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US 2026/0291091 A1Published application
Wire terminals and method of uses
AssigneeLeviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
InventorsMichael Kamor, Ronald Jansen, Kelly Tyler, Nicholas Pilato, Stephen Aaron
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to wire terminals and/or termination mechanisms arranged and configured for use with a wiring device. The wire terminals may be used in any suitable line-voltage wiring device. The wire terminals are arranged and configured to selectively receive a distal end of a wire therein.
Claims23
A wiring device, comprising:
- a housing;
- an electrical contact disposed at least partially within the housing;
- and
- a wire terminal arranged and configured to secure a line-voltage electrical wire to the electrical contact, the wire terminal including:
- a lever arranged and configured to move between a first position and a second position;
- a clamp spring positioned adjacent to the electrical contact, the clamp spring defining an electrical wire receiving space;
- and
- an over-center mechanism arranged and configured to maintain the lever in the first position;
- wherein, in the second position, the lever engages the clamp spring to enlarge the electrical wire receiving space to receive the electrical wire, and, in the first position, the clamp spring biases the electrical wire against the electrical contact to securely retain the electrical wire within the electrical wire receiving space and in contact with the electrical contact.
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A wiring device, comprising:
- a housing;
- an electrical contact disposed at least partially within the housing;
- and
- a wire terminal arranged and configured to secure a line-voltage electrical wire to the electrical contact, the wire terminal including:
- a lever arranged and configured to move between a first position and a second position;
- and
- a clamp spring positioned adjacent to the electrical contact, the clamp spring defining an electrical wire receiving space;
- wherein, in the second position, the lever engages the clamp spring to enlarge the electrical wire receiving space to receive the electrical wire, and, in the first position, the clamp spring biases the electrical wire against the electrical contact to securely retain the electrical wire within the electrical wire receiving space and in contact with the electrical contact;
- and
- wherein, when in the first position, a force is applied to the lever to maintain the lever in the first position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.