Current-rail adapter
US6994571B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 17, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF21V21/35
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An insert part can fit into the slot of a power track. A shaft extending into the insert part is pivotal about a shaft axis in the housing between a use position and a nonuse position. A one-piece conductive contact element rotationally fixed to the shaft has a contact projecting radially from the shaft and engageable with one of the power-track conductors when the insert part is fitted to the slot and the shaft is in the use position, and a one-piece plug-type terminal extending generally parallel to the axis. Formations unitarily formed with the contact element and the shaft axially and rotationally fix the contact element on the shaft. A hookup wire provided with another plug-type terminal mates with the terminal of the contact element.
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