Clip cord power connector
The clip cord power connector has a U-shaped body ( 12 ) with a prong or L-shaped clip ( 16 ) attached to each end. A lug extends from each prong ( 16 ). A two-conductor power cable ( 32 ) is attached to the lugs so that a separate conductor attaches to each of the lugs. The power cable ( 32 ) is designed to attach to the power supply for a tattoo machine ( 30 ).
1. A clip cord power connector, comprising:
an elongated, substantially U-shaped body having opposing ends, the body being formed from an electrically nonconductive, flexible material, the opposing ends being compressible towards each other and resiliently biased to regain the U-shape when a force compressing the U-shape is removed, the U-shaped body having an inner surface and a substantially continuous outer surface;
an electrically conductive contact extending along the outer surface of the U-shaped body and extending from each of the opposing ends of the U-shaped body, each of the contacts terminating in an exposed L-shaped prong;
a lug electrically connected to each of the contacts, the lugs and the contacts at the opposing ends being electrically separated from each other by the electrically nonconductive body, the lugs being adapted for attachment to a two-conductor power cable, each of the conductors being connected to a separate one of the lugs; and
a heat shrink tubing disposed over the opposing ends of the U-shaped body, thereby encasing the connection of the contacts to the U-shaped body,
whereby the opposing ends of the U-shaped body are compressible in order to hook the L-shaped contacts to a device to be powered, the resilience of the U-shaped body maintaining the contacts in electrical connection with the device.
2. The clip cord power connector according to claim 1 , wherein the U-shaped body is made from a thermoplastic material.
3. The clip cord power connector according to claim 2 , wherein the thermoplastic material comprises polyester.
4. The clip cord power connector according to claim 1 , further comprising a pair of rivets, the rivets attaching said contacts and said lugs to the opposing ends of said U-shaped body.
5. The clip cord power connector according to claim 1 , wherein each of said electrically conductive contacts is elongated and further comprises a ring at the end opposite said L-shaped prong.
6. A power supply cable, comprising:
a two-conductor power cable having a first end adapted for connection to a power supply and a second end, the two conductors being insulated from each other and separated to form a Y-shape adjacent the second end;
a clip cord power connector attached to the second end of the two-conductor power cable, the connector having:
an arcuate, elongated body having opposing ends, the body being formed from an electrically nonconductive, flexible material, the opposing ends being compressible towards each other and resiliency biased to regain the uncompressed arcuate shape when a force compressing the ends is removed, the arcuate body having an inner surface and a substantially continuous outer surface;
an electrically conductive contact extending along the outer surface of the arcuate body and extending from each of the opposing ends of the arcuate body, each of the contacts terminating in an exposed L-shaped prong;
a lug electrically connected to each of the contacts, the lugs and the contacts at the opposing ends being electrically separated from each other by the electrically nonconductive body, the lugs being attached to the two-conductor power cable, each of the conductors being connected to a separate one of the lugs, the arcuate body being convex towards the separation forming the Y-shape; and
a heat shrink tubing disposed over the opposing ends of the arcuate body, thereby encasing the connection of the contacts to the arcuate body,
whereby the opposing ends of the arcuate body are compressible in order to hook the contacts to a device to be powered, the resilience of the arcuate body maintaining the contacts in electrical connection with the device.
7. The power supply cable according to claim 6 , wherein said arcuate body is substantially U-shaped.
8. The power supply cable according to claim 6 , wherein the arcuate body is made from a thermoplastic material.
9. The power supply cable according to claim 8 , wherein the thermoplastic material comprises polyester.
10. The power supply cable according to claim 6 , further comprising a pair of rivets, the rivets attaching said contacts and said lugs to the opposing ends of said arcuate body.
11. The power supply cable according to claim 6 , wherein each of said electrically conductive contacts is elongated and further comprises a ring at the end opposite said L-shaped prong.
12. The power supply cable according to claim 6 , further comprising a phono plug connected to the first end of said two-conductor power cable.
13. The power supply cable according to claim 6 , wherein said two-conductor power cable comprises zip cord.