Electrical terminal having a cage clamp for wire termination
AssigneeFisher Controls International LLC
InventorStephen George Seberger
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide an electrical terminal that provides wire termination at an edge of a printed circuit board. The electrical terminal includes a terminal body having a first corner, a cage clamp in the terminal body and defining a wire insert axis and a screw insert axis, and a base supporting the terminal body on the printed circuit board. The base is angled so that the first corner is aligned along a front plane defined along the edge of the printed circuit board.
Claims20
An electrical terminal that provides wire termination at an edge of a printed circuit board, the electrical terminal comprising:
- a terminal body including a first corner;
- a cage clamp in the terminal body, the cage clamp defining a wire insert axis and a screw insert axis;
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- a base supporting the terminal body on the printed circuit board, the base being angled so that the first corner is aligned along a front plane defined along the edge of the printed circuit board.
An electrical terminal that provides wire termination at an edge of a card cage, the card cage including a first printed circuit board and a second printed circuit board arranged above the first printed circuit board, the electrical terminal comprising:
- a terminal body including a first corner;
- a cage clamp in the terminal body, the cage clamp defining a wire insert axis and a screw insert axis;
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- a base supporting the terminal body on the first printed circuit board, the base being angled so that the screw insert axis is at an acute angle relative to a front plane defined along the edge of the card cage, and wherein the first corner is aligned with the front plane.
An electrical terminal that provides wire termination at an edge of a card cage, the card cage including a first printed circuit board and a second printed circuit board arranged above the first printed circuit board, the electrical terminal comprising:
- a terminal body including a first corner and a second corner arranged at a distal end thereof;
- a cage clamp in the terminal body, the cage clamp defining a wire insert axis and a screw insert axis, the screw insert axis extending into the terminal body in between the first corner and the second corner;
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- a base including an angled surface and a mounting surface, the angled surface supporting the terminal body, the mounting surface engaging the first printed circuit board, and the angled surface aligning the first corner along a front plane defined along the edge of the card cage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.