US 12,646,865 B2 · Electrical terminal and assembly

Abstract

An electrical terminal includes a body with a first opening for receiving an electrical conductor and a second opening for coupling the electrical terminal to an electrically conducting member. The second opening has a first open portion with an inner dimension to receive a first fastener and a second open portion with an inner dimension different than the first open portion. The second open portion is configured to receive a second fastener having an outer dimension different than the first fastener. The second open portion can have a substantially circular first and second open portions that overlap along the outer edges. An electrical assembly includes the electrical terminal and an electrically conducting base, and either a first fastener having a first dimension or a second fastener having a second dimension, where the dimension of the fasteners corresponding to dimension of a threaded hole in the base.

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Dependent claims

An electrical terminal comprising:

a body having a first opening configured for receiving an electrical conductor, and a second opening configured for receiving a fastener for coupling said electrical terminal to an electrically conducting member,
said second opening having a first open portion with an inner dimension to receive a first fastener having a first diameter and a second open portion with an inner dimension different than the inner dimension of said first open portion, said second open portion configured to receive a second fastener having a second diameter different that the first diameter of said first fastener;
wherein said first open portion and said second open portion overlap to form a gap therebetween that is smaller than either the first diameter or the second diameter.

An electrical terminal comprising:

a body configured for coupling to an electrical conductor,
said body having a leg with a top face and a bottom face, an opening having a first open portion extending between said top face and said bottom face and configured for receiving a first fastener for connecting said body to an electrically conducting member, and a second open portion extending between said top face and said bottom face and configured for receiving a second fastener, wherein said second open portion has an inner dimension greater than an inner dimension of said first open portion, and wherein said second fastener has an outer diameter greater than an outer diameter of said first fastener;
wherein said first open portion and said second open portion overlap to form a gap therebetween that is smaller than the inner dimension of the first open portion.

An electrical assembly comprising;

an electrically conductive member;
an electrical terminal having a body with a hole with a first open portion with a first inner dimension to receive a first threaded fastener having a first outer diameter, and a second open portion with a second inner dimension greater than said first inner dimension to receive a second threaded fastener having a second outer diameter greater than said first outer diameter,
said electrical terminal coupled to said electrically conductive member by one of said first threaded fastener extending through said first open portion and received in a threaded hole having a first dimension complementing said first threaded fastener or a second threaded fastener extending though said second open portion and received in a threaded hole having a dimension complementing said second threaded fastener;
wherein said first open portion and said second open portion overlap to form a gap therebetween that is smaller than the first inner dimension.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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