# US 10,122,094 B1 · Wire terminating post and electrical device including same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,122,094 B1 - Document ID: US10122094B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 15/677,268 - Filed: 2017-08-15 - Granted: 2018-11-06 - Earliest claimed: 2017-08-15 - Assignees: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited - Applicants: Eaton Corporation - Inventors: Jeffrey Gibson; Lance Gula - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10122094B1 ## CPC - H01R 4/14: by wrapping - G01R 1/0416: {Connectors, terminals (G01R1/0425 and G01R1/0433 take precedence; with measurement function for battery poles G01R31/364)} - G01R 19/0092: {Measuring current only} - H01F 27/02: Casings - H01F 27/29: Terminals; Tapping arrangements {for signal inductances} - H01R 4/26: Connections in which at least one of the connecting parts has projections which bite into or engage the other connecting part in order to improve the contact ({H01R4/188, H01R4/203, H01R4/5075 take precedence}; using shape memory materials H01R4/01) - H01R 9/16: Fastening of connecting parts to base or case; Insulating connecting parts from base or case - H01R 11/11: End pieces or tapping pieces for wires, supported by the wire and for facilitating electrical connection to some other wire, terminal or conductive member (H01R11/01 takes precedence) - H01B 7/02: Disposition of insulation - H01B 7/04: Flexible cables, conductors, or cords, e.g. trailing cables - H01B 13/0036: {Details} - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS - G01R: MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES (indicating correct tuning of resonant circuits H03J3/12) - H01F: MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES - H01B: CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES (selection for magnetic properties H01F1/00; waveguides H01P {; printed circuits H05K}) ## Abstract A wire terminating post formed from a conductive material includes a first end structured to interlock with a portion of an electrical component and a second end disposed opposite the first end. The second end includes a first aperture defined therethrough, the first aperture having a first diameter, and a second aperture defined therethrough, the second aperture have a second diameter less than the first diameter. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A wire terminating post formed from a conductive material, the post comprising: a first end structured to interlock with a portion of an electrical component; and a second end disposed opposite the first end, the second end comprising: a first aperture defined therethrough, the first aperture having a first diameter, and a second aperture defined therethrough, the second aperture have a second diameter less than the first diameter. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The wire terminating post of claim 1, further comprising: a longitudinal axis extending between the first end and the second end; a first inward extending notch portion disposed between the first end and the second end; and a second inward extending notch portion disposed generally opposite the first inward extending notch portion about the longitudinal axis between the first end and the second end. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The wire terminating post of claim 2, wherein the first inward extending notch portion and the second inward extending notch portion are of generally semicircular shape. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The wire terminating post of claim 1, further comprising a longitudinal axis extending between the first end and the second end, wherein the first aperture is disposed further from the longitudinal axis than the second aperture. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The wire terminating post of claim 1, further comprising a longitudinal axis extending between the first end and the second end, wherein the first end includes a structure which provides for the wire terminating post to be readily insertable into a portion of an electrical component but then generally locked thereto, once inserted. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The wire terminating post of claim 5, wherein the structure comprises: an angled portion which extends from a leading edge of the first end toward the second end and away from the longitudinal axis; and a locking notch having a locking portion which is disposed adjacent the angled portion and extends inward toward, and is oriented generally perpendicular to, the longitudinal axis, wherein the locking portion is structured to engage a corresponding portion of the electrical component in a manner which resists removal of the terminating post from the electrical component when the wire terminating post is engaged with the electrical component. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) A wiring arrangement comprising: a wire terminating post as recited in claim 1; and a first wire comprising: a first portion disposed in, without being coupled to, the first aperture, and a second portion disposed in, and coupled to, the second aperture. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The wiring arrangement claim 7, wherein the first wire comprises a conductive core surrounded by an insulating jacket, wherein the conductive core in the first portion of the first wire is spaced from the periphery of the first aperture by the insulating jacket, and wherein the conductive core in the second portion of the first wire is electrically connected to the periphery of the second aperture. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The wiring arrangement of claim 8, wherein the conductive core in the second portion of the first wire is coupled to the periphery of the second aperture by a solder material. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The wiring arrangement of claim 7, wherein the wire terminating post further comprises: a longitudinal axis extending between the first end and the second end; a first inward extending notch portion disposed between the first end and the second end; a second inward extending notch portion disposed generally opposite the first inward extending notch portion about the longitudinal axis between the first end and the second end; and a second wire wound around the wire terminating post between the first end and the second end, the second wire having at least a first portion disposed in the first inward extending notch portion and a second portion disposed in the second inward extending notch portion. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The wiring arrangement of claim 10, wherein the second wire is wound around the wire terminating post at least one complete revolution such that the second wire further includes a third portion also disposed in one of the first inward extending notch or the second inward extending notch. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The wiring arrangement of claim 10, wherein the first wire has a first gauge, wherein the second wire has a second gauge, and wherein the second gauge is greater than the first gauge. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) An electrical device comprising: a wiring arrangement as recited in claim 12; and an electrical component electrically connected to the second wire. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The electrical device of claim 13, wherein the electrical component comprises one of a current sensor or a solenoid. ### Claim 15 (depends on 7) A method of forming the wiring arrangement of claim 7, the method comprising: passing the first wire in a first direction through the first aperture; positioning the first wire in the second aperture by moving the first wire in a second direction opposite the first direction; and coupling the first wire to the periphery of the second aperture. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein coupling the first wire to the periphery of the second aperture comprises soldering the first wire to the periphery of the second aperture. ### Claim 17 (depends on 7) A method of forming the wiring arrangement of claim 7, the method comprising: positioning the first wire in the second aperture by moving the first wire in a second direction; coupling the first wire to the periphery of the second aperture; and passing the first wire through the first aperture. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein coupling the first wire to the periphery of the second aperture comprises soldering the first wire to the periphery of the second aperture.