An electrical coupling for making a secure and reliable connection between a frayed end of one or more wires. The electrical coupling comprises a terminal, a casing, a conical portion, and a threading portion. The electrical coupling is configured to receive and squeeze down the frayed end of the one or more wires due to the tapering and narrowing shape of the conical portion within an inner sidewall between a first inner diameter and a second inner diameter. The conical portion comprises a side wall. The side wall is configured to taper in from a first end to a second end to form a conical shape. The conical portion comprises a first open end having the first inner diameter.

The present invention provides an improved wedge connector removal tool for disconnecting a transmission or distribution line wedge tap connection and the methods of using such a tool. The tool may couple to a wedge connector around the transmission or distribution lines enabling a lineman's hands to be free from supporting the tool, and the wedge may be removed from the connection without the incorporation of powder charges.

A connection structure of an inductive element includes a circuit substrate, in inductive element, at least one connection wire, a supporting element, a containing element, a positioning element, a connecting element, and a locking element. The circuit substrate has a through hole. Each connection wire has a first end connected to the inductive element, and a fixed terminal is disposed on a second end of the connection wire. The containing element is formed on the supporting element to provide a containing space. The positioning element is contained in the containing space, and provides a positioning part. The connecting element has a first connecting part and a second connecting part. The first connecting part is connected to the positioning part to clip the fixed terminal. The locking element has a locking part. The locking part is connected to the second connecting part to lock on the circuit substrate.

A connection structure of an inductive element includes a circuit substrate, in inductive element, at least one connection wire, a supporting element, a containing element, a positioning element, a connecting element, and a locking element. The circuit substrate has a through hole. Each connection wire has a first end connected to the inductive element, and a fixed terminal is disposed on a second end of the connection wire. The containing element is formed on the supporting element to provide a containing space. The positioning element is contained in the containing space, and provides a positioning part. The connecting element has a first connecting part and a second connecting part. The first connecting part is connected to the positioning part to clip the fixed terminal. The locking element has a locking part. The locking part is connected to the second connecting part to lock on the circuit substrate.

A terminal to be connected to a front end part in an extending direction of a wire is provided with a terminal body including a sandwiching portion for sandwiching the wire, and a slide portion slidable along the extending direction of the wire with respect to the terminal body. The slide portion includes a pressurizing portion for pressurizing the sandwiching portion toward the wire. The terminal body is formed by a metal plate material in a bent state. The sandwiching portion includes a holding protrusion projecting toward the wire to contact the wire. The holding protrusion is formed by folding a tip portion of the sandwiching portion and overlapping the tip portion on an overlapping portion of the sandwiching portion. A first facing surface of the overlapping portion and a second facing surface of the tip portion are facing each other and overlapped.

An electrical connector is disclosed which is particularly adapted to electrically and mechanically connect a main conductor to a bail or tap conductor. The connector includes a C-shaped frame having a curved top wall adapted to fit over a main conductor and a curved bottom wall adapted to receive a bail or tap conductor. A fastener-operated wedge assembly is carried within the frame between a conductor receiving position and a conductor clamping position. The wedge assembly has a wedge body with a primary contact surface adapted to contact the main conductor and a secondary contact surface adapted to contact the bail or tap conductor when the wedge body is moved from the conductor receiving position to the conductor clamping position. The fastener positively moves the wedge body between the positions so that the clamping action of the connector can be tightened or loosened as desired. A head portion of the fastener may include a breakaway feature to help prevent over tightening of the fastener.

An interface for use with a wedge type cable connector, the interface includes a body having first and second longitudinal side walls and upper and lower concave longitudinal contact surfaces, wherein the lower concave longitudinal contact surface includes a convex longitudinal bump.

A spring clip for a flat flexible cable includes a first beam and a second beam connected to the first beam and resiliently deflectable toward the first beam. The second beam has a first contact bend extending toward the first beam. The flat flexible cable is positioned between the first beam and the second beam and the first contact bend abuts a conductor exposed through an insulation material of the flat flexible cable to electrically connect the spring clip with the conductor.

Provided is a terminal 12 connected to an extending-direction front end of an electric wire 11, said terminal comprising a terminal body 15 having a grip section for gripping the electric wire 11 and a slide section 16 slidable with respect to the terminal body 15 along the extending direction of the electric wire 11. The slide section 16 has a press part for pressing the grip section toward the electric wire 11. The terminal body 15 is formed from a folded metal plate material. The grip section has a holding protrusion part which protrudes toward the electric wire 11 so as to be in contact with the electric wire 11 and which is formed by folding a leading-end part of the grip section such that the leading-end part overlaps with an overlap part 18B1 of the grip section. A first facing surface 60 of the overlap part 18B1 and a second facing surface 61 of the leading-end part overlap face-to-face with each other, with a first fitting part 62 provided on the first facing surface 60 and a second fitting part 63 provided on the second facing surface 61 being fitted together in an interdigitating manner.

A terminal-equipped electric wire includes an electric wire that includes a conductor, a terminal connected to the conductor, and a shell attached to the terminal. The conductor has a nominal cross-sectional area of 0.13 mm.sup.2 or less. The terminal includes a grip portion that pinches the conductor. The shell includes a pressing portion that presses at least a portion of the grip portion toward the conductor. At least one of the conductor and the grip portion includes a tin layer, and an oxide coating formed on the surface of the tin layer. An adhering portion formed of a portion of tin contained in the tin layer that passes through the oxide coating and pours out onto a surface of the oxide coating. The adhering portion has an area of 0.100 mm.sup.2 or more.