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Connection accessory and terminal equipped with such an accessory

US6231405A · kind A · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 22, 1999
Grant dateMay 15, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 22, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R4/36
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a connection accessory and to a terminal equipped with such an accessory. This accessory is designed to perform connection of an electrical conductor such as an aluminum cable to a contact strip of an electrical apparatus such as a circuit breaker. This accessory is characterized in that it comprises a pad made of a conducting material and presenting an appreciably U-shaped transverse cross section, said pad being able to be fixed in removable manner onto the contact strip and to receive a conductor designed to be clamped against the pad by a clamping means in order to establish the electrical contact between the contact strip and the cable.

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