Contact preventer for an electrical conductor and assembly for connecting two electrical conductors
A contact stopper is provided and includes a conductor receiving receptacle and a protective housing. The protective housing includes a body and a fork-shaped mating section positioned opposite the conductor receiving receptacle. The fork-shaped mating section includes a pair of contact slots that run parallel to a length thereof and extends into an interior of the body.
1. A contact stopper comprising:
a protective housing having a conductor receiving receptacle and a fork-shaped mating section positioned opposite the conductor receiving receptacle, the fork-shaped mating section includes a pair of contact slots substantially parallel to a length thereof and extending into an interior of the protective housing, a fork-shaped end section of a conductor disposed in the fork-shaped mating section and exposed through the contact slots to an exterior of the protective housing in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the protective housing.
2. The contact stopper according to claim 1 , wherein each contact slot includes a closed front end.
3. The contact stopper according to claim 2 , wherein the fork-shaped mating section includes a pair of mating prongs and a recess positioned between the pair of mating prongs.
4. The contact stopper according to claim 3 , wherein the recess is located between the pair of contact slots.
5. The contact stopper according to claim 4 , wherein each contact slot is a contact stopper guide.
6. The contact stopper according to claim 5 , further comprising a pair of secondary contact slots horizontally positioned opposite the pair of contact slots.
7. A connector assembly comprising:
a housing having a fastener receiving passageway and a stopper receiving passageway;
a fastener removably positioned in the fastener receiving passageway and having an actuatable securing element; and
a contact stopper removably positioned in the stopper receiving passageway and having a conductor receiving receptacle positioned at one end thereof, the contact stopper including a protective housing having a fork-shaped mating section positioned opposite the conductor receiving receptacle, the fork-shaped mating section includes a pair of contact slots parallel to a length thereof and extending into an interior of the protective housing.
8. The connector assembly according to claim 7 , wherein the contact slot includes a closed front end.
9. The connector assembly according to claim 8 , wherein the fork-shaped mating section includes a pair of mating prongs and a recess positioned between the pair of mating prongs.
10. The connector assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the recess extends between the pair of contact slots.
11. The connector assembly according to claim 10 , wherein each of the pair of contact slots is a contact stopper guide.
12. The connector assembly according to claim 11 , further comprising a pair of secondary contact slots horizontally positioned opposite the pair of contact slots.
13. The connector assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the fastener includes a securing element and a movable force distribution member on which the securing element exerts a force.
14. The connector assembly according to claim 13 , wherein the housing is electrically isolated from the fastener.
15. A contact stopper comprising:
a protective housing having a conductor receiving receptacle and a fork-shaped mating section positioned opposite the conductor receiving receptacle, the fork-shaped mating section includes a pair of contact slots substantially parallel to a length thereof and extending in an insertion direction of the contact stopper from the conductor receiving receptacle to a front end opposite the conductor receiving receptacle, the front end of each contact slot closed in the insertion direction.
16. The contact stopper according to claim 15 , wherein the fork-shaped mating section includes a pair of mating prongs and a recess positioned between the pair of mating prongs.
17. The contact stopper according to claim 16 , wherein the recess is located between the pair of contact slots.
18. The contact stopper according to claim 17 , wherein each contact slot is a contact stopper guide.
19. The contact stopper according to claim 18 , further comprising a pair of secondary contact slots horizontally positioned opposite the pair of contact slots.