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Terminal fastener and instrument tap

US4076368A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 3, 1975
Grant dateFeb 28, 1978
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 3, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H33/025
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A combination mounting device and instrument tap for a terminal of a high amperage switch, comprising a knurled cylindrical steel insert press-fit into a punched hole in a switch terminal flange. The insert has a head overlapping the punched hole and fixedly mounting an instrument connection terminal in firm electrical contact with the switch terminal flange. A fastener bolt is threaded through a tapped opening in the insert to mount the switch terminal on an insulator base.

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