US 12,288,945 B2
Clamping connector
Kyle Koseck, South Salt Lake, UT (US); and Brian L. Counts, Menominee, MI (US)
Assigned to Tyco Fire Products LP, Cranston, RI (US)
Appl. No. 17/616,060
Filed by Tyco Fire Products LP, Lansdale, PA (US)
PCT Filed Jun. 3, 2020, PCT No. PCT/IB2020/055239
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 2, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/245742, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 10, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/857,536, filed on Jun. 5, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0302647 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. H01R 13/44 (2006.01); H01R 13/207 (2006.01); H01R 13/50 (2006.01); H01R 13/52 (2006.01); H01R 13/639 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/639 (2013.01) [H01R 13/207 (2013.01); H01R 13/501 (2013.01); H01R 13/521 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A clamping connector, comprising:
a first shell member and a second shell member, each comprising:
a tab extending from a first side and defining a tab aperture;
a protrusion extending from the first side;
a hinge aperture oriented along on a second side;
wherein when the first shell member is secured to the second shell member the protrusion of the first shell member extends into the tab aperture of the tab of the second shell member and the protrusion of the second shell member extends into the tab aperture of the tab of the first shell member; and
a hinge pin received by the hinge apertures of the first and second shell members to rotatably couple the first shell member and the second shell member;
at least one seal; and
a plurality of seal apertures extending from an interior of the clamping connector to an exterior of the clamping connector, wherein the at least one seal extends partially through the plurality of seal apertures to fixedly couple the at least one seal to an inner side of the clamping connector.