Wiring chamber with multiple terminations
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorWilliam Henry Dietz
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Abstract
There is provided a terminal for an electrical power cable that includes a conductive clip, a terminal block, and a set screw. The clip resides in the terminal block and includes a plurality of openings sized to receive low voltage connectors, such as spade connectors. The openings in the clip are arranged to organize the spade connectors and their respective pigtail connections. The location and orientation of the clip and the spade connectors is such that, when the set screw is installed in the terminal block, force is applied by the set screw onto the clip. The clip compresses and secures the spade connectors to the terminal block.
Claims19
A terminal connector comprising:
- a terminal block;
- a bore hole in the terminal block;
- a connector hole in the terminal block, the connector hole intersecting the bore hole, the connector hole comprising an opening in the terminal block adapted to accept insertion of one or more electrodes;
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- a clip disposed within the bore hole, wherein the clip comprises:
- an upper planar contactor;
- a lower planar contactor;
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- a tongue having an upper and a lower tongue surface,
- wherein the tongue is disposed between the upper contactor and lower contactor, wherein spaces between the tongue and the upper and lower contactors are each adapted to receive the electrode through the connector hole.
A method of forming a clip for a terminal connector comprising the steps of:
- providing a sheet of conductive material;
- providing a punch die, the punch die comprising a blade that defines:
- an upper planar contactor shaped region;
- a lower planar contactor shaped region;
- a contactor connector region, the contact connector region being contiguous with the upper and lower planar contactor shaped regions;
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- a tongue shaped region, the tongue shaped region contiguous with one of the upper contactor shaped region and the lower contactor shaped region;
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- applying the punch die to the sheet, wherein a clip blank is cut from the sheet by the punch die, and wherein the upper planar, lower planar, and tongue shaped regions of the die form on the clip blank an upper contactor and a lower contactor connected by a contactor connector and a tongue connected with one of the upper contactor or the lower contactor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.