Electrical connectors – With conduit or duct – Molding type
Patent
1984-12-05
1989-10-10
Bishop, Steven C.
Electrical connectors
With conduit or duct
Molding type
439211, 439395, 439405, 439557, 439685, 439689, 439736, 439834, 439858, H01R 1360, H01R 424
Patent
active
048728497
ABSTRACT:
A channel outlet comprising a housing of insulative material has means for mounting the outlet in an opening in a channel-shaped cover of a channel housing and includes a terminal-receiving member and a cover member. Power terminals and a ground terminal are secured in cavities in the terminal-receiving member. The terminals have a first section adapted to terminate a respective electrical conductor thereto. The power terminals have wrap-around receptacle sections adapted to receive blade terminals of a conventional electrical plug therein. The ground terminal includes a contact member for sliding electrical contact with a ground pin of the electrical plug and a ground tab extending exteriorly of the cover member for ground connection to a channel-shaped base of the channel housing.
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AMP Incorporated
Bishop Steven C.
LaRue Adrian J.
Ness Anton P.
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