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US 2024/0405458 A1Published application
Compressive terminal pad mounting face
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorBrian Royal Ellis
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Abstract
A mounting assembly includes a mounting body having a first slot and a second slot, a terminal pad being in the first slot, and a rail being in the second slot. The mounting body being deformed around the terminal pad and the rail so that a mechanical and electrical connection is formed between the terminal pad and the rail.
Claims19
A mounting assembly comprising:
- a mounting body having a first slot and a second slot;
- a terminal pad being in the first slot;
- and
- a rail being in the second slot, the mounting body being deformed around the terminal pad and the rail so that a mechanical and electrical connection is formed between the terminal pad and the rail.
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A method for connecting a terminal pad to a rail comprising:
- inserting a terminal pad in a first slot of a mounting body;
- inserting a rail in a second slot of the mounting body;
- and
- deforming the mounting body around the terminal pad and the rail so that a mechanical and electrical connection is formed between the terminal pad and the rail.
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A die set comprising:
- a first die for connecting to a crimping tool, the first die configured to contact a first side of a mounting body;
- and
- a second die for connecting to the crimping tool, the second die configured to contact a second side of a mounting body so that the first die and the second die apply forces in opposite directions to compress and deform the mounting body around a terminal pad and a rail forming a mechanical and electrical connection between the terminal pad and the rail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.