Electrical connectors – Metallic connector or contact having movable or resilient... – Screw-thread operated securing part
Patent
1996-08-01
1997-09-09
Abrams, Neil
Electrical connectors
Metallic connector or contact having movable or resilient...
Screw-thread operated securing part
439791, 439957, H01R 436
Patent
active
056649711
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a terminal binding post for selectively mounting a wire, a fork connector and a banana plug which includes: an electrically insulated housing; an electrically conducting contact member received within a cavity of the housing; and a clamping member having an exterior clamping surface and an interior clamping surface defined in a clamping slot for receiving a tab of the contact member. The clamping member and contact member define separate wire receiving and fork connector receiving spaces. An aperture and a slot are defined in the housing which are sized and dimensioned for respectively receiving a wire and a fork connector. The clamping member is moveable in the cavity with respect to the contact member between a wire engaged position in which the clamping member securely engages the wire to the first tab of the contact and a wire disengaged spaced therefrom. The clamping member is also moveable between a fork connector engaged position in which the clamping member securely engages the fork connector to the contact member and a forked connector disengaged position spaced therefrom. Means such as a knob having a shaft threadedly received by the clamping member are included for selectively moving the clamping member. A banana plug receiving aperture is defined in the head and shaft of the knob for providing an electrical connection to the contact member.
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Abrams Neil
Patel T. C.
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