CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH SAFETY PILOT LINE DISCONNECT

摘要

An electrical cable and connector assembly (10) for electrically coupling equipment to a power source, and having an electrical cable (14) with a plurality of power conductors (26a, 26b, 26c) and a pilot conductor (28) releasably coupled to an electrical contact (40) in an electrical connector, so that the pilot conductor releases from the electrical contact of the connector when a mechanical stress or force is applied to the cable. The pilot conductor (28) releases from the contact of the connector prior to damage occurring to the remaining conductors from the stress or force applied to the cable. The power conductors are spirally wrapped about the centrally located pilot conductor so that the power conductors can stretch while the pilot conductor is pulled from its electrical contact upon application of the force or stress on the cable.