Patent · US Expired

Electrical connector/assembly with screw clamp terminals

US5580286A · kind A · utility

19Cited by

11References

7Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Whitaker & Company · US

Inventors

Rudolf Kramer · Herbstein, DE
Werner Tille · Riedstadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 29, 1995
Grant date	Dec 3, 1996
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 29, 2015

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01R11/12
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A connector assembly comprises a housing and a clamping screw for clamping connection of ring tongue terminals to terminals of the connector assembly. The clamping screw comprises a flanged portion for, on the one hand clamping down on the terminal, and on the other hand engage against a shoulder of the housing when in the raised, disconnected position to prevent removal of the clamping screw from the housing. A U-shaped metal plate inserted in a housing slot transverse to the clamping screw, provides a second thread means to enable raising the clamping screw away from the mating clamping nut to allow unobstructed insertion of the ring tongue terminal therebetween.

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