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US 2010/0304597 A1Published application
Wire termination apparatus and method
AssigneeLeviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
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.
Claims20
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 via a pin and being manually rotatable between at least a first position and a second position;
- and
- a biasing member including a first leg disposed in mechanical cooperation with the conductive member, and a second leg disposed in mechanical cooperation with the pin;
- 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 wire to be secured to the conductive member, and wherein and the biasing member is configured to help retain a wire in securement with 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 pin 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;
- and
- a biasing member including a first elongated leg disposed in mechanical cooperation with the conductive member and a second elongated leg disposed in mechanical cooperation with the pin, the second leg being configured to urge a portion of the pin towards a portion of the conductive member such that the wire is further retained in securement with the conductive member.
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A wire termination, comprising:
- a conductive member;
- a lever rotationally mounted to the conductive member via a pin 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;
- and
- a biasing member including a first elongated leg disposed in mechanical cooperation with the conductive member and a second elongated leg disposed in mechanical cooperation with the pin;
- 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, and wherein and the biasing member is configured to help retain a wire in securement with the conductive member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.