessible, the end plate comprising:
a first conductive leg in electrical communication with a first cable within the interior of the housing;
a second conductive leg in electrical communication with a second cable within the interior of the housing; and
a conductive member movable between a first position and a second position, wherein:
when in the first position, the conductive member is in contact with the first conductive leg and the second conductive leg, and
when in the second position, the conductive member is not in contact with at least one of the first conductive leg or the second conductive leg,
wherein the housing extends along a central axis and the conductive member translates in a direction parallel to the central axis when the conductive member is moved between the first position and the second position.