Arrangement for mounting terminal blocks in a mounting panel
US6039612A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 3, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R9/2616
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A flexible arrangement for providing secondary terminations, such as for switchgear in electric power distribution systems, includes a plurality of molded blocks each having at least one pair of oppositely directed hooks extending from a rear face. The hooks pass through complimentary notches in a mounting slot in a mounting panel, and engage the mounting panel with the molded blocks displaced along the mounting slot so that the hooks are out of registration with the notches. A locking member blocks the realignment of the hooks with the notches. Molded filler blocks without the terminal members can be substituted for one or more molded terminal blocks when fewer terminations are needed. There filler blocks have hand grips such as preferably a longitudinal rib molded on a front face, for inserting and removing the filler block from the slot.
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