US 12,444,861 B2
Piercing connector
João Augusto Freire Vieira, Valinhos (BR); and Alexandre Martinez Soriano, Pedra Bela (BR)
Assigned to KRJ—INDÚSTRIA E COMÉRCIO LTDA, São Paulo (BR)
Filed by KRJ— INDÚSTRIA E COMÉRCIO LTDA, São Paulo (BR)
Filed on May 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/198,713.
Prior Publication US 2024/0388013 A1, Nov. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. H01R 4/24 (2018.01); H01R 4/2408 (2018.01); H01R 13/03 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 4/2408 (2013.01) [H01R 13/03 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A piercing connector, comprising:
an upper busbar assembly;
a lower busbar assembly, wherein at least one of the upper busbar assembly and lower busbar assembly comprises a support means endowed with at least one opening where at least one piercing means is fixed;
a base encasable in a cover made from an electrical insulation thermoplastic material reinforced with long fiber;
at least one resilient means between the base and the support means, wherein the resilient means is responsible for maintaining a normal force generated by an electrical contact of contact elements against cables of network and branch conductors; and
at least one tightening means of an upper busbar assembly against the lower busbar assembly.