Aerial drop wire splicer

摘要

A splicing device is disclosed wherein the conductor and steel support cable portions of an aerial drop wire are each spliced utilizing a single device which is electrically insulated and weather-resistant and has a central member and end caps separable therefrom. The ends of the steel support cable are joined together by a wire linking device integrally molded in the central body and the conductors are spliced together by button-blade terminals driven into conductor-receiving cavities within the same body becoming locked in place. The risk of environmental damage is eliminated by the end caps which protect the stripped portions of the conductors, as well as by the unitary body construction of the central member which provides a sealed environment for the splices themselves.