Terminal block, bridging clip, and bridging clip strip

An electrical bridging clip, comprising:

• a housing comprising a top face, a bottom face, and a cavity, the cavity upwardly extending from the bottom face into an interior region of the housing, the cavity terminating at an opening on the bottom face, the opening and the cavity sized to accept at least two conductive terminals from a terminal block;
• at least two electrical contacts disposed in the cavity, a first electrical contact for electrically communicating with a first conductive terminal of the terminal block, and a second electrical contact for electrically communicating with a second conductive terminal of the terminal block;
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• a switch assembly in electrical communication with the at least two electrical contacts, the switch assembly having an open position and a closed position, the closed position permitting electrical communication between the at least two electrical contacts, and the open position substantially not permitting electrical communication between the at least two electrical contacts, wherein when the electrical bridging clip is installed in the terminal block, the at least two conductive terminals in the terminal block insert into the cavity, and the switch assembly permits an electrical connection between the at least two conductive terminals via the electrical contacts.

An electrical bridging clip, comprising:

• a housing comprising a top face, a bottom face, and at least one pair of spaced cavities, each cavity upwardly extending from the bottom face and into an interior region of the housing, each cavity terminating at an opening on the bottom face, each opening and each cavity sized to accept an electrical terminal from a terminal block;
• an electrical contact disposed in each cavity;
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• a switch assembly in electrical communication with the electrical contact disposed in each cavity, the switch assembly having an open position and a closed position, the closed position permitting electrical communication between the electrical contacts disposed in the cavities, and the open position substantially not permitting electrical communication between the electrical contacts disposed in the cavities,
• wherein when the electrical bridging clip is installed in the terminal block, a conductive terminal in the terminal block inserts into each cavity and electrically communicates with the electrical contact disposed in each cavity, and the switch assembly permits electrical communication between two conductive terminals in the terminal block via the electrical contacts.

An electrical bridging clip strip for use with a terminal block, comprising:

• an elongate bracket having a plurality of spaced apertures, the apertures vertically arranged along a longitudinal axis of the bracket;
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• an electrical bridging clip affixed to the bracket, the electrical bridging clip at least partially exposed through an aperture in the bracket, the electrical bridging clip comprising a first and a second electrical contact in electrical communication with a switch assembly, the first electrical contact for electrically communicating with a first conductive terminal of the terminal block, the second electrical contact for electrically communicating with a second conductive terminal of the terminal block,
• the switch assembly having an open position and a closed position, the closed position permitting electrical communication between the first and the second electrical contact, and the open position substantially not permitting electrical communication between the first and the second electrical contact,
• wherein when the electrical bridging clip strip is installed in the terminal block, the first electrical contact electrically communicates with the first conductive terminal, the second electrical contact electrically communicates with the second conductive terminal, and the switch assembly permits electrical communication between the first and second conductive terminals via the first and second electrical contacts.