Quick install pluggable terminal block
AssigneeRichard Goren Enterprises, LLC
InventorRichard H. Goren
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Abstract
A terminal block including a body, a plug, and a lever. The plug extends from the body to connect to an outlet. As the plug connects to an outlet, the plug is configured to receive an electrical pin and/or another conductor. In one example, the outlet and pin are part of an audio device. The body is configured to receive a wire and/or another conductor. The lever is configured to actuate between an open position and a closed position. In the open position, the lever is configured to compress an internal spring to receive a wire. In the closed position, the lever is configured to release the spring such as to retain the wire.
Claims22
A system, comprising:
- a terminal block including
- a body,
- a plug configured to receive a pin,
- a busbar being configured to provide an electrical connection between a wire and the pin,
- a spring including a base, an arm facing the base, and a fulcrum where the spring bends to connect the base to the arm, the arm defining an aperture with an edge configured to clamp the wire against the busbar,
- wherein the busbar has a guide that extends through the aperture in the arm of the spring;
- the spring having an open position where the edge of the aperture is spaced away from the busbar to form a gap to receive the wire,
- the spring having a closed position wherein the edge of the aperture clamps the wire against the guide of the busbar to retain the wire,
- wherein the spring is biased to the closed position, and
- a lever pivotally coupled to the body, wherein the lever is configured to actuate the spring, the lever being configured to pivot to press the arm towards the base by bending the spring at tire fulcrum to move the spring to the open position to receive the wire, the lever being configured to release the arm to allow spring to spring back to the closed position;
- and
- wherein the terminal block is configured to facilitate toolless connection of the wire to the terminal block.
A terminal block, comprising:
- a body;
- a plug configured to receive a pin;
- a busbar being configured to provide an electrical connection between a wire and the pin, wherein the busbar includes a socket configured to receive a pin, wherein the socket includes a panel;
- two or more leaves extending from opposite sides of the panel, wherein the leaves define a pin opening between each other;
- wherein the socket is configured to retain a pin in the pin opening to maintain an electrical connection;
- wherein the leaves curve toward each other to form arches;
- wherein the arches are configured to compress a pin between each other;
- a spring configured to selectively couple a wire to the busbar;
- and
- a lever pivotally coupled to the body, wherein the lever is configured to actuate the spring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.