Self locking, constant pressure electrical terminal for threaded studs
US5655936A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 1995 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R11/12
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A terminal assembly for a threaded stud or the like which can be tightened onto the stud in a one-handed operation and which promotes constant tightening force. The terminal assembly comprises a bowed washer-like terminal adapted to be connected to, for example, a battery cable and having an aperture therein which permits the terminal to be placed in surrounding relationship to the stud. A nut has an external, axially extending sleeve concentric with the central threaded aperture which extends through the aperture in the terminal and is flanged so as to be retained in loose relationship with the terminal. Tightening the nut on the stud tends to flatten the terminal against the reaction surface immediately around the base of the stud.
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