Electrical terminal
AssigneeRockwell International Corporation
InventorsBernard K. Siu, Richard D. Allemang
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Abstract
A post type electrical terminal having at one end at least one channel for receiving electrical wires. This channel follows a nonlinear path so as to impose a bend in any wire inserted therein.
Claims12
A conductive terminal comprising:
- a. a body portion having an axis of symmetry,
- b. three substantially equal length legs unitary with said body portion and protruding therefrom substantially parallel to said axis, and
- c. three substantially straight slots, each defined by two different ones of said three legs, said three slots joining near said axis and radiating outward to the side of said terminal.
A post type electrical terminal having at one end at least three slots in communication with one another and disposed in accordance with a substantially Y shaped pattern such that any two slots of said three form a continuous channel in said terminal capable of receiving one or more wires of the electronic component lead wire type.
A post type electrical terminal having at one end at least one channel for receiving electrical wire, said channel following a nonlinear path such that said wire, in order to substantially comply with said nonlinear path and lie in said channel, must be bent so as to deviate from linear more than 0.degree. but less than 90.degree..
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.