Electrical connectors – Contact comprising cutter
Patent
1987-06-12
1988-09-20
McGlynn, Joseph H.
Electrical connectors
Contact comprising cutter
439721, H01R 424
Patent
active
047722185
ABSTRACT:
An improved terminal block for conductively interconnecting a plurality of electrical wires includes a plurality of guide passages conductively interconnected by an internal metal element. A leaf-spring element disposed within each guide passage has a tab formed thereon inclined toward the wire and extending along the wire in the direction of insertion. A wire inserted into the guide channel is easily inserted between the tab and the conductive element and is biased into contact with the conductive element by the leaf-spring. If the wire is pulled, the tab tends to bite into the wire, resisting disengagement. The transverse axis of the tab forms an acute angle with respect to the transverse axis of the wire, such that the wire can be twisted from beneath the tab and "unscrewed" from its guide passage.
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