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US 2010/0304596 A1Published application
Wire termination apparatus and method
AssigneeLeviton Mgf.Co.
InventorAzer Ilkhanov
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Abstract
An electrical termination and method comprising an element and a conductive member is disclosed. A wire is manually or tool-lessly securable in electrical communication with the conductive member.
Claims56
An electrical distribution wiring device comprising:
- a housing having a plurality of wire terminations;
- at least one of the plurality of wire terminations comprising:
- a conductive member at least partially disposed within said housing;
- a lever rotationally mounted to the conductive member and being manually rotatable between at least a first position and a second position, the lever including a rotational axis and an eccentric surface defined with respect to the axis;
- wherein the lever in the first position allows a wire to be inserted into the wire termination and the lever in the second position causes the eccentric surface to secure the wire to the conductive member.
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A wiring device, comprising:
- a housing;
- a wire termination subassembly disposed at least partially within the housing, the wire termination subassembly comprising:
- a conductive member;
- an element disposed in mechanical cooperation with the conductive member, the element being pivotable about a first axis between a first position where a wire is insertable between the element and a portion of the conductive member, and a second position where the wire is removably secured between the element and a portion of the conductive member;
- wherein the element is manually movable between the first position and the second position.
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A wire termination, comprising:
- a conductive member;
- a lever rotationally mounted to the conductive member and being manually rotatable between at least a first position and a second position, the lever including a rotational axis and an eccentric surface defined with respect to the axis;
- wherein the lever in the first position allows a wire to be inserted between the lever and the conductive member, and the lever in the second position causes the eccentric surface to secure the wire to the conductive member.
A wire termination, comprising:
- a conductive member;
- an element disposed in mechanical cooperation with the conductive member, the element being pivotable about a first axis between a first position where a wire is insertable between the element and a portion of the conductive member, and a second position where the wire is removably secured between the element and a portion of the conductive member;
- wherein the element is manually movable between the first position and the second position.
A method for terminating a wire, comprising:
- manually moving a lever to allow a portion of a wire to be inserted between a conductive member and an eccentrically cammed surface of the lever;
- inserting a portion of a wire between the conductive member and the eccentrically cammed surface of the lever;
- and
- manually moving the lever to removably secure the wire between the conductive surface and the eccentrically cammed surface of the lever such that the wire is manually removable from between the conductive surface and the eccentrically cammed surface of the lever.
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A method of manufacture for an electrical termination of a wiring device, the method including the steps of:
- mounting a conductive member at least partially within the wiring device, the conductive member including at least one inwardly extending resilient member, a mounting region having at least a first width, and a wire-contact portion;
- and
- mounting a wire termination mechanism within the mounting region of the conductive member, the wire termination mechanism having a shaft and being pivotable about the shaft between at least a first position and a second position, the wire termination mechanism being constrained within the at least first width of the mounting region by the inwardly extending resilient member, such that manufacturing tolerances are controlled.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.