Electrical power outlet and switch

Details Electrical power outlet and switch Electrical power outlet and switch

1998-11-25

2000-08-01

Nguyen, Khiem

Electrical connectors

Contact comprising cutter

Insulation cutter

439107, H01R 424

Patent

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060958480

ABSTRACT:
An electrical power outlet or switching device suitable for installation as fixtures in household and commercial buildings is provided with improved mechanisms for making contact with the building wiring. Contact members having slots between contact edges are provided to enable an end of an insulated wire or cable to be inserted therein. Upon insertion the contact edges cut through portions of the insulation to make electrical connection to the conductor therein and to mechanically secure the wire/cable end also. In one arrangement, a slidable block is provided adjacent the slot and having an aperture therethrough which can be aligned with a widened portion of the slot. A wire/cable end can be inserted in the aperture and widened slot portion and the block slid along the slot to force the wire/cable end into the slot and engagement with the contact edges. The connection system enables fast and efficient connection of wiring to the power outlet or switching device.

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