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US 2009/0215326 A1Published application
In-Line Push-In Wire Connector
AssigneeIDEAL Industries, Inc.
InventorsDennis M. Breen, IV, Sushil N. Keswani
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Abstract
A push-in wire connector has an enclosure that includes at least two wire entry ports that face in opposite directions. A terminal assembly is disposed within the enclosure and includes a busbar positioned between the wire ports. A spring member biases inserted conductors into engagement with the busbar.
Claims21
A push-in wire connector, comprising:
- an enclosure including a hollow interior and at least first and second wire ports, each of the first and second wire ports including a longitudinal axis and providing access to the interior for the ends of wires inserted into the first and second wire ports, the first and second wire ports facing in opposite directions with the respective axes of the first and second wire ports being spaced apart from one another;
- a busbar being engageable with wires inserted into the first and second wires ports, the busbar being disposed within the interior of the enclosure and wherein the busbar is adapted to passively receive a load applied to each respective wire;
- a spring member disposed within the interior of the enclosure and configured to bias a first wire end inserted through the first wire port into engagement with the busbar and to bias a second wire end inserted through the second wire port into engagement with the busbar;
- and wherein the busbar and spring member are integrated into a terminal assembly.
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A terminal assembly for use in a push-in wire connector, comprising:
- a spring member having a foot;
- the foot having opposed first and second end portions and top and bottom faces,
- a first leg extending from the first end portion of the foot in a first direction and a second leg extending from the second end portion of the foot in a second direction, with each of the first and second legs including a spring finger;
- a busbar integrated with the foot;
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- the first spring finger adapted to bias a first wire end into engagement with the busbar, and the second spring finger adapted to bias a second wire end into engagement with the busbar.
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A push-in wire connector, comprising:
- an enclosure having at least two ports facing in opposite directions, the ports each defining an axis and providing access to an interior of the enclosure for the ends of wires inserted into the enclosure, the respective axes of the ports being spaced apart;
- a busbar disposed within the interior of the enclosure, the busbar defining a first entry edge where a wire inserted into one of the ports first crosses the first entry edge of the busbar, and the busbar defining a second entry edge where a wire inserted into a second of the ports first crosses the second entry edge of the busbar, the first and second entry edges being on opposite sides of the busbar;
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- a spring member disposed within the interior of the enclosure and having a first upstanding leg adjacent the first entry edge and a second upstanding leg adjacent the second entry edge, each upstanding leg including a spring finger engageable with a wire inserted into a respective port to bias the wire into engagement with the busbar;
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- wherein the busbar and spring member are integrated into a terminal assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.