Electrical connector
US5630735A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 7, 1995 |
| Grant date | May 20, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R4/36
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical connector for coupling together at least two electrical conductors in electrically conductive relationship to each other is disclosed. The connector is a plastic, nonconducting block encasing an electrically conductive bus exchange. The bus exchange is a conductive metal sheet with at least one rolled, hollow portion for receiving and electrically coupling a pair of said electrical conductors. The rolled portion includes two crimps disposed approximately at the rolled portion in mirror opposition which serve as respective contact stops for the electrical conductors. The electrical conductors preferably comprise insulated electrical wires with stripped ends, the stripped ends being received in the electrically conductive bus exchange. The block includes longitudinal bores for receiving the electrical wires to be connected. To secure the electrical wires within the connector, insulated screws are inserted into transverse bores in the block which are perpendicular to, and intersect, the longitudinal bores. The screws abut against insulated portions of the electrical wires within said block to hold the wires in place.
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