Electric connector
US4059335A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 25, 1976 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/7041
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Electric connector comprising a U-shaped main portion the parallel legs of which are respectively formed with two intermediate cutout portions facing each other, a preferably square nut penetrating through these cutout portions, and a terminal screw inserted therein the head of which has a diameter greater than the distance between the two legs and at the end of each leg, distant from the transverse base of the main portion above each of the intermediate cutout portions, an additional cutout being provided for receiving the head of the terminal screw, and between the legs a leaf spring being arranged, wherein the height of each of the intermediate cutout portions provided for the nut is greater than the thickness of the nut and of the spring, the leaf spring being convexly curved in the longitudinal direction, including a central hole and being arranged between said nut and edges of the intermediate cutout portions distant from the base.
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