Wire clamp, wire trap electrical connector
US6210207A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 17, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R4/489
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical connector including a wire clamp electrical connector portion and a wire trap electrical connector portion. The wire clamp portion includes a moving arm and a stationary arm where each arm has a respective contact end. An entrance exists between the contact ends. In an open position of the entrance of the wire clamp electrical connector portion, the contact ends are separated by a predetermined gap for receiving a conductor. The gap has a dimension which is greater than a diameter of a conductor. In a closed position of the entrance of the wire clamp electrical connector portion, contact ends are urged toward each other so as to contact and secure the conductor. The wire trap portion includes a moving arm and a stationary arm where the moving arm has a contact end and the stationary arm has a contact surface. An entrance exists between the contact end and the contact surface. In an open position of the entrance of the wire trap electrical connector portion, the contact end and the contact surface are separate by a predetermined gap so as to accept a conductor, where the conductor has a diameter greater than a dimension of the gap. In a closed position of the entrance …
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