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Poke-in wire connector for power connector assembly

US11764516B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

Inventors

Brian Keith Weaver · Middletown, US
Divya Shukla · Middletown, US
Walter Bennage · Pleasant Prairie, US
Kelly T. Gamble · Waterford, US
Jeff Ward · Star, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 18, 2022
Grant date	Sep 19, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 18, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01R4/4848
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A poke-in terminal includes a main body, a tab terminal socket at a mating end, and a wire socket at a terminating end. The tab terminal socket includes walls forming a tab terminal receptacle configured to receive a tab terminal. Upper and lower beam contacts extend into the tab terminal receptacle to interface with the tab terminal. The wire socket includes walls forming a wire receptacle configured to receive a wire. Poke-in retention beams extend into the wire receptacle to interface with the wire when poked into the wire socket. The wire socket includes a wire release element configured to be actuated to release the poke-in retention beams from the wire.

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