Contact element with a screw-type terminal
US6210239A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 2, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R4/363
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
For a contact element with a screw-type terminal for electric conductors, wherein the contact element comprises a conductor connection part provided with a bore, into which the conductor is insertable and clampable by means of a screw insertable at right angles to the bore and/or conductor into a threaded bore in the conductor connection part, and wherein between the end of the screw directed towards the conductor and the conductor a wire protection plate is provided in the bore, it is proposed to make the wire protection plate substantially L-shaped, an angled foot thereby being formed, to insert the wire protection plate into the bore in such a way that the foot is situated at the base of the bore, and to provide the foot with lateral, barb-like mouldings which, upon insertion of the wire protection plate, dig into the wall of the bore.
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