Electrical connectors – With circuit conductors and safety grounding provision
Reexamination Certificate
2005-04-12
2005-04-12
Gushi, Ross (Department: 2833)
Electrical connectors
With circuit conductors and safety grounding provision
C439S782000, C439S812000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06877996
ABSTRACT:
A grounding connector with an improved ground terminal that facilitates easy ground wire attachment. The grounding connector includes a base that locates the ground terminal so that the ground terminal can operate between a wire receiving position and a wire engaging position without interference from the structure to which the connector is attached. The ground terminal includes a bracket having at least one guide and an actuator to move the bracket between the wire receiving and wire engaging positions. The guide of the bracket is received by a guide aperture in the base to guide the movement of the bracket. The bracket also defines relatively large ground wire receiving apertures that are exposed for receiving a ground wire when the bracket is in the wire receiving position. Once a grounding wire is inserted into the apertures, the bracket is actuated to its wire engaging position, and the wire is clamped against the connector.
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